TCU's Argument
November 8th 2010 16:48
The scene on the scoreboard was jaw-dropping. The TCU Horned Frogs had just become the only team to beat another top 10 team on the road by beating Utah. And I mean beating. Yet, even with their 47-7 walloping of the Utes, they stayed idle in the BCS standings. And so began even more discussion of non-qualifying schools trying to get into the BCS national championship.
What happened Saturday night was no fluke performance by the Frogs, but some would say, rather a team (Utah) that wasn't nearly worthy of their top-5 ranking. While I don't think and never thought that Utah was a top-5 team, what TCU did impressed me. And that's saying a lot, seeing as I'm not a big supporter of the non-BCS schools, mostly because of the "cup-cake" schedules. But the Horned Frogs looked earlier this season as if they would have to rely upon their defense to get them into a BCS bowl game. Now, with Andy Dalton coming around, the offense looks as good as it's been, and this suddenly looks like a complete football team to me. Robert Smith, a former NFLer and current ESPN anaylist, went as far as to say he thought they were the most well-rounded team in the country, and placed them first in his rankings.
While I don't think TCU should pass Oregon or Auburn, If one of them were to lose, say Alabama beat Auburn in a couple of weeks, I think the boys from Provo should get the chance to play in the big dance. TCU posses more of a threat than Boise State in my mind. Kellen Moore is fantastic with that offense, but their run defense would not be able to keep up with LaMichael James and Darron Thomas for the Oregon Ducks, or Cam Newton and Michael Dyer for the Auburn Tigers. Even if Auburn were to lose to Bama and come back and beat South Carolina or Florida in the SEC championship, I would still put TCU over the Tigers.
We'll see how this plays out over the next few weeks, but it's clear that much more respect is now coming TCU's way. They need help from a Cal, or a Bama, or a Oregon State, but I think they have the voters' backing if one of the teams in front of them slip-up. Suddenly, having a non-BCS team in the BCS championship doesn't sound so bad after all.
What happened Saturday night was no fluke performance by the Frogs, but some would say, rather a team (Utah) that wasn't nearly worthy of their top-5 ranking. While I don't think and never thought that Utah was a top-5 team, what TCU did impressed me. And that's saying a lot, seeing as I'm not a big supporter of the non-BCS schools, mostly because of the "cup-cake" schedules. But the Horned Frogs looked earlier this season as if they would have to rely upon their defense to get them into a BCS bowl game. Now, with Andy Dalton coming around, the offense looks as good as it's been, and this suddenly looks like a complete football team to me. Robert Smith, a former NFLer and current ESPN anaylist, went as far as to say he thought they were the most well-rounded team in the country, and placed them first in his rankings.
While I don't think TCU should pass Oregon or Auburn, If one of them were to lose, say Alabama beat Auburn in a couple of weeks, I think the boys from Provo should get the chance to play in the big dance. TCU posses more of a threat than Boise State in my mind. Kellen Moore is fantastic with that offense, but their run defense would not be able to keep up with LaMichael James and Darron Thomas for the Oregon Ducks, or Cam Newton and Michael Dyer for the Auburn Tigers. Even if Auburn were to lose to Bama and come back and beat South Carolina or Florida in the SEC championship, I would still put TCU over the Tigers.
We'll see how this plays out over the next few weeks, but it's clear that much more respect is now coming TCU's way. They need help from a Cal, or a Bama, or a Oregon State, but I think they have the voters' backing if one of the teams in front of them slip-up. Suddenly, having a non-BCS team in the BCS championship doesn't sound so bad after all.
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