TCU came into this season with visions of being this year's Boise State. They had non-conference games with three BCS conference schools (sure that includes Stanford and Baylor, but they still count, sort of) to bolster their resume. They were ranked in the preseason top-25. Unfortunately for the Horned Frogs, the dream died this past Saturday when the Longhorns took them apart in the second half. The hangover apparently didn't dissipate in time for a Thursday night road game.
TCU lost on the road at Air Force 20-17 in Overtime. A sloppy and painful in-conference loss as TCU blew a 17-3 lead in the 4th quarter. TCU found itslef unable to kill time with an ineffective running game that couldn't even crack 100 yards on 34 attempts. It marks the first time TCU has lost to Air Force or any of the service academies under head coach Gary Patterson.
Sure Michigan and Notre Dame each starting out 0-2 has been the big story. A huge dosage of schadenfreude to start the college football season as the respected fanbases are humbled. TCU, by contrast, will be largely overlooked and at most dismissed as another non-BCS team that couldn't live up to their hype.
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9-14-2007 @ 10:02PM
Costa Tzavaras said...
TCU is a great team. Give some credit to Air Force too. A school of 4,000 cadets that earns real diploma's with close to a 21 hour course load a semester, coupled with military training. They aren't the biggest and baddest...but, they have the discipline, grit, and character to conduct themselves as a TEAM at every turn. They don't give up, and I'm so proud that they will one day be our future officers of a great Air Force! Terrific showing against TCU, another class act school. Superb game. West Virginia and Maryland was sleeper compared to the TCU / Air Force game! Congratulations to Coach Troy Calhoun, first Air Force Academy grad to come back and lead as head coach. I am so proud of this team. They, along with Navy and Army truly embody the collegiate athletic spirit coupled with academic excellence! Simply superb! TCU...keep your chins up! Another superb university of fine talent. True gentleman.
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