For now, SMU and TCU are each 3-2

[Big10Ponyfan]

And who would have thought that going into the season?

[J.T.supporta]

Craig James would be very proud of this...

[JesuitPony]

Maybe we'll get a break from the Belo Purple love fest for a week.

[MrMustang1965]

already up on www.dallasnews.com:

Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY – Brett Ratliff passed for 223 yards and two touchdowns and Utah recovered from an embarrassing loss at home by beating TCU 20-7 Thursday, giving the Horned Frogs their first losing streak in nearly two years.

Just five days after losing at home to Boise State 36-3, the Utes (4-2, 2-0 Mountain West) atoned themselves by beating the defending conference champions on a solid night by Ratliff.

Ratliff completed 19 of 32 passes for 223 yards and threw two touchdown passes to Brent Casteel. Louie Sakoda added two field goals and pinned the Frogs (3-2, 0-2) inside the 20 on his first five punts.

The Utes forced three fumbles in the fourth quarter, converting one into a field goal and ending a huge scoring threat with another after TCU got inside the Utah 20 with 7 minutes left in the game and TCU within two touchdowns of taking the lead.

TCU finished with 310 yards, but 141 came in the fourth quarter as the Frogs frantically tried to rally.

Marcus Jackson was 11-for-19 for 158 yards after relieving starter Jeff Ballard in the third quarter. Ballard hurt his throwing shoulder the week before in a 31-17 loss to Brigham Young, which snapped the nation's longest winning streak at 13 games.

Now the Frogs have their first losing streak since 2004.

Ratliff was coming off a miserable game against Boise State, going 5-for-21 for 30 yards with three interceptions against Boise State. He was on target Thursday night and completed nine straight in the first half.

The Utes kept the Frogs off guard with several trick plays. Defensive back Eric Weddle lined up at quarterback and had five carries for 15 yards. He also stripped the ball from Lonta Hobbs to set up Sakoda's 32-yard field goal that put Utah up 20-7 with 7:45 left to play.

It was the second of three straight turnovers. TCU's Jackson fumbled and Utah recovered at the 11, then Ratliff threw an interception to Nick Sanders on first down. TCU got the ball back at the 20 and Jackson threw a completion to Hobbs, who was stripped of the ball by Weddle at the 21.

The Frogs quickly drove to the Utah 21 with about 7 minutes left, but Utah's Kelly Talavou leveled Quentily Harmon and forced a fumble, which Paul Soliai recovered for Utah at the 19.

In the second quarter, Ratliff threw a 32-yard pass to Brian Hernandez to set up the Utes at the TCU 4. Ratliff found Casteel for a 1-yard touchdown pass that put the Utes up 10-0 with 9:31 left in the second quarter.

After Hobbs got TCU within 10-7 on a 1-yard run, Ratliff unloaded the longest pass of his career and got a break that turned it into a touchdown. On first down from the TCU 49, Ratliff went for the end zone. His pass was a little short and TCU's Steven Coleman had time to get under it, but he tipped the ball right to Casteel in the end zone and Utah took a 17-7 lead.

[ThadFilms]

AND... should SMU win on Saturday night.... our SMU mustangs will have the same record as either UT or OU.

[35straight]

GO ARMY.

[PonyPride]

Obviously we all hope the Ponies can pull off the win in El Paso.

If (sorry .... WHEN) we do, the Boulevard and Ford Stadium had better be jumping next week.

Someone make sure the refs aren't Marshall grads this year.

[MustangStealth]

Same record as TCU and we have the iron skillet.

[smu diamond m]

GO ARMY.

NO! BOO ARMY I wanna go to the Poinsettia bowl!

[ReedFrawg]

Same record as TCU and we have the iron skillet.

Should we compare schedules? Sorry...that's really all the smack I have left after last night.

[SMU_is_bowling]

I would say yes, but that team beat Tech, a team we lost to, and beat Baylor, a team we lost to a few years back. But all I know is we won heads up last year, and that is what I am resting in!!!

[J.T.supporta]

TCU seems to falter after winning the BIG GAME. Gary Patterson does not do a great job and keeping his kids focused after a big win.

I.E. A win at OU last year = a lost against us in the next game.
A win against Tech = back to back losses this year.