TCU Fans Think (Know) They Are Getting Shafted

[SMU Hockey 2010]

Here's my two cents on the argument of TCU in a real conference - the reasons TCU has success.

It'd be one thing to have one or two hifalutin' all-stars running the show in Ft. Worth, like in the days of LT. wins because of superior talent concentrated in a small number of players would be one thing, and I'm confident that if TCU won so consistently based on that then they would certainly get crushed in an SEC/Big XII schedule. Being a bigger/better fish in the WAC doesn't matter when everyone is big and scary too.

TCU wins games because of depth (particularly against us this year, I was there to watch). Their whole front seven is 2-deep at least with consistently impressive athletes. They have a QB who isn't asked to be a TIm Tebow, he just runs the offense. Their skill position guys are all-conference in a lousy conference, but none are All-American.

The point is, personnel depth is the only way to survive a grueling schedule, and they have it. I believe that at least partially refutes the "You have to bring it every week" and "you have to survive the meatgrinder schedule" argument.

That said, screw them. Go Ponies.

[EastStang]

TCU had a great team this year and beat the ACC runner up, us, BYU (who beat OU), and Utah. They also survived their conference. Lots of chances to stub their toes and after they got it rolling rolled hard. Clearly, they could have run through the ACC and BE undefeated (although Miami would have given them quite a game). I think they could have gone undefeated this year in the Pac-10 and the Big Ten. Both leagues were not as strong as in past years. Ohio State nearly lost to Navy. Oregon got punked by Boise State. That leaves the Big XII and the SEC. Both are arguably the toughest leagues there are. Big XII north was terrible this year. Big XII south, Baylor, A&M, OU, OSU, TT were flawed. That leave UT. I would have loved to see UT and TCU play on a neutral field. SEC - MSU, SC, Georgia, Vandy, Ole Miss, LSU, Kentucky, Tennessee, Auburn all reloading this year. Alabama, Florida, Arkansas were tougher. It would be interesting to see how TCU would have done in the SEC. I think they might have lost 1 or 2 games depending on their schedule. (Obviously, if they had Alabama and Florida that would account for two possibles right there). The fact is that the LSU's of the world won't play TCU a home and home.