Poor TCU...
by JazzyUte on Aug 17, 2010 12:09 AM MDT
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PrintThey're near-unanimous favorites to win the Mountain West and it's the Utes who seem to be stealing the preseason show.
The Utes once again made it to the front page of Yahoo! Sports' college football page. This time for their Mountain West preview. Though most pick TCU (Rivals' Dave Fox is the lone exception, he's going with Utah), Utah is drawing in more of the attention. Especially with talk about reaching another BCS game.
The reads are good and it's nice to see the Utes getting some preseason love - even if they think the Frogs will win the Mountain West.
TCU still has to go through Salt Lake City, right?
Then again, the last time someone claimed the conference title went through a Utah city, bad things happened for that program.
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Honestly TCU has to earn some of the respect that was lost following that poor performance in the Fiesta Bowl. They will be good, but until they can win a big bowl game there will always be questions.
Agreed...
I think the fact TCU has a history of blowing big games (which many thought they exorcised last season with their win over Utah) really hurts their national perception.
That’s why I’m skeptical of another 12-0 campaign. Last year they were great – but how much does their loss to BSU weigh on their minds?
Yep
And they have to prove they can win in SLC. I wonder if the Big 12 is considering adding them in the future . . .
They're not.
TCU is never going to the Big 12 as long as Texas and UT are in the Big 12. The PAC 10 is more likely. The Big 12 has absolutely no reason whatsoever to add TCU. They own Dallas with aTm and UT, they don’t need TCU.
Now, if aTm and UT leave for the SEC and PAC 10 (respectively), then the Big 12 might add teams like TCU and BYU to stay afloat, but that conference will likely lose its automatic bid anyway (have to have at least 6 teams together for 5 years, if I remember the rule correctly).
Everyone hates a pink-shirt-wearing communist.
by displacedute on Aug 17, 2010 3:32 PM MDT up reply actions
I can't even tell you how disappointed I was when they lost the Fiesta Bowl
Honestly, if they had won, people would have been talking about them as a national championship contender this year.
Sort-of-daily sort-of-funny sort-of-thoughts at danoftheday.com
No disrespect to a good TCU team...
and I understand that you have to compete with them for this year, but TCU is no longer seen by the rest of America to be in the same league as Utah. When TCU plays on the big stage as Utah has, this conversation will be more pertinent.
Utah, even if it is still a year (or two) away from joining the 12-PAC, is now in the big time, TCU is not. Comparing yourself to TCU does your team no big favor. Oh, and by the way, you will beat them by at least 10 points this year.
That is how one USC fan sees Utah at least.
... the Fighting Wesleyans
Getting pretty deep.
I enjoy you guys sense of humor. However, this big stage stuff is a bit over the top.
I commend Utah for 2 bcs games and winning both. I don’t blame Utah for accepting a bid to the PAC. But trying to beliitle TCU saying the horned frogs haven’t played on the big stage is laughable. Until 1996 when the SWC disbanded, tTCU played for over 70 years on the big stage, happened to win two national championships along the way in FB. Past greats as Sammy Baugh, Davey Obrien, Jim Swink, Lindy Berry, and Bob Lilly are glorified names from the past. TCU was performing on the big stage while Utah was still crapping in it’s diapers. Not a slam just historical perspective.
Utah has done well in growing itself up and more power to you guys. Wish ya’ll thebest in PAC, just stop with this nonsense big stage stuff. It is not flattering to you and this is what I would expect from BYU fans. I know, I might as well have called you a 4 letter word using the BYU reference.
While TCU may have allowed itself to flounder for 2 decades, it was been reborn 13 years ago and is climbing back to the top of the mountain that it once fell from. TCU’s history goes far back and is rich and glorified on the grid iron. Don’t worry about us. TCU picked itself and prospers once again because of TCU, not by who their conference mates were and are.
See in SLC this fall.
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