TCU EASTbound

TCU shocked the college football world by bolting to the Big East this week. As a TCU fan I think it's a great thing for the Frogs and the Big East! As a college football fan i feel sorry for the Mountain West and NCAAF.

The Mountain West will lose Utah and BYU after this season and TCU after next. That's a big hit. Unlike the Big 12 the Mountain West went out and did something about it and replaced the schools that left. The Mountain West lost the University of Utah and BYU but has replaced them with Boise State, Fresno State, and Nevada. Now you have a pretty strong conference but wait TCU bolts! WTH?

Could you imagine TCU and Boise in the same conference? That could develop into one hell of a rivalry. Then you add an up and coming program like the Nevada Wolfpack and a decent program like Fresno you are building a nice base. You can argue this conference of misfits would be stronger then the Big East,ACC or even the Big 10. Yet they will not get an automatic BCS Bowl bid and because of that TCU left.

What Could of Been
Mountain West North
Boise
Nevada
Utah
BYU
Wyoming
Colorado State

MW South
TCU
Air Force
San Diego State
New Mexico
UNLV
Fresno State

and a Mountain West Championship Game





However that's all what could of been. The reality is TCU made a great move for them! This move also really strengthens the Big East Football schedule also. So TCU and Big East both win! Even though they left the Mountain West out in the cold they had to. If they ever want to play for a national title this is the only way.

Now TCU will be playing in front of the biased East Coast Media every week. They won't be a little red headed step child along with Boise State. They won't be that cute little school that went undefeated. The rest of the nation is going to find out what us Fort Worth peeps already know which is the TCU Frogs are contenders.

Let me take a shot at the mighty Texas Longhorns. Shame on you! You greedy bastards! You made sure you got paid and to hell with the Big 12! You should of been begging the Big 12 to add TCU which TCU would of jumped at but you didn't.Your Longhorn's attitude was let's keep the conference small so we can make an extra 5 million a year. Then Karma bit you in the ass didn't she? What Bowl are the Longhorns going to again? Oh wait......


TCU's move good for them! Great for the Big East! Bad for college football overall:(

TCU ReHash

I have to admit as a TCU fan I might of been taking the Oregon State Beavers lightly. Sure this game had all the hype of 1920’s heavy weight boxing match. It was even played in a stadium built to honor the Gods. The Frogs and Beavs didn’t disappoint at all. The biggest disappointment and mean literally biggest was the heavy set ESPN sideline reporter. What? You are telling me Jen Brown and Erin Andrews were busy? We were stuck watching lots of love all night but that’ s ok at least The Frogs are own national TV.

Oregon State showed they were here to play at the 11:48 mark of the 1st Quarter. TCU’s Heisman Trophy Candidate QB Andy Dalton threw and early pick for TCU. The Ryan Katz threw a strike to James Rodgers to put the Beavers up by a TD. That Kid can throw a deep ball

The first half of this game again reminded me of a boxing match. They both were landing hate makers looking for KO and couldn’t quit get there. I was concerned about Andy Dalton showing a slight limp and his two picks. None the less the Frogs took an ugly 21-14 lead in to the locker room at half time.

TCU lead by running back Ed Wesley took control of the clock in the second half. Their opening drive chewed up half of the 3rd. Each team would score 1 more TD in the 3rd. Heading into the 4th with a score of TCU leading 28-21 this is rivaling Pitt vs. Utah as the game of the opening weekend.

Both teams failed on their opening possessions of the 4th. TCU even failed on it’s second and had to punt it back to the Beavers with 4:18 to play. TCU once again would call on one of the Nations best D’s to close it out.

With the Cowboy Classic on the line it looks like the pressure got to Oregon State’s first time starting QB Ryan Katz. For the first time in the Katz tried to audible at the line of scrimmage. As everyone on the Beavers Offense looked confused disaster struck. Oregon’s Center sailed the football right after Katz head which he returned kicked out of the back of the end zone. Go Frogs! TCU went up 30-21 with 4:00 minutes left.

Lead by Dalton and Wesley TCU would put away the Beavers. As a Fan I am proud and shocked. Yes I know TCU was playing another ranked team but I expected more. The Frogs failed to cover the spread and let the Beavers stay in it right to the end. The ghost of Dutch Myers is smiling somewhere! Fighting Em until Hell Freezes over then fight on the Ice! Only 11 more to go before anotherBCS bowl.

TCU Frogs Redemption

When the 2010 football season kicks off for your TCU Frogs Saturday night they will have one thing on their mind and that is redemption! The Fiesta Bowl loss was a very hard pill to swallow for the Frogs and their fans. In 2010 anything less then perfect will be unacceptable.
The Frogs aren’t messing around! On Saturday night they are going to face off with a very good Oregon State team at the Death Star in Arlington. This is a huge gamble for a TCU team that must go undefeated again to get any kind of BCS respect. Sorry but one mark in the L column and your BCS dreams are over Frogs. The big question is if they do beat Oregon State and run the table will they play for a National Title? Sadly the answer is no. It’s nothing personal because the same goes for Boise State. Here’s the part of the blog where I should go on a rant about College Football Playoffs but I refuse to do that. Everyone in the Milky Way galaxy and even the rebels on Hoth know there should be a playoffs but there is nothing we can do.

So what can we expect from Gary Patterson’s Boys this year? Realistically I think they go undefeated again. Andy Dalton is back and is pissed! No one took the Fiesta loss harder. Andy is going to lead the purple and black with a big chip on his shoulder in 2010 as he should. For the first time since LT there is Heisman talk in Cowtown. It’s a long shot but there are quite murmurs.



However Dalton is going to need some help this season if wants to lead the Frogs to the Promise Land. The big play threat wide receiver Antoine Hicks and sophomore running back Ed Wesley will have to do their part on the business side of the ball to keep that O clicking. There is no doubt in my mind that they will!

We haven’t even got to the 2008 & 2009 Nations best Defense yet. The Horned Frogs return 7 starters and are ready to complete the Triple Crown and claim the Nations best D once again.

TCU will be challenged by the Beavers Saturday night. They also will have to stay focus to keep a quickly improving SMU team from sneaking up on them on Sept 24. In conference the road to undefeated will be tough especially when the Frogs travel to PAC 10 defecting Utah in November. On the bright side the other two tough Mountain West teams (BYU and Air Force)come to Fort Worth.

Do I think the Frogs will go undefeated again? Here’s a Big Bad Texas Hell YES!


I think it will be a great time to be a Frogs fan in 2010! If you are not going to the game Saturday join BigBadSportsDaddy at The All Star Sports Bar and Grill in Fort Worth for a TCU Frogs Kick off party! Larry Stanley, Eric Ringel and the Legendary Scott Gains will be broadcasting a live pregame show from 5:30-6:30 right here on BBSD. Then stick around for the game and rock with the post game concert. What better way to celebrate the start of another perfect season then by partying with your friends at BBSD?