I was driving through the beautiful TCU campus today and reflecting on last nights Fiesta Bowl. Proud of the Horned Frogs program, realizing that this little campus in south Fort Worth is still home to one of the top ten football teams in the country despite the loss to Boise State. In my mind the Broncos victory over the Frogs can be attributed to one significant factor: experience.
TCU was playing in their first BCS game and they played like it, especially through the first half. Boise State, having tasted BCS success two years ago in their unforgettable victory over Oklahoma, learned lessons and gained a swagger that was evident on the field on Monday night. The fake punt in the fourth quarter was vintage Boise State but the game was won on the balance that the Broncos showed during the course of the game. Kellen Moore and Titus Young are studs, the defense completely vanquished a high octane TCU offense and of course there was the special play by the special teams that led to the go ahead touchdown. The Broncos have earned the right to start next year ranked in the top 5 in the country and probably will.
As for TCU, Gary Patterson has the Frogs going in the right direction, they should start the year ranked in the Top 15 and with the number of returning starters and talented redshirts coming back, they should have a chance to get back to a BCS bowl.
Now I can't wait to see what the BCS Championship game holds on Thursday. Two quarterbacks I had the chance to see in high school going head to head for a National Championship, pretty cool stuff. More coming on the Horns and Alabama tomorrow.
Doug
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