Arkansas had forty-four yards rushing, so we can't really blame the defense. I wish we were consistent enough on offense to enjoy it . . .
Don't fret and just keep your heads down and keep on winning. That's all that matters.
Arkansas had forty-four yards rushing, so we can't really blame the defense. I wish we were consistent enough on offense to enjoy it . . .
Except OSU was able to consistently move the ball down field whereas Maryland struggled on every drive.
I also love how everyone is so quick to dogpile on OSU, yet they keep winning whereas every other "contender" gets exposed for the fraud they are every week by losing.
This week's fraud: those Horned Frogs of the Christian persuasion that reside in Texas.
I don't think Kansas State is very bad at all. That's a top 50 team (F + has them at 31), and while the injuries to TCU's defense will probably catch up with them at some point, they're what, still probably one of the 10 best teams in the country, and with one of the very best offensive players in the country.
In the interests of full disclosure, I actually thought Ohio State played pretty well today too....certainly better than the last four weeks. It might not exactly show it on the statsheet, but that was a blowout.
I agree generally that playing defense is better than trying to outscore your opponent, but I disagree as to whether that's what happened in TCU/KState. KState is not a flashy offense by any stretch, but they are a good football team that played well at home vs. a depleted defense. This is the first time they've gone over forty points on offense all year and they've played some pretty soft defenses. I'm not sure I'd file Bill Snyder among the most progressive offensive minds of this generation either. Or among the minds of this generation at all, come to that. But he's still a great football coach, which is why he almost beat TCU at home with an inferior team . . .
And TCU will not lose to Okie State. Probably won't lose to Oklahoma either. I'm not sure anything is going to stand in Baylor's way though. They're probably the only team in the country that hasn't played down to the level of their competition all year . . .
And finally, just for Light Cleric there bc I don't think anyone else mentioned it, that was ofc and incredibly cool thing LSU did for SCAR this weekend. It's easy to look at it from the outside with a cynical eye, but I'm not sure Alabama would have treated another school that way and I doubt there are many schools outside the SEC that would have done that either, so kudos sir, well played . . .
TCU has stopped more offensive drives than OSU this year.
Looks like losing to Ohio State is a fireable offense. Only scoring 28 against OSU after putting up 6 against West Virginia shows a program on the decline.
Funny that someone complaining about TCU's defense mentions a 3 and out in a key part of the game.
I have pointed to 2 games where the Big 12 has had a common opponent with a Ohio state University and the Big 12 had held the team to less points than Ohio State. Based on those results, I wonder what the defensive stat comparison would look like if TCU and Ohio State flipped schedules. I guess there is the possibility that the TCU defense would get choked up in the small town dust storms.
In the interest of full disclosure, I will admit that Big 12 powerhouse Kansas gave up 3 more points to Rutgers than Big 10 straggler Michigan State.