Final 2018 AP Top 25

[BankerFrog]

Can't handle the grind.

Can't compete with the week-in-week-out grind of a P5 conference.

 

[West Coast Johnny]

So we are the highest ranked three loss team... I'm good with that.

 

[S3NATOR]

I was told that TCU couldn't hang with the big boys once they made a P5 conference. Funny how a lot of that smack talk has vanished...

 

[lowfrog]

Now that we are one of the big boys, where do I go to get my big boy gear? Also, please provide pictures of big boys wearing big boy gear so I can be sure I am doing it right.

 

[stbrab]

All things considered, this was a great season. 11 wins and a top 10 finish! Congrats to the Frogs!

 

[SnoSki]

Where did UT and Aggie end up? Asking for a friend.

Preseason top 25 baby!!!!!!!!! This is the year!!!

 

[Zubaz]

I was told that TCU couldn't hang with the big boys once they made a P5 conference. Funny how a lot of that smack talk has vanished...

That narrative's changed. Now instead of "They can't compete", it's "It was a mistake to bring them in and elevate them, they win games but don't bring any fans and hurt the conference by taking wins from us revenue-generating teams like Texas Tech. In the next round, we should kick them to the curb."

 

[TxFrog1999]

They went 10-2 in the regular season with the losses both coming on the road (to teams with the same mascot as them) to the ACC Champ and playoff team and to LSU, a bowl team. In the regular season they also beat the #1 and #2 teams in the country that played for the national championship.

That’s basically TCU’s regular season record but with wins over #1 and #2 instead of OSU and WVU. OU=Clemson and ISU=LSU. Auburn is clearly a top 10 team.

They don’t become a not top 10 team because they lost the SEC Championship rematch and lost a close bowl game to a 13-0 team that had a whole lot more to play for.

But they also lost to Georgia 28-7 in the SEC championship and to UCF in the Peach Bowl 34-27.

I completely understand where your logic is coming, but it's just an underlying issue with the ever shifting criteria in college football rankings. When is a loss counted as a bad data point? For which teams does a loss count against them in the rankings?

 

[TxFrog1999]

That narrative's changed. Now instead of "They can't compete", it's "It was a mistake to bring them in and elevate them, they win games but don't bring any fans and hurt the conference by taking wins from us revenue-generating teams like Texas Tech. In the next round, we should kick them to the curb."

Well if Texas Tech wasn't such a crap place for visiting fans we'd bring more purple.

 

[Peacefrog]

Let us all not forget that in six short years TCU has had more success than most Big 12 teams have had in 22.

What's up Tech? How you doing Baylor? Go darn yourselves.

 

[Mean Purple]

What about their losses?

Those only count when considering TCU.
Sincerely,
ESPN/CFP Dbags

 

[Mean Purple]

Let us all not forget that in six short years TCU has had more success than most Big 12 teams have had in 22.

What's up Tech? How you doing Baylor? Go darn yourselves.

Impossible, according to Rapelor, football did not exist before 2011.

 

[Peacefrog]

Impossible, according to Rapelor, football did not exist before 2011.

Even so, still a better program than Baylor since they invented football.

 

[TxFrog1999]

Let us all not forget that in six short years TCU has had more success than most Big 12 teams have had in 22.

What's up Tech? How you doing Baylor? Go darn yourselves.

Don't leave Kansas, KState, ISU, A&M (formerly), Colorado (formerly), and Mizzou (formerly) off your list.

 

[Peacefrog]

Don't leave Kansas, KState, ISU, A&M (formerly), Colorado (formerly), and Mizzou (formerly) off your list.

KState has arguably had more successful seasons than us in total numbers but not as a percentage of seasons played. I give them a pass. The other teams don't annoy me like Tech and Baylor. Except Aggy. They are irrelevant in football so I ignore them.

Hey Aggy - you didn't win a championship last night and TCU has a better program. Enjoy your day. And your sheepwife.

 

[Wexahu]

I think the fact that the AP has voted us the highest-rated 3-loss team in the country is flying under the radar a bit. I'd venture to say we haven't been the highest-rated 1-loss, 2-loss, 3-loss or 4-loss team in oh, I don't know, 75 years. Which means its basically NEVER happened.

We're no longer the poor little guy that doesn't get any respect. People think we're pretty good.

 

[Peacefrog]

I think the fact that the AP has voted us the highest-rated 3-loss team in the country is flying under the radar a bit. I'd venture to say we haven't been the highest-rated 1-loss, 2-loss, 3-loss or 4-loss team in oh, I don't know, 75 years. Which means its basically NEVER happened.

We're no longer the poor little guy that doesn't get any respect. People think we're pretty good.

I agree. These rankings are well done IMO and we should, as a fan base, recognize that we aren't being disrespected in any way. It would have been easy to put any of the next four teams ahead of us on name brand alone. But they didn't. Every team ahead of us should be. Every team behind us should be as well. We are properly ranked.

 

[MAcFroggy]

9 seems pretty reasonable. I am more than happy with another top 10 finish. Stacking top 10 finishes and good recruiting classes is a way to ensure we have a strong program for years to come.

 

[QuilterFrawg]

Must be a fluke.

 

[CountryFrog]

9 is fair. Could make an argument for us being ahead of Penn St but it's a small quibble. I'm just glad the committee doesn't put out their worthless drivel after the season is over.