Final thoughts and I am moving forward...

[Rex Kramer]

You Moved My Vehicle?

Yugoslavian Mini Mansion Vacations

 

[Rex Kramer]

Yall are in denial. This was embarrassing at best. The consequences of this will be epic. Marketing and student enrollment will suffer, recruiting will suffer and all the credibility we gained in tough wins was erased in one game in front of a national audience. Sonny shouldn't get fired, but this was negligence on his part. Now teams that bomb will be considered TCUs. Let's not sugar coat this like nothing happened. Losing is one thing. Losing this bad is tragic and detrimental.

 

[AroundWorldFrog]

Here is your sign then because you are living in a world of delusion. We are the laughing stock of college football and just proved all the SEC [ Finebaum ]s right. You don't get over that by saying it was a good season. This will stick even more than our rosebowl win. I don't need to step off an edge. I didn't play. I'm just embarrassed that, that is the product we put on the field to represent TCU. That was pathetic by all.

Dude, you're embarrassing. We are ranked anywhere from #8 to #14 in the multiple preseason rankings for next year. Guess it didn't last too long.

 

[LisaLT]

Both TCU and OU had new coaches this year and look at them vs. TCU. I'm fairly certain they wish they had our success this year, and a trip to the NC game. They've never even won a single semi-final game under Lincoln Riley. Only TCU, in its first year with a new HC has achieved that success.

Try to look at the bright side, rather than the fact we got our doors blown off in the final. lol. We will be back next year, better than ever.

 

[satis1103]

Don't engage clowns who have donned makeup and wigs to get a reaction out of people

 

[Virginia Frog]

Look at it this way:

If (when) TCU gets back to the Natl Champ game we surely will be discounted, underestimated and belittled. Our opponent will then in all their arrogant glory UNDERESTIMATE the Frog gridders for certain. That’s the best set-up for winning the Big One that we could have. I look forward to THAT day.

 

[fuelfrog]

Coping is complicated. Individuals are complicated. Hell, life is complicated. But if there is one singularity I've drawn from the aftermath of last night, it is that we are all processing the different stages of grief (in our own order, at our own pace). There has been denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance and hope displayed here over the day.

Denial:
This set in for me when Georgia regained possession to take a 38-7 halftime lead

Bargaining:
Remember the Alamo Bowl, why can't it happen again

Depression:
This is not the Alamo Bowl, but damn it, call me Cpt. Edward Smith because I'm going down with the ship

Acceptance:
Biggest one for me. I turned the game off last night and told myself, "I'm scheissing proud to be a mother scheissing TCU Horned Frog, and I will be god damned if any aggy or co-worker tries to take this season away from us." I laid out my favorite TCU Polo and Belt and knew that I was going to wear it with pride today. During the drive in, I turned on the sports talk radio and listened to local talking heads lambast the Frogs, listened to the haters hate at the office. Guess what, nothing has changed, they've been [ Finebaum ] talking us the whole time.

Anger:
It initially angered me to see some of the naysayers on here talking about how much this set us back yadadadadadada. Strong emphasis on the initially. I realize, while writing this, that maybe you were still dealing (and maybe still are) dealing with this loss in a different way.

Hope:
Look y'all, I get how embarrassing last night was, we all watched it. I hope that this was a wake up call to every one. The players, the coaches, the fans, the recruits and the nation. Maybe the bright lights were too much. I hope that this gave us a taste but didn't satisfy our appetite. For the people arguing that this is going to set us back from a recruiting standpoint, here is my retort: After a 5-7 season we were able to dominate the Transfer Portal and secure some key talent that brought us within 60 minutes of winning it all. If you don't want to come be a part of what is being built after last night, then frankly you don't have the heart/drive/determination that got us to where we were last night (as one of the ONLY two teams playing).

We started this season as the Hunters and despite last night (hell, even as of this morning) we will open next season as the Hunted. Let that sink in. Let this whole season sink in. All Glory to the Hypnotoad.

 

[This Ain't Chopped Liver]

If you look at the history of football, this is nothing new. I listened to a podcast that TJ Lange was running and the question was asked, how come teams even in the pros launch duds. Lange went into a diatribe that I will summarize. The physical, mental, and spiritual effort to get up for every game is impossible. Sometimes it is grueling. There is a great stat about what teams do the week after playing the 49'ers. They are so physically punished, they are not even recovered after a week. If the pro's can't do it, we can't expect kids to do it even if its the last game. They are giving their all, but the tank is empty. Look at the best NFL teams in the last decade and ask how did they lose to that team. It is what it is and not the fault of coaches or players. Only singular GOATS have the focus to do this most of the time as this level of perfection is only possible in fictional characters like Minnesota Fats.

And yet we are adding two more playoff rounds while the four top ranked teams get a refreshing bye. Will have to play 17 games for the crowning achievement instead of 15. Maybe should have stopped at an 8 team playoff; a 16 game season.

 

[2themax]

The way they lost last night was painful and will take time to get over. Problem is we'll be ready to move on and the public won't. As a program I believe TCU fb will grow from this and public perception won't matter in time.
Trust that writers and talking heads will tattoo this single game on the brand's (TCU fb) logo for years to come.
Thing is Frog Nation has always been too hard-headed to care.
I'm looking forward to being the best so called "sorry " team in the country.
It's what we do best.

 

[fuelfrog]

The way they lost last night was painful and will take time to get over. Problem is we'll be ready to move on and the public won't. As a program I believe TCU fb will grow from this and public perception won't matter in time.
Trust that writers and talking heads will tattoo this single game on the brand's (TCU fb) logo for years to come.
Thing is Frog Nation has always been too hard-headed to care.
I'm looking forward to being the best so called "sorry " team in the country.
It's what we do best.

We're going to be fine.
A) We have the best social media team in the country, they have done far more good for this program than any of the harm the "talking heads" have or can do harm.
B) Haters been hating, so ain't nothing changed.
C) Only "sorry" should be that we earned it and you didn't
D) I'd imagine (and I could be TOTALLY wrong), but a 16-18 year old athlete is probably going to place more weight on social media content tailored to their demographic vs. an old constipated dude that looks like their grandfather (a la: Poop [ Finebaum ]baum)

 

[Power of Purple]

Yall are in denial. This was embarrassing at best. The consequences of this will be epic. Marketing and student enrollment will suffer, recruiting will suffer and all the credibility we gained in tough wins was erased in one game in front of a national audience. Sonny shouldn't get fired, but this was negligence on his part. Now teams that bomb will be considered TCUs. Let's not sugar coat this like nothing happened. Losing is one thing. Losing this bad is tragic and detrimental.

Satire?

 

[Mean Purple]

We're going to be fine.
A) We have the best social media team in the country, they have done far more good for this program than any of the harm the "talking heads" have or can do harm.
B) Haters been hating, so ain't nothing changed.
C) Only "sorry" should be that we earned it and you didn't
D) I'd imagine (and I could be TOTALLY wrong), but a 16-18 year old athlete is probably going to place more weight on social media content tailored to their demographic vs. an old constipated dude that looks like their grandfather (a la: Poop [ Finebaum ]baum)

big time players, even high school recruits, want to go to what is seen as big time programs and play for championships. they know it helps their pro prospects greatly. reality is, last night did not help recruiting and likely gave a bit of a ding to the momentum. people remember the last performance they saw you in. that was a historic beat down we took.

 

[Dtx_Frog_Fan]

Oregon lost 49-3 to Georgia and then 4 weeks later people were talking about them as a possible playoff team. Whatever people think today will long be forgotten in a month.

Regarding TCU I agree. The thing I think will stick will be how good Georgia was this season.

 

[Dtx_Frog_Fan]

Georgia is the new Alabama. After some depth gets built, I think TCU can easily be the next Clemson and grab a title or a few.

 

[Brog]

Yall are in denial. This was embarrassing at best. The consequences of this will be epic. Marketing and student enrollment will suffer, recruiting will suffer and all the credibility we gained in tough wins was erased in one game in front of a national audience. Sonny shouldn't get fired, but this was negligence on his part. Now teams that bomb will be considered TCUs. Let's not sugar coat this like nothing happened. Losing is one thing. Losing this bad is tragic and detrimental.

Yeah, Frogprince, looks to you and me like we ought to just do away with football. No use continuing next year after the awful defeat last night. So let's quit, and do it now. Fire the staff. Find some way to remodel AC stadium for concerts or high school football. Burn all those purple clothes. Take the statues down from in front of Schollmaier. Etc. Etc. (Actually, Frogprince, you'll feel better tomorrow and might even be a positive, optimistic frog fan by the time Deion Sanders and the Buffs visit us next September.)

 

[gohornedfrogs]

big time players, even high school recruits, want to go to what is seen as big time programs and play for championships. they know it helps their pro prospects greatly. reality is, last night did not help recruiting and likely gave a bit of a ding to the momentum. people remember the last performance they saw you in. that was a historic beat down we took.

True. But we’re kidding ourselves if we think we’ll ever recruit at the same level as Georgia, Bama, Ohio State, etc.

This program has out-kicked its coverage for two decades now. I’ll be thrilled if Dykes continues this arc and we keep building incrementally.

 

[Mean Purple]

True. But we’re kidding ourselves if we think we’ll ever recruit at the same level as Georgia, Bama, Ohio State, etc.

This program has out-kicked its coverage for two decades now. I’ll be thrilled if Dykes continues this arc and we keep building incrementally.

If he will evolve, we can be at the level of Clemson. People forget, with NIL and the portal, it can benefit places like TCU who have access to wealth. And we need more scout staff and analysts. UGA and Bama have way more staff than folks realize.

 

[r7commish]

Coping is complicated. Individuals are complicated. Hell, life is complicated. But if there is one singularity I've drawn from the aftermath of last night, it is that we are all processing the different stages of grief (in our own order, at our own pace). There has been denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance and hope displayed here over the day.

Denial:
This set in for me when Georgia regained possession to take a 38-7 halftime lead

Bargaining:
Remember the Alamo Bowl, why can't it happen again

Depression:
This is not the Alamo Bowl, but damn it, call me Cpt. Edward Smith because I'm going down with the ship

Acceptance:
Biggest one for me. I turned the game off last night and told myself, "I'm scheissing proud to be a mother scheissing TCU Horned Frog, and I will be god damned if any aggy or co-worker tries to take this season away from us." I laid out my favorite TCU Polo and Belt and knew that I was going to wear it with pride today. During the drive in, I turned on the sports talk radio and listened to local talking heads lambast the Frogs, listened to the haters hate at the office. Guess what, nothing has changed, they've been [ Finebaum ] talking us the whole time.

Anger:
It initially angered me to see some of the naysayers on here talking about how much this set us back yadadadadadada. Strong emphasis on the initially. I realize, while writing this, that maybe you were still dealing (and maybe still are) dealing with this loss in a different way.

Hope:
Look y'all, I get how embarrassing last night was, we all watched it. I hope that this was a wake up call to every one. The players, the coaches, the fans, the recruits and the nation. Maybe the bright lights were too much. I hope that this gave us a taste but didn't satisfy our appetite. For the people arguing that this is going to set us back from a recruiting standpoint, here is my retort: After a 5-7 season we were able to dominate the Transfer Portal and secure some key talent that brought us within 60 minutes of winning it all. If you don't want to come be a part of what is being built after last night, then frankly you don't have the heart/drive/determination that got us to where we were last night (as one of the ONLY two teams playing).

We started this season as the Hunters and despite last night (hell, even as of this morning) we will open next season as the Hunted. Let that sink in. Let this whole season sink in. All Glory to the Hypnotoad.

Post of the day. My 6th grader was called a bandwagoner a few weeks ago when he wore his TCU hoodie to school. He told the kid I've been going to games since 1987 when I was 9 years old. I told him this morning if anyone says anything about last night to say two things. 1) Yup, the Frogs got beat. 2) There were 123 teams sitting at home watching.

 

[bbell]

True. But we’re kidding ourselves if we think we’ll ever recruit at the same level as Georgia, Bama, Ohio State, etc.

This program has out-kicked its coverage for two decades now. I’ll be thrilled if Dykes continues this arc and we keep building incrementally.

This is a horrible take. There is absolutely no reason why TCU can’t recruit at the very best in the nation. In fact being in DFW gives TCU an advantage over all of the other schools you mentioned. Won’t happen tomorrow but it can happen a lot quicker than people may think.

 

[fuelfrog]

big time players, even high school recruits, want to go to what is seen as big time programs and play for championships. they know it helps their pro prospects greatly. reality is, last night did not help recruiting and likely gave a bit of a ding to the momentum. people remember the last performance they saw you in. that was a historic beat down we took.

I see where you’re coming from. Sure momentum took a ding, but it’s still moving faster than it was after the 5-7 season. End of the day, just remember: