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FWST: Two teams, two beat writers, two takes on TCU vs. Michigan State
By Stefan Stevenson
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - TCU's season comes to an end today, in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl against Michigan State at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.
If you had predicted the Horned Frogs (7-5) would finish with a winning record and earn another bowl berth despite losing Ed Wesley, Waymon James, Tanner Brock and Casey Pachall chances are good that most would have rolled their eyes and told you to get your head out of the purple clouds.
But here we are. The Frogs can finish 8-5 with a win over the battle-tested Spartans (6-6), who finished fourth in the Big Ten's Legends Division.
For the last time this season, I exchanged a Q&A with a beat writer of the Frogs' opponent. Joseph Rexrode covers Michigan State for the Detroit Free Press. We discussed tonight's finale and everything from TCU coach Gary Patterson's future, to MSU running back Le'Veon Bell, to TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin. Rexrode even coaxed a prediction out of me, even though I have no strong feeling that either team has an edge.
Here's our back and forth: ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/29/4512841/two-teams-two-beat-writers-two.html#storylink=cpy
By Stefan Stevenson
[email protected]
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - TCU's season comes to an end today, in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl against Michigan State at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe.
If you had predicted the Horned Frogs (7-5) would finish with a winning record and earn another bowl berth despite losing Ed Wesley, Waymon James, Tanner Brock and Casey Pachall chances are good that most would have rolled their eyes and told you to get your head out of the purple clouds.
But here we are. The Frogs can finish 8-5 with a win over the battle-tested Spartans (6-6), who finished fourth in the Big Ten's Legends Division.
For the last time this season, I exchanged a Q&A with a beat writer of the Frogs' opponent. Joseph Rexrode covers Michigan State for the Detroit Free Press. We discussed tonight's finale and everything from TCU coach Gary Patterson's future, to MSU running back Le'Veon Bell, to TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin. Rexrode even coaxed a prediction out of me, even though I have no strong feeling that either team has an edge.
Here's our back and forth: ...
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/29/4512841/two-teams-two-beat-writers-two.html#storylink=cpy
