watched the game with friends at a brew pub and no one could recall a more screwed up final play in terms of the penalty, the officials not sure what to do, and then the final bit.
regardless it was a good win and the team found a way to make plays at the end
guy who symbolized the win to me was van zandt, he had some really rough moments today, but didn't quit and had the interception that resulted in the field goal just before half and then the saving tackle on the long pass
defensively mathis played more physical against the run and the staff is trying to find answers upfront. will be interesting to watch if they can't get a better pass rush as well saw teams have some ideas where to attack the scheme if they get time i.e. crossing routes, back out of the backfield, wheel route all reared their ugly head at times today
offensively, max has improved so much throwing the football it is amazing considering the time he has missed. only recall the missed throw to jd in the flat on 2nd and 5 in the red zone as a ball that max really didn't give the receiver a chance or was getting blasted on the throw
receivers made some nice catches, used their bodies well on two deep balls and johnson is a different level from any other tcu receiver i have seen this year. the deep ball where he almost made the one handed catch was impressive, but even more so was the reaction to the tipped pass
the staff needs to start isolating him and pumping multiple targets his way
speaking of must they really need to continue the down hill run game. it was nice at times, but why go away from it, especially near the opponents goal. three primary backs are averaging near 5 a carry and that average isn't pumped up by one really long run. only time the backs have been consistently shut down in the first two games is when the offensive staff goes away from them
most frustrating part of the game was the three offensive series that netted only 9 points when the frogs really could have put some distance between they and texas. will admit to these feelings:
there is huge potential on the offensive side of the ball for this team and hoping they can keep finding enough defense to win a few more