This is Dykes. We are maxed out with him.

[geezer]

Watching the Penn State/Oregon and Alabama/Georgia games last night, I came to the realization that TCU will never be a "Big Time" college program, no matter who coaches, who plays, or how much money anyone throws at it.

We are who we are. And I'm okay with that.

 

[HornyWartyToad]

It's the penalties that allow the opponents drives to continue that are the killers. I mean all penalties are bad except for the occasional PI that saves a td but the defensive penalties that allow a first down are the worst IMO.

I know I know it’s loser mentality to complain about penalties but that phantom horse-collar call (and no-call offensive face mask) likely cost us the game. Harrumph.

 

[82 Frog Fever]

Watching the Penn State/Oregon and Alabama/Georgia games last night, I came to the realization that TCU will never be a "Big Time" college program, no matter who coaches, who plays, or how much money anyone throws at it.

We are who we are. And I'm okay with that.

You completely lost me at $$$$$.
In one year, and directly because of the NIL money they spent, Texas Tech is in the process of shedding 16 years of mediocrity with no season better than 8 wins.
Coaches and Players matter Greatly, and $$$$$ buys them.
Right now Tech is 4-0, and is favored against every remaining team on their schedule.

 

[Froggy Style]

You completely lost me at $$$$$.
In one year, and directly because of the NIL money they spent, Texas Tech is in the process of shedding 16 years of mediocrity with no season better than 8 wins.
Coaches and Players matter Greatly, and $$$$$ buys them.
Right now Tech is 4-0, and is favored against every remaining team on their schedule.

Not to mention we are a few years removed from playing in the NC game and had the Heisman runner up. Perhaps old geezer is suffering from memory loss.

 

[82 Frog Fever]

These. Expectations around here are hilarious. Especially after all the [ deposit from a bull that looks like Art Briles ] that was spewed about the team’s issues following ACU and SMU. It’s called perspective people. Have some patience. I’ll be right there with you if some of it continues throughout the season, but if you had told me before the season that we’d be 3-1 through four, I would have been fine with it and assume this was the game that we lost. Does Sonny have his flaws? Of course. But let’s see how it plays out before we crucify everyone. It could be worse. We could be Okie Lite.

I would agree with that.
As long as TCU finishes at least 9-3, and we are on track to do so, I would be satisfied. Not happy, but satisfied. 9-3 places us no worse than the PopTarts Bowl vs ACC or Texas Bowl vs. SEC.
8-4 would be mediocre in this conference, and means we have some major issues to be resolved
Just to get to 9-3 we need to get Barnes/McAlister healthy, and FAST.
With our inadequate OL, once teams figure out we can’t run, they will go max pressure every play and demolish Hoover. (Just like ASU did in the 2nd half) We won‘t have a chance at 9 wins if we’re 90% passing.

I will say I am disappointed in the front lines of this team.
The skill position talent is at a much higher level than the front lines. We have got to throw some money in our future linemen. The OL is horrible and the DL has to run blitz package pressure waaayyy too often.
Right now TCU is the mediocre Texas Tech of the last 16 years.
Great skills play, but very SOFT UP FRONT on both sides.

 

[geezer]

Not to mention we are a few years removed from playing in the NC game and had the Heisman runner up. Perhaps old geezer is suffering from memory loss.

I've been roaming the earth during nine decades so far and my memory is still pretty good. So are my reasoning and research skills.

Yes, TCU has had its moments of football glory--some way before our time and some more recent--but for the most part TCU has historically been a middle of the pack team--hence my annual 6-6 regular season predictions.

In the words of filmdom quarterback Shane Falco: "I can live with that."

That's where I'm at as a fan.

Tech's $300 million tooth fairy won't last, just as T. Boone's money dump on Okie State didn't last.

The only way TCU has a chance at such a windfall is if everyone starts buying lottery tickets in lieu of annual donations and giving their winnings to TCU.

And, last week Rick Neuheisel on S/XM's "Full Ride" program talked about the latest twist--the best players on teams are raising the white flag and saying "No mas" at the 4-game point--to keep a redshirt year and position themselves for transfer portal money-whipping.

 

[Virgil Cain]

I would agree with that.
As long as TCU finishes at least 9-3, and we are on track to do so, I would be satisfied. Not happy, but satisfied. 9-3 places us no worse than the PopTarts Bowl vs ACC or Texas Bowl vs. SEC.
8-4 would be mediocre in this conference, and means we have some major issues to be resolved
Just to get to 9-3 we need to get Barnes/McAlister healthy, and FAST.
With our inadequate OL, once teams figure out we can’t run, they will go max pressure every play and demolish Hoover. (Just like ASU did in the 2nd half) We won‘t have a chance at 9 wins if we’re 90% passing.

I will say I am disappointed in the front lines of this team.
The skill position talent is at a much higher level than the front lines. We have got to throw some money in our future linemen. The OL is horrible and the DL has to run blitz package pressure waaayyy too often.
Right now TCU is the mediocre Texas Tech of the last 16 years.
Great skills play, but very SOFT UP FRONT on both sides.

Disagree on the DL. The Deal brothers, Ansel Din-Mbah, Oyewale, and Chapman have been stout.

You can argue that you want them to be more active in the pash rush, but they have been solid against the run so far. They’ve been totally hung out to dry by an OC who refuses to establish the run across 4 quarters.

 

[82 Frog Fever]

Disagree on the DL. The Deal brothers, Ansel Din-Mbah, Oyewale, and Chapman have been stout.

You can argue that you want them to be more active in the pash rush, but they have been solid against the run so far.

I admit the D is probably better than it has been in the last few years, but TCU was ranked 11th in most Blitzes per Game before ASU. After ASU, I’m sure they must be top 10.
The reason TCU runs so many blitz packages is because they MUST blitz in order to get consistent QB pressure, and the problem with that is we get torched in the mid-range passing game with lots of YAC because we are short on coverage.
The defense is decent in the red zone because they don’t blitz as much, and the LBs can support the run and short middle passing game.
Also, TCU was ranked 119th in Defensive Line Yards & 123rd in DL Stuff Rate before the ASU game. I’m sure they’re even worse now. Also consider 2 of the 3 teams TCU played before ASU were total body bags. These DL rankings are terrible.

 

[Rex Kramer]

And, last week Rick Neuheisel on S/XM's "Full Ride" program talked about the latest twist--the best players on teams are raising the white flag and saying "No mas" at the 4-game point--to keep a redshirt year and position themselves for transfer portal money-whipping.

I’ll take “How to lose an entire fan base” for $1,000 Alex.

 

[CryptoMiner]

 

[gohornedfrogs]

Watching the Penn State/Oregon and Alabama/Georgia games last night, I came to the realization that TCU will never be a "Big Time" college program, no matter who coaches, who plays, or how much money anyone throws at it.

We are who we are. And I'm okay with that.

We need to embrace that we will always be an upstart, no matter our success, and always have that chip on our shoulder fueling that we have something to prove. GP rode that to great heights. Sonny needs to restore that mentality.

And you're right...we will never be thought of in the same way as the blue-bloods. I just spent five days on a golf trip with SEC shills, ending at the Penn State / Oregon game on Saturday night. They are Florida and Tennessee fans, and will never think of us as peers, even if we win multiple championships. But that's not who we are, anyway. My pride in our program comes more from the fact that we have succeeded against tremendous odds, and not that we have actually scaled the mountain. Winning when you aren't supposed to win is much more gratifying than winning when you are supposed to win.

 

[BleedNPurple]

This board is on suicide watch. Think I’ll go see what Fla State, LSU and Ga boards are saying. Surely their seasons are not over yet like ours?

 

[BrewingFrog]

This board is on suicide watch. Think I’ll go see what Fla State, LSU and Ga boards are saying. Surely their seasons are not over yet like ours?

They're out on the ledge with Boston Frog...

 

[ShadowFrog]

They're out on the ledge with Boston Frog...

Has he done a check-in since….Covid?

 

[Paint It Purple]

This is what we are and will be with Dykes. There is plenty of history to prove this. We will remain a 8-9 win team every year and the anomalies will be fewer wins, not more.

You get a little offensive excitement from time to time on top of a poorly coached and undisciplined team.

He was crapping clovers in his first year. He was lucky over and over. I don’t like to prop up an injury but if Morris ( the QB he chose) stays healthy we don’t go undefeated. On top of that, those were GPs players and still mostly disciplined at that point.

Then he goes on his media tour touting his Fiesta bowl win and settles into what he is. A mediocre coach.

I hope I am wrong and he shows us he can grow into a top tier coach but nothing has shown that he can.

ASU was lucky to win a game at home, that they were on the cusp of losing

 

[Klaw]

What? That’s completely silly.

The 2022 OL starters that GP left behind included:
Brandon Coleman: Washington Commanders
Steve Avila: LA Rams
Andrew Coker: Cincinnati Bengals

That’s some DARN GOOD LEFTOVERS!

Plus:
Alan Ali: Minnesota Vikings (came with Dykes, signed before Ricker)

Who do you see on our current OL that will be playing in the NFL?

GP wasn’t fired because there was a lack of talent. He was fired because the team completely under performed with the talent he did have, and at mid season, the entire locker room turned on GP with some very nasty accusations that I wont repeat here.

Steve Avila was a transfer from SMU brought by Dykes

 

[Paint It Purple]

Watching the Penn State/Oregon and Alabama/Georgia games last night, I came to the realization that TCU will never be a "Big Time" college program, no matter who coaches, who plays, or how much money anyone throws at it.

We are who we are. And I'm okay with that.

Same reason we drop from 3 to 6 in the polls after winning by 50 points. And, the powers that be weren't embarrassed for doing it for one second.

 

[FroggleRock]

Steve Avila was a transfer from SMU brought by Dykes

Nope. That was Alan Ali. Avila was always at TCU with GP.

 

[Dr. Coach Haus]

two of our best players did not play--running back and wide-receiver. Game came down to two plays--a missed interception (us) and a successful interception (them). That's not on Dykes. I would be satisfied with either 9-3 or 8-4. If we lose to Baylor I will not be satisfied. Goal now is to get into the conference championship game. There may well be a two conference game loser in that game. A loss next weekend to Colo. would be disastrous.

I do not completely agree with the two plays. The coaching was poor. The offensive play calling in the second half was bad. Nothing like the first. Offense could not adjust to their adjustments. Except for one drive, we sucked in the second half offensively. They almost doubled offensive output. We could not run the ball. Why not run battle more? I get that the 10 includes sacks and minus 38 was bad.
Drops by receivers. Not sure if these guys are held accountable, but we need to catch the ball with less drops. Put in the work, be held accountable.

 

[Wexahu]

I do not completely agree with the two plays. The coaching was poor. The offensive play calling in the second half was bad. Nothing like the first. Offense could not adjust to their adjustments. Except for one drive, we sucked in the second half offensively. They almost doubled offensive output. We could not run the ball. Why not run battle more? I get that the 10 includes sacks and minus 38 was bad.
Drops by receivers. Not sure if these guys are held accountable, but we need to catch the ball with less drops. Put in the work, be held accountable.

I am sure they are not held accountable.

I sure hope the coaching staff tells our receivers to catch the ball instead of dropping it. BTW, Quintin Johnson is making millions of dollars to catch footballs and he drops them quite often. Always has. It's too bad our staff didn't hold him accountable, or else would not have played or if he had played would not have had drops.

Some of you people need to quit doing what you're doing and go coach college football, since you have all the answers.