Let’s not pretend that what TCU is doing is normal.
Yes, we’ll get to the title game and what it all means for this tremendous sport. We’ll talk about the football fireworks that ensued in the semifinals, and we’ll celebrate one of the greatest days college football has ever seen.
But we need to start with TCU and only TCU. Because right now, this program is doing something that defies recent history.
On Saturday, the Horned Frogs beat Michigan outright as an eight-point underdog in the Fiesta Bowl. The concerns about being small across the offensive and defensive lines? No concern at all. TCU jumped out to an early lead, benefited from a few key mistakes and hung on to a program-defining win.