TCU, the Reason Early Season Polls Still do not Help

So early this season BYU beat then number three Oklahoma and found themselves in the top 10 soon there after. Then, despite a loss to Florida St. the Cougars still found themselves in the top 20. In comes TCU, and not only do they beat BYU, but they annihilated them 38-7. TCU gets a little attention, still probably not enough.

Then this past weekend, a still undefeated and now number four ranked TCU has another huge matchup with Utah, with a lot of media attention, that includes ESPN's College Gameday. So what do the Horned Frogs do? They just go out and destroy number 16 Utah by a score of 55-28. How many blowout wins does TCU need to have to get their respect? To go along with these wins they have also beaten BCS schools Clemson (the possible ACC Champ) and Virginia.

I suppose there are a few games where you can look at and say teams like Alabama, Florida and Texas would have faired better, the Air Force game for example. Ask Florida about Arkansas and Mississippi St., or Alabama about Tennessee, and Texas about Texas Tech. Who is to say TCU would not have won those individual games more convincingly?

The problem I have is that people say they need the early season polls as a bench mark, and that teams will earn their way into the top five if deserved. Well what about the top two? TCU has performed as well as any of those teams, and still people say no chance they make the BCS National Championship. Just look at the stats, and the fact that they have played some reputable teams despite what some people may ignorantly say they have not. In rushing yards per game, points per game, total yards per game, passing defense, rushing defense, total defense, points per game, and passing efficiency defense per game the Horned Frogs find themselves no lower than seven on any of those lists. Give them the respect that they have EARNED.