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'08 Surprise: TCU Positioned Itself With Strategic Losses

In 2008, TCU was rightfully overshadowed by Utah, a team that went undefeated and finished ranked number two in the AP poll. This was a major step that all non-BCS schools can be grateful for; it was another battering on the door of the rich house...

Written by S. Mark Graham about 4 months ago 119 reads 0 comments
Recruiting in College Football's Middle Ranks

There are 65 “big six” teams, plus Notre Dame, in major college football. This means that any mid-major which can finish in the top 66 can be considered to have had a good recruiting class...

Written by S. Mark Graham about 9 months ago 1,616 reads 8 comments
TCU: No Need To Soul Search; Just Reflect (Part II)

There are several key points that stick out in my mind as to what facilitated TCU's loss to Utah. First are penalties. This is something that has plagued TCU all year. They have had a lot of pass interference calls and personal fouls on defense...

Written by S. Mark Graham about about 1 year ago 306 reads 1 comments
TCU: No Need to Soul Search After Disappointing Loss, Part I

The TCU Horned Frogs took their best team in the past 50 years into Salt Lake City last Thursday, but being the best just was not enough...

Written by S. Mark Graham about about 1 year ago 169 reads 0 comments
Utah-TCU Preview: Turnovers, Special Teams Key to Monumental MWC Matchup

When TCU and Utah square off in Salt Lake City, it will perhaps be the biggest game in Mountain West Conference history...

Written by S. Mark Graham about about 1 year ago 392 reads 4 comments
BYU and TCU: Sharing the Same Goals

So far this season just about everything has gone the way the Mountain West needed it. To have three teams in the top 25 at this stage of the campaign is almost more than could be hoped for by the conference...

Written by S. Mark Graham about about 1 year ago 100 reads 0 comments
Horned Frogs Need Big Victory

TCU has lost its last six big contests in a row and is badly in need of a win on Thursday night. The losing streak began with their loss to BYU two years ago, also on a Thursday in Ft. Worth...

Written by S. Mark Graham about about 1 year ago 115 reads 2 comments
Aaron Brown Returns to TCU Horned Frogs

Last week against SMU, the TCU Horned Frogs quietly received a much-needed offensive boost when running back Aaron Brown returned to the field. Brown had missed the first three games due to violation of university policy...

Written by S. Mark Graham about about 1 year ago 362 reads 0 comments
TCU First Quarter Prognosis: Defense Steady, Offense Uninspired

After three games, TCU is performing pretty much like they did last year—lots of great defense, but an offense that is still looking to bust out of the wet paper bag...

Written by S. Mark Graham about about 1 year ago 144 reads 0 comments
Can an Undefeated BYU Play for the National Championship?

Many people are claiming that BYU can sweep the field and finish with a 12-0 record this year. Although your writer does not think BYU will even win the Mountain West, lets assume, for argument sake, that the Cougars will finish the season undefeated...

Written by S. Mark Graham about about 1 year ago 589 reads 9 comments
TCU Football: Wide Receiver's College Career Comes to an End

The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reported on June 19 that TCU's leading returning wide receiver, Donald Massey, has been ruled academically ineligible for this year...

Written by S. Mark Graham about about 1 year ago 578 reads 0 comments
Texas Christian Horned Frogs Football- Hopping Under the Radar

Last year as the college football season approached, the TCU Horned Frogs were on just about every BCS Bowl Buster list in addition to being ranked in the preseason top 25...

Written by S. Mark Graham about about 1 year ago 1,148 reads 2 comments

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S. Mark Graham Article Archive

'08 Surprise: TCU Positioned Itself With Strategic Losses

Recruiting in College Football's Middle Ranks

TCU: No Need To Soul Search; Just Reflect (Part II)

TCU: No Need to Soul Search After Disappointing Loss, Part I

Utah-TCU Preview: Turnovers, Special Teams Key to Monumental MWC Matchup

BYU and TCU: Sharing the Same Goals

Horned Frogs Need Big Victory

Aaron Brown Returns to TCU Horned Frogs

TCU First Quarter Prognosis: Defense Steady, Offense Uninspired

Can an Undefeated BYU Play for the National Championship?

TCU Football: Wide Receiver's College Career Comes to an End

Texas Christian Horned Frogs Football- Hopping Under the Radar

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