Baylor Upsets TCU in Coliseum-Worthy ShowDown

   Could there have been a better way to kick the new college season off? I mean come on!  Baylor swallowed their non-rank, let TCU into their house, and then battled them until their was no breath left in their lounges.  We're talking eight lead changes, teams scoring in the 50's, and all star performances.  Both teams brought their calvary into the stands to make for a blast in the bleachers.  The fanatics, the crazies, the hot chicks who just wanna drink beer and be on TV, and of course the sports junkies all came out for this one.  The entire first half was pretty much the equivalent of Arena Football. The only thing this game was missing was a firework display to celebrate each TD.

   We all thought TCU might have been under-rated at (14), especially with the three time top ranked defense still holding strong on that side of the ball.  You can argue, that they lost Andy Dalton to the NFL Draft, but if you watched the game, that wasn't transparent.  Baylor wore this defense down with tenacity, hard effort, and a lot of energy.  When the game ended, Baylor looked a hell of a lot more exhausted then the Horned Frog's bench did.  The only Baylor Bear who could have kept going for another quarter was Robert Griffin III, and if you watched the game it probably wouldn't surprise you if you heard he ran a 5K on the way home; dudes in freakish shape!  Griffin was poised in the pocket, took to his feet after check downs, and was extremely adaptive to changing defense schemes.  The TCU defense gave up 564 total yards, and a handful of touchdown passes.  Their backfield was easily the worst they've been in at least two seasons.
 
  It's not like TCU rolled over and took this though.  They battled back from a 47-23 deficit to take the lead by one, late in the fourth quarter.  In the end it was TCU's offense basically carrying the team while the defense was left licking their wounds.  TCU did show they can play, and teams shouldn't use this 'notch in the loss column' as any indication of how they'll perform.  They'll build off a win against the Air Force Academy next week, and get on a roll from their.

So in the end, it was Robert Griffin III riding in on his white horse to put on a Michael Vick esq' performance, throwing 21/27, 5 TD, 359 yards, and no interceptions.
                                      (I wish I could put him on my fantasy team)

"It's big to show we can come out and win a game like that, "Griffin said.

What Griffin forgot to say was, "That's what they get for underestimating us from last years performance."  Baylor wanted it more, and so they got it.  Just like I'm sure they'll be walking the cheer leaders to their vehicles after the game, as they should, they've earned it.  Griffin III was swarmed by fans in yellow as the game clock ticked to 0:00.  Victory.

THINGS OF NOTE:  -Baylor snapped TCU's FBS-best 25 consecutive regular-season games.
                                    -"Jon RG3" is a name worth remembering.
                                    -It will be interesting to see where TCU's national ranking ends up.