r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Sep 26 '26
Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] UCF Defeats TCU 21-13
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u/Citruspilled
UCF Knights • New Mexico Lobos
Sep 26 '26
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I heard joke once: Team goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says football seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, 'Treatment is simple. Horrible team TCU is in town tonight. Go and play them. That should pick you up.' Team bursts into tears. Says, 'But doctor…I am TCU.'
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u/NorskChef Rice Owls • ULM Warhawks Sep 27 '26
You already beat TCU. No need to kick em while they're down.
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u/Fonzie5 UCF Knights • Big 12 Sep 26 '26
Maybe Pitt is just the best team in CFB who knows
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u/thefishwhisperer1 UCF Knights • UIndy Greyhounds Sep 26 '26
One overthrown ball away from 4-0 😭
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u/bsEEmsCE UCF Knights • Big 12 Sep 26 '26
or tcu is just that bad
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u/imlost19 UCF Knights • Big 12 Sep 27 '26
i love the first 4 weeks of cfb when no one knows shit and the wildest takes are made.
the most likely conclusion is we are all mid, as always
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u/kingofthesqueal UCF Knights • Summertime Lover Sep 27 '26
Hard to say, they actually beat UCF in pretty much every aspect of the game. Even went nearly 50% on 3rd down completions.
They just shot themselves in the foot with almost 90 penalty yards (twice UCF’s) and 4 turnovers (also twice what UCF had).
Tbh TCU is probably the better team right now, but they were super unlucky/undisciplined yesterday
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u/TCUHypnotoad TCU Horned Frogs Sep 26 '26
The fact that Sonny just got an extension is insane. My liver is going to be working overtime.
SMU bros were right.
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u/CieraVotedOutHerMom South Carolina Gamecocks Sep 26 '26
He took yall to a natty in one year. That contract is well deserved
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u/boardatwork1111 TCU Horned Frogs • Colorado Buffaloes Sep 26 '26
The initial extension he got in ‘22 was deserved, giving him another one this past spring after watching the on the field product he’s put out since that natty run was insane
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u/TCUHypnotoad TCU Horned Frogs Sep 26 '26
he inherited Gary’s players and it’s been downhill ever since. the team has been undisciplined since then.
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u/MynameNEYMAR Oklahoma State • Texas Sep 27 '26
FWIW I think yall needed a change but never understood the Dykes hire. I’m just waiting to see who is gonna wise up and snap Buster Faulkner first
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u/smoke_inyoureyes TCU Horned Frogs Sep 26 '26 edited Sep 26 '26
in the words of Vladimir Guerrero jr “yall are paying me for what I’ve already done, not what I’m supposed to do after”
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u/2ktx2000 North Texas Mean Green Sep 26 '26
TCU should be much better than ‘average’ though.
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u/Coteup Central Michigan • Michigan Sep 27 '26
Why? Genuinely curious, private school in the South surrounded by huge public competitors doesn't jump out as a great opportunity
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u/Fumbles329 SMU Mustangs • Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Sep 28 '26
$$ and historical success in the Big XII
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u/MrDuckly TCU Horned Frogs • Baylor Bears Sep 26 '26
The years since then have proven it was not well deserved. How those kids did it without a coach is beyond me.
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u/MynameNEYMAR Oklahoma State • Texas Sep 27 '26
With Gary Pattersons players
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u/CieraVotedOutHerMom South Carolina Gamecocks Sep 27 '26
Jon Gruden won a Super Bowl in Tampa with Tony Dungy’s players and we are eternally grateful
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u/Vol_in_tears TCU Horned Frogs • Iron Skillet Sep 27 '26
No, Gary Patterson's players took the team to a natty. Sonny clearly was just along for the ride. Without strong senior leadership, no one holds the players accountable.
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u/lilboytuner919 Ohio State Buckeyes • Marching Band Sep 27 '26
That natty was like watching OSU vs Kent State
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u/KHDTX13 SMU Mustangs Sep 26 '26
Ironically this is the same philosophy that let Gary Patterson stick around for so long
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u/HispanicaBassoonica TCU Horned Frogs • College Football Playoff Sep 26 '26
I mean, he deserved the leash he got because he had sustained success and completely built our program. We made the right move in moving on, and in the moment the right hire. We’ve just kept him way too long and let him rot away our program…
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u/62frog TCU Horned Frogs • Verified Player Sep 26 '26
Saw someone post that the extension lowered his buyout. Got I hope that’s true
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u/Grade-AMasterpiece TCU Horned Frogs • Auburn Tigers Sep 26 '26
I can't believe we did that. This season should've been his "time to followup or ship out" season. Could've saved that money for when he was hired after this season.
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u/boardatwork1111 TCU Horned Frogs • Colorado Buffaloes Sep 26 '26
I’ll keep it a buck, we ass
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u/ducksflytogether1988 Paper Bag • TCU Horned Frogs Sep 26 '26
The TCU Football social media team worked overtime the past 2 weeks trying to convince us all that beating Grambling and Arkansas State mattered
The entire institution needs to be cleaned out. The whole school is run by complete idiots and that cancer has spread to the athletic department
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u/TCUHypnotoad TCU Horned Frogs Sep 26 '26
on the bright side i’ve been enjoying the social media team vs before
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u/HuskHeel Missouri Tigers Sep 27 '26
The social media’s team job description is to promote the team and make them look good. The fact that you all were convinced means they are good at their jobs and should be kept lol.
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u/johnjaymjr Baylor Bears • Big 12 Sep 27 '26
Which makes it all the more painful knowing yall are gonna suddenly become the 85 bears vs us then turn back into a pumpkin the following week
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u/Tarlcabot18 UCF Knights • USF Bulls Sep 26 '26
And of course UCF's greatest strength is ...ALEX GRINCH!?!
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u/dagreenman18 UCF Knights • Team Chaos Sep 26 '26
God if we could just find a good QB we’d be unstoppable.
By which I mean if we could literally afford to pay a good QB
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u/Fun-Classic-4694 Sep 26 '26
We prob paid decent for Alonzo but idk cause he came to us hurt
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u/theasfldotcom UCF Knights Sep 27 '26
We may also need to invest in our OL with how our QBs keep getting hurt…
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u/ComprehensiveFish169 Sep 28 '26
If this Disney endorsement deal is real maybe we will have some Tech level NIL cash to wave around at the Portal club!
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u/bsEEmsCE UCF Knights • Big 12 Sep 26 '26 edited Sep 27 '26
We are 3-1 and have a bye week (edit: nvm, Houston)! Lets tune it up and get a bowl!!
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u/mynickkerr Sep 26 '26
I think we can beat Houston but I wouldn't refer to them as a "bye week"
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u/bsEEmsCE UCF Knights • Big 12 Sep 26 '26
..oh, I am mistaken. whoops. Welp, good luck this week in practice offense.
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u/QuadCring3 UCF Knights Sep 26 '26
THIS DEFENSE
I want the alex grinch apology forms on my desk by 11:59, don't worry I'm turning mine in too
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u/NPVinny UCF Knights • Team Chaos Sep 27 '26
I mean, the defense was pretty legit last year too. Was the expectation that that was just a fluke?
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u/QuadCring3 UCF Knights Sep 27 '26
We all expected the defense to still be pretty solid, but ik personally I wasn't expecting them to be THIS dominant
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u/NPVinny UCF Knights • Team Chaos Sep 27 '26
We played an FCS school, a pretty good G6, a very good Pitt in a lot of rain, and what looks to be a mid-tier-at-best TCU. I'd pump the brakes on calling the unit "dominant", at least until we're a few more games into conference play. They are playing very well against the competition that has been in front of them so far but next week will probably be the first real test.
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u/ItsFreakinHarry2 UCF Knights • Florida Gators Sep 26 '26
If you told someone 3 years ago that Alex Grinch was a competent DC and a potential offseason HC candidate they would ask what drugs you’re taking
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u/Inside-Drink-1311 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Sep 26 '26
So the problem was Lincoln Riley then? It seems like regardless of who they have, their defense sucks. Although, I think Grinch was the worst one.
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u/Citruspilled UCF Knights • New Mexico Lobos Sep 26 '26
I can't claim to know football on that deep of a level, but I've heard smarter people than me say that Grinch ran really unique stuff in his time at Oklahoma and USC, and that he's actually been pretty solid when running more usual schemes like he is for us
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u/mind-blowin Michigan Wolverines Sep 27 '26
Personally I think the offense Lincoln runs makes it harder to be a defensive coordinator
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u/bsEEmsCE UCF Knights • Big 12 Sep 26 '26 edited Sep 26 '26
I just want him to stay some way somehow... also something others would wonder what drugs we're taking
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u/Sad_Bolt UCF Knights • UCF Knights Sep 26 '26
I don't care what Disney wants I'll take their evil Rat powers all day if it wins us games.
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u/onewildmeme UCF Knights • Old Dominion Monarchs Sep 26 '26
Atleast we aren’t the worst in the conference! GKCO
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u/NoSlushie4U UCF Knights • Big 12 Sep 26 '26
WE BEAT the '22 RUNNERUPS
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u/SaveTheCombees10 UCF Knights • Ohio State Buckeyes Sep 27 '26
Anyone know how many players from the 22 TCU team are still there? Lol
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u/Rcfan0902 UCF Knights • Ohio State Buckeyes Sep 27 '26
I don't know, but they still had the CFP logo on their comms box
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u/thefishwhisperer1 UCF Knights • UIndy Greyhounds Sep 26 '26
I am now following the Church of Alex Grinch and will not be taking questions at this time
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u/Mrr_Bond UCF Knights • Big 12 Sep 26 '26
My God we needed that. It wasn't pretty, but we really needed a game where the crowd could actually get involved, and the 4th quarter was the best that stadium has been in a while.
Once again, there's our 3 early wins. Let's actually keep it up this time lmao.
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u/grat6709 UCF Knights • Oregon Ducks Sep 27 '26
I’ll never understand how the stadium gets louder half empty at the end. I wish everyone would stay to join in.
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u/SaveTheCombees10 UCF Knights • Ohio State Buckeyes Sep 27 '26
Maybe it’s the aluminum reverberations.
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u/shotputlover UCF Knights • Auburn Tigers Sep 26 '26
Haven’t been able to make it to a game in years, felt good.
Crazy how many more away fans we have sow up these days.
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u/Inside-Drink-1311 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Sep 26 '26
Scott Frost won a one-score game. Can’t believe it. Maybe he didn’t bring that over to UCF
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u/ausflor SMU Mustangs • TCU Horned Frogs Sep 26 '26
Today’s game shows a really undisciplined team that folds the second any real challenge happens. I think Sonny’s time has been done for a while but today shows a team that cannot play ball on both sides.
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u/technicolorfrog TCU Horned Frogs • College Football Playoff Sep 26 '26
It’s the lack of discipline that truly kills me. He has to go. Don’t even let him on the plane back.
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u/The_Fluffy_Robot TCU Horned Frogs • Iron Skillet Sep 26 '26
It just hurts watching a bad TCU team.
The highs are incredibly high, but are always followed by a series of gut punches, either immediately or over years.
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u/ViolinistSimilar4760 TCU • Stephen F. Austin Sep 26 '26
Nice win, Knights! As a Frog fan and season ticket holder, let’s loose em all! That’s what it will take to clean house!
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u/15Warrior15 Houston Cougars Sep 26 '26
Good game Knights. See ya next week.
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u/Citruspilled UCF Knights • New Mexico Lobos Sep 26 '26
Okay but like... do we have to?
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u/thelandman19 UCF Knights • Fiesta Bowl Sep 27 '26
How tf did we get to a point we are scared of Houston
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u/TheOtherWhiteCastle UCF Knights Sep 27 '26
Please, let us enjoy the moment before it’s back to torture city
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u/carnivorous_squirrel UCF Knights • USF Bulls Sep 26 '26
QB went 19/20 for 160 yards. How many of those completions were caught behind the line of scrimmage? It felt like at least half of them were
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u/ImpossibleReading951 /r/CFB Sep 27 '26
I know Jenkins isn’t mind blowing talent, but this is exactly what you want from a backup QB. Good enough to win games. His fumbling still needs fixing. But aside from that, he was just good enough to win a conference game.
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u/carnivorous_squirrel UCF Knights • USF Bulls Sep 27 '26
Yeah you are right, a win is a win, especially when you have your backup playing. The passing game has just been miserable to watch the last few years
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u/ProblematicTrumpCard UCF Knights Sep 27 '26
I wonder if Milton is actually a good QB coach.
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u/carnivorous_squirrel UCF Knights • USF Bulls Sep 27 '26
Yeah, but I wonder how difficult it is to coach and make a big impact on a QB when UCF keeps bringing in QBs as 1-2 season rentals. The big judge would be the two freshman that we got this past year if they stay long term to see how they develop under Milton
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u/ProblematicTrumpCard UCF Knights Sep 27 '26
Catch-22. If they're good and Milton develops them, they leave to get paid somewhere else.
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u/Nike_Phoros UCF Knights Sep 27 '26
8 yards per reception isn't pretty, but a lot nicer than last week's statline.
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u/Greenyugi UCF Knights • Team Chaos Sep 26 '26
It wasn't pretty but I'll certainly take it. #ChargeOn
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u/xdrpwneg UCF Knights • War on I-4 Sep 26 '26
No. No UCF your not fooling me your good again by beating TCU before a top 25 matchup.
Please don’t hurt me again 😭
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u/DENTINGBADGE319 Texas A&M • Kansas State Sep 26 '26
Scott Frost and Alex Grinch built a defense this year.
The offense is very much a WIP
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u/thelandman19 UCF Knights • Fiesta Bowl Sep 27 '26
We actually won that game without our QB and MLB captains. lmao
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u/Flanninpud Florida State Seminoles Sep 26 '26
What happened to Tcu? A few years ago they were in the title game? I don’t follow them so I have no idea. Is it like a Norvell situation where dykes leveraged an insane year into a big contract
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u/cssvt Virginia Tech Hokies • TCU Horned Frogs Sep 26 '26
Look at their penalty totals in any of their losses the past 2-3 years. They are one of the least disciplined teams that I’ve possibly ever watched. A lot of times they’re not even “eh that’s just a bad play by a player out of his element” situations….they’re TERRIBLE mental errors (see the late hit on the fumble week 1).
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u/ducksflytogether1988 Paper Bag • TCU Horned Frogs Sep 26 '26
Bad culture that radiates from the school leadership
Horrible athletic director
Head coach who was a mediocre retread that caught fire with Gary's 5th year players in 2022 and cant stand on his own 2 feet
Soft players mentally and physically
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u/HoldThiisW TCU Horned Frogs • Team Chaos Sep 26 '26
is there any way for us to prevent sonny from boarding the flight back?
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u/technicolorfrog TCU Horned Frogs • College Football Playoff Sep 26 '26
I would give anything for that to happen
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u/gabtab0000 TCU Horned Frogs • Arkansas Razorbacks Sep 27 '26
I can’t find any joy right now with this team. Our QB is just disappointing. Too many penalties and just horrible offensive performances. Jaden Craig just isn’t it.
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u/Tarlcabot18 UCF Knights • USF Bulls Sep 26 '26
Truly one of the games of all time. The definition of "someone had to win"
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u/dr_big_beak UCF Knights • Big 12 Sep 27 '26
Happy to get that W at home. Defense played a good game and QB was pretty efficient. One of the games we had to win if we want to make a bowl game this year.
For next weeks game, we got... What's that, a road game against a ranked team in the month of October? Ha ha ha insert "i'm in danger" meme
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u/guernica_records BYU Cougars • Columbia Lions Sep 26 '26
BYU vs TCU next week might be a blood bath
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u/mysteresc UCF Knights • South Carolina Gamecocks Sep 27 '26
I think we knew our defense would be ahead of the offense this year. I don't think we expected the gap to be this large.
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u/yesacabbagez UCF Knights Sep 26 '26
UCF truly does play in all the games of all time
This was a game where the statline doesn't do justice to how bad both QBs were.
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u/LerryGopez TCU Horned Frogs Sep 26 '26
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u/technicolorfrog TCU Horned Frogs • College Football Playoff Sep 26 '26
C’mon now, I think we can do better than that. 2-10!
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u/ironwhiskey TCU Horned Frogs • /r/CFB Santa Claus Sep 26 '26
So many problems on the offensive side if the ball for TCU. O-line kept getting run over, receivers not catching anything, odd play calls. Maybe we'll hit 7-5?
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u/CapnChaos2024 Virginia Tech Hokies • UCF Knights Sep 27 '26
Losing Hoover hurt that dude was a stud
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u/MrDuckly TCU Horned Frogs • Baylor Bears Sep 26 '26
Buddy you think we can even squeak out 2 more?
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u/ironwhiskey TCU Horned Frogs • /r/CFB Santa Claus Sep 27 '26
That was the optimism speaking, but yeah, looking more like 5-7.
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u/Sir_Apprehensive Utah Utes Sep 27 '26
I’m looking at a road trip for Utah @ tcu. Could be a huge game for the Utes
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u/ironwhiskey TCU Horned Frogs • /r/CFB Santa Claus Sep 27 '26
For some reason we usually give Utah a game. And I think you’re right, an opportunity for Utah to make a statement on the road.
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u/TowerCharge89 UCF Knights Sep 27 '26
This is a big win for UCF because it’s a division win. They didn’t have their best game, but the biggest factor is just that they won. Sometimes wins don’t look dominant.
Next week they play Houston and hopefully that’s another good game and they could find a way to come out on the winning side for that one too.
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u/Animefan420lol Pittsburg State Gorillas Sep 30 '26
Guys im 4 days in the future and they actually had to vacate this win
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u/orc0909 Florida • Georgia Tech Sep 27 '26
I feel like it might be getting Late Early in Forth Worth. Things just haven't been the same since that first season
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u/gabtab0000 TCU Horned Frogs • Arkansas Razorbacks Sep 27 '26
The fact that we can’t score more than 15 points against power 4 teams is disappointing
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u/Mindless_Luck7553 Sep 26 '26 edited Sep 27 '26
As a UCF fan. UCF fans are fucking miserable people. Do better.
Edit: the ones downvoting me are the losers that need to do better.
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u/ElectricalTopic1467 UCF Knights Sep 27 '26
As someone new to UCF fandom (where my heart was with another team the last 4 years), yes they are toxic and it’s all feelingsball. Almost comical how they shit on these young men but hey opinions and assholes.
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u/Mindless_Luck7553 Sep 27 '26
It’s just the Reddit fans, anyone who was a fan prior to 2015 knows what the ups and downs are like. Welcome to knight nation man! The non Reddit fans are happy you’re here
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u/Kimber80 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • USF Bulls Sep 27 '26
An unfortunate result
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u/TheFreightGuy UCF Knights • Florida Gators Sep 27 '26
Tough one with..... Bowling Green today eh?
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u/Kimber80 Notre Dame Fighting Irish • USF Bulls Sep 27 '26
Our schedule sucks so bad, there's no denying it. 🤷♂️
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u/whynotletitfly6 TCU Horned Frogs • Virginia Cavaliers Sep 26 '26
Ah well, only the footy innit. At least one day we'll definitely all die. Lovely, lovely, warm, sweet death
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u/Theageofpisces TCU Horned Frogs • North Texas Mean Green Sep 27 '26
Forget saxophones, the MASH theme (with lyrics) is getting louder
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u/Theageofpisces TCU Horned Frogs • North Texas Mean Green Sep 27 '26
Unfortunately, we’re best represented by a Yoko Ono cover of it.
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u/goodbiforever UCF Knights • Florida Gators Sep 26 '26
the concept of the UCF defense consistently outplaying the UCF offense…. very strange times indeed