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Monday Impromptus

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Another week of random, off the cuff thoughts about TCU sports:

With the win this past Thursday, TCU improves to 10-9 all-time in games played on Thanksgiving Day. The 48-10 win represents TCU's largest margin of victory in a Thanksgiving Day game, barely besting a 34-0 romp over, you guessed it, Baylor, all the way back in 1917.

The win moves TCU to 2-0 all-time against UT in games played on Thanksgiving Day. It took A&M 5 Thanksgivings to win 2 over UT. It took A&M 12 games to beat UT twice in Austin.

One question about the game. Did anyone else notice that on three straight TCU punts the entire, and I mean entire, left half of the field (from our side of the ball) was absolutely empty? Perry was punting to the right side of the field, UT knew it and played in that direction. As a result, UT had nobody rushing from that side and their linemen weren't making much effort to do much of anything. Perry could have easily scored the first time it happened. Would not have been close. The second and third time he could have, at a bare minimum, gained 20-30 yards. Did anyone else see this? Have to assume the coaches upstairs saw this. Wonder why they didn't take a chance?

The UT fans we encountered were, with only two exceptions during the game (we had one of our own but he got called out and started behaving), welcoming and generous. Some offered us beer at their tailgates as we headed back to our car. Stopped for taquitos at the Whataburger in Buda and there were several UT families there as well. All nice. All decent. All seemed to have gotten over the game pretty quickly. Enjoyed visiting with them.

I have read that the game this weekend will be a purple out. At the risk of drawing Jamie's ire, sorry, I can't do it. Since the close call against KU I am resolved to never go without my lucky shirt, a purple and white checkered jobber. That's just the way it is. The team needs me. They are undefeated when I wear the shirt. I'm not letting them down. As someone on Twitter pointed out to me, it's only weird if it doesn't work.

Assuming we get the job done and beat ISU, I have mixed feelings about a field rush. On one hand, we will claim a share of the Big 12 crown in our third year in the conference. That's something worth rushing the field to celebrate. On the other hand, we're playing Iowa State. We should win, and we should win big. You don't rush the field when you beat a team you're supposed to beat (unless winning is a recent phenomenon for you - no, I'm not thinking of any particular school in Waco, why do you ask?) All in all, I'm leaning against a field rush, though I will be there and would love nothing more than to stand on that field to celebrate a conference championship.

Speaking of - again assuming we win the game, I will have a shirt pocket full of victory cigars ready to hand out to whoever I encounter after the game.

Big assumption here, but if tOSU and FSU both lose this weekend, and TCU and Baylor both win, how are we both not in the top four without there being some colossal monkey business to prevent it from happening?

Since everyone else with a pulse has an opinion, here's my top four after this past weekend: Bama, Oregon, TCU, FSU. 5 and 6: tOSU, Baylor.

If tOSU - taking the field with a backup QB - beats Wisconsin, they'll claim the four spot. I'm convinced of it.

If BU smacks down K State, my sense is BU finally jumps TCU.

Taking a break this week from the Twitter wars over SOS and H2H. The committee, with their own ever-changing subjective criteria, aren't persuaded by any of it. Besides, it's gotten old, and it's bringing out the worst in too many good people. As someone like Yogi Berra might say, I want to hate Baylor, but I don't want to HATE Baylor.

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