Frogs O' War - Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: No. 6 TCU vs. No. 9 Ole MissThe #1 TCU Athletics blog on the internet!https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50293/fow-fav.png2015-01-02T15:00:02-06:00http://www.frogsowar.com/rss/stream/72306442015-01-02T15:00:02-06:002015-01-02T15:00:02-06:00By the Numbers - Ole Miss Edition
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<p>In what was one of the most impressive performances TCU has put forth in the Gary Patterson era, what were the stats and numbers behind TCU's impressive season and big bowl win?</p> <h3>OFFENSE</h3>
<p><b>2: </b>Consecutive games that a wide receiver has thrown a touchdown pass for TCU. David Porter hit Trevor Boykin for a 55 yard score against Iowa State to close out the regular season, and <span>Kolby Listenbee</span> hit <span>Aaron Green</span> for a 31 yard score on the opening drive against Mississippi. Listenbee was a high school quarterback, but that was his first collegiate pass attempt.</p>
<p><b>9:</b> Times the Horned Frogs have started a game with at least a 14 point lead this season. TCU jumped out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back, keeping a tempo on the offensive end that the Rebels could not slow down.</p>
<p><b>11:</b> Touchdown receptions for junior receiver <span>Josh Doctson</span> this season, breaking the TCU single season record of 10 - a mark shared by <span>Jeremy Kerley</span> and Mike Renfro. Doctson, who grew up a TCU Bleacher Creature, scored twice in the Peach Bowl.</p>
<p><b>15:</b> Consecutive games that TCU has scored at least 30 points, the longest such streak in the nation. The Frogs will look to extend their streak in September, when they travel to Minnesota to take on the Gophers to open the 2015 campaign.</p>
<p><b>42:</b> Points scored in the bowl game, the most for a TCU team in their history. The 39 point margin of victory is also an all time best for the Frogs.</p>
<p><b>1,018:</b> Receiving yards for Doctson in 2014, a new single season record. Josh is just the second thousand yard receiver in TCU history, and has a chance to become the Frog's all time leading receiver during his senior campaign.</p>
<h3>DEFENSE</h3>
<p><b>1:</b> Career interceptions, and touchdowns, for defensive end Chris McFarland. McFarland, who was named the defensive player of the game, also had three tackles for loss, including a sack, and one pass break up, but it was his interception in the end zone that slammed the door shut on any glimmer of hope for an Ole Miss comeback and sent the Frog fans into delirious celebration.</p>
<p><b>7:</b> Interceptions by <span>Chris Hackett</span> after his pick Wednesday, one shy of the single season Frog record, and the most by a TCU player since 2002.</p>
<p><b>15:</b> Consecutive games that the TCU D has posted both a sack and an interception, the longest such streak in the nation. The Frogs had five sacks and three interceptions against the Ole Miss O in the Peach Bowl.</p>
<p><b>25:</b> Consecutive games with a take away for the TCU D, also the longest streak in the country. TCU's aggressive, attacking D helped the Frogs lead the nation in turnover margin, with a +1.5 rate, and in takeaways per game, with 3.2 forced.</p>
<p><b>129:</b> Total yards accumulated by the Ole Miss O, which had averaged over 260 yards passing and 155 rushing yards per game in 2014, didn't get in to positive rushing yards until the second half and never broke a double digit total. Senior Bo Wallace was held to 120 passing yards, and was pulled from the game late.</p>
<h3>SPECIAL TEAMS</h3>
<p><b>65:</b> Return yards for freshman <span>Ranthony Texada</span> on a second half kickoff return, only his second career attempt.</p>
<p><b>329:</b> Career points for kicker Jaden Obrekrom, who had six extra points in the Peach Bowl, moving him past LaDainian Tomlinson for second all time. Oberkrom will attempt to take over first place from <span>Ross Evans</span> next season, who currently holds the record with 407.</p>
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<p><b>3: </b>12 win seasons for the Frogs in the last six years under Coach Patterson. TCU has had fur 12 win seasons in it's history - the only one not Gary's? The 1935 National Championship team.</p>
<p><b>30:</b> Wins for the Frogs under Patterson when ranked in the top 10. Though the Frogs are often considered at their best when they are underdogs, their 30-3 mark as a top 10 team shows they play just as well when they have a target on their back, which will likely be their position heading in tot he 2015 season.</p>
<p><b>94:</b> Wins under Patterson when holding the opposition to 17 points or less, against only three losses.</p>
<p>Be sure to vote on your favorite stat or leave any others in the comments!</p>
https://www.frogsowar.com/2015/1/2/7481535/by-the-numbers-ole-miss-editionMelissa B. Triebwasser2015-01-02T13:02:50-06:002015-01-02T13:02:50-06:00Overreaction Friday: A Peachy Punch in the Mouth
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<p>Firing on all cylinders, the Frogs KO Ole Miss in the Peach Bowl. </p> <p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span>TCU punched Ole Miss, and the idea of the SEC dominance, square in the mouth Wednesday. I hate to even say both in the same sentence; because they beat Ole Miss <i>not </i>the SEC. But if you’re Arkansas, and you’re going to chant S-E-C, no matter how stupid that may be, non-SECers get make fun of your conference when you lose your New Years Six games and Playoff game (Auburn losing to Wisconsin was just a bonus). Going forward in college football, and the pool of talent sprawling out to teams like Oregon, TCU, and Baylor; the Frogs’ blowout win was a statement and taste for the future. </span><span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span>Wow. The narrative was supposed to go like this; a chess match between a great offense (TCU) and a nearly perfect defense (Ole Miss). A nearly perfect defense that--as they No. 1 scoring defense in the country-- allowed <i>only</i> 166 points all year. But lest the world forget, the Horned Frogs cut their teeth on defense the past 14 years. The numbers are there; 120 passing yards, 7 rushing yards--56 total yards and four first downs in the first half. But even the numbers don’t tell the whole story; nor did the LandShark gestures--that the Frogs pried from the Rebels and made their own--; nor was it the early interception by <span>Chris Hackett</span>; nor was it the pick 6 in the endzone. It was all of it. This was the best defensive game TCU has ever played. That’s not hyperbole. I’ve never seen a Horned Frog defense attack so confidently and successfully. </span><span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span>The 2014 defense played perfectly on Wednesday. That’s the only way to put it. And while the offense certainly did their part, it was the suffocating defense that sealed the win.</span></p>
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<h5 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;"><b><span>The offense was amazing too</span></b></h5>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span>Doug Meacham and Sonny Cumbie never let up. The 2 and 6 double-pass from Boykin to <span>Kolby Listenbee</span> to <span>Aaron Green</span>, set the tone for the rest of the game for TCU’s offense. The confidence the offense shares with each other is also unlike anything I’ve ever seen on a Frog team. And here’s what impressed me most; despite interceptions, Meacham and Cumbie kept calling for the killshot. That’s how much confidence they have. I was watching the game with a couple friends who didn’t go to TCU and they--and even some of the ones that did go to TCU--thought Listenbee’s catch at the 1-yard line was intercepted. However, despite double coverage, Listenbee came down with the catch. But was it really that shocking or surprsing? It’s how TCU beat Texas on offense--by throwing floaters to <span>Josh Doctson</span> and knowing he had the physical prowess to come down with it.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal">Probably as dirty of a linebacker combo as a Gary Patterson defense has ever produced, the 2014 bash brothers, who accumulated 236 total tackles, didn't get nearly enough attention (Nationally) as they should’ve. They’ll be missed. Severely.</p>
<h5>Godspeed You! Sam Carter</h5>
<p>Truly the soul of the team, Sam Carter led TCU through the hardest part of the Gary Patterson-era. Battered and bruised after 2013's disaster of a season, there's little justice I can do in explaining how integral Sam was to lifting this team back up this season. Truly, <i>truly</i> one of a kind.</p>
<h5>David Porter, the understated Captain Clutch.</h5>
<p>This year it wasn't hard to get lost in conversation when talking about TCU's wide receivers. David Porter, Boykin's most underrated target was there we needed him most; when everyone was double-covering Doctson or Listenbee. There's not a lot of glamour in catching short passes for first downs, but there's certainly some glory and definitely respect.</p>
<h5>Cliff Murphy, showing us what a tight end is</h5>
<p>Murphy was more of a blocking tight end, and fullback in TCU's new offense. But of his two receptions, he did get a receiving touchdown, which for TCU, is pretty damn cool. Few guys worked as hard as Murphy this year, and he went even more unoticed than Porter--despite being a very important strand in the offensive fabric.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span>He didn’t play perfectly--but he, and the rest of the offense stayed aggressive. When they missed a drive, they came back on the next one and scored. And credit the Ole Miss secondary for having the big plays on lockdown, but Boykin proved Wednesday why he’s one of the most exciting players in college, and Heisman frontrunner going into 2015. </span><span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span>He’s a damn superstar. Get used it. </span><span></span></p>
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<h5 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;"><b><span>2nd and 8th</span></b></h5>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span>After their final game, the Horned Frogs finished the season with the No. 2 scoring offense in the country and the No. 8 scoring defense in the country. </span><span></span></p>
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<h5 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;"><b><span>Next Year and Beyond</span></b></h5>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span>We’ll get into a "Thing We’d Like to See Next Year" post, but Wednesday gave us a little tease at what’s ahead. The bad news; no Dawson, Mallett, <span>Sam Carter</span>, or <span>Kevin White</span> on defense. The good news? Gary churns out linebackers (finally a permanent place for <span>Jordan Moore</span>?)--we’ll never have to worry about that. The secondary, led by vets; Chris Hackett and <span>Derrick Kindred</span>, and a more experienced; Ranthony Texada--who may very well be TCU’s most improved player--<span>Kenny Iloka</span>, Corry O’Meally, and <span>Nick Orr</span>. </span><span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span>And the offense returns just about everybody.</span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal">It's safe to say this season was pretty damn magical.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; line-height: 19.0pt;" class="MsoNormal">Go Frogs.</p>
https://www.frogsowar.com/2015/1/2/7481689/overreaction-friday-a-peachy-punch-in-the-mouthMarshall Weber2015-01-01T14:27:38-06:002015-01-01T14:27:38-06:00Three Up, Three Down - We Ran the Rebs
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<p>In a dominant performance in SEC Country, who had fans feeling the peachiest of all?</p> <p>As I was walking out of the stadium yesterday, delirious with joy, I was brought back to reality rather quickly by the thought of "I'm supposed to come up with three downs from this game?". :) I'm not sure if I will be able to do it...</p>
<p><b>UP - THAT D THO: </b>They say that defense wins championships, and though we won't get a chance to see if that is true nationally, it sure did win a Peach Bowl Championship yesterday. In what was one of the best single game performances in GP history, the Frog D help a very good Ole Miss team to nine rushing yards (that total was a negative number at the half), 129 yards of total offense, forced four turnovers, sacked <span>Bo Wallace</span> five times, and devastated the O to the tune of seven three and outs. I know they were without their top two receivers, and by game's end they were down three guys on the o line too, but in watching the way the TCU players ran around and hit anything with a pulse, would having those guys mattered? A friend of mine, upon seeing the first half score, texted me "Bad Bo must have showed up". Bad Bo didn't start the game - he was forced out of Wallace by the play of the Frogs. Then he was forced out of the lineup altogether.</p>
<p><b>DOWN - THOSE THREE POINTS:</b> After being completely stifled for 51 minutes, the Rebels used a 36 yard return by <span>Senquez Golson</span> after a Boykin pick to get in to scoring territory. Starting at the TCU 11, the Rebels gained only a single yard, but were able to turn it in to points. The sarcastic clapping from the few remaining Ole Miss fans was pretty hilarious though.</p>
<p><b>UP - THAT ALL TIME LEADING RECEIVER:</b> With six catches for 59 yards and two touchdowns, junior <span>Josh Doctson</span> set new single season school records for receiving yards and touchdowns, Wednesday. Doc was, as he was all season, Boykin's favorite target, and he rewarded his QB's faith in him with big plays time and time again. It didn't matter who lined up against him, Doctson dominated his one on one match ups all game long. He is one of the best receivers in college football, and should be on the watch list for several national awards in the preseason. He is also one of the greatest stories - growing up a bleacher creature, running on the field pregame as a kid, going to Wyoming when the offers weren't there locally, and coming home to become TCU's second ever thousand yard receiver, and by the end of his career, may be our best ever. And we have him one more year :)</p>
<p><b>DOWN - THOSE TURNOVERS:</b> Boykin wasn't at his sharpest by any stretch, and with the game all but in hand early, and the way the D was playing, probably took more chances than he otherwise would have in a close contest. Boykin threw three pics, including one in the end zone, and the Frogs lost a fumble - but fortunately for them, only one cost TCU anything on the scoreboard, and by then it was too late for Ole Miss anyway. A little bit of an ugly performance on O, but Trevor made big plays when he needed to, and his receivers and backs did plenty of damage on their own accord to make up for any miscues.</p>
<p><b>UP - THE CLOSING ON A HIGH NOTE:</b> We finally get to exhale after what has been an insane season. There have been so many highs, and while there have been a few lows, they were few and far between. This is a special group - they fought through adversity, they never put their heads down, just stepped foot on the field time and time again and took care of business. And no where was that better on display than in the Georgia Dome yesterday. This team, who could have whined their way to Atlanta instead came out with a Texas sized chip on their shoulder and SHOUTED to anyone that watched that they belonged on the biggest stage. Ole Miss wasn't disappointed to be there, they weren't overrated, they were a heck of a ball club with a great coach who caught demolished by an even better team and an even better coach. No disrespect to the Rebels at all, and my gosh they were some of the nicest fans I have ever interacted with - even after the game - but it wasn't going to be enough for TCU to win yesterday - we had to dominate. And we did. To Chucky, <span>David Porter</span>, <span>Sam Carter</span>, <span>Kevin White</span>, Mallett, Dawson, Tayo, Anderson, Big Murph, <span>Matt Joeckel</span> and the rest - THANK YOU. Those kids persevered, trusted the process, came on board before we were in the Big 12, and raised their game once we raised our affiliation. They have laid the most solid of foundations and we love you guys. Sincerely.</p>
<p>I'm going to close with that... I'm travel weary and delirious in the best of ways. Leave your ups in the comments and let me know if you would have included any other downs, too.</p>
https://www.frogsowar.com/2015/1/1/7478455/three-up-three-down-we-ran-the-rebsMelissa B. Triebwasser2015-01-01T09:02:42-06:002015-01-01T09:02:42-06:00TCU's Peach Bowl Victory Is Just the Next Step
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<p>TCU's arrow is pointing up. </p> <p>Gary Patterson sounded like a broken record from the moment TCU was left out of the first ever College Football Playoff, but it wasn't what you might expect from a coach that watched his team get snubbed. Instead of complaining, instead of lobbying, instead of calling people out, Patterson realized that when you point a finger at someone else you've got a few pointing back at you.</p>
<p>So instead of getting in front of a microphone and beating his chest and screaming about "Murica, he took the blame. He took the blame for nine minutes in Waco on October 11th, and said if you want to get into the playoffs, you can't leave any doubt.</p>
<p>TCU left little doubt that they were the better team on Wednesday afternoon, as they thoroughly dismantled what was (not what was thought to be, what actually was) a very good Ole Miss football team. It was the exclamation point on a 12-1 season that even the biggest TCU homers couldn't have seen coming, and it capped off an incredible 2014 TCU Athletics campaign in brilliant fashion.</p>
<p>They also sent a message to the rest of the country, one that Baylor can also send today when they square off against Michigan State: The Big 12 isn't down just because Texas and Oklahoma are. Not even close.</p>
<p><span>Trevone Boykin</span> should enter 2015 as one of two Heisman favorites, and with him TCU will enter the 2015 season with yet another chip on their shoulder, and probably ranked in the top 5 in the country. Do you have any idea how terrifying that will be? A top 5 team that's pissed at the world? Get ready.</p>
<p>And while Texas and Oklahoma are starting to reload, but probably aren't quite there yet, while Baylor breaks in a new quarterback, while Bill Snyder keeps building his family, and while the rest of the Big 12 looks around and stares at each other, TCU will bring back ten starters on offense, six on defense, and the memory of rejection, once again.</p>
<p>I know that Friday, November 27th is a date that looms large on the minds of TCU fans everywhere, and for good reason, but I want to point to Thursday, September 3rd. That's TCU first game of the season, when they head up north to face off against Minnesota. That's the first game of TCU's 2015 playoff campaign. It's the first of 12, possibly 13 or 14, final games Trevone Boykin and a slew of other Horned Frogs will play clad in the purple and white. So, like we did with Dalton, and Kerley, and Hughes, and Tank, let's enjoy Boykin, and Doctson, and Hackett, and Kindred, and all the others for just a little longer.</p>
<p>And maybe, just maybe, 2015 could be even better.</p>
<p>Go Frogs.</p>
https://www.frogsowar.com/2015/1/1/7475807/tcu-peach-bowl-victory-is-just-the-next-stepJamie Plunkett2014-12-31T15:19:04-06:002014-12-31T15:19:04-06:00Feelin' Peachy: Frogs crush Ole Miss 42-3
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<p>TCU did anything and everything they wanted to do on offense and defense, and the Frogs ended 2014 on the highest possible note.</p> <p>Well, I'm sure that everyone expected this result and the margin, so there's not too much to be said about it, right?</p>
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<p>Well, all right, if you insist. TCU's defense played the finest game I've seen in years, crushing each facet of the Ole Miss offense in turn- sacking and hitting Ole Miss QB <span>Bo Wallace</span> repeatedly early and often, and scoring more points (via a lineman pick 6) than the Rebel offense managed to collect all game. TCU established the tone early, swallowing the Rebel's first plays and then getting a pick from <span>Chris Hackett</span> to open up a little trick play touchdown pass from <span>Kolby Listenbee</span> to <span>Aaron Green</span> that gave the Frogs a lead one minute in that would prove to be insurmountable. When Ole Miss' offense again couldn't muster anything, TCU marched down with a more impressive drive, adding a second touchdown with seven minutes left in the first quarter, and it was very easy to see what sort of tone the game would take. From that point on, even while <span>Trevone Boykin</span> didn't have a particularly good day (two of those three interceptions were dreadful, and the last one robbed the defense of their well earned shutout), the TCU defense not only answered the call, they did it with authority- Ole Miss finished the game averaging 0.2 yards per carry with a final game tally of 9 rushing yards and it could have easily been a lot worse.</p>
<p>That, I think, may be what is the most surprising thing about this game- TCU winning wasn't too big of a surprise. TCU blowing Ole Miss out was certainly a surprise, but the fact that it was a lot closer to being 70-0 than it was to being 42-10 will resound with me as we prepare the inevitable hype build for what should be a wonderful 2015 season. When TCU's defense started throwing up the "Land Shark" fin hand sign that the Rebels have been using I was afraid that it would fire up our opponents and get them into the game- when really I don't think anything could have gotten them into this game today. With the way the TCU defense played today, I don't think it's an overstatement to say that we would have beaten any college football team in the country. For some this exclamation point on the end of the season will lead to a lot of "What if..." moments- it will be easy to speculate, thanks to the drop from 3 to 6 at the end of the season, but I think that everything that needs to be said on that front will be proven right over the course of the next 365 days. 2015 is uncharted ground, waiting to be claimed, but there is little doubt right now that 2014 belonged to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.frogsowar.com/">TCU Horned Frogs</a>.</p>
https://www.frogsowar.com/2014/12/31/7475681/feelin-peachy-frogs-crush-ole-miss-42-3HawkeyedFrog2014-12-31T11:14:57-06:002014-12-31T11:14:57-06:00Peach Bowl: TCU vs. Ole Miss Gamethread
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<p>The Horned Frogs cap off their Big 12 Championship winning season with a showdown against the SEC West, and can make a big statement on a national level with a win.</p> <p>Happy Australian New Year, Froggers and Froggettes, and welcome to the 2014 <a href="https://www.frogsowar.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">TCU Horned Frogs</a> Football team's last game. 2014 has been a magical year for the Frogs, seeing a new offense brought in, the transformation of <span>Trevone Boykin</span> from a wide receiver with happy feet behind center to a bona fide Heisman Trophy contender, and a team that went just 4-8 last year to one that finished 11-1 and had everyone thinking playoffs until the final poll of the season. Today marks the final game in purple for some great Frogs, including <span>Kevin White</span>, <span>David Porter</span>, <span>Sam Carter</span>, <span>Paul Dawson</span>, <span>Marcus Mallet</span>, <span>Tayo Fabuluje</span> and Chucky Hunter- players who had the honor of being champions of both the Mountain West and the Big 12 in their careers. A group like that deserves the highest level of competition for their final game, and let me tell you, they've got it in today's opponent.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.redcuprebellion.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Ole Miss Rebels</a> aren't exactly a perennial SEC power, but outside of a weird loss to Arkansas and an absolutely tragic occurrence against Auburn, they're a team that looked like the class of the loaded SEC West. Their defense is nasty (in a way that will remind you a great deal of the TCU defense), and their offense is efficient enough to get things done most of the time, so we're in for a fight for every scrap of ground- I wouldn't have a season like this end any other way. 2014, the year of the Frog, ends today- let's send it out on a high note and start building an even more wonderful 2015.</p>
<p>This is your gamethread for chat and analysis of the 2014 Peach Bowl- it's been a pleasure running through these with y'all this year, hope this one is another great one.</p>
<p>Go Frogs!</p>
https://www.frogsowar.com/2014/12/31/7471597/peach-bowl-tcu-vs-ole-miss-gamethreadHawkeyedFrog2014-12-31T09:02:45-06:002014-12-31T09:02:45-06:002014 Peach Bowl: Time, TV, Streaming, Radio
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<p>The No. 6 TCU Horned Frogs take on the No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.</p> <p>TCU had higher hopes for their season once it ended, but alas, it wasn't to be. Ole MIss beat the No. 1 team in the country, twice. This is easily the best matchup of the New Year's Six bowl games, and one that you don't want to miss, regardless of team affiliation.</p>
<p>It's the ultimate matchup of offense vs. defense, with TCU's No. 2 rated scoring offense going up against the Rebel's No. 1 scoring defense, and from everything we've read, no one knows exactly now things will turn out. What we do know is that it's likely to be a close, hard-fought battle that will come down to the wire.</p>
<p>Beyond the simple matchup on the field, there are larger implications. This is, after all, the third Big 12 vs. SEC matchup in a 2014 bowl game, and the SEC is currently 2-0, with wins over West Virginia and Texas. Can TCU reverse the trend, or will Ole Miss continue the SEC's streak?</p>
<p>We'll find out soon enough.</p>
<p><b>Game Time: </b>12:30 p.m. ET</p>
<p><b>TV:</b> ESPN</p>
<p><b>Streaming: </b>Watch ESPN</p>
<p><b>Radio:</b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gofrogs.com/multimedia/listenlive.html">TCU</a> | <a target="_blank" href="http://www.olemisssports.com/allaccess/">Ole Miss</a></p>
https://www.frogsowar.com/2014/12/31/7474073/2014-peach-bowl-tcu-horned-frogs-ole-miss-rebels-game-time-tv-streaming-radioJamie Plunkett