Damn right, I said it. And I can say it because I saw it.
The San Diego State Aztecs lost Saturday afternoon to the No. 1 team in the country. You think I care what the polls say? You think it bothers me that every so-called expert in the nation would disagree with me?
To them, and to the rest of the college football world, I would say this: prove it. And you know what? They wouldn’t be able to do so.
The TCU Horned Frogs (now 9-0) are No. 1 because of everything they displayed at Qualcomm Stadium in dismantling Brady Hoke’s improved Aztecs, 55-12.
There isn’t one thing in the game of football that this team doesn’t do well — very well. There isn’t a single weakness. Except, of course, for the fact that in the B.S. world of the BCS it would be impossible for anyone to come out and admit that a little-old team from Mountain West could beat the “big boys” from the SEC or Big 12.
Hogwash.
Just last season, Alabama from the SEC spent nearly the entire season at No. 1, lost a hard-fought conference title game to Florida, and then was sent to the Sugar Bowl to play a Utah team that wasn’t supposed to be able share the same field with the Crimson Tide.
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by J.T. Rogan on October 21, 2009
This is the latest installment in a series of weekly columns about USD Toreros football by a six year veteran of the team, running back J.T. Rogan. This week, J.T. offers a frank assessment of where the Toreros stand after a disappointing 21-14 loss to Drake:
The game of football is generally viewed as a competition between two teams where there is ultimately a decided victor. The unique component that is not typically recognized within the game of football is the existence of individual battles between players on opposing teams.
There are plays where if 10 guys do their job whilst one player does not, then detriment befalls the team. Conversely, there are plays where if 10 guys don’t do their job and one player does, the team benefits from the extraordinary effort of the one individual. However, most regularly, it is the team that consistently wins the majority of the individual battles that wins the game.
It was apparent to any onlooker that Drake University wanted to win the game more than we did. They were committed to winning as many individual battles as possible and they wouldn’t leave San Diego until they had won the game. Continue Reading →
