Originally Posted by
BigdaddyQH
I think that Dana Holgorsen has been a major disappointment. He lost three games in 2011 with the likes of Heisman candidate QB Gino Smith and a huge WR corps. How does he get destroyed by a 5 win Syracuse team? 2012 was just as bad. Again with Smith and company, West Virginia managed to lose 5 games in a row after a 5-0 start that featured patsies like Marshall, James Madison, Maryland and Baylor at home. They upset (was it really that much of an upset) Texas in Austin, and then go straight into the tank, finishing at 7-6 with another rout loss to Syracuse as a 4 point pick. Last year West Virginia wins 4 games, two of which are William and Mary and Georgia State. WVA's offense was hurting, but there was no excuse for his defense. West Virginia has a new D-line, which bids well for TCU's new up-tempo run oriented offense.
Kansas State simply has better athletes than TCU does, IMO. Their returning QB and offense should be enough to offset any advantage TCU may have. Last year TCU came close when they caught K-State looking forward to Oklahoma. That is not the case this season.