Loss shouldn’t overshadow team success
By Carlos Alvarado
Commentary

Thursday night was to be the night of nights.

TCU was supposed to establish its mark on the national landscape by defeating Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.

The Frogs were unable to defeat Southern Miss, but their mark on the national landscape has been made. Anyone watching the game came away impressed by the tenacity, heart and talent of the Frogs football team.

Their run at BCS destiny ruined, the Frogs still have a lot to play for. They will drop in the rankings but will face a tough MAC champion in the Mobile Bowl. The possibility for this team to finish the season in the top 15 is very good.

The future for this team looks extremely bright. Fans need to continue to cheer their Frogs on in their last two games as they are important for putting the Frogs in position to challenge for a BCS bid again in the years to come.

How the Frogs handle losing all their dreams in Hattiesburg will define where this team is going. Undoubtedly they are devastated. Their heads will hang low and they might not have the swagger on campus as they have had in the last three months.

Give them a pat on the back and tell them to keep on fighting. They have so much still to play for as Thursday night should not be the end of what can still be a magnificent season.

The Frogs have inched closer to the BCS than any single team since the BCS was put into effect. This year and 2000 are indicators that the Frogs are not done challenging for a BCS bowl. Do not think for any reason that recruits, writers and college football observers will forget this Frog team when they return to challenge the BCS next year?

Champions are forged from adversity. Being knocked down is inevitable. True champions rise from ashes to continue pursuing their dreams. This season may not see the realization of those dreams, but the dream is still in sight.

If the Frogs can rise from these ashes and finish the season 12 -1, they will find themselves with the opportunity to do so once again.