So TCU assembles a record home crowd, welcomes the No. 16 team in the country into Amon Carter -- the reigning Sugar Bowl champ Utes -- and leads 35-7 before you can hardly blink an eye ... and is still ranked No. 2?
Only in the state of Texas. The tug-of-war between the Texas Longhorns and TCU Horned Frogs has been one-sided all season, but Saturday's destruction of Utah put the Frogs as close as they've ever been to the top spot this year: four votes to two. But the Longhorns were equally impressive in their handling of Baylor, and only garbage time made the score look closer than it really was. Regardless of what anyone says, these two teams are good enough to play anyone in America. We can only hope they'll play each other.
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