Wait ‘Til the Frogs Play Great

On the way out of the radio booth last Saturday, two thoughts occurred to me: Wow, what a statement-making win, and What will happen when the Frogs play really well?

No doubt that Saturday's win over No. 4 Oklahoma was the biggest victory since the Rose Bowl. It had a big crowd with huge noise, Bob Stoops versus Gary Patterson, and all the history that the OU program brings with it. It was a perfect day to make a statement, especially when half the Top 10 went down.

The Frogs made plays when they had to and kept OU guessing all game long. The defensive effort in the fourth quarter was stellar with OU having to punt twice, throwing two interceptions and turning it over on downs at the TCU 23 after the Frogs held on fourth and one. What a play!

And then, they defended the Hail Mary on the game’s last play.

TCU 37, Oklahoma 33.

The Frogs were richly rewarded with a Notre Dame-like jump in the polls all the way from No. 25 to No. 9.

But if you put Saturday's performance under the microscope, there's work to do. And that's the great news!

Consider that the Frogs had:

• 12 penalties (including one that wiped out a touchdown)
• A missed field goal
• A blocked point after touchdown attempt, which was Oberkrom's first career missed PAT (He'd made 100 in a row for a school record)
• Got beat deep on pass plays numerous times
• Scored a touchdown and then ran the next play so fast it couldn't be reviewed

And yet they still got the W.

So it begs the question: What will it look like when the Frogs play really well?  

I can’t wait to see.

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