{"id":537673,"date":"2023-01-09T08:36:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T05:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tcu-is-ultimate-cfp-underdog-looking-for-hollywood-ending\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T08:36:36","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T05:36:36","slug":"tcu-is-ultimate-cfp-underdog-looking-for-hollywood-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tcu-is-ultimate-cfp-underdog-looking-for-hollywood-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"#TCU is ultimate CFP underdog looking for Hollywood ending"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25da2f26d79\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25da2f26d79\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tcu-is-ultimate-cfp-underdog-looking-for-hollywood-ending\/#%E2%80%9CTCU_is_ultimate_CFP_underdog_looking_for_Hollywood_ending%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;TCU is ultimate CFP underdog looking for Hollywood ending&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTCU_is_ultimate_CFP_underdog_looking_for_Hollywood_ending%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;TCU is ultimate CFP underdog looking for Hollywood ending&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>INGLEWOOD, Calif. \u2014 The location, a half-hour drive from Hollywood, is fitting.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TCU\u2019s story feels like a movie <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>. An underdog nobody was paying attention to in September, comes out of nowhere to reach the final <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> of the season as one of the great underdog stories in college football history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Standing in its way is mighty Georgia, the new preeminent powerhouse in the sport out to become the first repeat national champion in a decade. And despite all it has accomplished, all the wild come-from-behind wins and the stunning upset of Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl, TCU remains a long shot to complete this rags-to-riches story. It is a massive 12.5-point underdog Monday night at SoFi Stadium, the biggest spread in the nine-year history of the College Football Playoff. It started the year with 200\/1 odds to win it all. The champion with the longest odds to raise the trophy? Auburn, at 50\/1, in 2010.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you go back to August, how many people were in Las Vegas saying, \u2018Yeah, let me put $10 down on TCU to win the national title?\u2019 \u201d said Kirk Herbstreit, ESPN\u2019s lead college football analyst. \u201cI don\u2019t know if anybody was, including their own fan base.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/CFP_TCU_Georgia_Football_44537jpg-38472.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Max Duggan \" class=\"wp-image-25286979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/CFP_TCU_Georgia_Football_44537jpg-38472.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/CFP_TCU_Georgia_Football_44537jpg-38472.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/CFP_TCU_Georgia_Football_44537jpg-38472.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/CFP_TCU_Georgia_Football_44537jpg-38472.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Max Duggan started the year as TCU\u2019s backup QB. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is a team that\u2019s kind of been against all odds all year, and don\u2019t tell them they don\u2019t have a chance Monday night. Actually, tell them that. I think they like to hear it, because it seems to fire them up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>TCU (13-1) went 5-7 last year, and changed coaches, going from Gary Patterson to Sonny Dykes. It was picked seventh in the Big 12. It didn\u2019t receive a single vote in the preseason Associated Press poll. Quarterback Max Duggan began the year as the backup, then after an injury to starter Chandler Morris, authored his own fairytale season within TCU\u2019s, producing by far the best season of his career and finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting. The Horned Frogs trailed in the second half five times and prevailed, then pulled off the biggest upset in the playoff\u2019s history by beating Michigan as an eight-point underdog to become the first Big 12 team to reach the title game since this new format was adopted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith every fiber of our being, we for sure do [believe we can win],\u201d TCU star wideout Quentin Johnston said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been counted out for so long. \u2026 A lot of people don\u2019t think the Big 12 has what it takes to have certain things. We\u2019ve proved that. We have to come out, keep proving it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Said TCU cornerback Tre\u2019Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, the Jim Thorpe Award winner as the top defensive back in the country: \u201cMan, we are here to win the game. \u2026 It\u2019s time to start taking us very seriously. We\u2019re not a joke and we\u2019re here [and] just as good as any other team that\u2019s had great seasons.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-07T221812Z_390089530_MT1USATODAY19742976_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-CFP-NATIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIP-T.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sonny Dykes\" class=\"wp-image-25286978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-07T221812Z_390089530_MT1USATODAY19742976_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-CFP-NATIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIP-T.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-07T221812Z_390089530_MT1USATODAY19742976_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-CFP-NATIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIP-T.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-07T221812Z_390089530_MT1USATODAY19742976_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-CFP-NATIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIP-T.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/2023-01-07T221812Z_390089530_MT1USATODAY19742976_RTRMADP_3_NCAA-FOOTBALL-CFP-NATIONAL-CHAMPIONSHIP-T.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sonny Dykes is in his first season as TCU\u2019s head coach. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The last hurdle will be the toughest. Georgia (14-0) isn\u2019t Michigan. It is unlike any team TCU has seen in the Big 12. It has won 16 straight games and 32 of its last 33. It has played two single-possession games all year. It is explosive and dynamic on both sides of the ball, able to win a slugest or a shootout, ranked fifth nationally in scoring defense and eighth in points scored. It has a roster littered with future NFL players that is motivated to perform better than it did in a comeback win over Ohio State in the Peach Bowl and become the first school since SEC-rival Alabama in 2011-12 to win consecutive titles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis team has it all,\u201d running back Kenny McIntosh said. \u201cFor us to have the opportunity to go back and get another one, that\u2019s just history \u2014 legendary.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On paper, it is a mismatch. Georgia has stockpiled top recruiting classes under coach Kirby Smart, and has 15 players who were five-star recruits, and 53 four-stars, based on the website 247 Sports\u2019 rankings. TCU has just one five-star, LSU transfer Marcel Brooks, a linebacker who doesn\u2019t even start, and 16 four-stars. Based on those same rankings, Georgia had the second-most talent in the country, behind only Alabama. TCU was No. 33.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou would think, \u2018Why are we even playing the game on Monday night?\u2019 But as we all know, it\u2019s more about how a team comes together and what it ends up becoming,\u201d Herbstreit said. \u201cAnd TCU\u2019s a great example of that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It really is David versus Goliath. The SEC against the Big 12. Georgia\u2019s five-star recruits against TCU\u2019s three-stars and transfers. College football\u2019s new dynasty against the ultimate underdog.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a story made for Hollywood. 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