The Living Room Times

Best-case scenario for TCU, outside of a Texas loss to Nebraska: they get “passed over” by the Orange AND Fiesta Bowls (in favor of Cincy/Pitt and Boise, respectively), and end up in the Sugar Bowl, playing the SEC runner-up. As Utah learned last year, beating the SEC runner-up will do wonders for your level of national respect.

Of course, if Clemson upsets GT for ACC title, Orange Bowl will want to avoid rematch w/ TCU, so will probably take Cincinnati or, if the Bearcats lose to Pitt, either the Panthers or Boise State. Which would leave TCU playing Iowa in the Fiesta Bowl. Again, not much potential for perceived “validation” there.

Georgia’s win over Georgia Tech yesterday was bad news for TCU. The Horned Frogs are probably Orange Bowl-bound, assuming Texas beats Nebraska and GT wins the ACC. A win over red-hot 12-1, Top 7-ranked Yellow Jackets would’ve been big validation for TCU. A win over 11-2 GT with late bad loss to weak Georgia team, less so.

US Bank wants me to pay a $39 late fee + $6 in interest charges for a bill that I paid, in full, ON THE DUE DATE at 10:20 PM MDT. Apparently this is because “payments made after 7:00 PM CT will be processed the next business day.” But the original bill didn’t say “pay by 7pm on 11/18.” It said “pay by 11/18.” I paid on 11/18. Period.

Bill Plaschke: “Neuheisel got exactly what he deserved.”