If Liberty Bowl gets to choose, Frogs say ‘Pick me’
If the Frogs are able to clinch a share of the Conference USA championship Saturday, the team says it deserves to represent the conference in the AXA Liberty Bowl.
By Danny Gillham
Sports Editor

Any thoughts of sole possession of the Conference USA crown ended Saturday with a disappointing loss to East Carolina.

However the team can still clinch a share of the title Saturday against Memphis, and this game gives the opportunity for the committee with the AXA Liberty Bowl to choose the team to play Colorado State on New Year’s Eve.

When asked what criteria the committee would use to choose the team, head coach Gary Patterson quickly answered that the Frogs would deserve to go.

“I’m partial and I think we’re better than the other two,” Patterson said.
He also supported his opinion with three reasons.

“No. 1 I think we’re the highest ranked team (in the polls) in the group,” he said. “(No. 2) We have the best record throughout the season and third is we’ll match up well with Colorado State. If you want the best ballgame, that is what I think.”

He’s right in his first two arguments. The Frogs are currently ranked No. 29 and 34 in the two major polls, with no other school in the conference getting votes. The team would also finish 9-2, and the best any other team can do is Louisville, with a 8-4 record.

While the third point is objectionable, it’s one that his players agree with.

Senior wide receiver Kevin Brown said the team really wants to be in Memphis on Dec. 31.

“Getting to play a team ranked as high 13th, and in Memphis where the champions go, we’d really like to go there,” Brown said.

d.r.gillham@tcu.edu