FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU can thank a mouthy, quotable (some may say, “attention-seeking”) college president for this moment. Never mind E. Gordon Gee has had at least as many jabs as jobs over the years. In Fort Worth, they still haven’t forgotten a particular comment by the then-Ohio State president in November 2010. Gee, thoughtful academician that he is, felt a need to weigh on the state of the Bowl Championship Series. The likes of TCU and Boise State, he said, didn’t deserve to play for a national championship because they don’t play anybody. “We do not play the Little Sisters of the Poor,” said Gee, an experienced Big Ten and SEC CEO. Less than two months later, TCU beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. “We’ve always done things people say we couldn’t do,” coach Gary Patterson said this week. You have to understand how negatively the dis was…
Continue Reading: Ohio State presents TCU a long-awaited opportunity to grab the brass ring on a national stage
