Season openers can be defined as “the first game of the season.” They can also be defined as “the day all offseason expectations go out the window.”
Such was the case with TCU’s season opener against South Dakota State on Saturday, which ended in a way no one expected -- a 59-41 win for the Frogs. During the offseason, expectations for TCU were basically summed up like this:
Offense = young and shaky, will be not so good
Defense = experienced and deadly, will be super good
But in the words of Willy Wonka (RIP Gene Wilder), “Strike that.