INGLEWOOD, Calif. — There’s a reason a few thousand heartbroken TCU fans lingered at SoFi Stadium until the dying seconds of their team’s 65-7 loss on Monday night.
They endured every Stetson Bennett touchdown, every U-G-A chant, every rendition of Hail to Georgia because history suggests it might be awhile before they get to watch the Horned Frogs play for the national championship again.
College football’s past decade has been dominated by the same half dozen traditional powers. Interlopers who unexpectedly crashed the College Football Playoff have typically proven to be one-hit wonders.