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Article: Horned Frogs aim to live up to high expectations
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- August 1, 2009
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TCU coach Gary Patterson isn't shying away from expectations. The
Horned Frogs have been tabbed as the team to beat in the Mountain
West Conference this season. They topped the league's preseason
media poll after collecting 15 of the 24 first-place votes.
"We're just going to be the best team we can be," Patterson said.
"We're very grateful for the confidence that people had who voted
for us and how they put us. What we are going to try and do is live
up to that."
Patterson admits he used to downplay the significance of
preseason polls. However, sometimes his kids played that way.
And that's a scenario he'd just as soon avoid this time around.
"This group of kids we have this year has worked ...