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PASADENA, Calif. -- Everything came up roses for Texas Christian University on Saturday, except for the part about how college football crowns its national champion.
The No. 3 Horned Frogs defeated No. 5 Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, 21-19, behind the playmaking of senior quarterback Andy Dalton and linebacker Tank Carder, but the sport's crystal trophy will go not to unbeaten TCU, but the winner of the Jan. 10 BCS title game between Oregon and Auburn.
What else could TCU (13-0) have done to state its case as national champion?
Nothing, short of piling even more style points against Mountain West Conference teams during the season.
The Horned Frogs led the nation in total defense and averaged 43 points per game, and they did themselves one better on Saturday when they outquicked, outpassed and outcoached a very good Wisconsin team. While all of that will not be enough to put TCU atop the final AP and coaches polls, the Horned Frogs enjoyed both the journey and especially its fragrant ending.
"We did everything we were capable of doing," Dalton said. "I guess it's just the way the system is. But in my time here at TCU, we never thought we'd have a chance to play in the Rose Bowl."
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