The Dallas Morning News sports experts have weighed in...

[Locutus_of_Boar]

...and not surprisingly they broke the bathroom scale.

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesports/2017/09/07/week-2-college-football-expert-picks-clean-sweep-tcu-can-oklahoma-upset-ohio-state

[parallaxpig]

Shocking

[MuskogeeHogFan]

...and not surprisingly they broke the bathroom scale.

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesports/2017/09/07/week-2-college-football-expert-picks-clean-sweep-tcu-can-oklahoma-upset-ohio-state

They have it backwards, it's Arkansas winning by 3 to 6.

[Boss Hog in the Arkansas]

How much do you wanna bet that they made those same picks last year 

[hogcard1964]

This is going to be one of our more enjoyable moments over the last 5 seasons.

[Großer Kriegschwein]

I guess their still having drug problem in Dallas.

[PorkRinds]

People from Texas are idiots. It's to be expected.

[DeltaBoy]

The DMN sports dept hates the Hogs.

[FraggleHog]

I can confirm that the same predictions happened last year. We all know what happened.

The whole state of Texas is Butt Hurt after what happened last weekend to their beloved Whorns, Aggy and the Babtists... They are praying that TCU can restore the image of Texas Football again.

[The Kig]

How much do you wanna bet that they made those same picks last year 

They did... but it shouldn't be surprising that the DFW local media picks the DFW based team to win. 

[DLUXHOG]

DMN coverage of the SEC and the Hogs is extremely dismal...  this tacked on with their growing liberal bias in "news reporting" are the reasons I stopped my subscription which I had for 30 years....

[Hogwop]

This is going to be one of our more enjoyable moments over the last 5 seasons.

As much as I hate to agree with you, I think so too.

[Karma]

DMN coverage of the SEC and the Hogs is extremely dismal...  this tacked on with their growing liberal bias in "news reporting" are the reasons I stopped my subscription which I had for 30 years....

You are fake news.

[hogcard1964]

As much as I hate to agree with you, I think so too.

Smart move. I'm usually correct.

[al_pigcino]

They are praying that TCU can restore the image of Texas Football again.

I mean I love the hogs, but I can't justify beating us making it a signature win for the state of Texas.........

[KlubhouseKonnected]

Nice in depth analysis:-/

[Razorback7281]

People from Texas are idiots. It's to be expected.

15 Texans on the currant Razorback roster

[Iwastherein1969]

What worried me when I first saw the line on the game was that we were the underdog. I cannot think of many times when we were underdogs to a team that we had beaten the previous year at their place and when they come to our place the following year we beat them as underdogs. I have a bad feeling about this game. Oh, we'll get better in a few games and have our usual 6-6 or 7-5 season. But this is one game that we are likely to lose. I make the score, Frogs-42   Hogs-17     and I so hope that I'm wrong, but I don't think I am

[FraggleHog]

I mean I love the hogs, but I can't justify beating us making it a signature win for the state of Texas.........

Not saying it would be a signature win... but it's a win over a decent Power 5 school. Something that none of the other big schools in the state of Texas can claim.

[bob slydell]

8 of 9 picked TCU last year as well...

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesports/2016/09/08/experts-pick-key-week-2-college-football-games-arkansas-tcu-texas-tech-arizona-state-many

[Tejano Jawg]

Unanimous? Huh.

Norm Hitzges in Dallas also picked the Frogs. He just said, in a very smug way, "I think TCU handles Arkansas." Strange confidence there.

[PorkRinds]

15 Texans on the currant Razorback roster

They saw the light. They're Arkansans now.

[Hogwild]

8 of 9 picked TCU last year as well...

https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/college-sports/collegesports/2016/09/08/experts-pick-key-week-2-college-football-games-arkansas-tcu-texas-tech-arizona-state-many

6 of the 9 took Arkansas with the points, this year all nine are laying 3.5 points

[Iwastherein1969]

Another sobering fact, we are underdogs at home to a Big 12 team who is not that great in Bielema's 5th season. Tell the truth, would you ever have thought that we'd be considered inferior to any program in the Big 12 besides OU or maybe Texas going in to Bret's 5th season ?  Really, not a good sign.

[MissippHog]

What worried me when I first saw the line on the game was that we were the underdog. I cannot think of many times when we were underdogs to a team that we had beaten the previous year at their place and when they come to our place the following year we beat them as underdogs. I have a bad feeling about this game. Oh, we'll get better in a few games and have our usual 6-6 or 7-5 season. But this is one game that we are likely to lose. I make the score, Frogs-42   Hogs-17     and I so hope that I'm wrong, but I don't think I am

It opened Hogs -2. 

[bob slydell]

6 of the 9 took Arkansas with the points, this year all nine are laying 3.5 points

There's a big difference between laying 3.5 and laying 7.  Makes sense that more would give 3.5. 

[Hogdomer]

What worried me when I first saw the line on the game was that we were the underdog. I cannot think of many times when we were underdogs to a team that we had beaten the previous year at their place and when they come to our place the following year we beat them as underdogs. I have a bad feeling about this game. Oh, we'll get better in a few games and have our usual 6-6 or 7-5 season. But this is one game that we are likely to lose. I make the score, Frogs-42   Hogs-17     and I so hope that I'm wrong, but I don't think I am

TCU lost to KState at the end of the year last year by 3+ touchdowns and scored 6 points.  They scored 10 against Ok State.  They lost the bowl game.  If we lose to this team by anything close to 42-17, we aren't going 7-5.

[Iwastherein1969]

It opened Hogs -2.

The first line I saw was TCU at -2.5  ....oh well, I just hope we win

[MuskogeeHogFan]

Another sobering fact, we are underdogs at home to a Big 12 team who is not that great in Bielema's 5th season. Tell the truth, would you ever have thought that we'd be considered inferior to any program in the Big 12 besides OU or maybe Texas going in to Bret's 5th season ?  Really, not a good sign.

Really doesn't mean jack at all. The prognosticators expect TCU to have a better season this year and to compete with OU/OSU, who they see as being really good teams this year. Add that to how we ended the last season and you can understand why they are picking TCU.

Here's the great thing though, when the ball is kicked off, all of that point spread crap doesn't mean a thing.

[Iwastherein1969]

TCU lost to KState at the end of the year last year by 3+ touchdowns and scored 6 points.  They scored 10 against Ok State.  They lost the bowl game.  If we lose to this team by anything close to 42-17, we aren't going 7-5.

Did you not notice how we finished the season last year ?

[Hog Fan...DOH!]

There's a big difference between laying 3.5 and laying 7.  Makes sense that more would give 3.5. 

It's almost like gambling is a business. 

[MissippHog]

The first line I saw was TCU at -2.5  ....oh well, I just hope we win

Bettors jumped on it and it moved quickly to TCU -2.  So Vegas has a little faith in the Hogs, just nobody else does (outside Arkansas.)

[Hogdomer]

Did you not notice how we finished the season last year ?

Yes I did.  My only point is if we lose to a team that couldn't score in the double digits against K-State by almost four touchdowns we aren't going 7-5 against our schedule.

[Porkette]

The unanimous overconfidence on TCU's side (fans, media etc) is actually really strange to me in this one. We won a great game last year and they're coming  to our place.

Now, I pretty much never feel confident in the hogs winning a big game. I always worry. But I feel like both of these teams are just unknowns at this point.

[bennyl08]

15 Texans on the currant Razorback roster

He should have said "in" Texas and not from. The smart ones know to leave.

[Iwastherein1969]

Really doesn't mean jack at all. The prognosticators expect TCU to have a better season this year and to compete with OU/OSU, who they see as being really good teams this year. Add that to how we ended the last season and you can understand why they are picking TCU.

Here's the great thing though, when the ball is kicked off, all of that point spread crap doesn't mean a thing.

look I want to win this game as much as anyone....but I'm a pragmatist in my latter 50's...again, nothing would be more enjoyable than to be wrong in choosing TCU to beat my Hogs...what does concern me, as I said, is that our program is not further along into Bret's 5th year than we are...we shouldn't be worrying about non-conference home games unless they are against a major power...the fact that we are is just not a good sign...and I hate saying such things

[OneTuskOverTheLine™]

I guess their still having drug problem in Dallas.

Sure are, especially from the last few times We skull drug around...

[Kevin]

They saw the light. They're Arkansans now.

nice

[hogcard1964]

look I want to win this game as much as anyone....but I'm a pragmatist in my latter 50's...again, nothing would be more enjoyable than to be wrong in choosing TCU to beat my Hogs...what does concern me, as I said, is that our program is not further along into Bret's 5th year than we are...we shouldn't be worrying about non-conference home games unless they are against a major power...the fact that we are is just not a good sign...and I hate saying such things

True, but you have to remember this is against a middle of the pack Big 12 team.  ...that was also pretty bad last season.

[Iwastherein1969]

True, but you have to remember this is against a middle of the pack Big 12 team.  ...that was also pretty bad last season.

I guess years of high expectations on my part have taught me to lower them so as to not be disappointed....there's nothing outside my family and my religion that I care about more than Razorback sports...I know a lot of you guys feel the same way...I just hope we win....Patterson wants this game and in the worst way...one good thing, he can't play the game, or maybe it would be a good thing to see Patterson playing tail back instead of that Turpin guy

[Hog Fan...DOH!]

Another sobering fact, we are underdogs at home to a Big 12 team who is not that great in Bielema's 5th season. Tell the truth, would you ever have thought that we'd be considered inferior to any program in the Big 12 besides OU or maybe Texas going in to Bret's 5th season ?  Really, not a good sign.

Why is TCU considered a superior program and a favorite at this point?  What about TCU going from 6-7 in '16 makes them better than Arkansas this year?

I actually think your sentiment is pretty commonplace at the moment.  Coach B needs to give the fanbase some hope.  I just think about the baseball program.  Even though we haven't won it all... we could. 

[hogcard1964]

Why is TCU considered a superior program and a favorite at this point?  What about TCU going from 6-7 in '16 makes them better than Arkansas this year?

I actually think your sentiment is pretty commonplace at the moment.  Coach B needs to give the fanbase some hope.  I just think about the baseball program.  Even though we haven't won it all... we could.

For some odd, unexplainable reason, they're favored.  ...or they were yesterday.

[Cambridge Hog]

Fake news!

[hogman64]

Did you not notice how we finished the season last year ?

and since then we have lost our best running back, most experienced receivers, changed defenses as well as lost  our
best defensive player for the year , replacing him with a freshman,  we  are playing a team ranked well above us and all we have done so far this year is beat the weakest team we will play all year.........so someone would call these guys idiots for picking their home town team?

[Pudgepork]

Tcu is getting much respect because of those 17 starters back on a Sr laden team.  Also Pattersons very good record of having very good years after a rare down year.  All the sports guys can talk about is that tcu went 12-1 the last time following a bad year

[Ex-Trumpet]

I can confirm that the same predictions happened last year. We all know what happened.

The whole state of Texas is Butt Hurt after what happened last weekend to their beloved Whorns, Aggy and the Babtists... They are praying that TCU can restore the image of Texas Football again.

Not true.  A yuge part of the state is from someplace else and when the Texas schools lose it's borderline erotic.

[Hogwild]

ESPN has TCU with a 66% of winning the game.

[AugustaHog]

and since then we have lost our best running back, most experienced receivers, changed defenses as well as lost  our
best defensive player for the year , replacing him with a freshman,  we  are playing a team ranked well above us and all we have done so far this year is beat the weakest team we will play all year.........so someone would call these guys idiots for picking their home town team?

I'm not sure how this thing is going to shake, but I'll address your points, which on the surface seem valid. 
-RW3 was a beast, but at this time last year Devwah wasn't even a factor and there was no Chase Hayden.  I don't think there will be much drop off in RB production as long as we get a little blocking.
-The WRs is truly a glaring question and really the only big loss to me from this point last season. 
-The defensive change is something that I view as a plus and not a negative.  We can't be any worse than we played last year late in that game.  Jesus, Hill rolled up 200+ passing in the 4th qtr alone last year.
-Pulley was an un-proven replacement that was moved into playing time from the KRich injury last season.  He was a good player at this point, but not at the level he was during the end of last season and the beginning of this year. 

All of those things on the surface would seem to indicate a TCU rout.  When you dig a little deeper, you realize that maybe things aren't that bad.  As you noted, this game will depend on what the 3 RBs do, whether the WRs get open, how Curl adjusts, and whether the defense can be something more than the speed bump it was last year.  I would say that I feel really good about the RBs and overall D improvement.  The jury is still out on the WRs and Curl IMO. 

[FraggleHog]

ESPN has TCU with a 66% of winning the game.

FPI is a crock...

[12247]

I believe TCU is favored mostly because of Patterson.  He has a pretty good record of winning games over the past few years.  They were not very good last year and to many that means they will be good this year mostly because their coach refuses to be denied.  Remember the depth many on here claim we have.  If we indeed do have depth, now is the time to utilize it.  We've known for way over a year that 2017 would be a year we would break in several new WRs.  So one assume we have allowed for that in our planning.  Losing RWIII and Pulley hurts but remember that depth.  We really have zero excuses to go lose this game.  Power 5 big time conference middle of the road team playing at home against a smaller power 5 middle of the roader.  Homer calls alone should be worth 3 or 4 points plus the usual home field advantage.  We should be granted about 7 points for those 2 items lone.  We just need to go forth, line them up, kick their butts and move on to the next team. Yet I fear, I fear.