'Good Things Going to Happen!' Sonny Dykes On TCU's Trip to Baylor

TCU is ready to pick itself up off the mat after two straight losses heading into its second bye week of the season.

The Horned Frogs had great success coming out of its first week off, which culminated in a 63-7 victory over Grambling State to bounce back from an opening loss to North Carolina.

With two more losses under its belt, this latest return to the field is even more important. But the task is also much harder than it was back in week two against the Tigers.

The latest game on the schedule takes TCU on trip south to Waco for the annual renewal of its rivalry with Baylor.

It is never an easy outing for either team when the Horned Frogs and Bears get together and this year's matchup seems to be no different, especially for TCU.

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Baylor is off to a 5-1 start and is unbeaten through its opening two conference games, with a crushing 55-19 win over Arizona State in Tempe in its most recent contest.

Despite the daunting nature of the Bears' talent, the road atmosphere at McLane Stadium and the looming stake of the rivalry, TCU head coach Sonny Dykes feels that this could be the turning point for his team.

During his press conference leading up to Saturday's showdown, Dykes broke down the problems that have plagued the Horned Frogs and how he feels they can finally get them fixed out of the bye week.

"You go back and you look at the tape of the BYU game...we're one or two plays away from doing this [winning]. Those games usually come down to a mistake," remarked Dykes.

Dykes went on list off the isolated incidents in the 17-10 heartbreaker to the No. 8 Cougars in Fort Worth, which included a Jaden Craig interception that led to a touchdown for BYU.

"Those have kind of been the mistakes that have hurt us. You look at game one [against North Carolina] and one play here. Central Florida's kind of the same thing and one play here," he continued.

"We've played three one-score games and haven't been able to win those. But the good thing is we've good, solid defense that's given us a chance to win every week, and if we can get the offense to come along, then I think good things are going to happen."

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Getting another strong defensive effort from the Horned Frogs to stop a Baylor offense that is fresh off of a 50-point road outing is easier said than done for Dykes.

Not to mention also getting the beleaguered TCU offense led by Craig to emerge for the entire game and not commit any fatal mistakes, which is an arguably harder ask.

However, if TCU can pull off the tough task, then Dykes' assessment of "good things" happening becomes less of a hope and more of an seriously probable outcome rooted in reality.

The Horned Frogs will have their prime opportunity to prove whether the bye week saved their season or set them up for another squandered outing when they head to Waco this weekend.