Turnovers are a bad thing. Everybody who watches or is familiar with the sport of American football — or any sport for that matter — agrees with this take. It simultaneously takes away one team’s chance to score while handing it over, essentially for free, to the opposing squad. More often than not, disastrous consequences ensue.
The TCU Horned Frogs have turned the football over more than they should over the past several seasons. For all the quibbling and squabbling that’s been occurring all over the internet regarding this topic over the course of the past week — mostly due to some comments made by TCU head coach Sonny Dykes, which will be addressed in a second — that is an undeniable fact. In the best-case scenario, the turnovers have been a minor inconvenience that has prevented the Horned Frogs from winning more easily. In the worst-case scenario, however, they have single-handedly caused TCU to lose.
Dykes’ Comments Spark Debate
Let’s now tackle the elephant in the room. In an interview with State of the Frogs last week, Dykes discussed the turnover problem, particularly regarding former quarterback Josh Hoover. According to Dykes, one of TCU’s goals this upcoming season will be to cut back on turnovers, and he believes that new offensive coordinator Gordon Sammis, alongside Harvard transfer Jaden Craig, will help. That’s all well and good, but Dykes also took the time to seemingly take a jab at Hoover, causing the internet to erupt into a firestorm that has seemingly not stopped.
“I mean, I think you know that — look, numbers are numbers, and stats are stats. And I think you know, you look for us, and I think Josh started 31 games here as a quarterback, and we turned the ball over 40 — he turned the ball over 42 times in those 31 starts,” Dykes said. “And you go, and you go, and you look at Gordy, who was the offensive coordinator last year at Connecticut, and their quarterback turned it over twice. And so, you know, I think that’s where we want to get to, you know, you look at the teams that played for a national championship.”…