I mean, are you actually surprised that Baylor and SMU fans are clowning on TCU? Kinda what rival schools, especially in a season where TCU beat a bad Baylor on Shapen's incompetence and SMU just lost their coach and players lol. Losing the B12 championship was also a major knock on the team and the legitimacy of "deserving" to make the playoffs to a lot of people, not to mention the disaster of a NC game.

All that said, who cares! I'd just hang your hat on on the fact that it was a year that a B12 championship loss didn't keep TCU out, and TCU proved that they could play with the best when clicking in beating UM for a huge win.

Every Baylor and SMU fan would love to make a CFP, especially with how difficult it is to get a spot in a great year (Baylor B12 Championship seasons - Baylor wishing it existed in 2013 at 11-1; 2014 at 11-1 & 2021 at 10-2) (SMU will never have a shot unless they make a major conference).

The rival fan criticism is legitimate to a degree because of the scope of the two losses and TCUs up/down play throughout the year, but I do hope people will remember TCU for the success of an underdog winning in the playoff rather than the NC loss to a great team.