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5 thoughts: Turnovers and penalties make TCU's trip to Ames a living nightmare in loss to Iowa State

Here are five thoughts following No. 4 TCU's 14-7 loss to No. 25 Iowa State.

Stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself...

Iowa State entered Saturday's game as the ninth least penalized team in the nation, averaging just over 36 penalty yards per game.

In a close game, we knew the Cyclones' ability to avoid shooting themselves in the foot might be a factor.

The question was, how would TCU fare in that department?

Turns out, not great.

The Frogs' 104 penalty yards on 11 calls exceeded their previous season high set against SMU in Week 3 -- 11 penalties for 94 yards.