COMMENTARY
FORT WORTH, Texas — In the 150 years they’ve played college football, there probably hasn’t been a scene quite like the one that greeted Neal Brown Friday evening.
Walking away from his final postgame press conference of the season, Brown received a standing ovation from a group of West Virginia fans and boosters gathered to the side of TCU’s makeshift press area.
A standing ovation. For a 5-7 football coach.
Thing of it is, in no way did it feel unwarranted or excessive. Those people weren’t handing out participation ribbons or accepting mediocrity.