NBC Sports has ranked TCU number three in its preseason top 25 poll.  Ohio State comes in at number two, while defending national champion Alabama is number one.  I love the respect and I love that this could potentially put us in the national title game if we run the table, but I have to say I don’t want to be a target all year.  I know its naive of me to think TCU can continue to go under the radar every year, but this ranking puts a huge Rocky Mountain-sized target on the back of the Frogs from rival Utah (ranked 21 in this preseason poll) who the Frogs must go on the road to battle this year.  I don’t suspect that the preseason polls that matter will have the Frogs this high, but it is interesting to see experts backing TCU this early.  The biggest surprise in these rankings has to be Boise not coming in ahead of the Frogs, despite beating us last year in the Fiesta Bowl and returning 20 of 22 starters.  Good to see the ‘Canes and the Huskers back in the top ten. [NBC Sports]