Texas, Alabama, Florida, and so forth play cupcake teams for filler.
TCU and Boise State play cupcake teams every fricking week as the meat of their schedule.
That’s why you’re always bridesmaids. Get used to it. Or fix it by manning up on the schedule.
BTW, Cincinnati has much more reason to be upset than either TCU or Boise State. They’re a far better team than either TCU or Boise State, and played a tough schedule to boot.