Thread by @JOlson62

As we sit at the 2018 football doorstep, I kind of want to drop this little TCU v Ohio State anecdote.

It was my junior year of high school, 2006, and I was going to go visit some of the schools that offered me. Planning a trip to Texas Tech with momma bear, we decided to make a pitstop in Fort Worth to see @TCUFootball since it was on the way and they offered me earlier.

Those that know me well know that I am 100%, die-hard, stone-cold hater. I don't want my team to win as bad as I want your team to lose.
Growing up in Columbus, Ohio and seeing nothing but Buckeye success, I would actively root against tOSU on the basis of 'just because'.

Fast-forward to '06, and I'm pulling in to Fort Worth while the @TCUFootball camp is going on (Side note: @TCUCoachP I never got a shirt, XXL please). GP calls me and moms into his office and we chat for a while. He asked about my family, where she went to school, roots for, etc

So moms says that they are all Ohio State fans, and GP says "We are actually trying to get a game with them soon."
Moms goes "Oh, like one of those sacrificial lamb games? Haha, where they pay a ton of money for small schools to get beat?"

I'll never forget his response for as long as I live.
@TCUCoachP stared into my moms soul with a laser focus that could melt the frog statue, y'all know that stare.

"Absolutely not, ma'am. If we play 'em, we're gonna beat 'em"

I almost commit on the spot.

Cheers, & go frogs.

Well, this kind of blew up a little more than expected.

I'm no stranger to billboard material so let's be clear, GP wasn't guaranteeing a victory over an unscheduled opponent 12 years ago ... The confidence that TCU would never play sacrificial lamb is what I'm trying to convey.