Statistically speaking, it was more likely for a 16 seed team to beat a #1 seed in the Big Dance than for the Froggies to knock off Bill Self and the #5 Jayhawks on February 6th, 2013. We, the students, didn't think we had a prayer, but still packed the Daniel Meyer Coliseum, hoping for a miracle but planning on leaving round halftime (It's a TCU tradition for students to leave events at halftime. See my rant from the Riff Ram Sports Show Season 1, Episode 3).
When Garlon Green hit the first bucket of the day at the 16 minute mark, we were in uproar. I still have a picture on my computer from us taking snapshots of the scoreboard, just to say we were beating the #5 team in the nation at 2-0. Three minutes later TCU led 8-0. Pandemonium ensued. Everyone in the building had the same question on their mind: "What the hell is going on?"
I swear Super Frog had put a lid on the basket the Jayhawks we're shooting at in that first half. Even the kid during the timeout free throw game couldn't make a shot. Jamari Traylor finally broke the ice with 12 left in the first half, and somehow ended the curse. At halftime the Frogs were up 22-13, and the students in the sold out DMC weren't going anywhere. TCU never gave up the lead in the 2nd half, leading by more than 15 points at one point. The Frogs ended up winning, 62-55.
Of course, when a team shoots 18-61from the floor and .136 from 3 point land, if you make anything you're going to win. Come on now. I'm sure Hickory high school, under the guidance of Gene Hackman, could've beaten that Jayhawks team that night. KU head coach Bill Self ridiculed his squad after that game, saying his group was "The worst team that Kansas ever put on the floor since Dr. Naismith was there". Ouch.
That being said, there is no way KU loses against the Frogs tonight. And I love my school, I'm not a hater. I'm very good friends with a handful of gentleman on our Basketball team. But you take a KU team that is playing lights out defense against a 0-6 in the Big 12 TCU, multiply by the fact they remember their embarrassing performance last season when they came to Fort Worth, and it could get U G L Y in this one. But hey, that's what we said last year. Look how that turned out.
