FORT WORTH — The only thing left to do was plant the flag.
SMU had just knocked off TCU for its second-consecutive win in Fort Worth for the first time since the Death Penalty. Brandon Crossley immediately went into a dead sprint over to the cheerleading section to grab the “Dallas Flag.” He took it and waved it a couple of times near the TCU logo at midfield.
Eventually TCU safety De’Veawn Armstead came over and ripped it off the pole. A scuffle broke out. But the message had been sent. The damage, a 42-34 win over TCU, had been done.