For a long time, TCU was the Metroplex laughing stock. The tides turned in 1997, when the 1-10 Horned Frogs notched their singular victory over the Ponies on a blustery November night, tearing down the goalposts in celebration of being slightly better than another bad team.
Since that fateful night, the Horned Frogs — mostly thanks to Gary Patterson — have gone 19-4 against the Mustangs, a record that has rendered this rivalry all but dead for the younger generation of fans that follow college football in North Texas.
But things are changing on the Hilltop; the insertion of former TCU analyst Sonny Dykes has breathed new life into Dallas’ only football team (hi, non-Texans — remember, the Cowboys play in Arlington) and all of the sudden, SMU is.