For Pete's Sake

For Pete’s Sake

TCU football coach shows off huge ring the team got for winning Big 12 title

By PETE GRATHOFF

The Kansas City Star
TCU head football coach Gary Patterson shook hands with Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby before the Horned Frogs receive the Big 12 champions trophy in December.
TCU head football coach Gary Patterson shook hands with Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby before the Horned Frogs receive the Big 12 champions trophy in December. Paul Moseley The Associated Press

I’ve got no dog in the fight about whether Baylor or TCU actually is the one true Big 12 champion.

But I do know that TCU got some serious bling, which cornerbacks coach Paul Gonzales was nice enough to show off.

TCU crushed Mississippi 42-3 in the Peach Bowl, but that loss at Baylor probably still stings.

By the way, here are the rings Ohio State received for winning the national title:

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