Purple Theory

Noted TCU essayist Matt Jennings joins the podcast to talk all things Horned Frog football. Topics include:

-- Fun times reminiscing

-- How Sonny Dykes has changed the culture of TCU football

-- Appreciation of the unsold heroes this year

-- Joe Gillespie appreciation

-- Saying nice things about Heisman Candidate Max Duggan

Follow Matt on Twitter @mattajennings, Parker @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Subscribe to frogstoday.com. Go Frogs. 

The Frogs came up short in the rematch with Kansas State. What did we learn? 

Parker turns in a a heroic Flu Game performance for this Big 12 title game preview as he and Grant take a second look at the Kansas State Wildcats. Topics include:

-- A litany of TCU players receiving recognition, including noted Johnny Unitas Award winner Max Duggan

-- Spotify Wrapped discussion

-- Will Howard's value to K State

--Listener predictions 

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Subscribe and read FrogsToday. And as always: Go Frogs. 

TCU finished its undefeated regular season with a thorough dismantling of the Iowa State Cyclones, and Grant and Parker are here to revel in the glory. Topics include:

-- Iowa State still does not have a special teams coordinator

-- The TCU defense playing as many guys as humanly possible

-- Garrett Riley, playcaller extraordinaire 

-- Max Duggan making Big Time Throws 

-- A shoutout none of us could've predicted

-- A Big 12 and national whiparound

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Visit FrogsToday.com for all of your TCU sporting needs. Go Frogs. 

Parker and Grant catch up for a bit before discussing TCU's upcoming matchup against Iowa State. Topics include:

-- The best Thanksgiving side dish

-- Iowa State's strange offense/defense dichotomy

-- Hunter Dekkers: a gunslinger without weapons (excluding Xavier Hutchinson)

-- A defense that is....fine?

-- Listener projections

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Subscribe and follow Frogs Today.

Also -- Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for listening. Go Frogs. 

Melissa Triebwasser (@TheCoachMelissa on Twitter) of Frogs Today joins Grant to break down what can only be described as an insane football game. TCU is 11-0. Go Frogs. 

TCU -- that's the No. 4 and 10-0 TCU Horned Frogs, for the record -- takes on the dastardly Baylor Bears this weekend. Parker and Grant discuss:

-- Games of years past

-- Blake Shapen and his weapons at wide receiver

-- Richard Reese, a very solid back

-- Where TCU can exploit the Baylor defense

-- Listener projections and Waco slander

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Be sure and subscribe to Frogs Today's newsletter. Go Frogs. 

To quote Parker, "LMBO." TCU beats Texas 17-10 in one of the most nerve-inducing games in recent memory. Parker and Grant break it all down, including:

-- Vibes, both during and after the game

-- Heaps and heaps of praise on the defense

-- How TCU simplified its gameplan on offense in the second half 

-- What we can learn from this game moving forward

-- Shad Banks v. Texas A&M's depth chart 

Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard, and be sure to visit FrogsToday.com! 

The No. 4 TCU Horned Frogs play the No. 18 Texas Longhorns in Austin on Saturday in front of College Gameday -- but first! There's podcast news to break.

The Purple Theory Podcast is now a proud affiliate of Frogs Today. Editorially, nothing will change; practically, you'll be able to access all of our episodes on frogstoday.com, in addition to the same podcast feeds you're used to. We're very excited, and you'll see our beautiful faces on some other content as well.

Also, Parker (@statsowar) and Grant (@grantmcgalliard) break down the Texas Longhorns, from Quinn Ewers' passing tendencies to defensive standouts to a bevy of troubling weapons on offense. 

Let's win this dang game. Go Frogs. 

Somehow, someway, TCU is 9-0, and almost every other team isn't. Pretty cool!