FORT WORTH, Texas _ Unlike that time in March when a group of Texas fans were denied the right to buy patio seats for the baseball series in Fort Worth, TCU AD Jeremiah Donati will not reject any Baylor fan who wants to pay for a seat on Saturday.
Tickets remain available for Baylor's most important game of the season. A rivalry that once briefly was the best in Texas has returned, but the game isn't doing much on Stadium Drive.
Kickoff for No. 12 Baylor at TCU is the dreaded 11 a.m., a perfect excuse for the students to no-show.
Matt Rhule is the leading candidate for National Coach of the Year for the job he's done in Waco. He would have been named the Big 12 Coach of the Year last season had he and his team not gagged on pressure with a home loss to TCU.
Rhule has achieved much in his time at Baylor, but he is 0-2 against Gary Patterson.
National legitimacy is at stake for Baylor and Rhule. Lose, and the Bears are frauds and the College Football Playoff committee is right to disregard this team.
TCU is a mess, but Baylor is TCU's last shot to salvage a season that sits on the edge of the toilet.
