If there’s a big games at Schollmaier Arena, there’s a good chance the banana hammocks are coming out.
When TCU faced-off against No. 6 West Virginia, it marked the first time the program had ever hosted ESPN’s Big Monday.
And because Jamie Dixon’s team desperately needed a win to revitalize its NCAA tournament chances, TCU’s marketing department knew that it needed to pull out all the stops to give the home team a visceral advantage.
In this case, though, more actually meant less, as in less clothing. Almost no clothing, really. Over the course of the next three hours, fans would see an emotional game filled with huge scoring swings, uneven officiating, and ultimately, an impressive 82-73 TCU victory.