Things got heated in the battle for the Iron Skillet, a breakdown
What Happened
In a heated battle for the Iron Skillet rivalry trophy, the Southern Methodist University (SMU) Mustangs take on the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth. The game is evenly matched, with both teams playing strong football. In the first half, TCU quarterback Max Duggan connects with his receiver for a touchdown, putting the Horned Frogs on the board. However, the real drama unfolds off the field. As the TCU offensive lineman passes sets up in pass protection, the SMU defensive end becomes frustrated and rips the lineman's helmet off, throwing it to the ground. The referees miss the unsportsmanlike conduct and an interception is made on the subsequent play. SMU head coach Sonny Dykes erupts, furiously arguing the missed call with the officials, to no avail. The very next play, SMU running back Tre Siggers breaks free for a long touchdown run, adding insult to injury for the Mustangs. Dykes continues to plead his case with the referees, but they maintain that they did not see the helmet being thrown. Later in the fourth quarter, an SMU defensive back drops what would have been an easy interception, earning him the nickname "Milo Butterfingers" from the announcer. Despite the miscue, SMU holds on to win the game, securing a 4-0 start to the season - their best since before the program's "death penalty" sanctions. As the final seconds tick away, the SMU fans erupt in celebration, reveling in the victory over their crosstown rivals. The announcer notes that there's no better feeling than being in the stands, surrounded by euphoric supporters. The broadcast ends with a slow-motion replay of the coveted Iron Skillet trophy, the ultimate prize in this heated Dallas-area showdown.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentWelcome to gorgeous Fort Worth. We are playing for the Iron Skillet, people. TCU,
SMU, Dallas' two yuppie prep schools, and we've got some good football going on. You
know TCU's been good throughout the years. SMU is building something up. They got Buchel,
the old Texas quarterback. Watch the nice back shoulder throw here. That's for six, but
the football wasn't the story of this game, at least at the start of it,
because we had a good one coming up here. You see the circle top right,
the right tackle is in pass protection, and the defensive end gets fed up, gives
him a head jerk, rips the helmet off, and then he goes for the toss.
This is the best camera angle we got. I'll run it back. Speaking of getting
tossed, the pass gets intercepted on the play. So we got it circled again, keep
an eye up there, rips the head off, throws the helmet, interception. So if the
refs see this, it should be unsportsmanlike conduct. The interception never happens. All the refs
missed it. Sonny Dykes, yes, that's his real name. Sonny Dykes is going ballistic. He's
blown up on this referee. A lot of chin action from him. Okay, Sonny, cool.
The ref just keeps giving him like, I don't know what to tell you, man.
I think if a player threw a helmet, we would have saw it. Well, you
didn't. That's bad times. You know what else coaches don't like? When the next play,
the tailback takes it to the house after missing the call. We get a great
block by the wide receiver downfield after celebration. Nice little run. But that's not going
to make Sonny Dykes any happier. He's like, all right, I got to go to
a new ref here. A little less chin stuff from him this time. A little
more, come on. Like, are you kidding me? And this ref's actually pretty funny because
he keeps telling him like, I believe you, but nobody saw it. Nobody saw the
helmet get thrown. Even the cameras could barely see it. Anyways, we jump forward in
the fourth. Good news for the Stangs. Milo Butterfingers by the defensive back there. That's
a little Dallas reference. But SMU is going to get the win. 4 -0 for
the first time since before the death penalty, something like that. And most importantly, they've
got the iron skillet. We're going around the stadium showing. There's the aforementioned yuppies. Look
at the stands. They're going nuts. That's the best feeling in the world, being in
the stands, just having everyone whacking you. And does it get any better than a
slow motion skillet replay? That's why you're here, people. Go Stangs!