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TCU Gets Creative With Petty ‘Horns Down’ Montage In Response To Texas Bailing For The SEC

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A TCU fan flashes a "Horns Down" gesture during a football game against Texas.

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Texas and Oklahoma have officially become members of the SEC as the latest conference realignment moves become set in stone. After spending nearly three decades in the Big XII, a new era begins for both the Longhorns and Sooners.

Those in Austin and Norman are excited about the future, with each commemorating the transition with posts on social media. Those left behind in the Big XII are coping with the loss of the league’s two biggest brands.

“SEC Celebration” parties kicked off on Sunday with the move less than 24 hours away. On Monday morning, it became official.

Texas gloated by placing a calculated ad in Times Square while the Sooners boasted of a new football stadium facelift that all but erased the past.

Both sides have continued to enjoy the moment – which has been three years in the making – by flooding social media with posts on their new affiliation.

In one particular message, the Longhorns referenced Toy Story 3 with a caption that read, “The gang’s all here.”

That post was accompanied by an animated image of the now-16 SEC mascots.

An hour and a half later, a (former?) rival responded.

TCU trolled with a Toy Story retaliation.

Keeping with the theme, the Horned Frogs’ social media crew dropped the mic with a play on the closing scene of Toy Story 3.

Those familiar with the end of the movie remember main character Andy dropping off Woody and the gang with a new kid as he heads off to college.

TCU saw the similarity in the situations, responding to Texas’s initial post – with a twist!

That twist consisted of a highlight reel of the Horned Frogs’ best moments against the Longhorns and Sooners – as well as an onslaught of vicious “Horns Down” gestures.

The school seems content to watch their rival leave, though it certainly comes at a cost.

With the league’s two biggest brands now gone, the Big XII is looking for creative ways to keep up financially with the Big Ten and SEC. That includes both selling out its conference name rights to Allstate and potentially pursuing a $1 billion private equity investment to support league members.

Time will tell whether or not the league can keep pace. One thing is for sure – there’s no love lost between the spurned Big XII and its departing rivals.