Purple Theory

After an uneventful, plain-Jane, nondescript week in TCU football, Parker and Grant are forced to exclusively talk Xs and Os as the Frogs gear up to face the West Virginia Mountaineers. Topics include: --Parker's half-defense of his Jarret Doege take --Where WVU's offense has gone wrong --Weak links on the Mountaineer defense --The three things Parker is looking for from the TCU offense --A breakd...

In a wide-ranging and freewheeling episode, Parker and Grant both recap the Texas Tech game and preview Oklahoma. Topics include --Wasted opportunities in Lubbock -An aside on the lack of identity for TCU --Weaknesses in the OU defense --The horrors that the Sooner offense can inflict on the TCU defense  --The best song about Oklahoma -Big 12 previews Follow Parker at @statsowar and Grant @gr...

A delightfully off the rails episode finds Parker and Grant previewing TCU's game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. To give you a sense of the tone, Parker quotes both Bruce Springsteen and C.S. Lewis in the first 20 minutes. Topics include, but are not limited to: --Fort Worth Appreciation Minute --How many teams would trade for Henry Colombi? --Is Texas Tech good? --Why this is the game TCU's...

Parker and Grant reunite after watching TCU-Texas together at the Carter this weekend to break down the loss. Grant immediately calls it the TCU-Texas Tech game by accident in the first 90 seconds. Topics include: --Bijan Robinson Appreciation --Why the defense, not the offense, is the issue --A yearning for TCU to maximize its stars --How TCU's mistakes (and one dubious call) changed the course o...

After technical difficulties derailed the first attempt at this episode, Parker and Grant storm back to preview the Texas Longhorns, and also opine on the FlagGate saga. Topics include: --General dismay at the narratives surrounding TCU football --Bijan Robinson Appreciation Hour --Where TCU might find success on both offense and defense  -- Grim prognostications in the "worst case" segment&n...

 

With the Iron Skillet up for grabs, Parker and Grant go deep into the SMU Mustangs. Topics include, but are not limited to: --The best songs about Dallas --All the ways SMU's offense can inflict pain on TCU's defense --Sonny Dykes appreciation  --Glaring weakness on defense that TCU may or may not choose to exploit --Fan predictions for the game --A frankly astounding list of SMU alumni Follo...

Parker and Grant use the bye week to take stock of the Big 12 through two games and answer some listener questions. Topics include: --Where each Big 12 team is relative to their initial goals --An unwarranted potshot at Iowa State --The two stats that we look at when evaluating teams --John Rawls' veil of ignorance theory, somehow --One game to watch this weekend while TCU rests Follow Parker on T...

Parker and Grant set 45 minutes on the timer and break down TCU's win over California with only a moderate amount of griping. Topics include: -- A Max Duggan assessment -- Why TCU starts games so slowly -- A massive gaping hole on defense -- Zach Evans Appreciation Hour -- Laughing at Texas losing to Arkansas Follow Parker on Twitter @statsowar and Grant on Twitter @grantmcgalliard. Subscribe to t...

This week, Parker and Grant head west to preview the California Golden Bears! This is an episode that drills down into the essence of Cal's schemes on offense and defense. Topics include, but are not limited to: --Cal's opening week nightmare --The inefficiencies that abound on the Bears' offense --Opportunities for Max and company against a Wilcox defense --What TCU should hope to gain from this...

Parker flies solo on Labor Day and rambles about some important things from the TCU opener. Like and subscribe.

Parker  and Grant take a cursory glance at the Duquesne Dukes as TCU prepares  for its first college football game of the season. Then the podcast goes  general, looking at Big 12 superlatives and betting lines for this  weekend. Topics include, but are not limited to: --What an FCS game should be --Parker's five point strategy for this weekend --Desperately trying to shoehorn...

It's finally the TCU preview! Parker and Grant take a (mostly) objective look at the Horned Frogs and discuss: -- ups and downs on the defensive line -- Question marks at linebacker -- a wealth of options in the secondary -- why offensive line is the make or break -- Ample assets at RB and WR -- A Max Duggan Apology Hour Follow Parker @statsowar and Grant @grantmcgalliard. Subscribe to t...

Parker and Grant welcome in Cameron Soran (@cameronsoran on Twitter), one of the brighter defensive minds in the college football Twitterverse, to break down the defenses of Gary Patterson and Dave Aranda. Topics  include: -- How each coach calls a defense --What each coach wants to achieve, and what they may be vulnerable to -- How each coach developed his scheme -- What players fi...

OKLAHOMA PREVIEW In the final installment of the Big 12  preview series, Parker and Grant take an appreciative look at the Big  Baddies of the conference, the Oklahoma Sooners. Topics include: -- Has Lincoln Riley over- or under-achieved? -- How Oklahoma has taken advantage of the transfer portal -- Why Alex Grinch's defense may just be good enough this year -- Sooner Offense Admiration...

whip-around,Parker and Grant take a detailed look at the Iowa State Cyclones on this episode — but first! The Purple Theory Podcast welcomes in a very special guest in Spencer Hall (@edsbs), who joins the show for a quick whip around discussion on realignment, the Big 12 and TCU’s perception. Then we get to the Cyclones, who are, as we flesh out mid-recording, probably going to have their best sea...

How will conference shifts affect TCU's football program and Future? Split Zone Duo's Steven Godfrey joins the program to break down some trends, assuage some concerns, and raise some questiquestionson for the future of TCU in Power 5 football.  Subscribe to the purple theory newsletter: purpletheory.substack.com.

West Virginia Preview! And also, Realignment! Parker and Grant address the nails that have been hammered into the coffin of the Big 12 by Texas and Oklahoma before diving into the seventh edition of our 2021 previews. This week, we take a look at the West Virginia Mountaineers. Topics include: -- Just how bad the WVU offense was in 2020 -- Parker's fascination with Jarret Doege evaporates live on...

THE TEXAS PREVIEW Parker and Grant preview the Texas  Longhorns, turncoats of the Big 12. This episode is extra long to represent the extra large athletic budget of the University of Texas.  Topics include, but are not limited to: -- Breaking news about Big 12 realignment, and why the Frogs will be challenging Tulane for conference supremacy -- What Steve Sarkisian brings to the Longhorn...

It's the Kansas State Preview! Well, eventually. First Grant and  Parker give a cursory glance at Big 12 Media Days, largely focusing on  the debut appearance of Max Duggan in front of the assembled media. Then  there's a brief potshot at Nebraska before turning our attention to the  Wildcats. Topics include: -- Why Kansas State is the Big 12 Barometer -- The question mark...

Technical  difficulties couldn’t stop Parker and Grant from breaking down the  Oklahoma State Cowboys in the latest edition of the Big 12 preview  series. Topics include: — Name, Image, Likeness rights, and what they mean — Oklahoma State’s eternal purgatory — Spencer Sanders: Who is he? — How OK State will replace talent losses across the board on offense — The Cowboys have a good...

Parker and Grant tackle the dastardly Baylor  Bears, who have become decidedly less dastardly in recent years after  hiring good, cool dudes. We set the table for the Bears and figure out  what success means for them this year. Topics are included, but not  limited to: - The Wide Zone, and what it means for Baylor - Jacob Zeno v. Gerry Bohanon - Jalen Pitre, Terror Of Terrors -...

Do the Red Raiders finally have it all together? Is Matt Wells's hot seat too hot? Is Tyler Shough the quarterback you want to take home and introduce to your parents? Can the rush defense be that bad again?  All this and more, on the second installment of the Purple Theory 2021 Big 12 Preview Series.

Grant and Parker kick off their 2021 season preview by looking at a Kansas team who has won 3 conference games since 2015.  What do they Jayhawks need to do to stop being a meme?  Who are some names to know on both sides of the ball? What does progress look like in Lawrence this fall?

Grant and Parker are joined by one of the football's best defensive minds, Chris Vasseur, to talk about college football defenses and specifically what TCU and Gary Patterson do that makes them so successful. Coach Vass clarifies common misconceptions, lays out patterns and rules for Coach P's defense, and discusses how offenses might try to counter punch.  You can find Coach Vass in many pla...