The Big 12 Tournaments are underway, with the women going through this weekend and the men’s tournament to start next week.
After being fairly well-received last year, the foodie menu for the tournaments is back and…well, K-State’s is a little lacking.
Because it’s a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Yes, it’s fried and, yes, it has powdered sugar. But still. It’s a peanut butter. And jelly. Sandwich.
Seriously, Big 12?!?!
To put it into perspective about how lame this is, here’s the rest of the menu:
- Baylor Brisket Sliders: Dr. Pepper glazed brisket, sweet slaw, brioche bun.
- Cosmo’s Churros (BYU): Caramel-filled churro, sweet cream drizzle, mini marshmallows, cinnamon sugar and toffee crumble.
- UCF Citronaut Drink: Orange soda and vanilla ice cream.
- Cincy Cheese Coney: Jumbo hot dog, Cincinnati-style chili, onion and cheddar cheese.
- Shasta’s Brisket Tacos (Houston): Chopped beef brisket, corn & black bean salsa, cilantro, lime, corn tortillas.
- ISU Green Chili Pork Walking Taco: Doritos, green chili pork, shredded lettuce, cheddar and Jack cheese, sour cream.
- Big Jay’s Loaded Mac And Cheese (Kansas): Cavatappi pasta, creamy cheese sauce, house-smoked pulled pork, BBQ sauce, crispy fried onions with a dash of Crimson Red pepper flakes.
- Oklahoma Onion Burger: Tobacco onions, ranch dipper.
- OSU’s Orange Power Pizza: Pepperoni, sausage, ham, sweet pepper bacon, mozzarella, cheddar, ranch drizzle.
- Cowtown Loaded Tots (TCU): Fried tater tots, spicy queso sauce, chopped house smoked brisket, corn and black bean salsa, topped with Horned Frog Purple sour cream.
- Big Bertha Loaded Baked Potato (Texas): Chopped house-smoked brisket, cheddar cheese, green onion, sour cream, butter, BBQ sauce.
- The Masked Rider Burger (Texas Tech): All beef patty, cheddar, fried onion ring, sweet pickled jalapenos, Red Raiders BBQ sauce.
- Mountaineer Pepperoni Roll (West Virginia): Sliced pepperoni and mozzarella cheese roll.
- Big 12 Dog: Foot-long, all beef hot dog, ketchup, mustard, red cabbage slaw, black sesame seeds, diced white onion, spicy cheese sauce and sautéed orange peppers.
It was nice of them to basically take the Wabash Cannondog from last year and give it to the Big 12. And then stick K-State with PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY.
Cosmo’s Churros do sound good. Honestly, most of the above menu doesn’t look bad.
The K-State women begin play Saturday evening at 8 p.m. at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. They will play the Friday night winner of West Virginia and Cincinnati/UCF. The Bearcats and the Knights play tonight.
