If you were to ask any superhero what their favorite article of clothing is, they would all answer their underwear. I am no exception. During the day, I am Clay York—a lowly TCU college student. But on weekends and on scattered nights throughout the year, I am TCU Superman. I cheer louder than a speeding jet plane and leap through the crowd with a single bound. If the stands of any home game is empty or devoid of noise I burst into the scene to save the game one Riff Ram at a time. None of this, however, is possible without my cape and my dear beloved underwear.
My super hero underwear is Fruit of the Loom size medium. The “tightyy whities” are large enough to stretch perfectly over any pair of jeans and small enough to avoid awkward drooping around my pelvic region. Black body paint stains dazzle the already purple-painted underwear.
The paint job took hours to be complete and authentic. 11 strips of blue painters tape was used along with a quarter of a bottle of acrylic paint. The 11 strips perfectly spelled out CLAY in block letters to match the corresponding YORK on my cape. After spelling my name with the tape on the front of my briefs, I poured the paint over it. I used my kindergarten finger painting skills to spread the purple coloring across my undies.
After waiting hours for it to dry, I peeled off the tape, and the letters C, L, A, and Y formed in a perfect line to spell my name. When the last piece of tape was peeled off, the “tighty whities” transformed into an awesome badge of pride and spirit. I adorned myself with them seconds later, and I was born again as a superhero to Horned Frog nation and a TCU legend.
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