Editor's note: This story was originally published on June 29, 2017.

TCU might not be the biggest university in Texas, but it’s among the most unique. The school’s athletic programs personify that quality.

The Horned Frog, the tiny creature that spits blood from its eyes, needs no introduction. And even though TCU’s beloved reptilian has quite a storied history, let’s be real - it’s the kind of mascot that makes people say, “Wait, seriously?” when they first hear about it.

Purple isn’t exactly the most common color either. If not for LSU, Washington, Stephen F. Austin and Furman, the Horned Frogs would have it pretty much locked up.

Not to mention that TCU’s football team was also the first to realize the forward pass wasn’t just for third down shenanigans. Haters gonna hate.

So yeah, TCU is different.

And it only makes sense that the Horned Frogs would have a railroad build them a 3000 pound huffing, puffing, steaming, smoking, light-show of a train horn to announce every TCU touchdown.

In case you're unfamiliar, let us introduce you to Frog Horn.

The Frog Horn, unfortunately enough, is probably the most memorable thing to come out of Pat Sullivan’s six seasons in Fort Worth.

Some history:

According to TCU Magazine, Sullivan was confused by the school's lack of football traditions that got everyone involved. An alumnus, Ted Lange, heard Sullivan loud and clear and got on the phone.

Lange was inspired by a prank some of his Kappa Sigma brothers pulled in 1958 during the Frogs’ game against Texas. Two of them had somehow rigged an air canister and a train horn together, snuck it into the stadium, and then set it off when TCU scored. It was really cool and really funny, but then they couldn’t turn it off. It blared for 15 minutes and refs paused the game. Lange’s brothers were promptly ejected, but the Frogs won anyways.

After some planning with the Burlington Northern Railroad Company (who’s CEO just happened to be a school trustee), Frog Horn was delivered to campus by air via a C-47 in time for TCU’s Southwest Conference title run in the fall of 1994. It took only four weeks to build.

The original construction cost estimate of $5,000 was blown out of the water as more elements were added.

The original concept was just a “trailer with a horn,” but thanks to some creative designers and railroad welders, Frog Horn became so much more than that. An actual body was constructed to hold the inner workings and fog machines. 14 coats of paint, a brass railroad bell, blinking lights, green flashing eyes and a partridge in a pear tree.

And the horn, which blasts 120 decibels of sound into Amon G. Carter Stadium whenever TCU scores. Every. Single. Time.

That’s a lot of horn blowing - TCU has averaged 38.3 points per game at home since 2013. And Frog Horn travels too, so that figure isn’t even counting the points scored when it hits the road.

The Frog Horn is a cruel joke. It mocks defenses whenever they fail to do their job. No wonder Frog Horn’s body features a large dent, where it’s rumored a Texas Tech player once took out his frustrations with his helmet.

Frog Horn is basically college football’s ultimate troll. It screams to TCU’s opponents:

“Hey, not only are you going to lose, but you’ll be deaf by the time we’ve run up the score enough to sub in our third-stringers. The game is over, enjoy your hearing loss.”

In summation, if you ever plan on sitting in the south endzone at a TCU game, earplugs are advised.

And if you happen to be pulling for the other team, don’t say we didn’t warn you when your ears are ringing on the drive back home.