Eating his words! Shaquille O’Neal loses bet and is set to devour a FROG after Georgia beats TCU in the National Championship as his prediction looks foolish after Bulldogs trounced their way to a 65-7 win
- Shaquille O’Neal made a bold bet with his colleague Ernie Johnson this weekend
- Shaq said he’d eat a frog if the TCU Horned Frogs lost to Georgia in the title
- TCU was a 14-point underdog heading into the contest at SoFi Stadium in LA
- And that spread was more than covered as Georgia beat them by 58 points
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Shaquille O’Neal’s bullish bet has backfired spectacularly after the College Football Playoff Final Monday night.
O’Neal was confident earlier in the week that 14-point underdogs TCU would beat Georgia in the championship, and made a wager with his TNT colleague and Georgia alum Ernie Johnson.
‘If Georgia beats TCU I will eat some frogs. I’ll eat a horned frog,’ he said with a deadpan expression, referencing TCU’s mascot.
Shaquille O’Neal was confident earlier in the week in predicting a Georgia loss to TCU
‘I’d love to see it,’ Johnson said.
The ‘Inside the NBA’ host will get his wish if O’Neal is a man of his word, as Georgia easily beat TCU 65-7 on Monday at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles.
And Shaq’s own employer made sure to rub his nose in the ill-fated prediction.
The NBA on TNT account posted this picture after the game to poke fun at the NBA legend
‘.@SHAQ realizing he has to eat some frogs this week,’ the official NBA on TNT account posted after the game alongside photo of him.
Georgia took the lead in the game with a 21-yard touchdown run from quarterback Stetson Bennett and never trailed in the contest.
Bennett threw for 304 passing yards and four touchdowns on the night.
Stetson Bennett led Georgia to a national championship with six total touchdowns on the night
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