As the “Good Day Columbus” cast put it, their producer woke up on Thursday and chose violence.
To be fair, the show on Fox 28 and the entire city of Columbus were in a gloating mood. Their team, the Columbus Crew, had just produced an epic performance the night before in Mexico, defeating Liga MX power Monterrey to clinch a berth in the Concacaf Champions Cup final.
Whenever the Crew produce an amazing performance these days (which is pretty often), it’s hard to not think back to the events of just a few years ago, when then-owner Anthony Precourt attempted to engineer a move of the team to Austin, Texas.
The “Save The Crew” movement was subsequently born, which proved stunningly successful when Precourt ultimately sold the team to an ownership group that kept the Crew in Columbus.
Precourt also got what he wanted as part of the deal, with MLS awarding him an expansion franchise in Austin, which became Austin FC.
On Thursday, the entire cast of “Good Day Columbus” chose to spike the football directly in Precourt’s face by showcasing his “trophy case” during the show.
“Thank heavens we saved the Crew,” one host said.
“Thank heavens we’re not vindictive at all,” another chimed in.
Thank heavens indeed.
Watch ‘Good Day Columbus’ choose violence
Good Day Columbus celebrated the Columbus Crew defeating Monterrey to make it to the CONCACAF Champions Cup final by trolling Austin FC owner Anthony Precourt, who tried to move the team out of Columbus. pic.twitter.com/4YyrYGAZGP
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