Conversely, when former Troy standout Nick Stampley came to town and saw Waffle House he got excited and asked, “Oh Coach, y’all got a Waffle House here? Can we go there tomorrow?,” ...

Prior to No. 14 seed Troy facing No. 3 Kentucky on Friday ... "He sees it and is like, 'Oh Coach, y'all got a Waffle House here? Can we go there tomorrow?' He was our first signee and he was ...

Something about the establishment fits Troy’s team ethos, Cross said. “Every one of our guys absolutely loves Waffle House,” Cross said. “You can’t be bougie if you want to be here at Troy.