That was a funny read. Some of them are in reality and some are not.
A lot of A&M fans see the world through SWC goggles.
Could Patterson one day do a Stoops, sure. You can't say never. But Gary has a legacy at TCU. That doesn't mean just football. It's all the people he has impacted at TCU, in Fort Worth, etc. The coaches in the area. The friends and family.
He has all the publicity you would ever want as a coach right in Fort Worth (national coaches awards, GameDay and like shows, he loves music - backstage passes to see bands coming to DFW- with the new Dickies arena more music/events will be coming, etc.). He was apart of the design of all these facilities, he built TCU football. TCU is a national brand part of a power conference (no matter what you think of it - Gary will retire before Big 12 dissolves, if it ever does). He is legend. It's more than just money. It's more than what I wrote.
Not to mention he works with Chris Del Conte one of the best ADs in America. And CDC knows the value of CGP, his coaching staff, and the health of all the sports. I don't think CGP would ever just leave.
When he is ready to go to his next challenge, whatever that is (which could be retirement or consulting or coaching, or whatever) I think he will do it with class. Sit with CDC, his wife, and important TCU people and have a long thought out plan for the future for TCU football. He is in a situation in which not many coaches get to have. Never say never but no purse, conference affiliation, is going to whip him to go anywhere.