I was hoping that CGP had some brilliant move up his sleeve: maybe Chris Petersen was going to come be a special offensive consultant for 2020 or something.
But after watching our best receiver declare early, our only good co-offensive coordinator leave, and seeing all these mediocre teams in bowls - I don't think Patterson has anything lined up or knows how to fix this.
Part of me want to be loyal to this guy, he did get us into the Big XII (for which I'll always be grateful), but he doesn't seem able to make the tough calls that need to be made to right this ship. Hopefully he'll make me look stupid in a couple of months time, but I believe it's more likely that he's lost the confidence of his staff and players, and doesn't have the ability/respect to entice a big name OC to join the staff.
With the amount of money Gary's being paid, we can't accept someone who's ok with mediocrity. It's obvious Cumbie is dejected and disgruntle, and loyalty is not going to change that, he's not going to magically become competent either - he's a lost cause, it's obvious from looking at him. If he's going to right his own ship, it won't be at TCU.
After seeing Baylor compete in the championship game, Michigan St with their legendary coach on the hot seat after making a bowl game and winning it, OSU getting to 13 straight bowl game (and their coach being under scrutiny), WVU edge us at the end of the game, KSU beating OU with a first year coach - the list goes on and on - it's starts to become apparent that we should have higher expectations.
I'm all for being loyal to a coach who was loyal to us when he could have easily jumped ship, but he has to be attempting to fix things and not just hoping that a few internal tweak will work for something so obviously broken.
If Patterson is not willing to do what it takes to win, to make bold moves, or a least ones which have a chance to trend us in the right directions offensively, the next year should be his last, and he should retire (forcefully if necessary) a TCU legend...
But after watching our best receiver declare early, our only good co-offensive coordinator leave, and seeing all these mediocre teams in bowls - I don't think Patterson has anything lined up or knows how to fix this.
Part of me want to be loyal to this guy, he did get us into the Big XII (for which I'll always be grateful), but he doesn't seem able to make the tough calls that need to be made to right this ship. Hopefully he'll make me look stupid in a couple of months time, but I believe it's more likely that he's lost the confidence of his staff and players, and doesn't have the ability/respect to entice a big name OC to join the staff.
With the amount of money Gary's being paid, we can't accept someone who's ok with mediocrity. It's obvious Cumbie is dejected and disgruntle, and loyalty is not going to change that, he's not going to magically become competent either - he's a lost cause, it's obvious from looking at him. If he's going to right his own ship, it won't be at TCU.
After seeing Baylor compete in the championship game, Michigan St with their legendary coach on the hot seat after making a bowl game and winning it, OSU getting to 13 straight bowl game (and their coach being under scrutiny), WVU edge us at the end of the game, KSU beating OU with a first year coach - the list goes on and on - it's starts to become apparent that we should have higher expectations.
I'm all for being loyal to a coach who was loyal to us when he could have easily jumped ship, but he has to be attempting to fix things and not just hoping that a few internal tweak will work for something so obviously broken.
If Patterson is not willing to do what it takes to win, to make bold moves, or a least ones which have a chance to trend us in the right directions offensively, the next year should be his last, and he should retire (forcefully if necessary) a TCU legend...
