FWST: Sources: Ex-TCU coach Gary Patterson has talked to Texas about joining football staff

[FROGLEGHOP]

Gary do whatever you want. You have earned that right and you owe us nothing.

Everything and everywhere has its good and bad points. I wish you the best of luck.

But you would look awful in burnt orange.

Does anybody look good in burnt orange? I think not. What a gaawwwwd awful, ugly color.

 

[Virginia Frog]

Gary, three things for you to consider for your future endeavors-don't look petty, don't regress and GO WEST. 1- It would look petty and small of you to work for another B12 school. And what good will would you gain and lose-it ain't worth it. 2-For the sake of the reputation you have built, do not take a G5 job.

GP should "enjoy" 2022 at a minimum.

Yea, I'm sure he feels a little bruised by his end-of-TCU experience and a quick return (2022) is too much of a "rebound." The return to coaching in any way in 2022 would likely be a salve to his hurt, but I believe it's not in his long-term/legacy interest.

Going to UT - and that proven assclown world down in Burnt Orange Land (it's a place that successful coaches go to kill their careers) - would be a colossal mistake and IMO NOT a trail back to a P5 HC position which is what he most desires. It also would disenfranchise a large part of the same TCU Nation that at some point in the future may deify him and love him forever.
I would say that if GP goes to UT (or B12) and takes up arms vs the Frogs, we don't owe him ANYTHING. Then TCU should take down the statue until he really retires and isn't our foe.

There will be better options for GP if he takes a big step-back, takes a breath and goes slowly. All these out-of-nowhere coach openings none of us saw 2-3 weeks ago: ND, UVA, VaTech, in addition to the ones we all anticipated: FL, LSU, USC, etc. The coaching carousel is ALWAYS MOVING. Gary, don't jump because you were "dumped." Don't damage your TCU friendships, it's not good for any of us. Be smart!

 

[Westsider]

Sources close to Mac tell me they are constantly dicking with him.

 

[froginaustin]

Analyst in Austin makes sense. No recruiting, not on the sidelines, not at practice IIRC. Quick flight from FW. Kelsey a Longhorn. Why not?

Analyst in Austin makes sense, agreed. He'd be expected to stay around only a year (maybe 2) as an analyst i.e. fired head coach in coaching rehab. If he were a coach at UTx, on the other hand, his reputation would be tarred somewhat if the whole staff is canned after mid-season, next year.

If he's an analyst, maybe he can be the interim.

I don't know that Sark will be fired next year. I just know it's likely to happen unless he hits an absolute home run (to mix my sports metaphors). If UTx is 2-3 or 3-3, or some such, and then loses to OU, Sark's office will be cleaned out for him and the locks changed before he can get back to Austin from Dallas. Faster than you can say "David McWilliams".

No inside information here. I've just watched too many years of UTx football not to have a good guess as to how the people whose opinions count, think. My guess is that Sark can not lose to OU, have another embarrassing loss, or lose more than maybe 2 regular season games (and then shine late season/post season), or he is done at UTx.

 

[BABYFACE]

Analyst in Austin makes sense. No recruiting, not on the sidelines, not at practice IIRC. Quick flight from FW. Kelsey a Longhorn. Why not?

I can see GP doing the analyst thing if is not quite ready to move on from FB.

 

[Dogfrog]

I can see GP doing the analyst thing if is not quite ready to move on from FB.

Yea, although his defense was underperforming, my guess is his game plan preparation is still very good, just somehow underperformed translating the plan to player performance. But the preparation and opponent tendency analysis likely still very valuable IMO.

 

[Salfrog]

Ehh, if GP wants to be DC at UT, oh well. Not too worried since we have his signals. Don't really care where he ends up at.

 

[Wog68]

Ehh, if GP wants to be DC at UT, oh well. Not too worried since we have his signals. Don't really care care he ends up at.

We also have his statue.

 

[Prince of Purpoole II]

meh

 

[Eight]

We also have his statue.

just provide a forwarding address and i am sure someone around here in logistics can make the arrangements

 

[PurplFrawg]

just provide a forwarding address and i am sure someone around here in logistics can make the arrangements

what has brown done for you lately?

 

[Dman890]

If Gary takes an analyst job it needs to be at bama. UT seems ridiculous analyst option

 

[Sangria Wine]

Sources close to Mac tell me they are constantly dicking with him.

And I bet he likes it…

 

[ECoastFrog]

If Gary takes an analyst job it needs to be at bama. UT seems ridiculous analyst option

Yep. There's too much work to do at UT. Their defense sucks. Gary should go somewhere where the defense needs tweaking, not a total re-do.

 

[Pharm Frog]

Serious question…. Can GP bring anything more than a 4-2-5 emphasis? And…even at that wouldn’t it take 3.5 years of player personnel development to execute against whatever analytical insights GP might offer?

 

[Eight]

Serious question…. Can GP bring anything more than a 4-2-5 emphasis? And…even at that wouldn’t it take 3.5 years of player personnel development to execute against whatever analytical insights GP might offer?

what is interesting is some of the very things that gave texas issues in stopping the run game are the very things that plagued gary's defense at tcu a

 

[OmniscienceFrog]

Analyst in Austin makes sense. No recruiting, not on the sidelines, not at practice IIRC. Quick flight from FW. Kelsey a Longhorn. Why not?

Flight? You can probably do an analyst job via Zoom.

 

[Bruce Berry]

Any word on his next single?

 

[CountryFrog]

I'll wish him luck wherever he goes and whatever he does.

 

[Dogfrog]

Flight? You can probably do an analyst job via Zoom.

Agree he could do all the preparation at home but I could see value in having an analyst in the booth on game day plus coaches meetings Sunday to discuss next opponent.