It may be happening folks…. GP

[CM Frog]

If it went that poorly, odd that the best man in his wedding would agree to take over the rest of the way.

I love all these know it all’s who act like they were in the meeting. Not one person on this board has any idea how it went down!

 

[Wexahu]

I’ll admit that I’m not the most sentimental person, but how this went down doesn’t seem like that huge a deal to me. GP will be fine, TCU moves on, like it needed to.

Next man up. GP’s accomplishments will always be appreciated.

 

[Edge Frog]

Well, damn. Stubborn to the end.

Very sad that he chose to act like a child when the situation called for dignity...

it was not just gary. this was scheissed up from the beginning.
those of us on the calls are sick to our stomach. the fact that victor and jd are leading the search is frustrating. neither hired anyone in athletics of significance. jd was gc for leigh prior to tcu for heavens sake. it didn't need to go this way.
tcu pissed off a lot of people today on how this was handled. gary first. i would have left too.

 

[Eight]

Serious question: any chance the stadium gets renamed?

sure jeremiah would be happy to talk to anyone willing to buy the naming rights

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

I wanted a change, but I would've liked a victory tour for the man who rebuilt this program. I hope that he gets the chance to be properly thanked in the very near future.

Also, this is why you don't put statues of active coaches on campus. They should've put that thing in a shed somewhere.

Not sure how a true “victory tour” happens in any scenario.

 

[Moose Stuff]

Ni

Not exactly

It needed to happen but the way it has gone down just shows our entire Leadership related to athletics has no business being in charge and if they are who will pick our next head coach - we are screwed since the obvious answer isn’t here already - which is what allowed donors to fix the baseball situation before it was screwed up

If that’s exactly how it went down what could the leadership have done differently?

 

[Wexahu]

I love all these know it all’s who act like they were in the meeting. Not one person on this board has any idea how it went down!

I honestly don’t care how it went down. It just needed to go down.

 

[tcumaniac]

it was not just gary. this was scheissed up from the beginning.
those of us on the calls are sick to our stomach. the fact that victor and jd are leading the search is frustrating. neither hired anyone in athletics of significance. jd was gc for leigh prior to tcu for heavens sake. it didn't need to go this way.
tcu pissed off a lot of people today on how this was handled. gary first. i would have left too.

Share all the dirty details. Sounds like TCU deserves it.

 

[Moose Stuff]

I love all these know it all’s who act like they were in the meeting. Not one person on this board has any idea how it went down!

You understate some of the people posting in this thread. Trust me.

 

[Brog]

Serious question: any chance the stadium gets renamed?

Why? Did Amon Carter die, or what?

 

[Moose Stuff]

it was not just gary. this was scheissed up from the beginning.
those of us on the calls are sick to our stomach. the fact that victor and jd are leading the search is frustrating. neither hired anyone in athletics of significance. jd was gc for leigh prior to tcu for heavens sake. it didn't need to go this way.
tcu pissed off a lot of people today on how this was handled. gary first. i would have left too.

I guess I’m not following. If he was gonna be let go how should they have handled it differently? Honest question.

 

[TopFrog]

It is a sad ending. But what he built is slowly deteriorating. Thank you HCGMFP. You brought us from the ashes 21 years ago. We were left for dead. We are in great shape going forward thanks to you. Thanks for the championships, great bowl wins and great memories.

 

[froginmn]

I'm very saddened by the way this went down; despite a few mediocre years at the end, Gary still brought me some experiences I never thought possible at TCU.

I didn't like the [ deposit from a bull that looks like Art Briles ] threads being posted ("fire Gary", "Gary you suck") and I'm sure he wasn't happy with that type of reaction. Yep, he made a lot of money. But he produced a hell of a lot of money for the school. It will be interesting to see whether the next guy can come close to his impact, or if the guy after that can.

I understand the desire to pile on (well, not really) but I for one have great appreciation for what he did and the way he did it.

Farewell Gary, and thank you!

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

I’ll admit that I’m not the most sentimental person, but how this went down doesn’t seem like that huge a deal to me. GP will be fine, TCU moves on, like it needed to.

Next man up. GP’s accomplishments will always be appreciated.

I agree. Football divorces are always messy.

 

[CM Frog]

At any rate, Steel is SUPER EXCITED about this. Now there is the prospect of light at the end of the tunnel if correct moves are made.

And you will be negative to the next coach cause that is the way you are. Remember back to kid baseball days

 

[Eight]

Sad ending. But unless Kill can make a miracle and get the Frogs in a bowl, wish Patterson could have received a going away tour.

could or would accept?

if it played out the way it is being reported he made the choice to leave. no matter what happened it isn't a good look that someone who would preach about effort and finishing the job opted to walk away before the end of the season

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

If that’s exactly how it went down what could the leadership have done differently?

POV Gary- “you had me at why don’t you retire at the end of the season”.

 

[Sebastian S]

It's sad no matter how bad he became as a coach

Business is business.

On the personal side, Patterson and family had a special connection to TCU and Fort Worth and I wish it would continue.

They need to be a part of TCU somehow. I hope they don't just pick up and leave Fort Worth.

 

[Jefffrog1993]

He should have been asked to retire at the end of the year. If Gary said no and piss off nothing could be done differently.

 

[FWTFrog]

I'm very saddened by the way this went down; despite a few mediocre years at the end, Gary still brought me some experiences I never thought possible at TCU.

I didn't like the [ deposit from a bull that looks like Art Briles ] threads being posted ("fire Gary", "Gary you suck") and I'm sure he wasn't happy with that type of reaction. Yep, he made a lot of money. But he produced a hell of a lot of money for the school. It will be interesting to see whether the next guy can come close to his impact, or if the guy after that can.

I understand the desire to pile on (well, not really) but I for one have great appreciation for what he did and the way he did it.

Farewell Gary, and thank you!

That happens with every coach once their time has run out. Mack had to deal with far worse.