Gary Patterson

  1. BCS Meetings: Stoops' Support of Plus-One Is About More Than a Title

    It is rare that we go very long without talk of controversy surrounding the BCS bowl system controversy and the impending decision to come this summer which will decide the fate of the system...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 1 month ago 202 reads 1 comments

  2. TCU's Gary Patterson Says SEC Has Superior Gene Pool

    Gary Patterson is headed to the Big 12, has two BCS bowl appearances, beat Wisconsin in a hard-fought Rose Bowl and has created one of college football's most intriguing programs at TCU...

    Michael Felder Written by Michael Felder about 3 months ago 2,552 reads 22 comments

  3. TCU Arrests Raise Some Uncomfortable Questions

    Linebacker Tanner Brock is at the center of TCU's drugs crisis, it has emerged. Brock—as well as defensive tackle D.J...

    Alex Ferguson Written by Alex Ferguson about 4 months ago 566 reads 2 comments

  4. TCU Football: Gary Patterson Addresses Campus Drug Arrests

    Head football coach Gary Patterson and the school's Athletics Director Chris Del Conte have both issued statements in regards to Wednesday's campus drug arrest, which apparently included four members of the football team...

    Blake Silvers Written by Blake Silvers about 4 months ago 191 reads 1 comments

  5. College Football: TCU's Individual Efforts Embody Team's Resiliency

    TCU looked very flat throughout most of the first half. Their first drive started at their own 1-yard line. Despite a penalty on Louisiana Tech, the Frogs went three-and-out following a drop from Skye Dawson...

    Ryne Hodkowski Written by Ryne Hodkowski about 5 months ago 397 reads 1 comments

  6. 2011 Bowl Schedule: Boise State and Non-AQ Teams That Got Shafted

    After years of making steady progress toward respectability across college football, teams from mid-major conferences were relegated back to the lower rungs of the bowl schedule by the almighty BCS...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 6 months ago 640 reads 0 comments

  7. BCS Rankings 2011: TCU Gets Screwed Before Bouncing to Big 12

    The college football cartel known colloquially as the BCS has struck again, with the absence of TCU from the final 10-team field serving as just one of several examples showing just how rigged the system really is...

    Josh Martin Written by Josh Martin about 6 months ago 2,821 reads 14 comments

  8. Big Ten Facelift: the Leading Candidates to Take over OSU, PSU and Illinois

    The winds of change are fiercely blowing across the Midwest plains this fall. With turmoil on and off the field for Ohio State, the tragic saga playing out in Happy Valley and not ...

    Tom Scurlock Written by Tom Scurlock about 6 months ago 455 reads 4 comments

  9. Quarter-by-Quarter Prediction: Boise State vs. TCU

    The game that will probably determine the Mountain West Championship is nearly here. Saturday is the day TCU comes to Boise to take on the No. 5 Broncos...

    Martin Sonderman Written by Martin Sonderman about 7 months ago 732 reads 14 comments

  10. Joe Paterno: 10 Coaches Who Can Replace Him at Penn State and What It May Cost.

    Update (11/14/11): When I published this piece on November 9th my attempt was to highlight the names of coaches who I believed were eminently qualified to take on the now multiple challenges at Penn State...

    Bill Ciraco Written by Bill Ciraco about 7 months ago 2,697 reads 4 comments

  11. TCU Football: 7 Best Players of the Gary Patterson Era

    Dennis Franchione started the modern TCU football renaissance, but when he bolted for Texas A&M and defensive coordinator Gary Patterson took over that's when things really got started...

    Alex Ballentine Written by Alex Ballentine about 7 months ago 468 reads 6 comments

  12. College Football: The 25 Coziest Coaches

    In an episode of The Wire, the Baltimore Police Department holds a "policeman's funeral" for a deceased member of the force. This ritual consists of laying the fallen on a pool table in a bar, getting extremely inebriated, and remembering the officer...

    Ryne Hodkowski Written by Ryne Hodkowski about 8 months ago 3,119 reads 12 comments

  13. Texas A&M and SEC Expansion: Who Will Get the Prized 14th Spot in League?

    It is official. Texas A&M has just been accepted into the Southeastern Conference, a move that will take effect on July 1, 2012. The Aggies will begin competing with SEC programs in all sports beginning with the 2012-2013 academic year...

    Jonathan Woo Written by Jonathan Woo about 8 months ago 1,382 reads 5 comments

  14. Conference Realignment: Let the Bickering Begin

    Does anybody remember the SWC (Southwest Conference)? If you do, I congratulate you on your age and/or sports history knowledge...

    Scott Pusich Written by Scott Pusich about 9 months ago 1,667 reads 17 comments

  15. TCU vs. Air Force: Can Gary Patterson's Defense Contain Air Force Once Again?

    Under AFA head coach Troy Calhoun , the Falcons have consistently destroyed the weaker teams in the Mountain West Conference and have never finished lower than fourth place in the conference...

    Pete Misthaufen Written by Pete Misthaufen about 9 months ago 206 reads 0 comments

  16. TCU Defended Its Perfect Regular-Season Record Against Baylor Tonight

    What could we discover from tonight's contest? 14th-ranked TCU had not lost a regular-season game since 2008. 25 in a row, could it continue? Last year, TCU blasted Baylor 45-10...

    Paul Peszko Written by Paul Peszko about 9 months ago 178 reads 0 comments

  17. TCU Horned Frogs: 5 Lessons for the Season From the Baylor Game

    So close and yet so far. TCU roared back from a 24-point deficit on the road against rival Baylor to take the lead, only to see it all fall apart in the final minutes to lose by two, 50-48...

    Pete Misthaufen Written by Pete Misthaufen about 9 months ago 314 reads 1 comments

  18. #14 TCU Defense Collapses, TCU Comes Back, but Baylor Still Wins 50-48

    Wow, that was a great thriller. It was amazing for TCU to come back from a 23-47 deficit to lead 48-47. With TCU's history of stout defense it seemed it was over for Baylor. But Baylor had one last drive in them...

    Stephen Grettenberg Written by Stephen Grettenberg about 9 months ago 59 reads 0 comments

  19. TCU Horned Frogs Season Preview

    Coming off an undefeated season and becoming the first ever non-BCS team to appear in the Rose Bowl was quite the achievement for Gary Patterson . The Horned Frogs made E...

    Dan Vasta Written by Dan Vasta about 9 months ago 130 reads 27 comments

  20. TCU Football 2011: Horned Frogs Open Against Baylor

    TCU was undefeated last season...undefeated. My hat is off to Gary Patterson . In FBS football only Auburn can claim the same undefeated record last season as the Frogs. Auburn...

    Neil Goslin Written by Neil Goslin about 10 months ago 735 reads 0 comments

  21. If Games Were Decided by Linemen, Who Wins in Week 1?

    These judgements are mostly based on the number of returning starting linemen . Returning starter = Started at least seven games in 2010. I won't count size or recruiting stars but I'll mention it when it presents itself...

    Javier Zavaleta Written by Javier Zavaleta about 10 months ago 106 reads 0 comments

  22. Why It Is Time to Pay College Football Players or Institute an NFL Minor League

    Over the past week a Minor League system has been mentioned multiple times in the comments section... http://bleacherreport...

    Allen Wahlstrom Written by Allen Wahlstrom about 10 months ago 967 reads 106 comments

  23. Big East TV Negotiations and Expansion: Last but Still Least?

    The Big East Conference wants to shed the image as the "Least" of the six automatic qualifying Bowl Championship Series (BCS) conferences...

    Scott Wilson Written by Scott Wilson about 10 months ago 5,626 reads 48 comments

  24. 2011 Coaches Preseason Poll: Why TCU Should Be Ranked in the Top 10

    The coaches poll came out today and TCU starts at No. 15 in a typical knee jerk reaction to the loss of Andy Dalton, much of his receiving corps and a few great defensive players. To be fair, Auburn from the SEC got even less respect and starts at No...

    Allen Wahlstrom Written by Allen Wahlstrom about 10 months ago 303 reads 0 comments

  25. Boise State Football: 4 Games That Could Derail the Broncos in 2011

    A missed field goal is all that stood in the way between Boise State and a trip to the National Championship game. 2010 was a memorable season that should have been the one...

    Craig Chapman Written by Craig Chapman about 10 months ago 1,155 reads 8 comments