I like grumpy old men with a win percentage of .709. And multiple top 10 teams
P.S. he can sing and play guitar not bad for a grumpy old man. 
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Maybe he should take his singing on the road. Might be able to book Billy Bobās.
As for coaching, I think heās lost his fire. You donāt give up mid season. Once you lose it, itās hard to get the mojo back
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If he is a grumpy old winner for us then cool. If he is a grumpy old loser for us then, well you have another CDH and more misery. No thanks.
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Donāt take this the wrong way, but nobody cares what you think. What matters is what recruits and transfers think.
If Patterson thinks he has the fire in his belly and the stamina to go out and convince 19 and 20 year olds or older, to transfer here and to negotiate with NIL deals, then great. I am thinking he doesnāt, based on his last few years at TCU.
I just think a lot of these older coaches are not happy about the player empowerment era and that is why so many have quit. Patterson seemed to fit this bill. Of course he will say he can do it, but the proof is in the pudding. Unfortunately we as a program donāt have the luxury of hoping he finds out.
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I asked a well connected TCU alum about Patterson and UH.
Q: Patterson getting some run as potential replacement for holgo. Thoughts?
A: He and Tillman wouldnāt get along
Q: Does he have anything left in the tank?
A: I think so
Iād only bring Patterson in as a DC.
We do NOT need anther āGrumpā as HC at the University of Houstonā¦No Thank You!!
That will drive away what little fans we have left.
We need someone we can get behind.
Iāve lived through the Jimy Willaims era with the Astrosā¦the Bill OāBrien era with the Texansā¦the Arrogant Grump CDH here with the Coogs.
THIS job is about so much more than Wās and Lāsā¦we have to CONNECT with apathetic fans, alums and city.
No Grumpy!!
Make Traylor the HC, to set Culture and to CONNECT.
Hire Patterson as his DCā¦he can be as grumpy as he wants since he will not be THE figurehead of our program.
I doubt GP would take a DC position. Heās not hurting for a paycheck and heās got too big of an ego. He wonāt play second fiddle to anybody. Thereās a statue of him in Ft Worth for God sakes.
No disrespect, but I donāt think you have any idea how all that works. The coaches are not negotiating NIL deals. Thatās actually not allowed. The HC also doesnāt go out on the road leading the in house recruiting efforts either. They are expected to close guys at times but you probably shouldnāt worry about his about do that. Gary is a very charismatic guy in that setting and will have no issue winning over momās and dads as needed, and illustrating his track record for sending 3-star recruits to the NFL. Hiring a coach from UTSA is like hiring the head coach from Southlake Carroll or Aledoā¦hell those HS programs are a bigger operation that UTSA. Running a B12 football program well isnāt for rookies.
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Then a HARD NO on another Grumpy A-Hole Coach that struggles to connect with our fan base.
DC or NOTHING!
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I donāt typically agree with you, but I do agree that the next HC must connect with the fanbase. Itās finicky enough as is.
The question I have for Patterson in terms of passion and drive is this, āDo you have the drive and passion to not only coach and recruit (I think he does) but to go out make appearances, hustle on campus and build the brand not only through the on the field product?ā
Because if he doesnāt have that he wonāt be as successful as weād like him to be, and might be a deal breaker.
Patterson is too good a coach to report to a G5 coach, one year removed. Its head coach or bust with Patterson at UH.
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Excerpt from the tenured professor interrupting the grad studentās MANA 101 lecture.
No disrespect, but you appear not to be aware that HCs have been negotiating āunder the tableā deals with recruits since the 50ās. Whatās changed now is the leverage is in the hands of the recruits. Gary, Dabo & others are having problems dealing with it.
The leverage was always in the hands of HS recruits.
Remember when long time legend Romeo Cronell reported to rookie DC, Mike Vrable, with the Texans.
Will be a similar mentor- mentee arrangement with half the stress for GPā¦
He can just coach as the DCā¦wouldnāt have to worry about the rest!
At the end of the day, our choice will likely be one of:
- Two coaches playing for conference titles this weekend,
- A coach with 2 conference titles and 31 wins in the last three seasons,
- A HOFer with deep Texas ties,
- A former NFL head coach with deep Texas ties who produced a great offense at USC this year.
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I wonāt be shocked if itās a coach nobody expected and the board goes ballistic.
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Disagree. Most head coaches relied on alums to get the dirty work done
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I donāt think Kliff is a serious candidate. If heās interviewed its to mollify a segment of our boosters.
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