Does Phil Bennett want another chance to be a head coach?
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 4:41 pmPosted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:27 pmas the commentator said in the comments section-THIS is the BCS job that Gary Patterson might really have a shot at. I think his chances for Clemson, Washington and Tennessee are very small but I would think he would be at the top of the list at K-State-if he even wants it. Consider he has Kansas roots(born in Kansas, attended Dodge City CC and K-State, he has a Midwest personality, he is an undisputed defensive guru who has regularly beaten Big 12 schools and he knows Texas recruiting and has the contacts IN TEXAS which WILL BE necessary to compete in the Big 12. There are very few recruits in the Midwest-Texas is where the players are. If nothing else TCU fans best be presenting a package in excess of the June Jones deal to keep Patterson.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:33 pmRight. No team wins without a roster full of Texans.
Think how good USC and Florida would be if they could just sign some Texans!
Think how good USC and Florida would be if they could just sign some Texans!
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:35 pmHave you taken a look at the rosters of the successful teams in the Big 12 north of Texas? Incredibly stupid comment.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:39 pmPatterson is a graduate of Kansas State.....going to be hard to keep him in FW
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:51 pmDwan wrote:Patterson is a graduate of Kansas State.....going to be hard to keep him in FW
Wasn't hard 2 years ago and that program is in worse shape now. More concerned with "bigger" programs.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:14 pmReedFrawg wrote:Dwan wrote:Patterson is a graduate of Kansas State.....going to be hard to keep him in FW
Wasn't hard 2 years ago and that program is in worse shape now. More concerned with "bigger" programs.
I certainly wouldn't worry about Clemson where Patterson is concerned. Clemson would retain Dabo if they couldn't attract more of a "name" coach than Patterson. He has done a good job building on a program that Sullivan/Fran established, but perception at Clemson is that only a "home run" hire will help them move past the Bowden era and Patterson is not that.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:42 pmI think K State fits Fran as well. Kansas roots too.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:53 pmBrady Hoke would be a great coach for K State, as well.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:55 amCalallenStang wrote:Brady Hoke would be a great coach for K State, as well.
Stallion would be a great coach, too.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:22 amDwan wrote:Patterson is a graduate of Kansas State.....going to be hard to keep him in FW
Plus he can bring his entire purple wardrobe. Then TCU can still watch their favorite Grimace impersonator on TV.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:26 pmI have a hard time believing that Patterson is any more attracted to K State than he was 3 three years ago and vice versa.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:55 pmDooby wrote:I have a hard time believing that Patterson is any more attracted to K State than he was 3 three years ago and vice versa.
Well, to be fair, I don't think anyone is really attracted to Patterson.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:10 pmNo, actually it's not a stupid comment at all. All he said was that there are good players in other states, as well, and that a team doesn't necessarily need to recruit Texans to win. Nowhere did he say there aren't Texas-born kids who can help .... just that this state doesn't exactly have a stranglehold on college talent.Stallion wrote:Have you taken a look at the rosters of the successful teams in the Big 12 north of Texas? Incredibly stupid comment.
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:16 pmThe more desperate the school is the more open its wallet is. Patterson has more credibility now and can ask for a longer contract with more money. K State could do a lot worse. But then again Fulmer and Tuberville might be there for the taking.