Prince out at K-State
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And I'm sure landing Patterson was a part of the reasoning behind canning Prince early.
Yeah, 2.5 years is a stupidly short amount of time to give someone to work as examples right down the road at KU and Missouri attest, but there was no evidence whatsoever the program was improving and plenty of evidence it was getting worse fast. A bunch of assistant coaches qualified to coach at the JUCO level, little success in landing or keeping any with real experience, trouble recruiting across the board, alienated big boosters and fans upset with quickly diminishing returns on the field.
Pulling the trigger early on what appeared to be a death spiral might have been the only way to keep Patterson from getting signed for any of the other good jobs out there.
Yeah, 2.5 years is a stupidly short amount of time to give someone to work as examples right down the road at KU and Missouri attest, but there was no evidence whatsoever the program was improving and plenty of evidence it was getting worse fast. A bunch of assistant coaches qualified to coach at the JUCO level, little success in landing or keeping any with real experience, trouble recruiting across the board, alienated big boosters and fans upset with quickly diminishing returns on the field.
Pulling the trigger early on what appeared to be a death spiral might have been the only way to keep Patterson from getting signed for any of the other good jobs out there.
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Pilot said:
Why would Patterson go to K-freaking-State when Washington and Tennessee are available?
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Starman said:
Thanks. I was wondering why he was so quick to jump there.
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When will schools stop whacking coaches during the season and wait until said season ends before pilfering a coach from another school?
I agree that Patterson jumping ship the day after losing to Utah is a slap across the face to TCU.
He could have waited until the end of the year and took his chances on whether KSU was going to wait for him or find someone else.
The Little Apple is a messed up town today. Didn't help that Floyd Flake and the BCA decided to publish their study 24 hours after the election. Talk about irony, or calculated plan to force the NCAA's hand.
I agree that Patterson jumping ship the day after losing to Utah is a slap across the face to TCU.
He could have waited until the end of the year and took his chances on whether KSU was going to wait for him or find someone else.
The Little Apple is a messed up town today. Didn't help that Floyd Flake and the BCA decided to publish their study 24 hours after the election. Talk about irony, or calculated plan to force the NCAA's hand.
DeepTexas said:
Gary played at K-State in college and was an assistant on the 1982 Jim Dickey-coached team that made K-State's first bowl appearance ever (in the Independence Bowl).
Plus, I'm sure there's a lot of allure, jumping from the Mountain West to the Big 12, where there are slightly larger purse strings, a little bit more prestige and a little higher caliber of talent. Look at it as a challenge. Plus, at some point in time, everyone wants to go home. Patterson's from Larned. I don't know if he still has family there, but eventually, there's something special about getting the chance to do something special at your alma mater.
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Maybe I spoke too soon.
It was on the K-State Rivals site, which has a staff of real reporters and as far as I know is one of the more ewll run of such sites. It said it had "multiple sources", and now says it still has those sources, but also has Patterson's agent adamant that nothing has happened.
Will be interesting to see how it shakes out.
It was on the K-State Rivals site, which has a staff of real reporters and as far as I know is one of the more ewll run of such sites. It said it had "multiple sources", and now says it still has those sources, but also has Patterson's agent adamant that nothing has happened.
Will be interesting to see how it shakes out.
Pilot said:
That's what's confusing to me. The GoPowercat.com guys have a knack for finding out things before everyone else and they're usually pretty reliable. I don't deny that they have those sources, but it's hard to run with anything when the coach's agent and the AD are both denying it vehemantly.
DeepTexas said:
If you go to news.google.com and type in Gary Patterson, there's a whole host of articles from various Wichita and Topeka news stations. Some of them have been changed to the new denial story.
MU_was_not_so_hard
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The earlier sites that posted the stories have now taken them down.
Way to go kids.
Way to go kids.
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Chances are the Power Cat, their Rivals site, may have pulled it. I'm backing up my initial comments as well. The KC Star is reporting that K-State AD Krause is denying it to the Nth degree. I can't post the link, because my Crackberry doesn't have the capability to copy and paste links and sticking them here.
Plus, I'm at the doctor's office for a checkup.
Plus, I'm at the doctor's office for a checkup.
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Heard Patterson's interview on a Dallas radio station. The man is not happy. And K-State has just issued a statement saying that they have not talked to a single candidate.
Either Patterson is the worst liar in history, or GoPowercat.com really ****ed up.
Either Patterson is the worst liar in history, or GoPowercat.com really ****ed up.
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kingcreole said:
That would amuse me, to be truthful.
