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Originally Posted by miami_fan
They asked Patterson to finish the season and he declined to do so. Did Patterson quit on his team in the middle of the season?
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Coach P is an old school coach. He demanded respect from his players, the university, and the community. He also gave alot back ad was rock-solid in the FW community. He is much loved by current and former players. Having said all that, he was struggling mightily with the recent changes to the system, namely NIL stuff. He fits the dictator mold but would do anything for guys that bought into his system. Over the summer, he basically told TCU boosters that they need to pony up cash in order to pay players going forward, otherwise TCU would fall behind. He's not wrong. But he's a very stubborn guy who feels that he had banked enough credit to weather the recent run of subpar seasons. He feels like he doesnt need or have to apologize for a downturn, considering where this program was when he arrived. But this is a new era in college athletics, for better or worse. Apparently, the administration sat him down yesterday and basically asked him to retire at the end of the year. Coach P told them to go fuck themselves. Not sure if that's "quitting" or not. Either way, sad ending to a great run. I'm not sure if TCU will ever be the same.