FORT WORTH, Texas -- In Gary Patterson's 21 years as head coach of TCU, his job has taken him to the biggest of stages, such as his 2011 Rose Bowl victory, when his little Mountain West-era Horned Frogs beat an undefeated Wisconsin team to make college football history.
Patterson is a Hall of Fame coach who leaves a lasting impression. He gesticulates wildly, sweats through his shirt and screams until he loses his voice. That guy, he says, is Coach P.
"Nobody wants to be Coach P," Patterson joked last week from his office overlooking the football field at Amon G.