STILLWATER — In his 19th year as the TCU head coach, Gary Patterson has a succinct answer when asked how he has kept his job so long.
“You gotta win and say no,” Patterson said.
Patterson has done both. He’s as revered around Horned Frog football as Bill Snyder was at Kansas State. Patterson had made TCU nationally relevant and a Big 12 force. And suitors have come calling.
Texas A&M. Tennessee. Nebraska. All have inquired about Patterson’s interest in leaving Fort Worth, and he’s talked to most of them. Maybe even been tempted. But he’s never jumped.