TCU coach Gary Patterson wants his players to enjoy the bowl experience this week in the desert preparing to face Cal in Thursday’s Cheez-It Bowl at Chase Field. But he isn’t giving them much of a leash.
“You come to the bowl game with two strikes,” Patterson said. “You’re there to represent TCU and play well. We want them to enjoy it, but not at the cost of everybody else.
“This will be 19 in 21 years [since Patterson joined TCU’s staff]. The older guys will let them know how they need to act, how they need to do things.