MWC: Patterson hails from Rozel, Kansas and played defensive back and linebacker for Kansas State in 1980 and 1981. From there "papa was a rolling stone" and he bounced around to a different random directional-type school each year until Dennis Franchione, then the head coach at New Mexico, hired a 35-year-old Gary Patterson as his defensive coordinator in 1996. Patterson served as the Lobo's defensive coordinator for the '96 and '97 seasons where he coached a young Brian Urlacher and developed quite a reputation as a fiery defensive mastermind. In 1998 Franchione decided to take his show on the road and took the head coaching job with the TCU Horned Frogs. Patterson interviewed for the now vacant New Mexico head coaching position but lost out to Rocky Long who was then UCLA's defensive coordinator, so Patterson packed his bags and followed Franchione to Fort Worth. After three seasons in Fort Worth Franchione leveraged his successes at TCU to once again hop to a bigger a lily pad, this time to the Alabama Crimson Tide (and from there he hopped to Texas A&M and then into obscurity, karma is a b'). Patterson took over for Franchione as head coach at TCU in December 2000, and never looked back. I feel that Patterson has stayed at TCU for various reasons, but I truly believe that it can largely be attributed to watching what happened to Franchione and learning the invaluable lesson that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the mountain.
MWC: It is hard to say for sure but in 2007 he turned down the Minnesota gig and in 2008 it was reported that he had taken the Kansas State job but as they say, don't believe everything you read. Both schools reportedly offered salaries of $2 million which Patterson wisely turned into a pay raise and he is now estimated to make approximately $2.5 million a year at TCU. Patterson is a unique fellow and is not a ladder climbing a-hole like Brian Kelly or Bobby Petrino. He is a visionary and a transcendent leader that has not only built up our football team but the entire program. Patterson is entrenched here, he helped raise the funds for the new stadium renovations and without him there would be no Big East offer to speak of. I truly believe that he wants to see this thing through all the way and reach his goal of winning a national championship at TCU, and when he does, he'll want to do it again. Patterson is already well paid at $2.5 million and TCU has deep pocketed donors and will soon have increased revenues from the Big East so TCU can and will continue to pay Patterson and his staff what they deserve and then some. Why would he want to leave for another job where the expectations will be so high that he could be on the hotseat within 2-3 years if the ball doesn't bounce his way in a few games (see Mack Brown, Les Miles, & Mark Richt). Patterson will be welcome at TCU for life, win or lose. Patterson knows that he can be to TCU what Joe Paterno is to Penn State and Bobby Bowden was to Florida State.
What’s in my bag (Garry) – MWC 2015
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MWC: Recruiting in the state of Texas definitely has a tiered pecking order with the Texas Longhorns on the 1st tier, Oklahoma on the 2nd tier, just about everyone else in the region has to fight in out on the 3rd tier, and the 4th tier is basically the scraps that round out the rosters of Rice, UTEP and the like. Patterson's staff has had success because they are fantastic evaluators of talent and character first, recruiters second, and they do not base their recruiting on the amount of stars some chucklehead at Rivals gave a kid based on a grainy youtube video. The #1 criteria Patterson is looking for in a recruit is "speed baby," if a kid can really run Patterson will find a spot for him on the team. To find that speed Patterson looks hard at high school running backs and mobile quarterbacks to fill out his rosters, since that is where the best athletes on every high school team usually end up. For example Jerry Hughes was a high school running back that Patterson molded into a NFL first rounder at defensive end, WR/PR/KR Jeremy Kerley was a high school quarterback and now he's a first-team All-American kick returner, and this list could go on and on. If a kid has speed that is only half the battle, he also has to be a high character guy that is ready to work, wants to win, and is highly coachable, let's call it the "Frog factor." In my opinion what happened to the Texas Longhorns this season can largely be attributed to the fact that they have a roster full of prima-donna's and when the going got tough they just flat-out quit, TCU will never have that problem. Not being in the Big 12 has presented many challenges because of the non-AQ stigma but Patterson just branded us as the un-cola of Texas schools to combat that, and now that we are headed to the Big East that stigma should lift substantially. With back-to-back BCS appearances, a new stadium on the way, and a Big East invitation, things on the recruiting front appear to be on the up and up as we just nabbed our highest rated recruit ever, Rivals100 (44) member LaDarius Brown.
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Merritt Mentors, begun in November 2015, serves any PK-12 student needing a mentor as a match becomes available. Pairs meet once a week for 30 minutes. Two rooms are available for our mentors and mentees, one in the elementary school and the other in the high school. Local companies helped supply materials and games for the mentoring rooms. Pairs are also welcome to go outside to a practice field or gym to do recreational activities. Merritt Public Schools is a rural district in Western Oklahoma. All mentors are recommended by someone on school staff. Once Devon Cantrell, the school counselor and program co-founder, has a referral paper for the recommended mentor, she contacts the potential mentor. The process for a potential mentee is quite comparable. A teacher recommends a student. Cantrell makes a match between mentor and mentee. Once all paperwork is returned, a consistent time suitable both for the homeroom teacher and mentor is determined.TYPE OF PROGRAM: School-basedCONTACT: Devon Cantrell, elementary counselor and program coordinator Stephanie Costello, junior high/high school counselor PHONE: 580-225-5460EMAIL: cantrelld@merritt.k12.ok.us, costellos@merritt.k12.ok.us
Novo Ministries partners with churches, non-profits, and individuals to provide mentoring relationships and programs specifically for children and youth living in at-risk communities. As a faith-based, non-denominational non-profit, Novo has been breaking the cycle of destruction, creating hope, and instilling a sense of purpose through life-changing mentoring relationships since 2005. We provide a streamlined and supportive experience for our partners that allows them to focus on their own locally managed mentorship programs. We support them with whatever needs they have with trainings, curriculum and activities, staff and volunteer support, and many other resources. Novo means change and our goal is to see communities restored, statistics reversed, and lives forever changed. CONTACT: Doug Eckert, executive operations managerPHONE: 405-208-4255EMAIL: doug@novoministries.org
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