ThreatLevelOrange
Wish that I was on ol’ Rocky Top
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Patterson would have been more stable than the string of hires we had. But he wouldn't have beaten Saban, Myers or Richt anymore consistently in my opinion.
He definitely would've beaten Richt. He did better at TCU than Richt did at Georgia and Georgia is a much easier job with an abundance of resources.
Saban and Meyer are two of the best coaches this century, so I don't know if he would've beaten them, but so what? That's a pretty high standard. And it's not like Gary Patterson was some scrub. TCU finished in the Top 10 7 times under him. At TCU! They weren't even a Power 5 team for much of that stretch.
Worst case scenario: Patterson would've been the 3rd or 4th best head coach in the SEC. Best case scenario: he would've won a national title. He came close at TCU, and he would've had much more talent at Tennessee, so it's not far-fetched.
Richt had a .740 at Georgia, Patterson was a .696 at TCU. I'll consider that pretty equal. I think Richt was 10-6 vs us. But My math and memory could be wrong. Patterson probably would have changed the numbers. Not sure if he would have come out on top.
He may not have been able to take the heat so he hired something who for sure could not handle it. Lane screwed us as badly as Dooley did and tried to take our recruits too. I hated to see him go, but the way he left was criminal. Total lack of ethics.Looking back on the University’s numerous bad decisions, I’m so thankful we finally have an competent AD in Danny White that truly wants to win. Hamilton is a huge reason why we sucked for 10+ years due to his massive ego. I wonder how things would have turned out if we had replaced Fulmer with Patterson whenever we had the chance?
Looking back on the University’s numerous bad decisions, I’m so thankful we finally have an competent AD in Danny White that truly wants to win. Hamilton is a huge reason why we sucked for 10+ years due to his massive ego. I wonder how things would have turned out if we had replaced Fulmer with Patterson whenever we had the chance?
Richt had a .740 at Georgia, Patterson was a .696 at TCU. I'll consider that pretty equal. I think Richt was 10-6 vs us. But My math and memory could be wrong. Patterson probably would have changed the numbers. Not sure if he would have come out on top.