I spoke to a coach yesterday who worked with Gary Patterson at TCU.

One thing I asked is whether Patterson would have wanted such an early start to spring practices?

“No way,” the coach said. “They are not giving him enough time to implement his defense and teach it in meetings before starting spring practices. He would have wanted more time.”

That’s an interesting perspective because the only viewpoint that gets heard from the media is that Lincoln Riley wanted an early start because all the freshmen were already enrolled. It sounds like if Patterson were head coach, that doesn’t happen.

“I guarantee there is a culture shock going on right now,” the coach said. “Patterson is a coaching demon and the other coaches will need to adjust to his speed or they will get left behind.”