Hello Celebritys

Rumors have been swirling today about Tennessee possibly being interested in TCU head coach Gary Patterson. If all reports are correct to this point, it looks as if the Vols aren’t interested, Gary Patterson isn’t interested, or a mixture of both.

SI.com

Other coaches Hamilton may consider include Duke coach and former Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe and East Carolina coach Skip Holtz.

TCU coach Gary Patterson told the AP on Wednesday night that neither he nor his agent had been contacted by Tennessee.

ESPNDallas.com

TCU coach Gary Patterson has not had any contact with Tennessee officials and has no plans to meet with them, he said Wednesday night through the TCU media relations department.

Mark Cohen, TCU media relations director, said he spoke with Patterson just after 5 p.m. CT in the TCU athletic offices, and the coach said he had not heard from anyone associated with the Volunteers' search for a new coach.

I understand the allure of a program like Tennessee, but Patterson would be stupid to leave TCU at this point in his career. Coach Patterson has a perennial top 10 team coming back in 2010, plus he already makes around $2.5 million a year, so Tennessee would have to offer up big money. Add in the fact that you have to go outside the state to recruit and Volunteer fans are absolutely CRAZY (we all saw the youtube videos) and Patterson has all the reasons he needs to stay put in Ft. Worth.

Yeah, Tennessee is in the SEC, but they are stuck behind Florida and Alabama who aren’t declining any time soon. Then you have the likes of Georgia, Auburn, and LSU to compete with on other years also. If you look at the whole package and what that job would include, it wouldn’t be a smart career move at this point.