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Thursday, September 9, 2010
There has already been complaining out of Oregon State about the roof being open at Cowboys Stadium last Saturday. Beaver fans and media were saying it was Gary Patterson’s idea, when in all actuality, he had nothing to do with that decision. Now, this little bit of information came out…
From OregonLive.com
Media were informed this week that there's a new video policy at Oregon State that requires us to NOT shoot any sort of player interaction. This comes after Mike Riley says the Beavers "got burned a little bit" when video footage of fall camp leaked to TCU.
Really coach? I would like to know what he thinks TCU saw, and how he knows TCU saw the video. I would also like to tell Mike Riley that he should have handled this like any other University. Either don’t allow media to watch practice, or only allow them to video the first ten minutes where the teams is basically just stretching and warming up.
It is sad to see excuses from a good coach like Mike Riley.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
TCU Head Coach Gary Patterson and Oregon State Head Coach Mike Riley held another teleconference today discussing the Cowboys Classic on September 4th at Cowboys Stadium. Each coach spoke about their teams excitement for the game, how a big test early on gets the team’s attention, and more. Check out the highlights and the audio below…
Or you can Download or Listen HERE
From a TCU perspective, the most interesting thing I got from the call was about TCU’s scheduling philosophy.
Coach Patterson: “Our deal is if we have 3 non-conference ballgames, one will be a stretch game, one will be a 50-50, and one will be a one you should win. This year we feel we like we have two stretch games with a Baylor team out of the Big XII and Oregon State. Then you have a SMU team who went to a bowl game and a 1-AA team. Really the A.D. and the Chancellor have been very good about us doing that cause I still believe that winning breeds success…”
Now, I’m not one to question Coach Patterson, but does he really consider Baylor a stretch game? I consider that a game that you should win. If you are the higher ranked team, is it really a stretch if you win? You are supposed to win!
Other than that, Coach Patterson talked about what an awesome human being Tejay Johnson is, and a little about TCU’s Pyramid of Success. It is worth a listen if you have the time. If you missed the first one, check it out HERE.
