Rivals.com: Big 12 teams looking for an edge in recruiting
Nick Krueger | Recruiting Analyst
DALLAS – Gary Patterson has already enjoyed a successful tenure as the head football coach at TCU. After navigating the Horned Frogs through stints in four conferences and winning league championships in three of them, rarely is a critical word spoken of his program’s success.
In the opening address of the Big 12 Media Days on Monday, commissioner Bob Bowlsby noted that this upcoming season is the first where both TCU and West Virginia will be full beneficiaries in the conference’s revenue distribution. Last season, the other teams in conference that received a full payout were each awarded more than $30 million dollars.
The timing couldn’t be better for Patterson and the football program, which operate separately from the athletic department when it comes to building or upgrading facilities. The extra cash this season should do well to supplement new additions that have already been bought and paid for in the hopes of making TCU an even more desirable destination for personnel from the top-down.
“Everything we do we have to raise up front so I think the best thing about us going forward is we’re going to be able to take care of our coaches better and take care of our athletes better,†Patterson said. “Our new stadium, weight room, locker room, training room, equipment room, indoor (facility), and our new recruiting room that we’re putting up all has been raised with private money.â€
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