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For more than a decade, TCU Horned Frogs coach Gary Patterson has built one of the best football programs in the nation, no matter what criteria is used to judge it.
He's done it the right way by recruiting guys who were a step too slow or an inch too short. Patterson persuades his players to use those slights -- real and perceived -- as motivation to maximize their ability.
That's been the foundation of Patterson's success, which has ultimately resulted in TCU achieving its dream of being in the Big 12 and becoming, you know, one of the big boys.
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