"To achieve success, you cannot come out and play base defense on first down." - TCU head coach Gary Patterson
Despite already being considered one of the sport's most respected strategists, Gary Patterson is unique among his peers. While other successful head coaches that built their reputations on the defensive side of the ball like Nick Saban, Mark Dantonio, and Bob Stoops handed over play-calling duties once they took the top job, Patterson still sends in calls to his Horned Frog defense before every single snap.
The results of his approach speak for themselves, as Patterson's defenses have routinely stymied the uptempo, pass-happy offenses of the Big 12, leading countless fellow coaches to study, and in many cases, implement, his once-unique 4-2-5 system.