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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; TCU's Gary Patterson has made his stance on disciplining players well known in recent days. (Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By Zac Ellis&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Earlier this week, media reports circulated implying that TCU coach Gary Patterson had criticized LSU coach Les Miles' approach to disciplining players. Following a team vote, Miles had recently reinstated running back Jeremy Hill, who'd avoided jail time. Patterson, meanwhile, had suspended the Horned Frogs' best player, Devonte Fields, for two games for violating team policy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Patterson said Tuesday that he wouldn't leave a reinstatement decision up to the players:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CMy whole team would vote Devonte to be back on the team because they all want to win,\u201D Patterson said on Tuesday. \u201CThat doesn't teach life lessons.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Patterson's comments appeared to be aimed at Miles, but Patterson, whose Horned Frogs open the season against LSU on Aug. 31 in Arlington, Texas, said Thursday that his comments were misconstrued, according to the &lt;em&gt;Fort Worth Star-Telegram&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI know what I said. I didn\u2019t mention Jeremy Hill. I didn\u2019t mention Les Miles,\u201D Patterson said after Thursday\u2019s practice. \u201CIt was more about Devonte Fields. If they want to make something up so they can get all fired up\u2026 I can get the same thing when I go home. Everyone can stand in line.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Patterson said he had no \u201Cintention at all of spiting anybody or making anybody look bad.\u201D&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI\u2019m not Babe Ruth. I don\u2019t point at fences,\u201D he said. \u201CMost of the time I play below the water. Anybody who knows me knows that\u2019s way outside of character, so why would I do it now? Why would I call up the Tiger? They don\u2019t need any more help.\u201DIn an effort to clear the air, Patterson reportedly sent Miles a transcript of his post-practice comments from Tuesday in which he allegedly criticized Miles. Patterson and Miles share the same agent, who helped forward the transcript to LSU.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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