Patterson has had opportunities to leave TCU in the past and hasn't. I think he enjoys being TCU's version of Bill Snyder - brought them from irrelevance to relevance and into a Power 5 conference. He can do no wrong in the eyes of TCU. He wouldn't have that luxury at UF.I think there are two names that warrant serous consideration for that job.
Gary Patterson - defensive minded coach who has shown ability to field explosive offense.
Al Golden - I think this guy can coach. I don't think he can be judged on what he has done at the U. He was sold a bill of goods there and it's a shuffle step from being a dumpster fire.
Outside of that I think Todd Graham would be a good fit too.
As much a like CJM I just don't he is ready for the SEC yet. Other than those mentioned no one really impresses on the college level.
I think Foley would stay away from Grahm, given his reputation as a job hopper. After the last few coaches had relatively short tenures, I think Foley will look for someone who may be around for a while.
Golden is an interesting choice. He's a good coach, he's got recruiting connections established in Florida already and he may feel that he was mislead about just how much crud Miami was going to land in. I think he'd be a pretty good hire for Florida.