Petrino new Ark coach

[Agmaniacmike of Aggieland]

Just reported on Sportscenter

Also news of Mitchell reports are coming up

[ftaggie09]

Just said it on sportscenter

[ftaggie09]

Bobby Petrino

[PinetarAg]

wow...didn' see that coming. Well this could suck if we end up playing Arkansas every year in Dallas... a Petrino team could be tough

[Agmaniacmike of Aggieland]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3150783 (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3150783)

[jagowar]

damn... thats a very scary get imo.

petrino didnt even have a buyout.... sure its gonna cost an arm and a leg to pay the 3 mil a year but no buyout saves quite a bit of $.

[CoolaidWade]

they are going to win some games.

[GuatemalanAg]

Vick really screwed up the Falcons...

[Burnetaggie99]

The Spread offense will be making it's way to Hogville.

[pearland aggie93]

wont the hogs still have felix jones?:wow:

[whitelightnin_23]

wonder if we considered petrino...:popcorn:

[Superaggie79]

remember espn broke the story about Miles to Michigan

[hmiles619]

Miles is at LSU

[pearland aggie93]

it will take some time for the to get into his system because casey dick is not a passing first qb..

[BigJohn]

Per ESPN

[Vlyrock]

A day late John. :) Have to merge the thread...

[aggie1997]

I do think it is a little pathetic how some coaches take a new job and then jump ship so quickly after things don't go the way they planned. Petrino wasn't even in Atlanta for a single season. Yes, I realize the circumstances changed dramatically, but the players are still there to deal with it and they don't give up.

[Pumchavas28]

I can't help but wonder... but once the Houston Texans are completely out of the playoff race, could Sherman be released early so that he could head over to BCS & really get knee deep into coaching the Ags & getting things together like a staff..

Not having some questions answered are what have guys like Rod Davis on the fence right now.

[Pflugerville Ag]

Petrino is a snake. He'll be at Arkansas only until a better job opens up. Check out this article by Pat Forde that details what Petrino has done while being a head coach. I would NOT want this guy running our program.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=forde_pat&id=3151061&sportCat=ncf


Follow the grease stain that is the disingenuous drifter's career path:

• In 2003, his first year as a head coach at the University of Louisville, Petrino went behind the back of his employer and his onetime boss, Tuberville, to negotiate a deal replacing him at Auburn. He held a clandestine meeting across the Ohio River from Louisville in southern Indiana with Auburn officials, two days before both the Tigers and Cardinals played their final regular-season games.

It was, by any rendering, a spectacular bit of philandering by both interested parties.

Petrino lied about having any contact with Auburn officials -- until two reporters for The (Louisville) Courier-Journal confronted him with documentation of the private plane that brought the university president and athletic director into Petrino's backyard. I was one of the two reporters. And even when faced with the evidence, Petrino resisted telling the truth until Auburn issued a statement owning up to the whole affair.

Boxed into a corner, Petrino asked forgiveness and chalked it up to the inexperience of a "young coach." Louisville forgave him because he was 9-3 and his offense blew up scoreboards.

It wouldn't be the last time Petrino toyed with the school's loyalties, or the last time he was forgiven for doing so.

• In 2004, Petrino interviewed for the Notre Dame job and had discussions with Florida and Mississippi about their jobs. Then, on Dec. 7, he pledged his loyalty to Louisville.

"I want to make it clear that I'm not interested in any other coaching jobs, and am happy at the University of Louisville," Petrino said. "… I'm very excited about our move into the Big East, the opportunity to play in a BCS bowl game and the chance to compete for a national championship. [School president] Dr. James Ramsey and Tom Jurich, through their hard work and dedication, have made this the best job in the country. As I've stated before, Louisville is the perfect place to raise a family and I plan for all four of my children to graduate from high school in Louisville."

On Dec. 21, Petrino signed an enhanced contract to stay with the Cardinals.

On Dec. 26 -- well before the Petrino children had graduated from high school -- he interviewed with LSU to replace Saban. On Jan. 1, 2005, when it became obvious that he'd lost out to Les Miles, Petrino pulled out of consideration.
On the inside, several Louisville administrators were disappointed they had to keep him. They were sick of the game -- but there was no firing a guy who just went 12-1.

• In 2005, Petrino interviewed with the Oakland Raiders. That's after telling people for years that he had no interest in coaching the pros -- college was where he wanted to be. He ultimately turned down the job and professed his commitment to the Cardinals again.

• On July 13, 2006, Petrino signed a 10-year contract worth up to $25 million -- a staggering deal for a school of Louisville's modest football heritage and fan base. The day he signed it, Petrino vowed again that Louisville was home. He made a point of insisting that a $1 million buyout provision be put into the contract, putting his money where his dissembling mouth is.

"We did want to make a statement," the disingenuous drifter said that day about the buyout. "… I wanted to make sure everyone understood -- I know I've said it -- that this is where I want to be, where my family wants to be. But I want everyone to really believe it."

Sure, he wanted everyone to believe it. Not because it was true, of course. Just because he was tired of answering questions about his wandering eye.

Five months later, he was gone to Atlanta.

Even this time around, there have been recent pronouncements of commitment to the task at hand and the people who write his checks.

On Nov. 26, Petrino told the Associated Press that he was staying in Atlanta. "I haven't given it [college coaching vacancies] one bit of thought," he said.

Shockingly, that didn't hold up, either.

[Pumchavas28]

:throwup:

[Pokes28]

Petrino is going to find life a lot harder in Arkansas. I think the odds are about 80% that Felix Jones declares for the draft (thought that regardless of the coaching change).

I know that Arkansas is having to battle for a lot of their recruits and all this negative publicity by the talking heads is going to help teams that are trying to cherry pick the Hogs' commits.

I'm not worried about Arkansas or their success at this point. He couldn't cut muster in the NFL. He had success in a weak conference, but we have no clue how well he'll hold up against the SEC week after week.

Houston Nutt was a flake, but he was still a damn fine coach. We know they still have a flake for a coach, we just don't know how good a coach he is. Plus he's never had this much negative about him before.

David Harrell - Pokes
dwh

[SHAG69]

Petrino really disappointed the Atlanta Falcons. I heard via ESPN that almost all of his assistant coaches were going to quit if he remained. I have no fear of playing Arkansas every year, I think Sherman has much more skill and class. I really don't think Petrino would still be winning at Louisville if he stayed there...Kragthorpe is a good coach but he is struggling this year. Petrino is like a lot of coaches (cough...Fran, Chisek) they happen to be in the right place at the right time and everyone thinks they are a Saviour. JMO:gig:

[12th man fan]

Petrino is way over-rated.....I agree that if he were still at Louiville he'd be having a tough year. He'll be at Arkansas for three years, tops, then gone.