Bobby P to the Hogs

Danzig · #1 12-12-2007, 11:37 AM

petrino signed a ten year contract with louisville. six months later he signed a five year deal with atlanta. now he has a five year deal with ark. 20 years worth of signing, on paper not worth anything more than something you could use to wipe your bum.

Danzig · #2 12-12-2007, 11:41 AM

and apparently he's been working this deal with arkansas for weeks, since nutt left. so not giving his full attention to the team he was supposed to be leading for weeks. would they be three and nine right now had they had their coaches full attention??

bobby petrino has brought weaselling to a new level.

MaTH716 · #3 12-12-2007, 11:47 AM

Agreed that Petrino is a huge weasel, should have waited at until the season was over before he resigned. But, do you think he would have taken the job knowing that he would not have either Vick or Schaub and that Joey Harrington would be your starting QB?

Danzig · #4 12-12-2007, 11:57 AM

i just think the timing was odd, that they had already acknowledged they needed to go after a qb in the draft, and the owner said in the midst of the game monday that if the coach said give the new guy a year to work in, he was all for it. that he understood what was required, that next year would be a building year, and he was happy to have such a good coach running this team, and with him for the long haul. oops

it's just petrinos nature. if the team did really bad (which is what happened) he'd go elsewhere. if the team did really well, he'd be looking to make it work for him for the better--that worked so well for him at louisville. it's not blanks fault, or the gm, or the team, or what they could accomplish. it's petrinos character.

Cannon Shell · #5 12-12-2007, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i just think the timing was odd, that they had already acknowledged they needed to go after a qb in the draft, and the owner said in the midst of the game monday that if the coach said give the new guy a year to work in, he was all for it. that he understood what was required, that next year would be a building year, and he was happy to have such a good coach running this team, and with him for the long haul. oops

it's just petrinos nature. if the team did really bad (which is what happened) he'd go elsewhere. if the team did really well, he'd be looking to make it work for him for the better--that worked so well for him at louisville. it's not blanks fault, or the gm, or the team, or what they could accomplish. it's petrinos character.

I'm sure Arkansas told him either come now or we are going in a different direction. And I'm pretty confident that Atlanta would suck regardless of the coaches attention being diverted. And I still find the most amusing part is DeAngelo Hall's comments since he is a grade 1 coach killer.

Cannon Shell · #6 12-12-2007, 02:23 PM

Petrino will win at Arkansas. Maybe not nat'l titles or annual BCS bowl games or what the Arky fans want, but he is a good college coach.

King Glorious · #7 12-12-2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardus

Look at any longtime college or pro football coach's resume, and usually you will find many, many stops along the way.

You cannot use numerous position coach and coordinator jobs as evidence that a guy is always looking for a better deal.

Exactly. If looking for a better deal were a crime, just about every coach and assistant in the country would be guilty. Not just in football either.

Danzig · #8 12-12-2007, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Cardus

Look at any longtime college or pro football coach's resume, and usually you will find many, many stops along the way.

You cannot use numerous position coach and coordinator jobs as evidence that a guy is always looking for a better deal.

i'm using his searching for a new job every year while at louisville as a pretty good indicator of his mode of operation.
he is not content anywhere. there's always greener grass...right...over...there...