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Old 01-08-2014, 05:33 PM
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Facts are facts.
Bobby Petrino is a damned good college coach. His record as a college head coach is 83-30. His record at Louisville which was hardly a football power when he arrived was 41-9 with a BCS bowl win, 2 conference titles and had Louisville ranked in the top 6 at the end of the year 2 times in 4 years. His record at Arkansas was 34-17, got them to a BCS bowl and had them ranked 12th and 5th in the final season rankings his last 2 years there. He went 8-4 at Western KY last year.

While he may not exactly be a fine moral standard we are talking about college athletics.

Charlie Strong who got the Texas job was 37-15 in his 4 years at Louisville and never had them ranked higher than 13th and that was good enough for the Texas job.
i know all that, i know he's a 'winner'. i'd no sooner support petrino than i would a trainer with great stats who's a cheater.
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i know all that, i know he's a 'winner'. i'd no sooner support petrino than i would a trainer with great stats who's a cheater.
Don't confuse moral standards with football standings. Winning is all that matters in the big college sports.

Petrino has never been accused of breaking rules other than a few of the 10 commandments. The system might be lunacy but Louisville hiring the best available coach isnt. It also doesnt hurt that he is undefeated against Kentucky.
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Old 01-08-2014, 07:58 PM
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Don't confuse moral standards with football standings. Winning is all that matters in the big college sports.

Petrino has never been accused of breaking rules other than a few of the 10 commandments. The system might be lunacy but Louisville hiring the best available coach isnt. It also doesnt hurt that he is undefeated against Kentucky.
you'd think, tho, that people would look at him funny when he's telling them how he's committed to l'ville, blah blah. how can anyone believe him about anything, especially recruits?
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Old 01-09-2014, 04:36 AM
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you'd think, tho, that people would look at him funny when he's telling them how he's committed to l'ville, blah blah. how can anyone believe him about anything, especially recruits?
How can they believe any of them? Plus it goes both ways. How many coaches get canned every year for no good reason other than their kicker missed a FG or a key player got injured and they lost to a rival? If you are recruited by a coach and he is fired you are still stuck at that school or forced to sit out a year to transfer. Outside of the top, top jobs how many coaches are really at the final destination and wont jump for more money or a better job?
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Old 01-09-2014, 07:42 AM
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How can they believe any of them? Plus it goes both ways. How many coaches get canned every year for no good reason other than their kicker missed a FG or a key player got injured and they lost to a rival? If you are recruited by a coach and he is fired you are still stuck at that school or forced to sit out a year to transfer. Outside of the top, top jobs how many coaches are really at the final destination and wont jump for more money or a better job?
i understand people wanting to better themselves. not sure how lying to an AD about your mistress, who you gave a govt. job to, means he was bettering himself.


ok...maybe he did think he was bettering himself!

and anyone in coaching knows if the team doesn't perform, it's easier to fire the coach than to get rid of the team.
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Old 01-09-2014, 08:17 AM
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i understand people wanting to better themselves. not sure how lying to an AD about your mistress, who you gave a govt. job to, means he was bettering himself.


ok...maybe he did think he was bettering himself!

and anyone in coaching knows if the team doesn't perform, it's easier to fire the coach than to get rid of the team.
Are we now calling jobs at universities "gov't jobs"? lol

Dont forget this is the same University whose basketball coach was found to be having extramarital affairs at Porcini's! Literally "having" extramarital affairs there.
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Are we now calling jobs at universities "gov't jobs"? lol

Dont forget this is the same University whose basketball coach was found to be having extramarital affairs at Porcini's! Literally "having" extramarital affairs there.
technically the job he gave her was a state job, which means he could have got the university in deep by hiring his honey, who wasn't qualified.

and yes, most states highest paid 'govt employees' are typically coaches at universities. they receive state money after all.


and yes, he has a good record-but there are other good coaches without all that baggage.

and yeah, that story was something. didn't he say it lasted under 20 seconds or something like that?? maybe that was bobby's problem, he wasn't at a U with an AD who doesn't care about that stuff.
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