At least he didn't drag it out.

Weren't there rumors the players didn't care for him or some didn't?

I think Arkansas did very well by snagging Petrino. I'll still never understand firing a coach as good as Nutt without a replacement in hand. Nebraska did that and ended up with Callahan.

I still think that's odd seeing as he got big time recruits like Brohm and Bush to go to a school like Louisville so he has to be a likeable person wouldn't you think?

Anybody watching this press conference? ROFL

I enjoyed him introducing his 52 kids.

This whole thing seems dirty to me. Not even 24 hours ago he was coaching an NFL game.

Yes I would. His Louisville team I saw was damn impressive. Why doesn't anybody want Boise State's coach?

I thought it was just DeAngelo Hall. Were there others?

There's an all-sports radio host in ATL named Chris DiMino who also does a show here in STL.

Early in the season, it was mentioned on his show that many of the black players were upset with how Petrino tried to distance the team from the whole Michael Vick situation.

Apparently, some of those guys don't know the difference between getting your team focused for the season and "abandoning" a teammate in a "time of need."

FWIW......

ohsnap DeAngelo Hall

So because Petrino wanted to move away from a player who was going to prison that he never coached some of the black players got pissed..that sounds like more of a problem with them than Petrino.

I don't know if it's dirty, it's definitely weird. It's one thing to resign after a season, but he basically bailed out on a sinking ship. Not usually a good quality for a leader.

It's dirty because he's done it twice in a calendar year. He signed a 10 year deal with Louisville and left after the first season, then signed a 5 year deal with Atlanta and bolted after 13 games.

DeAngelo Hall bashing Arkansas. ROFL

Exactly.

Would YOU want to stick around for that?

Me neither.

Hence the term " Coaching Carousel"

A guy in a blue shirt with no left arm just walked by.

I heard on ESPN tonight that some Falcons players and coaches have said that if Petrino tried to come back and address the team there might be some violence.

This guy was not well liked.

Also this really hurts any college coaches chance of becoming an NFL head coach. Saban last year and now Petrino and there are rumors of Lane Kiffin sniffing around some college job.

:eek:

Well now we know why they all like Mike Vick.

Would've guessed Huard, but he's got no right arm.

Don't look so shocked. He told the team last night and even today that he wasn't quitting and he didn't want them to quit on him.

I would be pissed too especially if I was an assistant coach that will probably be out of work in 3 weeks.

You still shouldn't say shit like that...

Oh, I thought you meant they wanted to kill him for stuff he's done during the season.

I'm not shocked they'd be pissed at his exit. I've read (and posted some of) the reports that he told Blank twice, as late as Monday afternoon, that he wasn't leaving, and that he told the team to rally around and show character the rest of the season, rah-rah-rah. Less than 24 hours later -- see ya!

Why? These people's livelihood was dependent on him. The guy is the ultimate hypocrite and if I was a parent with a kid considering Arkansas I would tell them there is no chance in hell you are going there.

Oh no. They are pissed because he has been preaching to them about no quitting on the season and then he walks out on them with 3 weeks left to go.

Huh?

John Clayton said today on the 5:00 SportsCenter that Blank has known about this for "about three weeks." Blank gave him his blessing according to Clayton.

AJC is reporting otherwise. :shrug:

Blank may have known about the college/Arkansas rumors for 3 weeks, but the story from the AJC is that Blank asked Petrino twice, point blank (pardon the pun), including Monday afternoon, about the rumors and that Petrino flat-out denied them, said he had no interest and that he was staying.

That maybe true because according to PFT the Falcons had strict language in his contract forbidding him from taking a college job. So they only way he could get out was with the blessing of the Falcons.

With that being said the assistant coaches and the players had no idea this was coming

From this evening:

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sp...cons_1212.html

Before the Falcons' 34-14 loss to New Orleans Monday, Blank said that he had heard rumors that Arkansas had targeted Petrino to replace Houston Nutt as head coach. So he said he asked Petrino if he was considering that job.

Petrino, who was signed from the University of Louisville to a five-year, $24.5 million contract Jan. 8, told him Monday afternoon that he definitely would be back to coach the Falcons in 2008.

It was the second time Blank had asked Petrino about his commitment to the team and the second time Petrino told him he would be back next season.

Hell, maybe Blank's lying to the AJC.

Damn.

All sorts of conflicting reports.

There's a lot of this story not being told, IMO.

The guy is taking a paycut to WILLINGLY go back to the college ranks. It's not like he was fired and couldn't get another job in the pros, so college was the only option.

Something forced him to make this decision. It obviously wasn't money.

I still think what I posted back in # 92 has a lot more to do with this than the organization is leading on.

Can you really blame the guy...that Atlanta job sounds awful.

Isnt Atlanta a pretty racial type city anyways?

Yeah I can. He is a hypocrite. He could have at least stayed through the end of the season.

I didn't realize he signed a 10yr contract with Louisville and then he bailed on them after 1 yr? Is that true? If it is why would any college or pro team want anything to do with that guy?

http://profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm




POSTED 11:13 p.m. EST, December 11, 2007

SINGLETARY EMERGES AS EARLY FAVORITE TO REPLACE PETRINO

An industry source tells us that 49ers assistant head coach Mike Singletary is the guy whose name has initially popped up in discussions regarding the potential successor to former Falcons coach Bobby Petrino.

Per the source, Blank wants Singletary; Petrino was hired at the behest of G.M. Rich McKay.

There are multiple potential benefits that would flow from such a move. First, Singletary will be (in our view ) a great NFL head coach. Second, the thinking is that he'll straighten out a dysfunctional locker room. Third, the Falcons have the highest concentration of African-American season-ticket holders at 52 percent; in the wake of the Mike Vick fiasco the hiring of an African-American coach could go a long way toward reconnecting with an important segment of the Atlanta fan base.

In our view, however, skin color shouldn't be a factor in any hiring decision. The best person should get the job. But it would be naive to think that Blank isn't thinking about the potential impact of hiring a coach who is of the same race as a majority of the season-ticket holders, especially as the franchise moves forward without a player who is still beloved by many Falcons fans, whether white, black, purple, green, yellow, or red.

Stay tuned.

Atlanta has a huge black population..

So he took an NFL job, then decided he didn't like it....Nick Saban pulled the same shit.

Petrino is actually taking less money to go to Arkansas.

You burn your bridges with the NFL like him and Saban did there's no going back. :shake:

Quitters.

College jobs are better than NFL jobs are right now......at least the ones that pay the same....

You think Pete Carroll or Nick Saban are ever gonna be fired?

He is a hypocrite plain and simple. I wouldn't let my kid go to Arkansas if he was being recruited by him

Yes. If USC starts sucking Carroll will be gone the same goes for Alabama. Those schools aren't going to tolerate much losing.

You choose the school bc of the school not bc of the coach.

That is a load of BS. It happens every year kids drop their committments because the coach is gone

Hey to each their own, no one is totally clean anymore. If you commit to someplace with a coach like that you know there is a chance he may leave.....

Sounds like Petrino is in coaching only for the $$$$$$$.
It's not like he really has a stellar resume to begin with. He bombs in Arkansas he could be done for awhile.

Dude SC ain't never gonna fire Carroll we were garbage before him, he has years of atonement now.

Not to mention your stance about the coach, you realize SC would never get players with that notion right? Because there are rumors he's leaving every single year.

I'm hearing all the recruits around the state are extremely excited we got Petrino. I'd expect Joe Adams to be a hog now.

Only in it for the money?

He's taking a $1.5M paycut to go to Arkansas.

He'd have made more to stay with the Falcons.....he obviously didn't like that job.

Are you saying that if Carroll had 3-5 losing seasons in a row he wouldn't be fired? I can't believe that. Same goes with Alabama, Michigan, Notre Dame etc.

I don't know why he could be gone next year. He is on his 3rd job in 2 years.

Saban will be fired at Alabama if he doesn't give them what they want.
Though I would expect him to bail on them the first time someone dangles more money in front of him. Saban's definitely a coaching whore. :shake:

Is Charlie Weis still employed?

I don't think that Pete will ever have a horrible year but it would have to get really bad for him to get fired, he's much more secure with SC than he'd be with any NFL team.

How much was he making with the Falcon's. I'm betting that Arkansas is offering him at the very least 2 mill a year.

He has only had 1 bad year. If they suck next year he will be gone I bet.

Pete may not ever have a horrible year but to say they would stay with him if he starts sucking is awful naive.

I agree about his job security there is no job security in the NFL except for the Broncos apparently

He made 5 mill a year with the Falcons I believe Arkansas is giving him 3...

It's just a hunch but I bet he ain't getting any from the wife for a couple of weeks. :shake:

I think it came to this, he took the Louisville contract...then he got an NFL offer something I doubt he expected. He gave it a go, decided he didn't like it and came back to college.....I suspect he'll be there for awhile now.

I don't think this is some asshole guy screwing people over, he got a chance at the NFL he went for it and decided he didn't like it.

And GM for the Chiefs is the most secure gig in the world.

Atlanta is a very racist city, but it's reverse now. Kind of strange to watch being a white guy from Iowa, but it's amazing how white people are viewed/treated down here, especially the public ones.

If you're a white guy that's accused of anything--you're guilty no matter what, if you're black, you are innocent period. At least that's the way the media covers it down here, and how the public reacts to things. It's really quite strange to be honest.

That being said, I can't imagine that anyone would want to take over the Falcons job now. The players have proven they can get rid of a coach, which means the next coach has no power. The team will have to be blown up which means they're gonna suck for a long time. This job is going to be the worst possible one you can take in pretty much all of coaching. Ouch.

Can't blame him.

There's no such thing as reverse racism - racism is racism.

If he stays until the end of the season he loses a lot of ground on the recruiting trail.

Also, if Nebraska can sign Callahan to a 10yr extension and then fire him at the end of the same season, why is it bad for the coach to leave early? Double standard, IMO.

Also a double standard for people in sports. If you take on a new job, find out that you absolutely hate it, no one expects you to stick around for years doing something you detest when a job opportunity you'd enjoy presents itself.

That's right, what I have a problem with is how these guys go into situations like this (like taking over a 300 million dollar team) and treat it like it's a toy at Christmas, I don't like it so I am leaving now. I think it's a shitty move. He should have the decency to wait until the end of the season, but I guess I can see the recruiting angle.

The WORD was stolling down the lobby "With a colored fella"

I agree there is some double standards involved but when a coach demands loyalty and not quitting from his players and then less than 24 hrs later quits on them who is the hypocrite?

To me excuses walk. He could have waited 3 more weeks when the season was over it is not going to make that much difference.

The funny thing is of all the sports college football and to some extent college basketball coaches are the least loyal of all of them. Alot of them quit their jobs and go somewhere else but in the NFL you have to practically drag them out kicking and screaming. NFL head coaches like Herm going from one team to another while still under contract is pretty rare.

http://www.todaysthv.com/video/news/...?aid=57137&bw=

7:30 mark.

Great integrity.

People are AWFULLY ****ing touchy these days...Fried chicken is a FATTY food, not healthy...he didn't mean anything by it...Jesus Christ...I listened to that on TV and didn't even think twice...I can't believe that was a story the next day...I hate these people...sit around all day looking to pull the race card out of their asses...

Besides, it is typically known as a southern dish.

I wonder when JJ is gonna step up on the soapbox about the comment. :banhead:

So I guess he will coach them in the Cotton Bowl?

Well, I hope Mizzou welcomes him back to the college ranks with a 30+ point beatdown.

I just hate it when people always try and pull the race card...Arthur Blank is a successful businessman...I doubt he got there by appearing on national TV and being a racist...

Really? He is going to coach them in the Cotton Bowl this season? That seems shocking, really.

I don't know. I just guessed...he is the coach.

I doubt he takes over this season...I bet they'll let an assistant coach ride it out.

Deangelo Hall called him a "great man."

And no Petrino is not coaching the Cotton Bowl. He'd have like three weeks to install his system.