Bobby Petrino leaves Falcons for Arkansas

[DaKCMan AP]

per ESPN

[Demonpenz]

i remember when people honered contracts

[DaKCMan AP]

the SEC gets yet another premier HC

[JBucc]

**** yes. I thought it would be Muschamp but this will do!

[siberian khatru]

Wow. That didn't last long.

[noa]

Jeez, the season isn't even over yet

[smittysbar]

Wow. That didn't last long.

No it didn't

[Simplex3]

A lot of the college HC's are figuring out that NFL jobs aren't all they're cracked up to be.

[Hydrae]

Jeez, the season isn't even over yet


It is for the Falcons. ROFL

[DaKCMan AP]

Too bad Mustain and Williams are gone.

[banyon]

LOL, they got Nick Saban'ed.

[Sure-Oz]

Maybe we can send Herm to ATL

[Deberg_1990]

The Falcons just got Sabanized!!!


Somehow, i doubt they care much....

[Mecca]

That Falcons job is a horrible job.....and people wonder why Pete doesn't leave SC...

There went the Brohm is a lock to the Falcons deal though.

[smittysbar]

It is for the Falcons. ROFL

And the Chiefs!

[Sure-Oz]

wow. how long was he around? 1 season?
He hasn't even finished his first full season yet

[Mr. Laz]

wow ..... he just said a few days ago that he wasn't interested in a college job.

[DaKCMan AP]

That Falcons job is a horrible job.....and people wonder why Pete doesn't leave SC...

There went the Brohm is a lock to the Falcons deal though.

Yep. I still think he's by far the best QB prospect of this class.

[noa]

What happened to my word is stronger than oak?

[Mecca]

Yep. I still think he's by far the best QB prospect of this class.

I'm not sure that owner will allow his team to draft another franchise QB at least right now in all of this shit...

I've yet to figure out why everyone thinks Matt Ryan is the top guy at QB, make no sense to me.

[JBucc]

Too bad Mustain and Williams are gone.We're going to have quite a bit of talent at WR next year. Maybe now Tyler Wilson will reconsider his commitment to Tulsa, especially with Malzahn possibly leaving there.

[kstater]

Pretty sure they threw a ton of money at him to get a "big name" coach.

[banyon]

The Falcons just got Sabanized!!!


Somehow, i doubt they care much....

Jinx!

[Hammock Parties]

Wow. I feel bad for Falcons fans.

[unothadeal]

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

[siberian khatru]

From this morning's AJC:

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/12/10/falnot_1211.html


Blank, who referred to Petrino as a CEO — Blank actually is the team's CEO — said he spoke to Petrino as late as Monday afternoon and Petrino assured him that he would be back.

[banyon]

Wow. I feel bad for Falcons fans.

Why? At least they don't have Herm and Carl. They can sign who they want to. We are shackled to misery and destitution.

[Deberg_1990]

Wow. I feel bad for Falcons fans.

I dont.

At least they have tasted a Super Bowl in the last generation or so.

[Mr. Laz]

why would Arkansas want a guy that would lie and abandon ship like that ...... it can't bode well for his integrity while working at Arkansas.

[kstater]

Wow. I feel bad for Falcons fans.

Not too many left.

[Mecca]

why would Arkansas want a guy that would lie and abandon ship like that ...... it can't bode well for his integrity while working at Arkansas.

Because he took Louisville from shit to a contender?

[Mecca]

From this morning's AJC:

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/12/10/falnot_1211.html


Blank, who referred to Petrino as a CEO — Blank actually is the team's CEO — said he spoke to Petrino as late as Monday afternoon and Petrino assured him that he would be back.

Maybe he didn't enjoy being associated with an owner that came off sort of racist on national tv..sometimes people need to think before they speak...

[JBucc]

why would Arkansas want a guy that would lie and abandon ship like that ...... it can't bode well for his integrity while working at Arkansas.
So he'll fit right in with the admins up there.

[Sure-Oz]

I believe he really wanted to work with Vick as well, and well i would bail if leftwich and harrington were my qb's hehe

[Mr. Laz]

Because he took Louisville from shit to a contender?
i hope he screws arkansas over in the worse way ...... they deserve it.

[Hammock Parties]

Herm Edwards leaves Chiefs for UCLA.

GET OVER IT. IT HAPPENS. IT'S CALLED LIFE.

[JBucc]

i hope he screws arkansas over in the worse way ...... they deserve it.Why?

[Reerun_KC]

Maybe we could give the falcons Herm and a couple of picks just to take him?

[Reerun_KC]

Herm Edwards leaves Chiefs for UCLA.

GET OVER IT. IT HAPPENS. IT'S CALLED LIFE.

ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE!

[DaKCMan AP]

Geez.. assuming LSU wins the title this year the SEC will have 5 NC coaches (Meyer, Spurrier, Miles, Saban, Fulmer), a guy who got screwed out of a NC during an undefeated season (Tuberville) and now Petrino.

[Mecca]

God forbid Arkansas just upgraded their head coach by leaps and bounds....what a reason to hope they get screwed.

[Deberg_1990]

Maybe he didn't enjoy being associated with an owner that came off sort of racist on national tv..sometimes people need to think before they speak...


Yes, Michael Vicks strongest supporter (before he admitted guilt) is clearly a racist.

[Mecca]

Yes, Michael Vicks strongest supporter (before he admitted guilt) is clearly a racist.

I didn't say he was racist, but those comments weren't the smart thing to say.....

Please don't associate a black guy with fried chicken when making comments, you just have to be smarter than that.

[Mr. Laz]

God forbid Arkansas just upgraded their head coach by leaps and bounds....what a reason to hope they get screwed.
sleep with dogs get fleas

hire a coach that lies and abandons ship ...... i hope arkansas drowns like the rest.

[88TG88]

Too bad Mustain and Williams are gone.
Thank you very much :p

[Mecca]

Everyone in sports lies........where you been?

[Hammock Parties]

"We have to find something to rally around," Falcons coach Bobby Petrino said after Monday night's loss. "I thought that is what we would do after our second half in St. Louis. I thought our toughness and competitiveness that showed would carry over, but it didn't."

WOW.

[Mecca]

Petrino said, this team sucks, I'll get fired in another year, I liked the college gig better, I'm leavin.

[Deberg_1990]

I didn't say he was racist, but those comments weren't the smart thing to say.....

Please don't associate a black guy with fried chicken when making comments, you just have to be smarter than that.


What did he say? i heard about it briefly on the radio today, but didnt hear the whole thing.

Link??

[DaKCMan AP]

What did he say? i heard about it briefly on the radio today, but didnt hear the whole thing.

Link??

Something about Mike Vick sitting around getting fat eating fried chicken.

[DaKCMan AP]

"If Michael makes a mistake and eats fried chicken and French fries in prison every day and comes out at 250 pounds, he's not going to be able to play football," Blank said. "How he's able to keep himself in shape, stay athletically tuned and mentally tuned, I don't know."

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-12-10-928646608_x.htm

[Hammock Parties]

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[JBucc]

Everyone likes fried chicken.

[Mecca]

I don't think he's racist or meant for it to be racist but it's a really stupid thing to say that some people will take that way.....

You really should think before you speak and realize how some things will come off to certain people.

[siberian khatru]

"If Michael makes a mistake and eats fried chicken and French fries in prison every day and comes out at 250 pounds, he's not going to be able to play football," Blank said. "How he's able to keep himself in shape, stay athletically tuned and mentally tuned, I don't know."

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/2007-12-10-928646608_x.htm

"Now, if he sticks to a watermelon diet and exercises, he should be OK."

[Ceej]

I could understand if he said something like Popeye's fried chicken.

[Deberg_1990]

I don't think he's racist or meant for it to be racist but it's a really stupid thing to say that some people will take that way.....

You really should think before you speak and realize how some things will come off to certain people.


After watching it, i seriously doubt he meant anything racist or racial by it, but your right, its in poor taste to some.


I would have loved to seen Tiroco's reaction. LOL

[Orange Cameltoe]

money. stability. less pressure. sane working environment.

just some thoughts that come to mind.

Not at Arkansas. Not in the SEC West. This job has more pressure than the Falcons gig. You have to remember, Houston Nutt had a good run there and the boosters/alumni pretty much forced him out.

At Fayetteville, they are expecting 9-10 win seasons every year. They want to be an elite program and that's not going to be easy with LSU, Alabama, Auburn in the same division plus Houston Nutt at Ole Miss and Croom coming off a seven win season at MSU.

[NewChief]

Good news to me. I was seriously worried we were going to get jobbed in this HC deal and have to hire a nobody.

[Orange Cameltoe]

I didn't say he was racist, but those comments weren't the smart thing to say.....

Please don't associate a black guy with fried chicken when making comments, you just have to be smarter than that.

PC police suck. Furthermore, most black folk like fried chicken. It's not a mean spirited comment, it's simply the truth.

[NewChief]

PC police suck. Furthermore, most black folk like fried chicken. It's not a mean spirited comment, it's simply the truth.

I think chicken fingers are also one of the staples of prison food.

[dirk digler]

Not a surprise really. The Falcons players hated him.

HALL TO PAYTON: "I'LL PLAY FOR YOU FOR THE MINIMUM"

Our moles who were in the Georgia Dome on Monday night tell us that, at one point during the game between New Orleans and Atlanta, Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall was overheard telling Saints coach Sean Payton, "I'll play for you for the minimum," or words to that effect.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

I cant blame petrino on this move, because when he took this job, he didnt know mike vick was a dog killer

[Silock]

Jeez, the season isn't even over yet

It is for the Falcons.

[Bugeater]

I could understand if he said something like Popeye's fried chicken.
Hey now, some of us crackas like Popeye's, their gravy rocks and on Mondays you buy 8 pcs and you get 8 free.

[JBucc]

Hey now, some of us crackas like Popeye's, their gravy rocks and on Mondays you buy 8 pcs and you get 8 free.Their sides are way better than KFC's. Plus they have shrimp.

[Bugeater]

PC police suck. Furthermore, most black folk like fried chicken. It's not a mean spirited comment, it's simply the truth.
Uhh....most of the white people I know like fried chicken too. I don't understand why that stereotype even exists.

[Bugeater]

Their sides are way better than KFC's. Plus they have shrimp.
Meh, they're too chincy with their shrimp. You can get a better deal on that over at LJS.

[ChiefsCountry]

Uhh....most of the white people I know like fried chicken too. I don't understand why that stereotype even exists.

I dunno but why are their so many chicken joints down by Rockhurst college and that area of Kansas City?

[Ceej]

Hey now, some of us crackas like Popeye's, their gravy rocks and on Mondays you buy 8 pcs and you get 8 free.


Admittedly, I've never had Popeye's. Sorry to my fellow white peoples.

I should get some, it's located right near WSU.

[NashvilleRock.net]

My favorite NFC team is Atlanta (lived there for 10 years) and the problems go deeper than Petrino. It seems like everything has just gone to hell since Dan Reeves left. I actually liked Mora at first but his inability to change when other teams caught on to his system (sound familiar?) and his big mouth about the Washington job got him booted. Deangelo Hall is a big mouth who hasn't totally backed up all of his talk. I'm a Chiefs fan first and would love to see Rich McKay jump ship and replace Carl in KC. He actually knows talent.

[Bugeater]

I dunno but why are their so many chicken joints down by Rockhurst college and that area of Kansas City?
I'm not familiar with the area to which you're referring, but I've never noticed a disproportionate number of chicken places in the predominantly black areas of Omaha. They're pretty much everywhere. Maybe that craze is yet to catch on here.

[Mile High Mania]

Good - I think I really like this move, but ... I'm going to hold my breath until there is a press conference and a few days have passed.

I think the offense he has run before can be successul with AR in the SEC. I would imagine one of his first efforts will be to *try* and keep Felix Jones from going pro. I doubt that can happen, but it's worth a shot.

I hope the recruits that we're still chasing are favorable of this move... I think it could be a great hire.

[ChiefsCountry]

I'm not familiar with the area to which you're referring, but I've never noticed a disproportionate number of chicken places in the predominantly black areas of Omaha. They're pretty much everywhere. Maybe that craze is yet to catch on here.

Maybe its just a KC thing I dunno. But Springfield, a metro area of 300k or so and is 95% white, only has two KFC's which I thought was pretty odd bc I enjoy eating there. Kind of weird if you ask me.

[siberian khatru]

Good - I think I really like this move, but ... I'm going to hold my breath until there is a press conference and a few days have passed.



That seems to be the way things go these days, no? It used to be a shocking anomaly when a coach changed his mind (Bobby Cremins?). Now it seems no one's surprised anymore when it happens.

[the Talking Can]

how come we never get this lucky?

HOW COME OUR SHITTY COACHES NEVER UP AND LEAVE?????

[JBucc]

The plane carrying Petrino to Arkansas has arrived. Yes that is what we do in our spare time when we are looking for a coach, watch planes on flightaware and speculate where they're going and who's on them.

[NewChief]

The plane carrying Petrino to Arkansas has arrived. Yes that is what we do in our spare time when we are looking for a coach, watch planes on flightaware and speculate where they're going and who's on them.

Yeah, a friend of mine who is an AP photographer has the shoot for his introduction tonight.

[ChiefsFan4Life]

Fire CP, and send Herm to the Falcons

[siberian khatru]

Nice:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7553354?MSNHPHMA

Petrino called a staff meeting late Tuesday afternoon, a meeting which last about 10 seconds, sources said.

"He just said to us, 'Guys I've resigned, I'm going to Arkansas. I'm sorry. I'll be talking with you guys in the future.' And with that he turned and walked out the door. We haven't been told anything else," said one assistant coach.

[Mecca]

At least he didn't drag it out.

[Sure-Oz]

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

[Skip Towne]

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.

[Mecca]

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

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?

[HolmeZz]

Anybody watching this press conference? ROFL

[Mecca]

Anybody watching this press conference? ROFL

I enjoyed him introducing his 52 kids.

[HolmeZz]

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

[Skip Towne]

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

[siberian khatru]

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

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

[OnTheWarpath15]

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?

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......

[HolmeZz]

ohsnap DeAngelo Hall

[Mecca]

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......

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.

[tk13]

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

[HolmeZz]

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

[OnTheWarpath15]

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.

Exactly.

Would YOU want to stick around for that?

Me neither.

[Skip Towne]

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
Hence the term " Coaching Carousel"

[JBucc]

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

[dirk digler]

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.

[siberian khatru]

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.



:eek:

[Mecca]

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.

Well now we know why they all like Mike Vick.

[HolmeZz]

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

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

[dirk digler]

:eek:

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.

[Mecca]

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...

[siberian khatru]

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.

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!

[dirk digler]

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

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.

[dirk digler]

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!

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.

[OnTheWarpath15]

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!

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.

[siberian khatru]

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:

[siberian khatru]

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.

[dirk digler]

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.

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

[dirk digler]

DID FALCONS APPROVE OF PETRINO'S RESIGNATION?

Not long ago, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported that the Falcons incorporated significant protections into Bobby Petrino's contract to prevent him from fleeing for a college job.

If Mort's report in this regard is right, then the inference to be drawn is that the Falcons gave Petrino permission to walk away.

And it makes sense, in our view, for owner Arthur Blank to allow Petrino to leave. He was hired to turn Michael Vick into a real NFL quarterback. But Vick will spend the next year and a half in jail. So why not let Petrino go and hire a head coach who can come in and lead the franchise in a new direction?

[siberian khatru]

From this evening:

http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/12/11/falcons_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.

[siberian khatru]

Hell, maybe Blank's lying to the AJC.

[OnTheWarpath15]

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.

[Mecca]

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

[ChiefsCountry]

Isnt Atlanta a pretty racial type city anyways?

[dirk digler]

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

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?

[OnTheWarpath15]

Isnt Atlanta a pretty racial type city anyways?


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.

[Mecca]

Isnt Atlanta a pretty racial type city anyways?

Atlanta has a huge black population..

[Mecca]

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?

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.

[alanm]

why would Arkansas want a guy that would lie and abandon ship like that ...... it can't bode well for his integrity while working at Arkansas.
You burn your bridges with the NFL like him and Saban did there's no going back. :shake:

[007]

Quitters.

[Mecca]

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

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?

[dirk digler]

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.

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

[dirk digler]

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?

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

[ChiefsCountry]

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

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

[dirk digler]

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

[Mecca]

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.....

[alanm]

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?
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.

[Mecca]

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

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.

[JBucc]

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

[OnTheWarpath15]

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.

Only in it for the money?

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

[Mecca]

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.

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

[dirk digler]

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.

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.

[dirk digler]

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.

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

[alanm]

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?
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:

[Mecca]

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.

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.

[alanm]

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

[dirk digler]

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.

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

[Mecca]

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

[alanm]

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:

[Mecca]

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.

[Thig Lyfe]

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

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

[SBK]

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.

[GoHuge]

Can't blame him.

[chagrin]

Atlanta is a very racist city, but it's reverse now.


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

[DaKCMan AP]

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?

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.

[chagrin]

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.

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.

[Kerberos]

What happened to my word is stronger than oak?

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

[dirk digler]

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.

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.

[Saulbadguy]

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

7:30 mark.

[bkkcoh]

Great integrity.

[Hootie]

After watching it, i seriously doubt he meant anything racist or racial by it, but your right, its in poor taste to some.


I would have loved to seen Tiroco's reaction. LOL
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...

[bkkcoh]

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:

[DMAC]

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.

[Hootie]

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...

[Hootie]

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

[DMAC]

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.

[Hootie]

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.

[JBucc]

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...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.

[Garcia Bronco]

Petrino is a dirt bag just like Saban. I am surpirsed anyone trusts these guys professionally. Good luck being a loser in Arkansas.

[jlscorpio]

Good hire. Regardless of Petrino's penchant for job-hunting, he's likely the best coach they've hired since Lou Holtz.

[dirk digler]

KIFFIN "PISSED" HE DIDN'T GET ARKANSAS JOB

An industry source tells us that Raiders coach Lane Kiffin was "pissed" that he didn't get hired as the next head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.

The job instead went to former Falcons coach Bobby Petrino.

Here's our question. Since when did Arkansas become such a plum job?

Regardless, and as we hear it, Kiffin wanted it. He manifested his displeasure by, as we're told, slamming doors and cursing.

It's bizarre. The guy is the head coach of an NFL team. He has done well in his first year. Why in the heck does he want to give up what could be a promising career at the highest level of the sport?

So if Kiffin wanted Arkansas, then we assume that he'd be interested in other available college jobs. And that, as a result, he's possibly not long for the Raiders.

As to the Raiders' position on all of this, we're told that the belief is that owner Al Davis would be happy to let Kiffin go.

"It's the same deal there as it was in Atlanta," the source said. "No one is real happy."

[Mecca]

I love how Petrino has a 41-9 college record and people call him a loser.....

Say what you want but that's a better pull than I think most people expected Arkansas to get.

[the Talking Can]

I love how Petrino has a 41-9 college record and people call him a loser.....

Say what you want but that's a better pull than I think most people expected Arkansas to get.

you don't understand the simple distinction between the man and his record?

bailing on a 5yr, 24 mill contract makes you a loser, or a putz, or a p%&^y....it has nothing to do with your college record...everything to do with what kind of a man you are...or aren't...

[Rasputin]

They can have Herm, PLEASE.

[Garcia Bronco]

you don't understand the simple distinction between the man and his record?

bailing on a 5yr, 24 mill contract makes you a loser, or a putz, or a p%&^y....it has nothing to do with your college record...everything to do with what kind of a man you are...or aren't...


Agreed.

[Herzig]

KIFFIN "PISSED" HE DIDN'T GET ARKANSAS JOB

An industry source tells us that Raiders coach Lane Kiffin was "pissed" that he didn't get hired as the next head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.

The job instead went to former Falcons coach Bobby Petrino.

Here's our question. Since when did Arkansas become such a plum job?

Regardless, and as we hear it, Kiffin wanted it. He manifested his displeasure by, as we're told, slamming doors and cursing.

It's bizarre. The guy is the head coach of an NFL team. He has done well in his first year. Why in the heck does he want to give up what could be a promising career at the highest level of the sport?

So if Kiffin wanted Arkansas, then we assume that he'd be interested in other available college jobs. And that, as a result, he's possibly not long for the Raiders.

As to the Raiders' position on all of this, we're told that the belief is that owner Al Davis would be happy to let Kiffin go.

"It's the same deal there as it was in Atlanta," the source said. "No one is real happy."





Kiffin is from Arkansas. That's probably why he's pissed.

Fayetteville and the surrounding area has a lot to offer. Beautiful scenery, very diverse and progressive without the big city crime problem....hopefully that won't change. Also, we have a great stadium and Arena here with all the modern amenities. With Wal-mart, Tyson chicken, & JB Hunt all have their world HQ's here so there's a lot of money in the area.

[dirk digler]

you don't understand the simple distinction between the man and his record?

bailing on a 5yr, 24 mill contract makes you a loser, or a putz, or a p%&^y....it has nothing to do with your college record...everything to do with what kind of a man you are...or aren't...

yep exactly

[HolmeZz]

PC police suck. Furthermore, most black folk like fried chicken. It's not a mean spirited comment, it's simply the truth.

Waddup, Marlboro Chief.

[Bwana]

Petrino is a complete dirt bag for pulling that crap on Art Blank and the team. He left them hanging out to dry. Six hours before the game the owner asked him point blank twice "What shoud I tell the media when they ask if you're staying" Petrino looked him in the eye and told him "you have a coach I'm staying."


The guys word is not worth jack. He is to football what Hootie is to this board. I hope his luck takes a dive when he gets back to the college level, he deserves it.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

when i first heard this i was kinda like i understand why he did it. But after think about it, it is very cowardish

[The Bad Guy]

I love how Petrino has a 41-9 college record and people call him a loser.....

Say what you want but that's a better pull than I think most people expected Arkansas to get.

He's a loser with the way he conducts himself and handles people.

I know you equate everything to football, wrestling, but there is no record to score integrity. I don't care if he was an undefeated college coach, you don't conduct yourself that way as a professional.

It's disgusting that he couldn't look players in the eye, the same ones that killed themselves for him since he was hired 10 months ago, to tell them he was leaving for Arkansas. He couldn't even tell the assistant coaches, the same ones that uprooted their families, that he was taking another job.

He's a ****ing scum.

[Herzig]

I don't really care what he did to Falcons...in fact, I think he's stuck with Arkansas because of what he did. I'm happy that Nutt is gone and Petrino is replacing him.

[Bwana]

I don't really care what he did to Falcons...in fact, I think he's stuck with Arkansas because of what he did. I'm happy that Nutt is gone and Petrino is replacing him.

That’s all well and good, but he has lost all creditability. What happens when he goes to perspective players houses and they as him “coach, you are asking me to play for your school for 4 years, are you going to be there for 4 years?” The guy has no integrity and who is going to believe a yes answer? He looked Art blank in the eye, shook his hand Monday six hours before the game and told him he wasn’t going anywhere. Blank goes on national TV and told the audience he was staying. He made a chump out of not only Blank, but the organization, the players, the assistant coaches and the fans. I think he dug himself one hell of a hole with the way he weaseled out of Atlanta. To put it in Layman’s terms, not only did he screw the Atlanta organization, but he screwed himself.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

I can't believe he just left a note.

Work the extra three weeks, quit, and then explain yourself in front of your players.

What a pussy shit bitch.

[Brock]

Saban already set the precedent, who cares.

[Bwana]

I can't believe he just left a note.

Work the extra three weeks, quit, and then explain yourself in front of your players.



That would require both integrity and a set of nuts.

[siberian khatru]

Awesome:

Falcons players bash 'disloyal' Petrino
Former coach called a 'cancer' on team

By STEVE WYCHE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 12/13/07

Flowery Branch — Falcons rookie defensive end Jamaal Anderson, the team's first-round draft pick from the University of Arkansas, has gotten non-stop calls from players, friends and associates with the Razorbacks football program. They all want to know what type of guy their new coach, Bobby Petrino, is.

"Disloyal," said Anderson, Petrino's first pick as an NFL coach. "If he can leave players here, what makes you think he won't leave the players he's going to coach? I'm just afraid to see what happens if he does bad at Arkansas. Is he going to leave those kids?"

Lots, lots more here:

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/12/12/petrino_1213.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21

[siberian khatru]

ROFL

Veteran safety Lawyer Milloy taped the "insensitive" farewell letter Petrino sent to players to his locker. Petrino's copied signature was crossed out in red ink.

"Coward!" was put in its place.

http://img.coxnewsweb.com/C/06/92/04/image_6304926.jpg

[siberian khatru]

Terence Moore takes a whack at Petrino (and the Falcons organization):

http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/sportscolumns/entries/2007/12/12/jilted_blank_hu.html

All Petrino did was become Petrino, and this is what Petrino does: He lies, and then he leaves. He almost did it when he coached Louisville and tried to sneak into Alabama in the middle of the night to take the job of Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville. Later, Petrino signed a hefty extension with Louisville, supposedly as a sign of his loyalty, but he tried to get the LSU job a few days later. He also swore his allegiance to the University of Louisville, and then to the city, and then to college football two summers ago after he agreed to a 10-year deal worth $25 million. Several months later, he worked in the shadows to get his “dream job” in Atlanta.

Even so, Blank and McKay did a series of foolish things. First, they ignored Petrino’s historically deceitful ways - including the ones that got him to the Falcons - and then they shrugged over the fact that college coaches regularly flunk in the NFL, and then they hired the guy anyway.

That’s why it deserved just a yawn when Blank spent his portion of the news conference speaking of feeling “betrayed” and “let down” after Petrino did what Petrino always does. Blank also said he felt “abused” when he was told by Petrino that “You’ve got a head coach” after a firm handshake only to watch Petrino smile and grin and laugh the next day as the new head coach of the Razorback Nation.

McKay added later that Petrino expressed often during recent days that “He was able to communicate better with college players than pro players.”

Really? I mean, how could Blank and McKay not know as much before they did the ridiculous by giving the guy that five-year contract worth $24 million? The examples were everywhere (Lou Holtz, Steve Spurrier, Butch Davis, Nick Saban, Dennis Erickson) of college coaches who didn’t realize they were dealing with grown men in the NFL. “He couldn’t handle a lot of noise, so he didn’t even want us to speak that loud at team dinners,” said the normally taciturn Warrick Dunn, whose tongue was on automatic on Wednesday while speaking of Petrino. “It was like we were in kindergarten. He didn’t even want us to have the TV on in the locker room, and not even Coach [Bobby] Bowden or Coach [Mark] Richt was like that.”

[Mecca]

I bet the Falcons have a hard time...who the hell wants that job?

[the Talking Can]

Awesome:

Falcons players bash 'disloyal' Petrino
Former coach called a 'cancer' on team

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/12/12/petrino_1213.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21


wow, these players say it perfectly....Petrino is a coward. He ran away. I don't care what his college coaching record is. He isn't a man.

"Everything he preached over the past eight months was a lie," Milloy said. "Everything he said he stood for was a lie. He came in and messed with a lot of people's lives — he wasted a year of my life. It was a cowardly act. A selfish act.

"One thing I'm really [mad] at was while he was having a half-hearted approach to games, he was putting us all at risk. His mind wasn't in it. That explains why he threw a challenge flag a play after he was allowed to. Why we went for it on fourth-and-9 and punted on fourth-and-1. Maybe he was on the phone at Arkansas to the AD at that point.

"The cancer was diagnosed. Never would you want it to be your head coach, your general, to be that cancer, but in our case, it was."

Linebacker Michael Boley said of Petrino's departure: "He took the easy way out. There are a lot of different ways you can handle that. As a man, call us. Come in here for one last team meeting. A note in the locker? That's just saying, 'I can't even look you in the face right now.' That's cowardly."

Added veteran linebacker Keith Brooking: "I've been totally committed to Coach Petrino and everything that he brought to the table. That's why I feel betrayed. It goes a lot deeper than just me. It's Mr. Blank and everything that he's given to us. There is anger inside of me because I bought into Coach Petrino and his beliefs and what he was trying to do with this football team. I feel betrayed with the decision that he made."

[Deberg_1990]

I bet the Falcons have a hard time...who the hell wants that job?


Note to all NFL Owners:

Stop hiring highly touted College Head Coaches.

[Brock]

wow, these players say it perfectly....Petrino is a coward. He ran away. I don't care what his college coaching record is. He isn't a man.

I agree, I guess. But these are the same players who still act like Michael Vick is a fellow human being, so I have a hard time with the fake indignation.

[the Talking Can]

I agree, I guess. But these are the same players who still act like Michael Vick is a fellow human being, so I have a hard time with the fake indignation.

guess I don't see the connection...

regardless of anyone's opinion on Vick, it is clear that Petrino is a spineless coward...not telling your assistants? lying to your owner? not speaking to your team? leaving them a 5 sentence note?

You get paid millions. You should at least be able to look your peers in the face and tell the truth.

[Brock]

guess I don't see the connection...

regardless of anyone's opinion on Vick, it is clear that Petrino is a spineless coward...not telling your assistants? lying to your owner? not speaking to your team? leaving them a 5 sentence note?

You get paid millions. You should at least be able to look your peers in the face and tell the truth.

Well, Vick's a dog killer who lied to everyone under the sun about it, and they're still wearing his initials on their game gear. Petrino lied about his job interests. That's all I'm saying, not that I really care.

[Skip Towne]

wow, these players say it perfectly....Petrino is a coward. He ran away. I don't care what his college coaching record is. He isn't a man.
Then why are all those sports jackets hanging in his closet?

[Bwana]

I bet the Falcons have a hard time...who the hell wants that job?
My money would go on either Cowher or Marty. Write it down.

[Bwana]

Note to all NFL Owners:

Stop hiring highly touted College Head Coaches.

My guess is as a whole, that trend is over for a long time.

[Mecca]

Well, Vick's a dog killer who lied to everyone under the sun about it, and they're still wearing his initials on their game gear. Petrino lied about his job interests. That's all I'm saying, not that I really care.

You mean like Roddy Whites "free Mike Vick" shirt?

To me the funniest thing about that is Roddy White this season has doubled in production....he's basically twice as good and finally shown he can play without Vick.....yet he does that......

Does he have no brain?

[blaise]

I think the top candidate would be Jason Garrett. However, Arthur Blank was one of the main proponents of the NFL rule requiring NFL teams to interview minority candidates. When the Falcons hired Jim Mora Jr. I don't recall any minority candidates getting interviewed. Before Petrino was hired the Falcons interviewed Ron Rivera, but I think everyone knew Petrino was getting that job. Blank is going to have to make it known that he's giving serious consideration to a minority head coach. I'm not suggesting that he's obligated to hire someone because they are a minority, or that if a minority candidate gets the job they did so because they are a minority. I just think, given the racial climate in Atlanta right now due to the Mike Vick trial, Blank is going to need to do some PR- especially in light of the fact that he helped bring about the Rooney Rule. It's an interesting dynamic, to me.(I don't think the "fried chicken" remark will factor too much. From what I've heard most of the African American population in Atlanta did not perceive that as racist, and it's widely known there that Arthur Blank has a strong commitment to diversity in the workplace)
That being said- if it was me, the guy I'd want would be Jason Garrett.

[dirk digler]

Awesome:

Falcons players bash 'disloyal' Petrino
Former coach called a 'cancer' on team

By STEVE WYCHE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 12/13/07

Flowery Branch — Falcons rookie defensive end Jamaal Anderson, the team's first-round draft pick from the University of Arkansas, has gotten non-stop calls from players, friends and associates with the Razorbacks football program. They all want to know what type of guy their new coach, Bobby Petrino, is.

"Disloyal," said Anderson, Petrino's first pick as an NFL coach. "If he can leave players here, what makes you think he won't leave the players he's going to coach? I'm just afraid to see what happens if he does bad at Arkansas. Is he going to leave those kids?"

Lots, lots more here:

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/12/12/petrino_1213.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21

LMAO

That is awesome. Petrino is a douche bag and a coward. I hope parents that have kids recruited by Arkansas give a big middle finger to that school.

As I said last night from that ESPN report if he would have showed his face at the Falcons headquarters he probably would have got the shit kicked out of him deservedly so.

[Mecca]

Yet it's still a giant upgrade over Houston Nutt...

[dirk digler]

You mean like Roddy Whites "free Mike Vick" shirt?

To me the funniest thing about that is Roddy White this season has doubled in production....he's basically twice as good and finally shown he can play without Vick.....yet he does that......

Does he have no brain?

Do you not understand that they were playing a Monday Night Football game the same day he was sentenced? They were just showing some love for their friend. At least some of them are loyal unlike Petrino.

[Brock]

Do you not understand that they were playing a Monday Night Football game the same day he was sentenced? They were just showing some love for their friend. At least some of them are loyal unlike Petrino.

Loyal to a dog-torturer and killer. Yay for those players.

[Mecca]

That whole Falcons situation is ****ed up...those players have 0 reason to be loyal to Vick and they shouldn't be. He ****ed them and the team royally by being an idiot and going to prison....he is no longer their teammate.

[Bwana]

I think the top candidate would be Jason Garrett. However, Arthur Blank was one of the main proponents of the NFL rule requiring NFL teams to interview minority candidates. When the Falcons hired Jim Mora Jr. I don't recall any minority candidates getting interviewed. Before Petrino was hired the Falcons interviewed Ron Rivera, but I think everyone knew Petrino was getting that job. Blank is going to have to make it known that he's giving serious consideration to a minority head coach. I'm not suggesting that he's obligated to hire someone because they are a minority, or that if a minority candidate gets the job they did so because they are a minority. I just think, given the racial climate in Atlanta right now due to the Mike Vick trial, Blank is going to need to do some PR- especially in light of the fact that he helped bring about the Rooney Rule. It's an interesting dynamic, to me.(I don't think the "fried chicken" remark will factor too much. From what I've heard most of the African American population in Atlanta did not perceive that as racist, and it's widely known there that Arthur Blank has a strong commitment to diversity in the workplace)
That being said- if it was me, the guy I'd want would be Jason Garrett.

Garret may be in the mix but after this mess, I think he will be looking for a coach that has been through some tough times, hung in there and didn't quit. That being said, I also wouldn't be surprised to see Mike Singletery get an interview.

[dirk digler]

Loyal to a dog-torturer and killer. Yay for those players.

Let me ask both you and Mecca this if one of your friends get in trouble, or gets arrested and goes to jail do you stop being their friend?

[Brock]

Let me ask both you and Mecca this if one of your friends get in trouble, or gets arrested and goes to jail do you stop being their friend?

Well, let's just say I'd be more likely to remain friends with someone who perhaps dishonestly decided to change jobs rather than someone who gets off on brutally torturing animals.

[Pitt Gorilla]

I can't imagine someone sending their child to play under this guy.

[Mecca]

Man reading this thread you'd think Bobby Petrino raped and pillaged like no other.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

That whole Falcons situation is ****ed up...those players have 0 reason to be loyal to Vick and they shouldn't be. He ****ed them and the team royally by being an idiot and going to prison....he is no longer their teammate.

The players can still be idiots (true) and still get f*cked over by someone else.

It's not an issue of what he really did to the players, in my opinion, but rather the fact that he

A) Only really had 3 more weeks of work
B) Promised his boss he was staying
C) Has done this multiple times before
D) Lied to his subordinates


Vick deserves to die, and I hope he burns in hell/L. Jackson

At the same time, Petrino is a sniveling cocksucking coward whose word is worth about as much as three pints of elk piss.

The two don't have to be connected just because they share a common element (the Atlanta Falcons players).

[BigRedChief]

The dude lied to his boss. His boss said no way am I letting you leave until the season is over. He went behind his back. I can deal with that. A person has a legal right to be free to work wherever they want but to go about it this way was not morally right.

But to treat his players like this? To send a form letter full of cliches? To not tell them in person. Cowardly. You went to training camp, mini-camp, through the Vick circus, you sold a team and family mentality and then you don't even tell them face to face?

You quit before the season was done. You quit on your team and the players.That's the unforgiveable sin.

Now, if I'm a 5 star recruit why would I trust him sitting in my living room telling me that he will be there for all 4 years of my college career?

[The Bad Guy]

Man reading this thread you'd think Bobby Petrino raped and pillaged like no other.

I'm sorry that you don't believe in integrity.

I really think you have a hard time removing yourself from anything that isn't fantasy related.

[Bwana]

Man reading this thread you'd think Bobby Petrino raped and pillaged like no other.

Reading your posts, you would think all he did was forgot to put the toilet set down.

[Herzig]

Man reading this thread you'd think Bobby Petrino raped and pillaged like no other.

I'm little impartial here in Arkansas...but I don't blame him for leaving. Head Coaches don't get hardly any loyalty from the press, owners, or fans. They are under constant scrutiny even if they are winning. Why should they have any loyalty under those circumstances?

I don't agree with the way that he resigned, but regardless...in that Atlanta situation...I don't blame him.

[Eleazar]

I'm sorry that you don't believe in integrity.

I really think you have a hard time removing yourself from anything that isn't fantasy related.

Maybe you and Mecca haven't met.

The guy will defend anyone in the world who does anything.

I wish the board would have been around in the mid 90s. "Just all of you act like you wouldn't have done what OJ did... you all would have slashed their throats too... you can't send a guy to prison for doing what lots of people get away with..."

[Coach]

wow, these players say it perfectly....Petrino is a coward. He ran away. I don't care what his college coaching record is. He isn't a man.

I'M A MAN! I'M 40 YEARS OLD!

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