Mike Zimmer calls Petrino a ‘coward’ over his 2007 exit
Former Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer (right) is probably not having Bobby Petrino over for a cookout this summer. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)
After practice in Cincinnati on Wednesday, former Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer ripped former head coach Bobby Petrino.
Zimmer was the defensive coordinator in 2007, the season that Petrino abruptly resigned 13 games into the season. Zimmer ended up in Cincinnati and has led the defense to its highest ranking in three decades last season at No. 4.
“When a coach quits in the middle of the year and ruins a bunch of people’s families and doesn’t have enough guts to finish out the year, I’m not a part of it,” Zimmer told the Cincinnati media. “And you can put that in the Arkansas News Gazette. I don’t really give a (bleep). He’s a coward, he ruined a bunch of people’s lives, a bunch of families, kids, because he didn’t have enough (guts) to stay there and finish the job. And that’s the truth. Most people in football have enough courage about him and enough fight to stick it out and not quit halfway through the year. It’s cowardly.”
Petrino went back into the college ranks to coach at Arkansas. Zimmer shined some light on Petrino’s exit.
“He came in and said he resigned, (said) he’d talk to us all at a later date, walked out of the office and no one has talked to him since,” Zimmer said. “Not that anybody wanted to. He’s a gutless (bleep). You can quote that.”
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DirtyBird
October 20th, 2010
5:37 pm
Couldn’t have said it better myself.
Rick
October 20th, 2010
5:43 pm
Just tell us what you really think. I love it. petrino is a gutless piece of S**t that proved he has no business in the big leagues.
James
October 20th, 2010
5:43 pm
Nice. A little on the angry side, but, hell, I’m glad Zimmer is doing well in Cincy…
1990_Champs_GT
October 20th, 2010
5:50 pm
I (unfortunately) live in Arkansas, and he’s a saint here. People are expecting a National Championship from Petrino’s Hogs around here.
I tell them that once Mallet leaves for the NFL, Bobby-boy will be seeking greener pastures.
And I agree: He has no business in the pros.
Reid Adair
October 20th, 2010
5:55 pm
I understand you have to edit it, D-Led, but the uncensored version is much better. Expletives and all, Mike Zimmer described Bobby Petrino perfectly.
Dannyboy
October 20th, 2010
5:58 pm
I believe Zim’s wife died unexpectedly a few years ago…so I think for him to speak out like this says something. Someone who goes through a devastating loss like that usually finds compassion for others. I think the only people left in this world who puts up with Petrino are currently within the Arkansas border…and that’s only because they HAVE TO put up with him.
For what I’ve read and seen, all the players who have played for Zim love him. Karma is a b$tch Petrino…good luck with it…
Johnny DangerDawg
October 20th, 2010
5:59 pm
Wow, great quotes! I really enjoyed reading this.
some sense
October 20th, 2010
6:01 pm
1.) Who is Mike Zimmer?
2.) This is so three years ago.
JD
October 20th, 2010
6:01 pm
LOL – what a breath of fresh air Zimmer is….
chris
October 20th, 2010
6:02 pm
hmmm…talking trash via the media isn’t gutless at all, huh coach? “you can quote that!” pick up the phone or travel to Fayetteville and tell him yourself tough guy….otherwise shut your mouth, mind your business, and worry about making your football team better…..its a shame, i thought a lot of Zimmer when he was with the Cowboys…lost some respect after reading this…,
SawThat1nce
October 20th, 2010
6:04 pm
AMEN, Brother! Tell it, like it is!
SawThat1nce
October 20th, 2010
6:06 pm
chris, ………maybe you should go to ARK., and see if Petrino wants to be your daddy.
Paddy
October 20th, 2010
6:14 pm
chris….Zimmer owes absolutly nothing to Petrino. No phone call no letter, nothing. I am so glade that someone on his former staff has spoken out on this coward. How would you like to have that spineless pos in a foxhole with you when things got hot? His players said it best when he left for Ark.; “coach was a mile wide and an inch deep” Bout says it all right there, chris.
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Bluestreak
October 20th, 2010
6:17 pm
Chris,
I think if Petrino had the guts to show up in front of Zim, not only would Zim say the exact same thing, if not more but he would probably follow up with a left hook or a kick to the….well, would matter to Petrino anyway.
chris
October 20th, 2010
6:21 pm
Saw…wow, clever comment, who writes your material? i never said i agreed with or defended the way petrino handled his exit from atlanta, but talking trash about someone through the media (or anyone else) isn’t exactly the way a man handles his business…just pointing out the hypocrisy bud…
Tom Pridemore was tuff
October 20th, 2010
6:24 pm
Good stuff D Led…..Bobby is no good….he’s one those guys that comes to your house and asks for a to go plate after supper , drinks all your beer…and the cat comes up pregnant….
maybe I was a bit harsh…I don’t like him…if he was on fire I wouldn’t spit on him
richham
October 20th, 2010
6:26 pm
Wow he resigned and just left with nothing else said!!! That is almost too hard to believe that someone coaching professional football would do that. Gutless is almost to light of a description. That is sad!
chris
October 20th, 2010
6:28 pm
@paddy and bluestreak
you guys are probably right…but talking trash via the media is childish and cowardly too…let it go and take the high road or speak to the man personally…thats all i’m saying…not defending petrino at all here…i will still root for zimmer cause i think he’s a hell of a coach and i’m sure it was just his emotions getting the best of him but i would have expected more from a guy like him…no need to stoop…
Birdman
October 20th, 2010
6:28 pm
One way to look at it is if this worthless human being had stayed we would not have found Smitty and Dimitroff. Better we got to the point that was inevitable, that Petrino is a lesser class of human being than most who get these jobs. Blank should truly question his judgement on that hire. Although he got it right the 3rd time finally.
Birdman
October 20th, 2010
6:29 pm
Arkansas fans will rue the day they made this hire. It will end in fire and destruction, this man is out for no one but himself.
bird
October 20th, 2010
6:38 pm
Wow
layinlow
October 20th, 2010
6:43 pm
Chris, Zimmer has every right to speak out about this POS. He left Zimmer and all the other assistants who followed him here without jobs. Imagine the impact it had on their families when they had to pull kids out of school and move again after one year. And then he didn’t even have the guts to sit down and explain his reasons. Plus most coaches call to make recommendations to help their assistants land other jobs. This coward ducked out in the middle of the night and never spoke to his coaches again. They had to scramble to find new jobs with no help from Metrino.
Section 108
October 20th, 2010
6:45 pm
Petrino is a gutless S.O.B.. O wait, Van Gorder essentially did the same thing to the Georgia Southern Football Program in 2007
j rev
October 20th, 2010
6:46 pm
Atlanta will welcome Vick with open arms long before it ever forgives Petrino.
Birdman
October 20th, 2010
6:47 pm
Anyone who faults Zimmer for his speaking out is way misguided. If you don’t have the common decency to face me when you put me out on the streets then you have earned all the public commentary on your sad state as a human being. My biggest disappointment when this roach left town was that Zimmer was not kept around. In retrospect he landed on his feet no thanks to the guy who asked him to commit to his cause in Atlanta and then cut and run in the middle of the night. If anyone is worse than Petrino as a human being I would hate to see it.
4 jacks
October 20th, 2010
6:47 pm
There has never been a bigger scumbag and cpwardly douche that Petrino…hope karma comes back around and destroys him and his family and kids, let him get a taste of it…and by the way I am a Tech fan, and I was pulling for UGA when they played that scumbag…I hate UGA, but not as bad as that limp d**k…but wouldn’t you know it, the first time in years I pulled for them and you see what happens…lol
Pat
October 20th, 2010
6:48 pm
+1, Mike Zimmer
Dawgbreath
October 20th, 2010
6:49 pm
Really doesn’t deserve a job in the SEC. Gutless.
Bubba Bean
October 20th, 2010
6:49 pm
Found this in Webster’s:
patrino – (pa-tren-o)n. coward; one who shows lack of courage; showing fear in the face of danger.
Wow! Who knew it would actually become interchangable with coward.
True story – Patrino and an assistant coach are on a recruiting trip traveling down an Arkansas dirt road when they happen upon a Razorback with it’s head caught in a barbed wire fence.
Assitant coach: “Boy, I sure wish there was something we could do for that hog.”
Patrino: “Shoot, I just wish it was dark already!”
Charles
October 20th, 2010
6:50 pm
Zimmer hit it on the nail- everytime that piece of crap is on tv, I boo him and his porks- I hope he never gets to the SEC title game, but if he does, I would love for him and his hocks of ham to go up against the Dawgs (and then the Dawgs would be eattin bacon afterwards)!
Not a Falcon fan
October 20th, 2010
6:59 pm
Since I’m not a Falcons fan, Bobby Petrino is my favorite Falcon’s coach.
Mike E.
October 20th, 2010
7:14 pm
Bobby Petrino is and always has been a total douchebag, I think he and Nick Saban are basically cut from the same cloth, except Saban is a better coach. He has quite a legacy of deceit and betrayal, starting with his “clandestine” meet up with Auburn’s since fired Pres and A.D. at the behest of one of their biggest boosters and trustees. I watched the Arkansas-Alabama game wishing both coaches could lose. Fans always love a winner, so Arkansas fans may praise him but everybody else can’t stand the guy. Here’s hoping they struggle down the stretch now that Mallett is banged up.
ELVISKL
October 20th, 2010
7:15 pm
since patrino beat the dogs i have forgiven him, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
jack e. row
October 20th, 2010
7:19 pm
Shoot, I wouln,t give him air if he was in a bottle!
Alabama Communist
October 20th, 2010
7:19 pm
Poor Baby Coach Zimmer! If he had been at Alabama, we would shot him for treason….
Falcons Fan
October 20th, 2010
7:21 pm
Hey Not a Falcon Fan,
Drink a big cup of STFU and get off this blog!
perk
October 20th, 2010
7:28 pm
go coach Z! – wished he would of also said Booby P screwed his brother too. He came here to coach Vick – never was into it when #7 was done in Atl. Never will forget the new conf that nite and seing that swine sing soooey. have always heard that Jerry Jones got him the job at Ark. Another swine.
cheshire
October 20th, 2010
7:31 pm
Chris, i fail to see how Zimmer is “stooping”. Why should he drive to Arkansas? That would imply that Petrino deserves any of Zimmer’s time or effort. Zimmer was asked a question and he answered it honestly – what’s wrong with that? To say “oh, go say it to his face!” is just silly.
And remember, Petrino is the one who ran away, not Zimmer. Someone like that is unlikely to give Zimmer an audience. If he wasn’t man enough to quit honorably and live up to his word of talking with the coaching staff at a later date, what makes you think he would be willing to get in a room with someone he thinks might criticize him?
Van Note
October 20th, 2010
7:32 pm
Petrino is a slime ball !
Danny Ford
October 20th, 2010
7:33 pm
Bobby Petrino will be Mark Richt’s replacement!
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jim
October 20th, 2010
7:34 pm
I have been watching and following football for over 50 yrs and hands down, Petrino pulled the most irresponsible, gutless, chicken stuff deal I have ever witnessed. Bad enough to quit during the season but to disrespect coaches who were on the line for you is unforgivable. Not to mention that good ole Petrino left a letter on the players’ lockers to let them know. You can’t make that garbage up people. Petrino really impresses me as someone that you would want to take a shower after being in the same room as him.
Kane337
October 20th, 2010
7:44 pm
Zimmer says what I felt back in 2007. Zimmer was one of the few bright spots on our 2007 team.
Fred
October 20th, 2010
7:47 pm
How apropos. The Arkansas Pigs have a Pig for a coach………..
jojatek
October 20th, 2010
7:49 pm
Perfect!!! Petrino’s run at Arkansas will end soon enough, and the football coaching fraternity (a very small, closely knit cirlce, I suspect… they all know that they are living on borrowed time in every job they take…) will remember the situation in Atlanta. What assistant in their right mind (let alone players and recruits) would follow this guy into battle??!!! Kudos to Zimmer for saying publicly what every right-minded coach, player, and fan has been thinking for years (check that… most of us forgot about Petrino a long time ago… he’s not worth our time…).
pmc
October 20th, 2010
7:54 pm
Zimmer is right on. The best thing that came out of that deal was a short but good amount of time with Paul Petrino.
All Zim said was what everyone already knew.
Bobby Petrino is an Ass. It’s just the embodiment of who he is as a human. Everyone is happier after he’s gone
pmc
October 20th, 2010
7:57 pm
It’s not like this is shocking to anyone. His entire career he’s treated everyone like crap. What are they supposed to ignore that when asked a question about him? People like winning and they like being competitive….of course the fans like him at Arkansas… until he leave there like he has everywhere else. He’s a self serving Ass. Proof that you can win being an absolute jerk.
BirdDawg24
October 20th, 2010
8:00 pm
i know he played a part in getting that reporter fired. i dont hate him , i feel sorry for him, he just got really scared and ran. bless his heart.he was afraid somebody would find out he really didnt know how to coach an NFL team and it scared him.
Hit A Single
October 20th, 2010
8:01 pm
We need some more Mike Zimmers. People that hold people accountable. He would be a great administator in school. He could set some parents straight about their angels.
Jay
October 20th, 2010
8:02 pm
Awesome
Hit A Single
October 20th, 2010
8:07 pm
Did Zimmer coach with Bear Bryant? Dang if he doesn’t sound like him.
Diehard
October 20th, 2010
8:07 pm
Arkansas gets what it deserves – a jackass. Good riddance. Makes me like Mike more.
Jim in Augusta
October 20th, 2010
8:11 pm
Who has left Atlanta as a head coach and gone up to a better head pro job? Answer: nobody. The place is a head pro coach’s graveyard.
No dog in the fight
October 20th, 2010
8:15 pm
Was Petrino the coach that had the secret interview for the Auburn job on a private jet.
TampaGator
October 20th, 2010
8:19 pm
Cam Newton feels the same way about the man! And Gator fans wish the laptop computer had never been invented!
CHUCK UGA
October 20th, 2010
8:20 pm
WOW! Tell us how he really feels…please!
CHUCK UGA
October 20th, 2010
8:21 pm
No dog in flight, that is correct.
falconfan
October 20th, 2010
8:24 pm
Head coaches in the NFL don’t typically leave to be head coaches at other programs. If they leave it’s usually because they’ve been fired. It’s not college.
Esteban71
October 20th, 2010
8:26 pm
Amen, brother Zimmer!
John
October 20th, 2010
8:28 pm
Petrino’s departure was an obvious win-win situation for everybody involved. The Falcons are better off without Petrino and Petrino is better off without the Falcons. Nobody liked Petrino when he was here anyway, so why complain about him leaving?
Benjamin
October 20th, 2010
8:29 pm
I won’t weigh in with personal tones because I don’t know who is responsible to who in this situation. I’m just glad that we’ve got Coach Smith and co. at the helm now.
The Falcons are primed to be a team of the decade-type under the current administration. Frankly, we were not going to get there under Petrino.
bob
October 20th, 2010
8:30 pm
Jim – Joe Torre, Hubie Brown, June Jones, Cotton Fitzsimmons and Bobby Cox had some success after leaving an Atlanta head coaching job.
somelovin
October 20th, 2010
8:54 pm
Did i ever tell you guys about the time me, Chris, and Petrino spent a romantic night out in the wilderness? We rode a train out into the wilderness; then we just laid there, makin pig sounds out into the night….it was so romantic and beautiful.
GaSouthernFalcon
October 20th, 2010
9:00 pm
Section 108, the difference between Patrino and Van Gorder in 2007 is that the folks at Ga Southern were ready for him to leave. VG is a good defensive coach but is NOT a head coach.
Bobby Petrino
October 20th, 2010
9:01 pm
My one message to all of you is STFU!. Just play the game, and bring it. If you can’t you don’t have it. Zimmer is what he is. I don’t hang out with losers, not my style baby. See you on the field, if you’re worthy.
job status
October 20th, 2010
9:05 pm
petrino’s probably already looking around for another job—living in the backwoods of arkansas is not his style and that phony pig sooey thing really gets to him–he hates it. He’ll be heading out soon with a better job for a lot more money.
somelovin
October 20th, 2010
9:05 pm
Oh Bobby, all you can do is “hang”. You’re just not firm enough to stick it in the end zone, ya know? And I’m not the only boy sayin that, either.
Bobby Petrino
October 20th, 2010
9:07 pm
But you’re certainly a boy.
Ueeediot
October 20th, 2010
9:09 pm
Heard the Arkansas QB after the Auburn game…
“Well coach tells us all the time to give it your all…unless you dont want to. Its perfectly OK to quit when it looks like your going to lose anyway. We felt really good about this game til about mid way through the 3ed quarter when Auburn got that kick off return for a TD. After that coach reminded us, there is no shame in being a quitter, so we just followed his lead.”
GetwhatUpayfor
October 20th, 2010
9:13 pm
Couldn’t have said it better…A GUTLESS _ _ _ !
somelovin
October 20th, 2010
9:17 pm
Yep. A boy that can make little bobby yell SOIEE WOOOO!!!! He sure did love it….too bad he just can’t repay the favor?
D. Orlando Ledbetter
October 20th, 2010
9:21 pm
Coach Zimmer is one of the good guys in the league. He was always nice to the media.
D-Man
October 20th, 2010
9:22 pm
Okay, is it a slow news day or what? Everyone in the free world knows Petrino was a Puss-N-Boots for doing what he did and Zimmer is just restating that in a colorful way. This is way old and really not newsworthy IMO. Some names just shouldn’t be mentioned in this paper anymore.
Please STFU, Falcons "Fans"
October 20th, 2010
9:25 pm
Falcons fans still rehashing this literally are the dumbest of the dumb.
These are professional athletes…PAID MILLIONS…to perform. They didn’t listen to Petrino and quit on him too. Anyone remember the crap Roddy White pulled with the “Free Mike Vick” shirt under his uniform after the touchdown he scored in that game before Petrino left? Stop coddling these guys by acting like he was such a traitor and left the cupboard bare.
Around the same time, Rich Rodriguez left West Virginia. While in preparation for a BCS BOWL GAME with UNPAID STUDENT-ATHLETES. He didn’t get half the crap Petrino did, either by BSPN or by the other national media.
He left. The Falcons got Mike Smith and Matt Ryan. You Falcons fans REALLY think that next year’s team under Petrino makes the playoffs with him still at the helm. This franchise is better off without him. Petrino left the pros, just like Saban, Spurrier and numerous others who knew they were better suited for the college game. Did he say goodbye like he should have? No, but who really cares. At 3-10, that team was going nowhere anyway.
My reco: go down to Arthur Blank’s beloved Home Depot, buy a hammer, wood and nails, go build a bridge and get the hell over it already.
Mel
October 20th, 2010
9:25 pm
Zimmer has every right to be mad and every right to express his feelings on the matter. Not only did Petrino not talk to the coaches, he didn’t talk to the players either. And if my memory serves me correctly, he had told the media just one day before he left that he was not looking for another job and that he had no intentions of leaving Atlanta. And then he left a note on the players’ lockers and split in the middle of the night.
I think Zimmer was being kind in calling him a coward.
wxwax
October 20th, 2010
9:32 pm
It sure is good to hear one of Petrino’s assistant coaches unload on him and confirm what we already knew.
Arkansas hired a man with no character. Sooner or later they’re going to regret it.
Sooner, I hope.
somelovin
October 20th, 2010
9:35 pm
Boy, you speak the truth wax. If I had a nickel for every time I unloaded on him….Set, Spike, Score.
Boom Dizzle
October 20th, 2010
9:37 pm
Zimmer went hard in the paint on ole Quitrino……
wxwax
October 20th, 2010
9:39 pm
Petrino’s only communication to the players was a short note left in their lockers.
Here it is, with Lawyer Milloy’s dead-on editorial comment.
http://img.skitch.com/20101021-x72mg9y6nt9hq2agntu6pijpha.jpg
Hollywould
October 20th, 2010
9:41 pm
Man, that is refreshing. When is the last time you have heard someone in the coaching fraternity( and I use that loosley for Petrino) calling out another? I have more respect for Zimmer and I liked him when he was here. As an Auburn fan I was actually happy when the Falcons got Petrino. Screw him
somelovin
October 20th, 2010
9:41 pm
Hard on quitrino, and soft everywhere else…..
DILLIGAF
October 20th, 2010
9:58 pm
Petrino is a coward. He’s never going to succeed within the college coaching ranks because no one that plays for him will ever respect him and he will never be able to recruit quality players because no one wants to play for a loser. Even if I’m an 18 yr. old kid, I’m not stupid enough to play for an unproven loser with a track record such as his and Petrino will never be an elite coach in any league, CFL withstanding.
Look at his soft, doughy face, do you want this man leading you team? My bulldawg, Lumpa has a better winning attitude than this clown. I can’t wait until he bolts fro the “next best thing”.
Sarfdawg
October 20th, 2010
9:59 pm
Petrino and Saban are identical except Petrino doesn’t have and won’t have the rings. As stated earlier, he’ll leave Arkansas soon and another fledgling program will get in bed with him.
Auburn Man
October 20th, 2010
10:08 pm
Chris….I have a feeling you have a big red Hog hat in your closet huh?
techengineer
October 20th, 2010
10:12 pm
Everyone passes judgment without having all the facts on the table. I would love to hear Petrino’s side of the debate.
Tracy
October 20th, 2010
10:18 pm
The thing of it is that Zimmer himself has never had the guts to be the head guy so what the hell does he knoiw about the pressures of being that guy? Part of it is at the pro and major college level these assistants are essentially acolytes hitched to the star that is the head coach. So three years later he is still disillusioned? Whatever.Is Petrino someone who is not really admirable? Hell yeah. Look at how he tried to do an end run around Tommy Tuberville in his attempt at to get the Auburn job. Zimmer is whiny jerk himself who should be thanking Petrino for doing what he did or else he would not be in Cinci with that defense. You know Zimmer was one of the main candidates for the Nebraska job that Bill Callahan took before he wussed out. Zimmer himself is a whiny little (bleep). At least Petrino had the guts to get the hell out when it wasn’t working and the Falcons are better off. Zimmer needs to grow up.
DirtyBird
October 20th, 2010
10:20 pm
@ Please STFU, Falcons “Fans”,
Rich Rod did not walk into the owners office, look the boss’ eye, shake his hand and say ‘I’m your man’. Then less than 24 hours later scream ‘pig suey’ with the rest of the inbred fans in his press conference. The Falcons were already going through enough with their franchise QB throwing his life away. Then this unscrupulous a-hat pulls a Baltimore Colts. Since Jerry Jones help facilitate Petrino going to Arkansas, maybe he can hire him to run the Cowboys when Wade Phillips is fired. That would be sweet.
scott
October 20th, 2010
10:27 pm
my Atlanta falcons(the only thing i still love about the atlanta area)has had its share of lumps…but this year i expect great things from them..a very talented bunch…LOOK FOR THE FALCONS TO BE IN THE SUPER BOWL THIS YEAR!!!YEAH I SAID IT!!!
Hunk Erdown
October 20th, 2010
10:31 pm
Please STFU…
Its laughable that you’re calling people dumb when you’re too stupid to even get the point of the discussion. No one is pining to get Petrino back. No one is saying that He was a good coach or had much of a future in Atlanta. Certainly the franchise is better without him, but all that has nothing to do with Zimmer’s comments.
Zimmer and the other asst. coaches were made promises and uprooted their families, who depended on them to survive, to follow Petrino to Atlanta. Petrino dumped on them and left them scrambling, in a very tough economy, to fend for themselves. No warning or “heads up”, just left like a coward when things got tough.
I can imagine that Zimmer also felt it was necessary to let everyone know that he had nothing to do with Petrino’s decision, since it was never widely publicized how he or the other coaches felt about it. I would want to separate myself from Petrino as far as possible.
As a fan I can say good riddance, we’re better off, etc. etc. and at the same time say that Petrino is a scumbag for how he handled the situation.
Please STFU, Falcons "Fans"
October 20th, 2010
10:43 pm
Thanks, Hunk Erdown. You made my point with your last sentence. You’re better off and sound retarded rehashing the point 3 years after the fact.
And as for the “too stupid to get the point”, Zimmer is a nobody looking to leverage the Auburn/Arkansas game from last weekend to get people talking about him. Obviously it worked since DOL wasted this bandwidth (and presumably newsprint) on his comments. I get where you’re probably still butthurt that he walked into Athens and beat UGA this year, but stick to the topic please, Capt. Provincial.
XOXO
October 20th, 2010
10:44 pm
i heart mike zimmer
Brave Observer
October 20th, 2010
10:53 pm
I don’t even care about a Bobby Patrino but just the mention of that name makes me angry. So those Jim Mora Jr.
JRFalcons09
October 20th, 2010
10:56 pm
I still hate Bobby Petrino and always will for dipping out on us that season. As a fan i thought wow can it get any worse than this. So i will always root against petrino and cheer for anyone who speaks bad about him… GO FALCONS!!!!
Whopper Dawg
October 20th, 2010
11:08 pm
True that. As classless an act as I have ever witnessed. The only loyalty that act showed was to himself. It does not speak well of Arkansas that they hired that dude. They will live to regret it.
girl know better than you
October 20th, 2010
11:20 pm
THE SEC IS FULL OF GUTLESS WONDERS BUT PETRINO TAKES THE CAKE..when a coach sticks around because of his character when it is so easy to take off in the middle of the night with a suitcase full of money, it is almost a rarity. Noone can be as big of a gutless piece of ____ as Petrino but I was even disappointed to see Kelly walk out on his undefeated team at Cincinnati before the bowl game to coach ND. It broke those kids hearts who played their hearts out for him and that was the thanks they got. Notre Dame can recruit on its name it didn’t need Kelly that fast. Kelly should have “Man UP” and told ND he could not leave his players until after the bowl game. I mean my God what was he thinking. It would be like the Boise coach doing the same thing before his players get a chance at the brass ring at the end of the season. Could you be anymore of a coward?
Why cannot coaches think about other lives involved before such actions? Saban is quilty as well and will not admit it either although not as bad. Kiffin, what a joke. Shame on Spurrier for trying to steal the GT players when CPJ was coming on board. That is also a cowardly act.
CPJ by the way was high on Auburn’s list and ND also contacted him in 09. but whatever you think about him, the man is not a coward hauling @ss.
DHD
October 20th, 2010
11:31 pm
What he said.
Hunk Erdown
October 20th, 2010
11:44 pm
Zimmer got a microphone stuck in his face and was asked about his feelings on Petrino leaving Atlanta like he did. Zimmer didn’t comment on Auburn-Arkansas, and it had nothing to do with Arkansas-UGA. In fact, his comments had nothing to do with where Petrino went or football games at all. It was about a man’s character and responsibility to people who’s very livleyhood depended on him. They weren’t depending on him to win the super bowl, it had nothing to do with football at all other than that was how they were all employed. According to Zimmer, families had there lives ruined because when the job got tough Petrino left like a thief in the night. Zimmer wanted people to know that he was not part of Petrino’s decision. Did people’s lives really get ruined? I don’t know… but it was a cowardly and rotten way for Petrino to act, and it definately had a severe and adverse effect on a lot of people; I don’t mean players, but coaches and staff.
ATL Fan
October 20th, 2010
11:52 pm
Maybe Petrino and Saban can coach the Dallas Cowboys.
JKA
October 20th, 2010
11:57 pm
While there is no doubt that the Petrino resignation was the ultimate weasel move, it was also the key moment in the resurrection of the team…..Blank would have given Petrino at least another year, because in his mind it would be the fair thing to do, given the Vick fiasco……Bobby’s run for the border allowed Blank to completely clean house and this time (finally !) hire some professionals…………
Hunk Erdown
October 21st, 2010
12:00 am
Amen! JKA
Dr. Warren
October 21st, 2010
12:10 am
Seems like Petrino has Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Look it up. Fits him to a tee.
Hunk Erdown
October 21st, 2010
12:25 am
I’m way to important to look up something like that, Dr. Warren. I really don’t care how you feel about it either…
jarvis
October 21st, 2010
12:42 am
my nickname for petrino is bobby p***y
SawThat1nce
October 21st, 2010
1:42 am
Calling Petrino a coward, is comparing him to a coward.
I don’t think that is fair, to cowards, it gives cowards an even worse name, when you say Petrino is equal to them.
Bobby Petrino is lower than whale doo-doo.
scottbravesfan
October 21st, 2010
3:28 am
Petrino is a peace of garbage and I’m glad Auburn destroyed their ass on Saturday.
Mora less Petrino
October 21st, 2010
3:29 am
I’m glad the DA left. He would have been fired by now and the Birds still would not have had two winnings seasons in a row. Addition by subtraction. Sooey Hawg Sooey…, what a DA! He made Moron look good.
Mora less Petrino
October 21st, 2010
3:40 am
“Seems like Petrino has Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Look it up. Fits him to a tee.”
Well, looks like Dr. Warren is correct! I looked up NPD, and sure enough, it says; The state or quality of being an extreme DA. Indeed, that fits him to a tee. Good call Doc!
dagnabit
October 21st, 2010
4:20 am
Wow!! Zimmer trashes a former boss. I never heard of such.
Jim007
October 21st, 2010
5:02 am
Petrino is a low life who only cares about himself
You can not trust him at all
His time will come and only wonder why anyone would ever hire him ?????
Paddy
October 21st, 2010
6:03 am
chris…ok with your explanations. I think Zimmer seems like a good guy.
David
October 21st, 2010
6:28 am
the truth hurts, often more times than once.
Not So Falcon Fan
October 21st, 2010
6:47 am
Putridino did you guys a favor. Why be mad at him? I would be happy he left my team. Shows he was looking out for you Falcon Fans. I would rather him leave when he did then to stay around 2 or 3 years then get canned. Heck that’s old news anyway.
Harvin
October 21st, 2010
7:05 am
Petriny is adick !
Harvin
October 21st, 2010
7:06 am
Pertiny is a puss !
Real sense
October 21st, 2010
7:07 am
I think Zimmer was being very generous. My feelings about that low life piece of trash, Petrino, are far to explicit to ever be printed or published here. I detest that SOB! He tried to screw Auburn and he did screw the Falcons. What a disgusting excuse of a man.
Jim (not Mora)
October 21st, 2010
7:10 am
So why did he wait three years to say this?????
dawgma
October 21st, 2010
7:12 am
now a hog….how appropriate.
hahahah
October 21st, 2010
7:24 am
hahahahahahahahahahahah.
Darryl H
October 21st, 2010
7:33 am
That was a Cowardly Act if he done it to Atlanta FAlcons he’ll do to Arkansas as well, they both deserve it!
Darryl H
http://www.topaffiliatesolutions.com
Jimmy Crack
October 21st, 2010
7:49 am
I hope nobody had breakfast…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7×3x6QHlrA
A piggie for the ‘Backs. Remember this “introduction” was at 11:30 at night!!!
DogTheMan
October 21st, 2010
8:27 am
Worst hire in Atlanta history. What a totally and classless guy. Everything he tries to teach young men about perseverance is a bunch of crap. I would never let me son play for him. Good Riddance.
LawdhamMercy
October 21st, 2010
8:37 am
Nice Mike Zimmer, very nice
Karl
October 21st, 2010
8:39 am
I can’t remember the details but didnt Petrino try to submairne Tubberville at Auburn before he went to Atlanta? Seems like he is just a pile of garbage. I could be wrong
Todd
October 21st, 2010
8:45 am
I just became an instant Mike Zimmer fan.
SawThat1nce
October 21st, 2010
8:53 am
Jim(not Mora)……Maybe, it took 3 years for a reporter to ask him about Petrino.
Karl……………I think that you are right, he is a pile of garbage.
Petrino took his departure plan out of the Irsay family play book, like when they moved the Colts out of Baltimore in the middle of the night, without telling anyone, at all. Kind of like Pearl Harbor. The city woke up the next morning, and SURPRISE, the Colts were now in Indianapolis.
Eagle/Falcon fan
October 21st, 2010
8:55 am
Kind of like the Falcon’s current D-Coordinator did at Georgia Southern!!!! I wouldn’t #!$$ on either of them if they were on fire.
SawThat1nce
October 21st, 2010
9:00 am
I believe the Petrino defection, might have been a factor in McKay losing his job as the Falcons GM. I think that he is the one that hired the weasel, but that might be another thing, that I am wrong about.
tbones
October 21st, 2010
9:02 am
The vast majority of you people sound like scorned lovers when it comes to Petrino. Three years ago and you’re still sensitive about the issue. The Falcons are on the right track and have a better coach and Arkansas is happy with Petrino. Sounds like a win-win situation.
Eraserhead
October 21st, 2010
9:03 am
Mike Zimmer’s wife, Vikki, passed away just over a year ago. Zimmer coached the next game and is beloved by his players.
Sid
October 21st, 2010
9:07 am
Now, think about it, why would Zimmer wait until 4 days before his defense takes on the Falcons to blast Petrino……………this happened 3 years ago. Doesn’t it appear to be an attempt to cause the Falcons to lose focus before they play the Bengals. I don’t doubt he feels that way, most of us do, but the timing is a little suspect.
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Cincinnati’s Bengals-Falcons scouting report
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Series: Bengals lead 7-4 but have lost the past two meetings. The most recent was on Oct. 29, 2006, at Paul Brown Stadium in a 29-27 Atlanta victory. The Bengals are 0-1 at the Georgia Dome, having lost 30-3 there in 2002.
Early storylines
Both teams have talent on offense but have struggled in the red zone. The Bengals are tied for 27th in touchdown percentage inside the 20 at .375 (6-of-16), and the Falcons are tied for 21st at .455 (10-of-22).
If the Bengals are going to make a move in the AFC North race, they have to win this game. For a team that has lost five of its last six games on the road and is unlikely to be favored in its remaining five away contests, that’s a tall task.
The Falcons’ defense is reeling. Linebacker Sean Weatherspoon (knee) will not play Sunday, according to coach Mike Smith, and cornerback Dunta Robinson (concussion) is unlikely to play. Christopher Owens or Brian Williams would take Robinson’s place and Stephen Nicholas will start in place of Weatherspoon.
Three Falcons to watch
Tony Gonzalez: He’s the first tight end in NFL history to have more than 1,000 receptions and 12,000 receiving yards.
Roddy White: A wide receiver, he is third the league in receptions with 43, for 546 yards and three touchdowns. He surpassed 100 yards receiving in two of his past three games.
John Abraham: One of the more dominant defensive linemen in the league, he has four sacks this season.
Connections
Bengals: Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer held the same role with the Falcons in 2007 and safety Chris Crocker was with Atlanta in 2006 and ‘07. Tight end Reggie Kelly was with Atlanta from 1999-2002.
Falcons: Assistant offensive line coach Paul Dunn coached at the University of Cincinnati in 1994-95 and at Kentucky in 2003-04.
SawThat1nce
October 21st, 2010
9:08 am
Hasn’t Ga. Southern dismissed coaches that have had winning records before? I know that the dismissed one coach, the same year that he had a winning season and I think that he had an overall winning record.
How many head coaches have they had since Erk retired?
SawThat1nce
October 21st, 2010
9:09 am
tbone……….that still doesn’t make him any less of an A——hole.
Dontavius Supremo
October 21st, 2010
9:12 am
Love it! Finally, some honest opinions
david
October 21st, 2010
9:13 am
The funny thing here is the Arkansas people do not have a clue about Bobby. They have no idea what happened in Atlanta. However, he should have told the story along time ago.
Sid
October 21st, 2010
9:15 am
The ONLY reason Petrino was brought in was to tutor Michael Vick. Petrino was successful at coaching adolescents @ Louisville and obviously the Falcons staff were aware that Vick was not giving 100%.
Makes me wonder, what % was Michael Vick really giving………..was it all just natural God given talent……………no, he had to read the playbook at some point…….hmmmm I say 50%……can’t imagine what he could have been had he really wanted to go the mountain top and see the promised land.
Beau Gest
October 21st, 2010
9:16 am
Hey, it’s just a stoopid kid’s game. Who really gives a rip? Nobody with a real life.
petrino sniper
October 21st, 2010
9:18 am
I named my toilet seat bobby petrino, and my crosshairs are on the hunt for that sorry pos.
How anyone trusts that guy to coach their kids up ill never know??? I pray that on every saturday he gets taken out on the sideline.
petrino sniper
October 21st, 2010
9:19 am
Hey Beau Gest, your an idiot!
RoswellHOG
October 21st, 2010
9:19 am
Wow,
I starting to believe my Alabama buddy who said that all the Saban ( and now Petrino) haters are suffering from “coaching envy”.
He’s lasted 3 years, gotten better every year. What’s not to like?
Oh yeah, the way he left that millionaire in ATL. Poor owner. A family ruined.
I’m sure Zimmer is struggling with his millions in Cleveland too. Poor guy. Another family ruined.
Petrino, the family killer.
petrino sniper
October 21st, 2010
9:20 am
i wish petrino would get attacked by mike vick’s pit bulls…
petrino sniper
October 21st, 2010
9:21 am
next atom bomb test site, Arkansas U !
Unknown Hinson
October 21st, 2010
9:23 am
Awesome article, glad someone finally came out and said something publicly. I hope Bobby’s children read this article and question him about it daily. Thanks DOL.
enz
October 21st, 2010
9:25 am
FINALLY someone who speaks with conviction and heart in sports…
Unknown Hinson
October 21st, 2010
9:27 am
Just found the telephone number listed for Mr. Petrino. Anyone wants to have some fun have at it. Let me know if anyone can find his email.
Office – 479-575-4849
petrino sniper
October 21st, 2010
9:27 am
bobby p needs to head to the hills and really learn how to “squeal like a pig” deliverance style…
look in the dictionary for the word “prepuce”, and it will say see Bobby Petrino.
RYAN
October 21st, 2010
9:27 am
AS MUCH AS I CANNOT STAND PETRINO IT IS OUT OF BOUNDS TO BRING UP ZIMMER’S WIFE! GET A LIFE! IF I WAS ZIMMER I WOULD BEAT UR A** FOR BRINGING UP HIS WIFE! HAVE SOME CLASS!
cheetah1976
October 21st, 2010
9:27 am
I don’t know if lives were actually ruined by Petrino’s departure but you have to consider the “trickle down” effects of his leaving. Did all the assistants lose their jobs at the end of the year? Did they have to re-locate families that perhaps had just moved here several months before? Did the kids of the coaches have to change schools yet again? It was a real mess and Petrino couldn’t have handled it any worse than he did!
Richard Dawson
October 21st, 2010
9:27 am
LOVE IT!
petrino sniper
October 21st, 2010
9:29 am
bobbyp@ihavenojuevos.com
petrino sniper
October 21st, 2010
9:32 am
littleBobbyP@imawussy/coward/cut-throat/prepuce/have-no-juevos/cryeverynight/lil-*itch.com
Raychee
October 21st, 2010
9:33 am
Petrino is my hero! He’s so cuddly with his cute red hair!
Steve
October 21st, 2010
9:43 am
Hey 1990_Champs_GT: Are you in prison in Arkansas? Or does your wife or boyfriend tell you where to live? If you view your residential status in Arkansas as “unfortunate,” then grow a pair and move. I’m guessing there are no defensive coordinators lives to ruin if you pick up and leave. So go already.
Karl
October 21st, 2010
9:49 am
Hard to get the stink off this turd.
Zoomie
October 21st, 2010
9:53 am
Bubba Bean October 20th, 2010@6:49 pm wrote:
True story – Patrino and an assistant coach are on a recruiting trip traveling down an Arkansas dirt road when they happen upon a Razorback with it’s head caught in a barbed wire fence.
Assitant coach: “Boy, I sure wish there was something we could do for that hog.”
Patrino: “Shoot, I just wish it was dark already!”
The way I heard the story is this:
After coming upon the helpless hog, the assistant couldn’t believe his luck and decided to take advantage. He went over and had his way with the trapped hog.
When the assistant was finished, he walked up to Petrino, and while fastening his belt, said, “Okay, coach P, it’s your turn.”
At which point Petrino promptly walked over and stuck his head in the fence.
JSS
October 21st, 2010
9:56 am
By the way, you live in Atlanta (or the vicinity), Hue Jackson and Zimmer have been vocal since day one about how they felt about what Petrino did to his deserted staff, the Falcons organization, and more importantly the families involved… Readily, Vikki Zimmer diagnosis, treatment, and death took precedence in the MAN’s life… What he did from there was the take of his (family and new job), he should be commended!
Larry
October 21st, 2010
10:07 am
Chris,
I think you’re a gutless piece of s__t too and if it would have more value and impact for you I’d be happy to meet you at anywhere of your choosing to tell you face to face.
Got courage?
JSS
October 21st, 2010
10:10 am
One last thing, it was not a couple of years ago… Vikki Zimmer died in October 2009. So obviously, the wounds of his wife death are still fresh…
Clarification and correction:
I misspoke on Mrs. Zimmer’s length of illness and treatment, for that I’m sorry and apologize… Her death was sudden and of natural causes…
ASHCAN.
October 21st, 2010
10:14 am
Don’t blame petrino,who want to coach a sorry bird flock of turdy birds anyway.
Unknown Hinson
October 21st, 2010
10:16 am
Great name Ashcan, do you live in San Fran?
RYAN
October 21st, 2010
10:22 am
I LOVE ALL YOU COWARDS OUT THERE WHO WANT TO BRING UP THIS MAN’S WIFE! LEAVE THAT SUBJECT ALONE AND BRING SOME TASTEFUL COMMENTS ON THIS MATTER! IF YOU HAVE A SUBJECTIVE COMMENT ON THIS ARTICLE THEN LEAVE IT HERE! EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU WHO HAVE BROUGHT HIS WIFE’S CONDITION UP SHOULD BE BEATEN WITH A BAT! IF YOU CANNOT LEAVE A RESPECTFUL COMMENT YOU SHOULD LEAVE THIS MATTER ALONE! BE CLASSY ATLANTA AND IF YOU DON’T LIKE THIS MAN OR HATE HIM TRY TO ACT LIKE A MAN AND LEAVE ALL OF THAT BS OUT OF THE BLOGS! THE MAN HAS BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH AND DOESN’T NEED TO BE REMINDED OF HIS TRAGIC LOSS! HAVE SOME CLASS!
Falcon Jim
October 21st, 2010
10:32 am
I felt Petrino was a pud from the start when he came here. Remember the reports that he tried to treat the players like it was still college. He lost the pro players right off the bat. A really stupid move.
Falcon Jim
October 21st, 2010
10:32 am
RISE UP…………………FREE DUNTA !
RISE UP Sunday at the Dome and walk out during the first series. Have “Free Dunta” written on an undershirt, or your chest, and pull up your shirt and show it to the cameras.
Of course you can come back to your seats after you and your breatheren all RISE UP and walk out.
ParSeven
October 21st, 2010
10:36 am
Danny Boy- You’re right, he lost his wife VERY unexpectedly in the middle of last season. As a Cincy fan, I’ve loved what he’s done here, on and off the field. After reading his [unedited] comments this week, I absolutely love the guy.
Here’s to a good game this weekend!
JSS
October 21st, 2010
10:37 am
Anyone suggested Google map to RoswellHog yet?
JSS
October 21st, 2010
10:39 am
“Zimmer and his millions?” You must have NFL assistants pay scale confused with SEC coordinators…
ParSeven
October 21st, 2010
10:43 am
…or SEC players!
ctfalconsfan
October 21st, 2010
11:02 am
Good call Zim but honestly folks I’m glad BP quit as he wasn’t suited for the NFL. Blank would have tried to keep him for 3-4 years and we would now look like the rams or raiders organizations – still better than the lowerly panther kitties..
kevin
October 21st, 2010
11:09 am
@
Section 108
October 20th, 2010
6:45 pm
Brian Van Gorder never coached at Georgia Southern and came to the NFL after his last season as DC at UGA. Before you badmouth someone, you might want have a clue.
Petrino is a complete jerk–no question.
kevin
October 21st, 2010
11:23 am
Section 108,
I was totally wrong–feeling like a jacka$$. Van Gorder did go to GSU in 2006 as head coach. Apparently, he left after a bad season, but did not leave mid season.
Mike
October 21st, 2010
11:26 am
Pigtrino is a POS. I remember Ovie Mughelli was live on 680 when someone mentioned that Pigtrino had quit. He thought it was a joke. Who quits without telling your players?!
And to make it worse, they didn’t even wait until the next day to have the press conference in Arkansas. Very classy.
timthebrave
October 21st, 2010
11:30 am
Tell it like it is Zimmer
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seven
October 21st, 2010
11:52 am
Yes, we all know that BP could have handled the situation better but he had lost his team early in the season and what about Arthur Blank’s lack of back ground checking Mike Vicks lifestyle. Afterall, he hired BP to hone MV’s skills and then the franchise player was gone. BP was screwed at that point having left a great situation in order to come to the NFL and the Falcons. The players hated BP, so what was a professional good bye going to do?
Cha Cha Cha Chicken
October 21st, 2010
12:01 pm
Uh, I meant Petrino.
Walker, Texas Ranger
October 21st, 2010
12:06 pm
Anybody that thinks Zimmer should have taken the high road is an idiot. He was at his office for another 3 weeks if Petrino wanted to clear the air. I just hate he had to stew on this for 3 years. He probably feels a lot better now. I know I do.
Joey M
October 21st, 2010
12:30 pm
Guarantee that Petrino doesn’t have the (guts) to issue a statement. Zimmer, you have earned my total respect. Thank you for this.
Craig Hughes
October 21st, 2010
12:34 pm
I’ve agreed since he pulled that stunt. He’s completely classless, and I hope Arkansas never wins another game with him as head coach. AND, at least the coaches got the word from Petrino himself. The players were NEVER spoken to by Petrino, probably for fear that they’d tear him to pieces, which would have been far too compassionate.
Pete
October 21st, 2010
1:37 pm
Petrino should be praised for the way he acted. He forever changed the Falcon franchise…………..TOTALLY for the better. His cowardly, gutless, classless departure so shocked Arthur Blank that Blank was forced to look at the franchise in a totally new, realistic way and start over, which led to Thomas Dimitroff, Mike Smith, Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, etc. and, as they say, the rest is history.
Thank you Mr. Quitrino, for the slime that you indeed are. You helped create one of the biggest and most successful “turn arounds” in NFL history.
Thank you !!!
RockyMtnFalcon
October 21st, 2010
2:55 pm
Zimmer is right, but Zimmer is going to get his butt handed to him this weekend.
Chuck Heitzman
October 21st, 2010
4:12 pm
It is good to verify what all falcons fans somewhat knew already. He is going to pay for that one that in a big way. Watching him during the Auburn game I am glad I do not work for him as he seems to whine a lot. I wonder what his wife thinks about him and the way he left Atlanta. Thank goodness for Mike Smith. Good luck Sunday and let us kick some Bengal butt!!!!
D.SCZERBA
October 21st, 2010
5:14 pm
I USED TO ROOT FOR TWO TEAMS: WHOEVER WAS PLAYING NOTRE DAME AND WHOEVER WAS PLAYING BYU…NOW I HAVE THREE…WHO EVER IS PLAYING ARKANSAS
frankieh
October 21st, 2010
5:29 pm
I agree with you Hunk Erdown..Zimmer gave his true feelings…
Cullowheedawg
October 21st, 2010
7:41 pm
I agree except that he also doesn’t belong coaching college. Also I don’t see him leaving Arkansas on his own as no one else wants him. Maybe Michigan will in a few years when they fire Rod? as it will be about time for P to move again.
Bilbo
October 21st, 2010
7:43 pm
He was truly a Prictrino…thanks to Mike Zimmer for telling the truth about this pathetic human. He only gives us clear and credible testimony to what we all felt about this POS.
Quagmire
October 21st, 2010
9:17 pm
Is that Clark Howard standing to Petrino’s right?
Blake
October 21st, 2010
10:25 pm
Maybe Zimmer should have Petrino over for a cookout and scoot some of that well done “Wooo, Pig, Sooie” at him!
Blake
October 21st, 2010
10:55 pm
Unfortunately, Petrino’s reaction to Zimmer’s statement will probably be a cowardly “that was three years ago”.That’s If he makes a statement at all.He needs to admit to the Falcons and the world that he was wrong and that he let a lot of people down.I don’t see how the man sleeps at night after walking out on so many people.I remember how mad Lawyer Milloy was when Petrino left.Petrino needs to walk Into a padded cell with Lawyer Milloy for about five minutes!
bhogs
October 22nd, 2010
10:04 am
from louisville
LOOOOVE Bobby P awesome coach. exit in Atlanta was not good but oh well we all make mistakes. Bobby p is the man
eddieflorida
October 22nd, 2010
10:15 am
I’m a Louisville graduate and fan, and of course, Petrino came from there to coach the Falcons. The whole time he was in Louisville he was always sneaking out of town interviewing for other positions. My take on him is not that he is a coward, but a flaming opportunist. Whatever will advance his own agenda, he’ll go for it, no matter who he leaves in the dust. And you Razorback fans, don’t think he’s loyal to you, either.
The only good thing he did for the Falcons was to bring Chris Redman back from selling insurance. I think Redman’s the bst backup in the NFL.
Wooo Pig Sooie!
October 22nd, 2010
12:33 pm
petrino sniper… OMG that kind of threat is completely inappropriate, I don’t care how much you despise the man! And plus Petrino isn’t at Arkansas U, that is in Jonesboro you idiot!
Arkansas fans are well aware of Petrino’s exit from the Falcons. And let’s face it, there isn’t a single college head coach that is actually loyal to their organization. Just like 99.9% of humans, they’re all just looking out for themselves. It would be stupid for coaches to be loyal to an organization that will can them the first loosing season they have.
He’s doing a fine job at AR and AR will try to keep him until until he pisses the wrong person off. And then they’ll pay him millions to leave. And if he leaves before then, well, that’s just part of the business. In the real world no one owes anything to anyone and you can either get over it or grow-up and move on.
Lesa
October 22nd, 2010
2:06 pm
Thanks, Coach Zimmer, for calling out PIGtrino. It’s nice to hear a public figure tell it like it is in these days of rampant political correctness.
John
October 22nd, 2010
8:36 pm
You guys are idiots. There is always two sides to every story. Petrino and Zimmer hated each other during the season and Petrino wanted Zimmer gone during the season because of all Zimmers complaining. However Arthur “The Hypocrite” Blank wouldn’t do it. So it’s no shock Zimmer would also be gutless and say something through the media.
And you morons are just as worse. Were all of you on the blogs calling Blank a POS too when he fired a Hall of Fame coach Dan Reeves with three games left in the season?? Where were you morons then? Reeves said it best on a radio talk show when asked about Petrino leaving he said Blank got a dose of his own medicine…freakin’ classic.
Yeah Petrino should have told his players in person before he left…but that’s the only thing he did wrong. He didn’t owe it to Zimmer or any other coach or owner to wait out the year. Zimmer and the others still got payed via their contract and he left after the year just like he would have anyway. What a crying little beeyotch. And you Falcon fans are too.
Just be glad your new GM came in and saved yalls arses. Otherwise the idiot combo of McKay and Blank would have yall in the cellar right now.
But your GM is money