Jimmy Johnson: Arkansas should rehire Petrino
Could the Hogs be calling Bobby Petrino again? (AP photo)
Johnson, the former head coach of the Miami Hurricanes, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, told Gino Torretta and Jack Arute on their Sirius XM radio show:
“Some people might laugh but I’m serious about it. If they want an outstanding coach they ought to bring back Petrino or hire Butch Davis. And people say, ‘Well how in the world can you bring back Petrino?’ I said, ‘Listen, you forgave Bill Clinton.’ Forgive the man. Forgive the man for making a bad decision. Give him an opportunity to coach again.
“I mean he wants to get back into coaching and he’s a great coach and he made a mistake. This whole country, it’s built on forgiving people and giving them second chances. And I think the fan base would love to bring him back. But if they don’t bring him back? But you know, Butch Davis, give him an opportunity. …”
Davis is another former Hurricane coach who was fired by the University of North Carolina amid an NCAA investigation into the Tar Heel football program. Davis was not directly linked to any of the violations that occurred.
Petrino, on the other hand, was linked to wrongdoing — albeit off the field. He was fired in April after a motorcycle wreck involving a woman with whom he admitted having an affair. Arkansas currently has an interim coach, John L. Smith.
On Wednesday, Petrino’s father told the Louisville Courier-Journal that his son was interested in the head coaching job at Kentucky, which announced last week the firing of Joker Phillips.
“I just know this, that he’s interested in Kentucky,” Bobby Petrino Sr. told the newspaper. “He wants to stay in the SEC. That was his life’s goal was to go to the SEC.”
“You know, he made mistakes,” Petrino Sr. said, “but he couldn’t have gone through any punishment worse than losing his job. He’s missed coaching tremendously.”
While it seems unlikely Petrino will return to Arkansas, he’ll undoubtedly be hired by someone at some point. In addition to Kentucky, fans on message boards at Tennessee, Auburn and even Georgia Tech have expressed support for hiring him. What program do you think is the best fit for Petrino?
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red-faced & punch drunk
November 8th, 2012
5:57 am
It will really say something about the program that hires him. He’s damaged goods….no pun intended.
Forbud
November 8th, 2012
6:02 am
Where ever he goes he will bring chaos and distrust with him. If he is to coach again he has not earned a spot at an SEC school. He needs to re-earn his status and trust and for that matter his ability to set a good example for his players.
Zinc
November 8th, 2012
6:29 am
He will end up at Auburn. They will sit on Chizik for one more year and let Petrino stay in the bullpen. They wanted him all along.
Derek
November 8th, 2012
6:30 am
The same people who forgave an impeached President, are against forgiving a football coach? What a bunch of hypocrites ! The man can coach! Heck Arkansas can get him cheap now, instead of 3.5 mil a year probably 1 mil ! And guess what? He’s the best coach out there, he still has a house there, his brother is there and everything is still in place. Put him on a short leash and put incentives for bonuses. He can recruit and can coach
Derek
November 8th, 2012
6:32 am
Oh BTW , I played at Arkansas, the players still wanted him to stay, and so did most of the alumni and fans , the big problem is Long and Broyles….
georgiadawg70
November 8th, 2012
6:34 am
I think the Hogs should rehire Petrino and make Bill Clinton the offensive(as in repulsive) coordinator.
Sid
November 8th, 2012
6:35 am
He should have to start over, maybe a high school assistant coaching position. I’m not against him working his way back up to the top but even in NASCAR when you get the Lucky Dog you go to the back of the pack. Petrino should not be allowed to hire any subordinates either. And Bobby, leave them high school girls alone.
aps
November 8th, 2012
6:35 am
Come on Jimmy!! Second chance? Just counting the Atlanta Falcons and nothing before this would be at least his third chance. Americans believe in second chances sure, but this guy is a scumbag.
georgiadawg70
November 8th, 2012
6:36 am
Maybe Monica could be a cheerleader. Hey it’s Arkansas. What do you expect?
JC
November 8th, 2012
6:48 am
The Georgia Tech Community seems to want Petrino or Chizik in place after this year. Someone that recruits will want to play for. We cant get decent recruits because of the non Pro Stlye offense.
BubbaDaBaller
November 8th, 2012
6:53 am
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooieeeeeeeeeeeeee Pigtrino! Needs to have a “no motorcycle & Chica” clause in his contract…they should write it up in the Extended Stay Hotel format…$149/wk or $33/day…
Lab
November 8th, 2012
6:53 am
No! Sends conflicting message to youth and young adults regarding character, sexual harassment issues in the workplace and the responsibility of adults to the young regarding these issues.
Lab
November 8th, 2012
6:53 am
Enter your comments here
Derek
November 8th, 2012
6:54 am
I played at Arkansas, the reason Petrino likes the high school girls here is because they all gain a lot of weight once they hit their 20s. So I can understand hIs reasoning, bring him back he’s a great guy!!!
Kiddieo
November 8th, 2012
7:00 am
he has as much a chance at being rehired at arkansas, as he does with the atlanta falcons
Browncoat
November 8th, 2012
7:00 am
Well if fans on message boards think he should be hired, it must be ok.
Onward
November 8th, 2012
7:01 am
You get what you pay for. Arkansas knows he’s a cheat and a liar. They know he violates hiring practices. If that’s what they want in a leader of young people, let them rehire Petrino.
Sid
November 8th, 2012
7:05 am
Derek
November 8th, 2012
6:32 am
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Ok, I won’t even bring up the “I played @ Ark” remark but enlighten us on how Broyles is the problem…..: ?
Sid
November 8th, 2012
7:07 am
” In addition to Kentucky, fans on message boards at Tennessee, Auburn and even Georgia Tech have expressed support for hiring him.”
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Give me a link to back this statement up.
Max Sizemore
November 8th, 2012
7:11 am
Aside from the character issues, Petrino’s teams are horrible on defense. Great on offense, sure, but that’s it.
dcb
November 8th, 2012
7:13 am
Hey nothing surprises me anymore. This garbage about coaches being positive role models for their players went by the wayside for the mantra “win at all costs” many moons ago. Arkansas hired Petrino before forgiving the jumping of contracts for “greener pastures” that was a history with this guy – just like Alabama did with Saban and LSU with Miles. But they’re winners in the record book. So Arkansas will look the other way and using in Jimmy Johnson’s words – ‘Listen, you forgave Bill Clinton.’ as their public good Christian stance. And if Arkansas doesn’t, Kentucky will. Look at the track record of the coach they have for their basketball team now.
Obama Supporter
November 8th, 2012
7:13 am
Football fans are like Obama supporters…why should we care about anything but winning? Don’t worry about the message it would send! We forgave Clinton for whoring around, why not forgive Petrino.
Jimmy Johnson: Arkansas should rehire Petrino
November 8th, 2012
7:17 am
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No matter what's said he's a good coach
November 8th, 2012
7:18 am
I bet you Kentucky will be going after him!
BobDawg
November 8th, 2012
7:19 am
I think whoever hires him should frame that pic of him all battered up and make him put it in his office…
No matter what's said he's a good coach
November 8th, 2012
7:20 am
Compared to Penn St. coaches and other administration that turned their heads – Petrino’s a saint…
BubblesB
November 8th, 2012
7:25 am
No one should EVER hire Petrino for any reason.
Sid
November 8th, 2012
7:28 am
Maybe Jimmy Johnson has an ulterior motive……………………..
(reprinted without permission)
“Johnson interviewed for the head coaching job at Arkansas when Lou Holtz left following the 1983 season, then later found out that Ken Hatfield had already been hired. Upset that Frank Broyles (who was still the Arkansas athletic director) made no mention of this during the interview, Jimmy distanced himself from his alma mater. As payback for the snub, a home-and-home series was scheduled with Arkansas. In 1987 Miami gave Arkansas its worst home loss ever by a point margin of 51-7.”
Sid
November 8th, 2012
7:30 am
No matter what’s said he’s a good coach
November 8th, 2012
7:20 am
Compared to Penn St. coaches and other administration that turned their heads – Petrino’s a saint…
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No matter what’s said he’s a good coach= you mean Sandusky of course
Jock Sniffer
November 8th, 2012
7:33 am
All of us jock sniffers only care about winning. Petrino will be back. Hey, look at Penn State. There was a riot by students to keep a child molester as coach. Petrino was only trying to score on and off of the field.
Coastal Dog SSI
November 8th, 2012
7:34 am
I agree with Jimmy Johnson.
Braves #17 Fan
November 8th, 2012
7:34 am
I agree with forgiveness, but unfortunately he’s lost all respect.
Sid
November 8th, 2012
7:35 am
Ok, enough here……………Petrino’s a Peeshwank.
everydayjane
November 8th, 2012
7:43 am
Let him coach again! My goodness…
Joey Know it all
November 8th, 2012
7:43 am
Zinc,
Auburn won’t wait until next year. Chizik is out this year and Petrino steps in. You can bank on it.
John
November 8th, 2012
7:56 am
He will be at Kentucky. They are a low enough profile in football to hire him without too much criticism.
hjacket
November 8th, 2012
8:01 am
I say fire Jimmy Johnson for even writing this and make sure he stays off college campuses.
NCDawg
November 8th, 2012
8:04 am
Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, making a mistake is one thing- abusing your position is quite another. If he had an affair and was fired for lying about it, that would be one thing. But the man used his position to hire his mistress for a position she wasn’t qualified for. That serious business. He is lucky the university did not press charges. That my friends is fraud.
No if wants back into coaching he needs to prove himself at a lower level school before he just waltzes his way back to a multi-million $ contract again. And even then his agent better be prepared to accept an airtight contract from the hiring school with zero leeway.
DawgGuy
November 8th, 2012
8:08 am
It’s not just about a married man having an affair with a young woman.
1) He put his young squeeze on the University of Arkansas payroll.
2) He was having an affair with a subordinate.
Any university that would have him is no school that I would want my son to attend.
GameTime
November 8th, 2012
8:10 am
To suggest there’s even mild interest at Georgia Tech in hiring Petrino is pure B.S. and is nothing but journalistic sensationalism. It’s the kind of crap that makes the AJC such a failing media option.
jimbob
November 8th, 2012
8:10 am
Will the ajc please start a Fullmer to GT media campaign?
jrh
November 8th, 2012
8:11 am
Probably 75% of the people calling him a scum bag and cheat have done things equally as bad or worse than he did, they just didn’t have the opportunity to do it on a National stage! We are quick to accuse and convict but very pitiful about forgiveness. The bible says ‘Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”, I see a lot of rocks flying, but I bet they are ALL be thrown by the sinners who have not be caught or got in a situation and out before anybody knew about it! His issue was more of a family issue than a work issue and should be resolved by his family! People can chose their role models and we will just decide here and now, he shouldn’t e considered a roll model but he is a great coach! Most pro players aren’t good roll models either but we let them keep playing!
james
November 8th, 2012
8:12 am
I would think KY has to much class to hire him?
Auburn probably would cause they want to win at
any cost(see Cam– never went to class- stole computer
from UF Student)
No way I would hire that SOB…
Call It Like It Is
November 8th, 2012
8:12 am
You have to be kidding me. The man dumps on the Falcons, brings shame to Ark, than all is forgiven hire him back? So how many second chances does one get? Yeah lets hire him and heck might as well hire Vick as his OC, what a team that would be.
dick whiskey
November 8th, 2012
8:13 am
jimmy johnson is a full of s*** blowhard,full of himself,don’t have any respect for this jerk after seeing him on that infomercial selling his soul to shill for that guy that had the wal-street investment scam going,just send us 500 bucks and we will show you how to make millions in the stock market, can’t see how people were dumb enough to fall for that
drsoul
November 8th, 2012
8:17 am
I am sure that all of the adversarial posts here are such purists…!!! never committed ANY KIND of issue that begged for forgiveness in their life, never to be repeated… such a totally judgmental society… some of you I would never want children under your influence or in your presence…
Who cares?
November 8th, 2012
8:29 am
Remember Auburn tried to hire him when Tuberville was on staff as the HC! They’ve wanted him for years.
Also, isn’t it odd that Petrino was all beaten and scraped up after the ‘motorcycle wreck’ but the young lady was apparently not hurt. Odd. Did I mention the man to whom she was engaged at the time is a
strength and conditioning coach? Maybe it wasn’t the asphalt that got Petrino.
Randy
November 8th, 2012
8:33 am
Woke up Tuesdays as Marxist’s
Eisendawg
November 8th, 2012
8:37 am
Does make sense when you consider Bill Clinton was from Arkansas, and Petrino coached at Arkansas, and they both are a little shady, and obviously have a weakness for the other sex. My only question with Petrino is “did he inhale”? lol
Bulldawg
November 8th, 2012
8:41 am
I don’t think this has anything to do with forgiveness. Petrino can be forgiven for what he did at Arkansas, but that doesn’t mean you put him back in as the head coach.
A child molester can be forgiven for his/her crimes, but you don’t hire them as a daycare worker. Petrino has character flaws that are detrimental to the development of the players he was hired to lead. The key flaw to me is his lack of commitment as was demonstrated with the Falcons and his family.
Coaches are role models whether they like it or not. Petrino is not a good role model even though he may be a good coach. His actions go way beyond the gridiron and have had a negative impact on young men and women all over this nation. If I were an athletic director looking for a coach, I’d take a pass on Petrino.
Tim
November 8th, 2012
8:43 am
Hire Petrino @ GaTech?!?!?
Sure. Why not. While we’re at it, why don’t we bring back Reggie Ball as our QB coach.
Petrino is a scumbag as proven by his actions while in Atlanta. As far as I’m concerned Arkansas WAS his second chance. And he blew it. In grand fashion, I might add. I’m not sure what Jimmy Johnson is smoking but second chances come only after time and a little contrition (of which I’ve seen none from ol’ Bobby…EVER) have passed between the problem and it’s originator.
I wouldn’t allow Petrino to coach a local rec. league team. He doesn’t deserve the honor of being allowed to do so. Certainly not at the collegiate level. Ask Warrick Dunn what he thinks of the guy. lulz. and when Dunn says something bad about a person, that’s REALLY saying something.
Sideline Dude
November 8th, 2012
8:46 am
Jimmy Johnson is an idiot for suggesting this. The Cowboys are going to be looking for a coach so why doesn’t Jimmy get Jerry Jones to hire Petrino? Maybe he could be their coach for half a season & then quit to go coach a high school team! Any team that hires Petrino deserves what they get.
Kennesaw David
November 8th, 2012
8:51 am
I never forgave Clinton. (But I got to say he looks pretty good about now, after what happened earlier this week) Petrino has more then proven what a dirt bag he is, over and over. No way should anyone put him back on a university campus in any capacity. He can go be an assistant coach for the Saints. He would fit right in there.
StanH
November 8th, 2012
8:52 am
Georgia Tech!!!!!!!!!!……Tired of Johnson blaming everyone but himself…..Bottom line is he cant recruit!!…..Ill take my chances with Petrino anyday!
Gene
November 8th, 2012
8:53 am
Enter your comments here
Gene
November 8th, 2012
8:58 am
While Jimmy is in a forgiving mood, why not reach out to Sandusky? Jimmy is one of Bubba Clinton’s half brothers. Check out the hair,
Blue
November 8th, 2012
8:58 am
There is a bigger issue than the affair that you people aren’t seeming to process. This man hired an unqualified person over someone who was qualified, and then HAD SEX with an employee, which opens up the employer to all kinds of lawsuits. THAT kind of judgment does not deserve a second chance with that employer. NO employer that I know of would hire someone back that had opened them up to that kind of liability.
4 Mo Years Doe
November 8th, 2012
8:59 am
Georgia should hire Petrino as head coach.
Bump Richt, he ain’t getting it done. I know you Georgia clones are gonna be mad but it ain’t nuttin but the truth……..truth – know what I’m sayin?
4 MO YEARS DOE!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 MO!
Jim
November 8th, 2012
8:59 am
Strong goes to Auburn. Petrino goes back to Louisville. Bobo goes to Kentucky. UGA goes to National Championship. Tech goes to . . . well, you know.
AtlSteve
November 8th, 2012
8:59 am
Bobby’s issue was tied into work. He HIRED his mistress to work for him.
Bobby has a great mind for offensive football. He also has a tendency to make extremely poor decisions that effect his professional life. In this case his family life was also involved. This speaks to the man’s character. I would not want this man representing my alma mater as a head football coach.
USMC Dawg
November 8th, 2012
9:00 am
Bobby Petrino will end up in the SEC next year at either Kentucky, Tenn, or Auburn. I am guessing he will get the Auburn job. Whether you like Bobby Petrino or not, the man can flat out coach SEC football.
I love Jimmy Johnson’s comparison to Bill Clinton!
Howard
November 8th, 2012
9:01 am
This would say a lot about the University of Arkansas’ priorities and none of it would be good.
na
November 8th, 2012
9:01 am
he had a second chance already.
he blew it.
I think it would be hard to find any trust in this guy.
Sneaks out, leaves his team in the lurch and lies to his boss at the Falcons
Lies to Arkansas, his wife, cheats with a young girl, I bet her parents trust him also. Don’t even let him coach in high school , he will be dating 15 year old if you want to call it dating.
G-dub
November 8th, 2012
9:01 am
At least he was not doing little boys or girls. If I’m a big time school president he,s hired.
KC3
November 8th, 2012
9:03 am
Half of the guys on here would have probably done the same thing. Let the guy coach again. An old man chasing a young skirt. Blah blah blah
Eisendawg
November 8th, 2012
9:09 am
Perhaps Petrino would be better served teaching motorcycle safety classes.
GatorNation Fan
November 8th, 2012
9:09 am
I all for Petrino being rehired as long as its outside the SEC! The man has no scruples and does not belong anywhere in the SEC. I feel sorry for Kentucky if they hire thim, they will go from a Joker to a Loser.
Paddy
November 8th, 2012
9:11 am
You had better ask Mrs. Petrino if she would feel comfortable going back to Arkansas! No, Bobby will not be going back to that place anytime soon. LOL
carolinajacket
November 8th, 2012
9:16 am
I’m with Sideline Dude 100%. Let him go to Dallas. All those guys deserve each other.
AtlJack
November 8th, 2012
9:17 am
I’ve always wondered about the sanity of over the top college football fanatics.
Do you guys have any sort of life or do you live vicariously through the winning of football mercenaries?
RE this lowlife…
DawgGuy said it best:
It’s not just about a married man having an affair with a young woman.
1) He put his young squeeze on the University of Arkansas payroll.
2) He was having an affair with a subordinate.
Any university that would have him is no school that I would want my son to attend.
I doubt it,
November 8th, 2012
9:20 am
Anybody posting support of Bobby Petrino on Georgia Institutue of Technology website, is obviously NOT a fan or supporter of the GT program.
perk
November 8th, 2012
9:24 am
Some have already been talking to Petrino since late August about the possibility. Who do you think directed his apology on ESPN? Arkansas was testing the waters when he was in the sky box for a game. They were #5 in the country with a shot at the NC. NOt too far fetched
Heisenberg
November 8th, 2012
9:34 am
OMG! I saw this headline and I am ROTFLMAO! Had to double check the date to make sure it was not April 1.
mike
November 8th, 2012
9:36 am
dawg70 election over you lost get over it
by the way Clinton one of the most admire men in the world
this is a sports page idiot
bigcountryjdi
November 8th, 2012
9:40 am
Here is the bottom line: I haven’t thought much of him since he bolted the Falcons the way he did. I remember the Falcons had a Monday night game before the bolt and Arthur Blank said there was no way Petrino was leaving and he was his man. Next day…..news conference at Arkansas.
Bottom Line: I would not let my son play for him…..would you??
DawginJax
November 8th, 2012
9:40 am
Like father like son…”but he couldn’t have gone through any punishment worse than losing his job. He’s missed coaching tremendously.”….What about the punishment of wrecking your marriage and embarrassing your family and University…these two (Sr and Jr) have wacked out priorities, as does J Johnson. Still, he’ll probably end up in Ky or Aub….I say the SEC is much better off without this scumbag.
KBP
November 8th, 2012
9:42 am
As a Dawg fan, I hope he does not go to TN nor KY. The east is tough enough to win with Spurrier in it. Certainly don’t want to deal with Petrino, who is one heck of a college coach. He would immediately be a nightmare at TN and would make KY competitive in a few years.
Why are coaches expected to be role models? Why are they expected to be “Father Figures”? It would be great if they were but who knows how they really live? Who really knows their core values? Who really knows what their definition of being a man is? What being a husband is, what being a father is? That stuff should have been demonstrated at home long before kids get recruited. I know very well that some kids don’t get that at home and other people have filled that void be it a coach, a teacher or someone else, but it is unwise to rely on a coach who really see’s your kid as a commodity to become a role model. If my sons were big time QB’s, I would let them play for Petrino because he can develop QB’s. They would not play for him expecting him to be their role model.
Go back to Arkansas and fight it out with Saban, Miles, Sumlin, Mullen, etc. Stay out of the east! Stay away from Tech!
The Real Fan
November 8th, 2012
9:44 am
Money over morals. Would you like your daughter to work for him?
This has nothing to do with foregiveness. This is greed pure and simply by people who praise wins over character.
WWJD?
Matt
November 8th, 2012
9:47 am
Derek- who forgave CLinton? Not me. Dude was banging a woman who was not his wife in the White House while being the leader of the free world. No thank you. COngrats to the Dems. I look forward to paying for the less fortunate and illegals for the next 4 years. THis country is great isn’t it?
Dawg Fan 92
November 8th, 2012
9:53 am
I AGREE with Typical Man.
I’m a man!
Delbert D.
November 8th, 2012
9:54 am
Petrino is not such a bad guy compared to Butch Davis.
DawgColonel
November 8th, 2012
9:58 am
I don’t care how good a coach he is….the man lacks INTEGRITY.
If a school doesn’t value ethics, Petrino is your man.
Joe Dirt
November 8th, 2012
9:59 am
Petrino is a lying scumbag! He should be rehired!!!! Arkansas is a RED-STATE, they seem red-states like liars! The greatest political LIAR in history, Richard Nixon, (R-CA)
Dawginlex
November 8th, 2012
10:00 am
Nick Saban will be hired to coach at UGA.
Brown Eyed Girl!
November 8th, 2012
10:02 am
Living here in Louisville, I have been hearing UK fan talk about getting him for months. Now that Joker Phillips has been fired, that noise is getting louder. My husband, who is a UL alum, says they have no scrupples in Lexington and will sell their souls to just win! That guy may be making his way back to this state, but I don’t think he will be driving through Louisville anytime soon!
@Dawginlex
November 8th, 2012
10:06 am
Right, and Romney will replace Biden as vice-pres. Sheesh, what are you smokin?
1eyedJack
November 8th, 2012
10:06 am
“What program do you think is the best fit for Petrino?”
The Hell’s Angels?
KD
November 8th, 2012
10:06 am
Outstanding football coach. I think the University of Kentucky would be a good fit for him.
Braves #17 Fan
November 8th, 2012
10:07 am
Please, Lord. Don’t allow me to be tempted into having an affair with someone so attractive as Jessica Dorrell. If I start to swerve off path, please help me to remember the movie “Fatal Attraction”, as well as the former coach, Bobby Petrino. Amen.
Eisendawg
November 8th, 2012
10:09 am
Doesn’t look like they are considering advisement from ol Jimmy:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ncaaf–kentucky-not-considering-hiring-bobby-petrino-after-firing-joker-phillips-04081709.html
KBP
November 8th, 2012
10:10 am
Braves #17 Fan, hilarious!
Titanium Tad
November 8th, 2012
10:12 am
“If you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’, Son.”
- Pretty Much Everybody @ Alabama & Auburn
Eisendawg
November 8th, 2012
10:12 am
If we ever have a contest, like “The Voice”, maybe “The Blog,” my vote is for 1eyedJack! SLMAO!
SawThat1nce
November 8th, 2012
10:13 am
Someone earlier said he should start back as a high school coach,
WELL, starting over as the Head Coach of Kentucky would be close to the same thing. HAHA.
Titanium Tad
November 8th, 2012
10:14 am
Naturally, “Touch My” Jimmy Johnson has no problem with marital infidelity.
Quagmire
November 8th, 2012
10:14 am
Only a scumbag program would hire a scumbag like Petrino, so I won’t be the least bit surprised if Auburn hires him.
TH FROM MC
November 8th, 2012
10:15 am
The best fit for Petrino is hell.
Cobb Dawg
November 8th, 2012
10:15 am
Good coach with lots of baggage. Whoever hires him will be deserving of what they get.
SawThat1nce
November 8th, 2012
10:17 am
WHoever hires him should put a clause in his contract…..
That states, he cannot ride pretty young girls on the back of his Harley, and try to recieve a reach-around, while at the same time he is trying to steer his bike.
SawThat1nce
November 8th, 2012
10:18 am
If he had just pulled over to the side of the road, the last time this happened, he would still have his job at Arkansas.
Eisendawg
November 8th, 2012
10:25 am
Word out is that Auburn is in double secret negotiations with him.
Tommy
November 8th, 2012
10:26 am
After leaving Atlanta the way he did, I don’t think people would want him back to coach any team in this area.
Lisa
November 8th, 2012
10:31 am
Yes! Arkansas should hire him so he doesn’t end up at Auburn!
Tech75
November 8th, 2012
10:33 am
Please leave all discussion of Georgia Tech off this thread.
Anyone who thinks Petrino would be considered at Tech should lay off the hallucinogens.
Rodster
November 8th, 2012
10:37 am
Hiring Petrino back would be the second big mistake made by Arkansas. Good thing Jimmy isn’t CEO of a company.
te29wr
November 8th, 2012
10:41 am
I didn’t for give Clinton and neither did his wife she just lives with it like Ark would do as long as he kept winning
GIVE ME A BREAK
November 8th, 2012
10:43 am
He’s a liar. He’ll never coach a FBS school again.
Neutral
November 8th, 2012
10:45 am
What’s scary to me is there are some UGa and GT fans who really want this guy. Sounds like you would sell your souls for a NC!!! Give me a break……where are your values???
BUZZ OFF
November 8th, 2012
10:51 am
I think he needs to replace Spurrier who may be retiring next year. The University has already proven they don’t care how sleezy their coaches may be.
Marquis
November 8th, 2012
10:59 am
I’m a Tech fan and a Falcon fan and I would LOVE if Tech hired Petrino!!!
The Falcon fan in me can learn to get over it. Tech needs somebody to make our program relevant again and he might be the right person for the job. He is a good coach and a good recruiter!!! People need to understand that he got fired for doing something that alot of men do but the difference is he got caught!!! Put Vad Lee in his system and Tech is instantly better!!!
GTBuzz85
November 8th, 2012
11:05 am
Any talk of him coming to Tech to coach is foolish. The Institute’s integrity trumps a man with his character ever coaching at Tech. Let alone the ramifications of him returning to Atlanta after what he did to the Falcons.
okeefe
November 8th, 2012
11:07 am
Agree TECH75–Tech will NEVER hire a Petrino or Davis for that matter. Marquis– are you a space cadet? You may be a Tech fan but you certainly do not sound like a Tech Grad.
HoggyCat
November 8th, 2012
11:24 am
Unfortunately for all you saying he doesn’t deserve a chance there’s 2 media personnel that say he should be.
Tim Brando, Paul Finebaum, Bill King, numerous people on ESPN have all said it’s possible and even should happen.
Marquis
November 8th, 2012
11:24 am
No I’m not a space cadet and I’m also not a Tech Grad but I am a person who’s thinking with my head and not my heart!!!! I agree what he did to the falcon was wrong but he accepted the job thinking that Mike Vick was going to be his quarterback not Joey Harrington!! Do you think programs hire coaches based on their people skills or their coaching skills?? Petrino is a good football coach he might not be a great person but he’s a good enough person that for the years he was at Arkanas parents of recruits thought highly of him to send their kids there!! Do you wanna keep winning 6 or 7 games every year and get slapped around by those idiots from Athens every year or do you wanna be relevant!!! I’m not going to renew my season tickets next year if something doesnt change. I guess all the Tech Grads and non space cadets can sell out Bobby Dodd like they’ve been doing!! Oh I forgot it’s never a sell out!! It’s about football not emotions!!!!
atowndown
November 8th, 2012
11:25 am
Petrino to GT? Wow the AJC is really reaching now. Unlike those football factory “schools” in the SEC, we at GT are not a “win at all cost” school. No way he is even considered, plus, we already have a coach.
bobby
November 8th, 2012
11:27 am
if they hire him back, can bobby still ride his hawg?
Lee
November 8th, 2012
11:32 am
Give him a second chance somewhere.Be a public spokesman against sexual harrassment or other type of community service written in the contract and start off as an offensive coach and work his way up.
par for the course
November 8th, 2012
11:33 am
This would be typical Arkansas behavior. They already take kids that get kicked out of other schools.
Layinlow
November 8th, 2012
11:34 am
He stood before Arthur Blank and lied to his face. This was the worst thing he did not the leaving part. If he would have just said i’m sorry but the pro game is not for me, I want to return to college and I can’t pass up this opportunity. But when Blank ask him if he was still his coach he lied thru his teeth and said yes and less than 24 hrs later he was being announced as the head coach at Arkansas. Any SEC program who hires this guy has zero integrity.
atowndown is a clown
November 8th, 2012
11:35 am
You aren’t a “win at all cost” school only b/c you don’t win.
voice of reason
November 8th, 2012
11:40 am
I’m far from being a Petrino fan but the only thing wrong with his departure from the Falcons was the way he didn’t address his players. Owners and GMs can fire coaches at the drop of a hat but as soon as a coach leaves abruptly, it was the coach who did something wrong. Baloney. Total double standard.
Gary
November 8th, 2012
11:47 am
This guy has shown poor judgement everywhere he has coached. Is he a good coach? Maybe. Is he the kind of coach you want running an SEC college football program, even if you are Kentucky???? No way. He’s a better fit for the PAC 10 with Kiffin and Mora
joe in tucker
November 8th, 2012
11:49 am
the only place this tool should ever coach at is the Southern North-Eastern Arkansas Community College for the DUMB!!
Glenn
November 8th, 2012
11:51 am
Say what you will about the guys personal life, but as a coach, he’s a better football coach than Paul Johnson on his worst day. Paul Johnson and that gimmick offense is not the answer. Petrino might not be the answer to Georgia Tech’s woes, but he’s certainly a better option to run the team. What has Paul Johnson done to garner so much respect? The team can barely compete in the ACC as it is, and then to add insult to injury they’re taking L’s to teams like Middle Tennessee and BYU. Yeah, it’s not about “win at all cost,” but wouldn’t you mind at least having a consistently decent program? Georgia Tech might not be the wisest move for Petrino to make, what with the fallout from the Falcon situation still lingering. But, in my opinion, he shouldn’t have even been fired from Arkansas to begin with. Reprimanded? Yep. Suspended? Certainly. But not fired. He’s a good recruiter and he’s a good coach. He deserves a second chance.
Damon Evans
November 8th, 2012
11:54 am
I think we need to cut Petrino some slack. He made a mistake. I’m telling you those white chicks always get you in trouble.
Rambo
November 8th, 2012
11:57 am
Red panties.
Paddy
November 8th, 2012
12:00 pm
Of course he will coach again. But it should be in places like Wyoming, New Mexico U, or Texas El Paso, not in any major conference. I can’t imagine a big university president going out on a limb for this guy with his history.
Glenn, you are correct, he is a good coach. But he did not get fired for being a bad coach just a bad human. His wife may have something to say about his ability as a recruiter, if you know what I mean.
RedSpeckinaBlueSea
November 8th, 2012
12:02 pm
I believe in forgiving – you don’t have to forget who they are and what they’ve done. To offer Petrino this job would be an insult to Arkansas and an act of pure desparation.
BobbyDawg
November 8th, 2012
12:07 pm
I doubt that he could regain the respect and following of the players at Arkansas or any other SEC school for that matter.
Glenn
November 8th, 2012
12:08 pm
Paddy, I agree! He clearly has displayed poor ethics and bad judgement, and any athletic director should be very hesitant to hire him.
Paddy
November 8th, 2012
12:09 pm
Glenn, come on now! He should not been fired at Ark ? Do you really think that the AD, University President and the Gov of Arkansas were going to let themselves be soiled by this creep? It is not the ‘50 or ‘60 any longer where things were kept from the public. Bad people are shown the door every week in this country when they show themselves to be less than honorable.
Paddy
November 8th, 2012
12:11 pm
Genn, sorry I missed your last post. Point taken!!!
fayncdawg
November 8th, 2012
12:16 pm
NO IF BUTS ANDS! GEORGIA TECH NEEDS HIM BAD!!
Glenn
November 8th, 2012
12:25 pm
Paddy, they were soiled enough with the shady way they went about hiring him.
Draggin' Fly
November 8th, 2012
12:29 pm
georgiadawg70
November 8th, 2012
6:34 am
I think the Hogs should rehire Petrino and make Bill Clinton the offensive(as in repulsive) coordinator.
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I can hear the post game interview now: “I did NOT have sacks……..”
Are you NUTS?
November 8th, 2012
12:32 pm
Forget about what he did at Arkansas, Putrino has a history of disloyalty and jumping ship whenever the going gets tough (or he gets an offer for more $).
Anyone who would consider hiring someone with his track record is a certifiable idiot who deserves all the trouble Petrino invariably brings with him. Just ask Arthur Blank.
Titanium Tad
November 8th, 2012
12:43 pm
If Petrino were to be coaching at the Technology School in Downtown Atlanta, he would have no choice but to be faithful to his wife.
Why?
The girls @ GT are U-G-A-L-Y, and the only other option is LaShaniqua.
Ken
November 8th, 2012
12:47 pm
Petrino is a sleeze of the highest order – he abandoned a football team after telling the owner who was paying a ton of money that he was staying (left like a thief in the night). He hires his college honey so that he can have something on the side. If Kentucky is crazy emough to hire him, that will make a second coach they have hired with a lot of excess baggage, and someone who is anything but a role model!!!!!!
Rimfire
November 8th, 2012
1:15 pm
The Best fit is HELL…
BallerInUT
November 8th, 2012
1:21 pm
There are no saints in college football, Bear Bryant was an Alcoholic and womanizer and known cheat he is worshipped, Nick Saban had an affair while at LSU, and we have had our share of immoral coaches at UT.
If someone wanted a winner they should hire BP the winning will soon cause people to forget the sins.
GT
November 8th, 2012
1:27 pm
Kentucky, he put Louisville on the map, it is a natural and they will give him space. He will have interference with Auburn, the school really wanting him is Tenn but they haven’t fired Dooley yet. Kentucky needs to get him while they can and their goes the neighborhood. This guy is a better coach than anyone in the division except Spurrier and he is damn close to him.
CRT
November 8th, 2012
1:28 pm
What Petrino did was immoral, unethical and in violation of university policy and labor law. Jimmy Johnson is mistaken.
GT
November 8th, 2012
1:37 pm
Who at Tech wants this guy? Could you imagine Bobby Petrino coming back to Atlanta? One drunk night after a couple too many at the Cheeta he forgets where he works and rolls over to Dome by mistake. I don’t think we need a new coach at Tech besides we couldn’t make fun of the red panty bandit, ex athletic director in Athens. What some don’t recognize is Tech won’t close it doors if football goes away like many in the SEC will have to do. We don’t need this but somebody in the SEC will gladly take him.
NCAA
November 8th, 2012
1:41 pm
Just because some quack on a message board suggests hiring Petrino…does not mean supporters of GT want Petrino. Not a single soul I know has made such a suggestion nor have I personally seen it on the three GT websites I am a member of. A. He simply in no way has the personality to be a Tech coach “as proven with his mistake”. B. He has never won big at his state U. which is so much easier than winning at Tech where we are considered second class citizens in football. C. What is he a defensive genius??? We still have a head coach that will be here till the end of next season at the very earliest. So is he supposed to be our next defensive coordinator? Lunacy!!!
Tech75
November 8th, 2012
1:54 pm
GT – to answer your question,
“No one with any brains.”
Paddy
November 8th, 2012
2:29 pm
Glenn…….right, Auburn has nothing on Arkansas when it comes to backdooring folks and no moral compass! I say again, let him go to Wyoming for a few years and try and win back some support.
pat
November 8th, 2012
3:25 pm
I still haven’t forgiven him for what he did to the Falcons. I hope he commits suicide and rids the world of his stupidity.
RunninWithTheDawgs
November 8th, 2012
3:25 pm
NCAA — Jimmy Johnson is NOT just some quack on a messenger board. He probably knows more about football than all of us put together. I agree with you whole heartedly on the rest of your 1:41 post.
pat
November 8th, 2012
3:29 pm
Seriously, is the College Football coaching vacuum so deep that you have to retred an old POS who has the character of dog poo? Hell, I’ll do it. Give me 3 mil I give you a winning record.
Tommy
November 8th, 2012
3:49 pm
Auburn’s a spectacularly accomplished trailer park school with absolutely zero interest in personal or institutional intergrity; he’ll be a great fit there.
Jackie
November 8th, 2012
4:03 pm
HIRE MONICA. she could be a cheerleader and take care of petrino.
Douglas
November 8th, 2012
4:11 pm
The fact that people want him re-hired again shows how low the moral and ethics in the U.S. has become. Forgive, sure. Jesus tells us we should forgive. But that does not mean we do not have to suffer the consequences for our sinful choices. Petrino is all about “me” — he doesn’t care about his children, his wife, his staff, his players, or the business that employs him. Until he changes his conduct and character, he does not deserve to be a head coach anywhere.
DawgNole
November 8th, 2012
4:48 pm
Brown Eyed Girl!
November 8th, 2012
10:02 am
Living here in Louisville, I have been hearing UK fan talk about getting him for months. Now that Joker Phillips has been fired, that noise is getting louder. My husband, who is a UL alum, says they have no scrupples in Lexington and will sell their souls to just win!
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They must not be selling many souls–based on the number of wins they’ve had over the past many years.
Guess it’s that lack of “scrupples.”
HOG
November 8th, 2012
6:54 pm
Tennessee already has a bad defense he would fit in well there!
Defense wins Titles
November 8th, 2012
6:54 pm
At least a few schools in power conferences try to recruit young men with character. How can you hire a man with such poor character traits to coach anyone’s child? Petrino to anywhere, No Thanks.
HOG
November 8th, 2012
7:17 pm
Defense winning means everthing
john harvey
November 8th, 2012
8:57 pm
If a school hire Bobby Petrino,, then you know they are desparate.
Rationale
November 9th, 2012
4:44 am
His father said “but he couldn’t have gone through any punishment worse than losing his job.” Evidently he was able to stay married? Losing his job and his wife would have been worse.
TC Peulausk
November 10th, 2012
8:19 am
The thing about Petrino is NOT that he made “a mistake” at Arkansas, but he has a somewhat long record of being disliked wherever he has been. Even though he was successful at Louisville, they were glad he left because he was so disliked. Look at the dishonest way he left the Falcons — lying through the smile on his face. The guy is SLEAZY!! Anyone who hires him is begging for turmoil. So where does he fit in best? Okay ….. how about Georgia Tech?
dagnabit
November 11th, 2012
8:56 am
Bring Petrino back to Arkansas. Or hand him over to Kentucky.
dagnabit
November 11th, 2012
8:57 am
I’d rather see him at Kentucky.
GT
November 11th, 2012
6:53 pm
Hell no! We don’t want that idiot! We have a good coach and finally a good quarterback!
MC12
November 11th, 2012
10:17 pm
Jimmy Johnson has always been a classless individual. And the beat goes on!
StLouisHog
November 13th, 2012
9:43 pm
The fans that buy season tickets are interested in someone who can run a clean program and win consistently in the SEC. Bobby Petrino has proven he can do that. While I don’t condone what he did, I’m far more interested in what kind of product he can put on the football field. Did Louisville run Rick Petino off because of his marital infidelities? I don’t think so.