Arkansas Calls Press Conference for 7:15 - Bobby Petrino FIRED

Crimson Speed

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Wow. That little episode is gonna cost him millions. Hope it was worth it. I suppose he will be an assistant somewhere outside the SEC, or maybe an assistant in the NFL. Either way, it is a big step back for a guy that had everything going his way. I agree with others on here; he possibly could have survived except for two things: getting involved with a direct report and lying to the AD. Either one is grounds for dismissal.
 

BamaGreek

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I think the Arkansas AD did the right thing by firing Petrino. Petrino's credibility was probably shot after this and would not function very well as head coach going forward.
 

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I think the Arkansas AD did the right thing by firing Petrino. Petrino's credibility was probably shot after this and would not function very well as head coach going forward.
Exactly.

They will not be better for this in 2012, but will be better off in the long run. Tough call, especially for Tyler Wilson. Bet he wishes he could go pro now.
 

rgw

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I still think they could be a good team if they just keep the staff intact. They just need an interim coach to get the team as currently constructed and coached through 2012 and they can worry about the longterm in November and December 2012.
 

Bama Reb

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Bama Reb said:
Bobby Petrino, for all his personal faults, is still an excellent football coach. A school like Arky can hardly afford to dismiss him because they'll have an extremely hard time finding another coach of his caliber. That's especially true at this time of the year. Most coaches already have made their respective commitments so there aren't too many sitting around waiting for the phone to ring.
That said, I think CBP will have to agree to some type of penance for his actions. It may come in the form of a public apology alongside losing a portion of his salary for a given amount of time, but in the end I think he'll keep his job.
Not the first time I've been wrong, and probably won't be the last. That's why I don't gamble.
You can bet on one thing though, and that is that Bobby Petrino won't be out of a job for very long.
 

Crimson1967

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I think they'll just go with the guy who is already serving as the interim coach. There aren't any unemployed big names out there right now that don't have major baggage (Jim Tressel, Butch Davis), so just get through this year and start seriously looking next fall.
 

GrayTide

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Not the first time I've been wrong, and probably won't be the last. That's why I don't gamble.
You can bet on one thing though, and that is that Bobby Petrino won't be out of a job for very long.
Me too, it really shocks me that somebody had the cajones to do the right thing. Wrong again.
 

rgw

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Tressell has a show-cause sanction on him by the NCAA. Butch Davis isn't exactly a terrible hire if they are damned and determined to hire their longterm head coach in April.
 

GrayTide

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IIRC Davis is an Arkansas grad and big buddies with Jerry Jones another Arky's grad. kind of an iffy hire based on his track record.
 

Giant Squid

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Wow, he picked his mistress for a job with 159 candidates and also gave her $20,000.
 

HMM

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Good for Arky. I have a lot of respect for them, they did the right thing. Integrity is needed more in the work place these days.
 

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