Petrino did not handle it the right way. Period.

Leave… fine, but don’t be a douchebag about it.

I agree with Andisheh that leaving an untenable situation is the right thing to do, but there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. I have a feeling that he did it the right way.

Recently, a person who worked for my parents for 17 years, then for my brother and I for 7, walked out with no warning, They didn’t call coworkers and friends. Nothing. They did it the day before my wedding becasue they knew my brother (the boss) was out of town. They left to work for the competitor across town which they had dogged-out for years and years. BTW, we kept their job open for three years while recovering from two surgeries. Loser.

I despise quitters who take the weasel way out.

Whether a friend, girlfriend, wife or employee, man up, tell me why , shoot straight and leave. I will probably help you find a better place and I will definitely respect you. You can even come back if the situation changes for you.

Sneak, lie and vanish on me? Fuck you.

But I’d feel a lot better if I whipped Mr. T’s smarmy ass. Sellout, too. What the heck, I wouldn’t mind taking a swing at Andisheh and Scott Freeman while we’re at it. As for Petrino, he is a whore and I hope when Arkansas plays Alabama, both their whore coaches lose. Blank is like a big child with a toy. He’s an idiot who hired a whore. Why don’t any of these assholes get ulcers? Why doesn’t Mr. T get a freaking life?

Christmas…I mean holiday…hugs.

That said, I do understand the feelings of betrayal.

All parties will be better off though. Maybe Blank will be able to get somebody with NFL experience this time.

Double hugs!

We’ve all been miserable in jobs (and ones that pay much less). But you’re reputation is built — in great part — on how you handle yourself in those positions. It’s one thing to tell Arthur Blank to his face “I am going to Arkansas” and to tell your players face-to-face.

But it’s another to sneak out, leave a form letter for your players and then be on national TV doing the Pig Sooey call at 11:30 p.m. He may have been justified in leaving. But he wasn’t justified in the way he did.

Chocolate hugs and kisses.

Sellout

Coaches ask their players to give 100 percent until the whistle blows, until the game is over and until the season is over. Players are expected to give everything they have regardless of how bleak the outlook is. Coaches judge players on how well they “finish the drill,” as Mark Richt says. There’s zero doubt, given all of the difficulties coming in to this season that Petrino asked his players to suck it up and finish the season strong. Then he lied to Blank’s face and walked out on his team.

He is a dishonorable loser and Arkansas deserves what it gets when Petrino bails on them too. The only thing I’m happy about is that the Falcons found out early before they had invested any more money and/or time in this douchebag. Let’s hope Blank can convince an experienced head coach to give this dysfunctional organization a shot.

If Petrino was miserable and the job situation was not was he was told it would be, I admire him for quittin — knowing the public shitstorm that would come.

If he’s a dilly-dallying, distractable airhead, then poo-on-him.

I’m not sure yet, based on what I’ve read, which of those situations is closest to truth.

Hugs,
Andy

I totally agree with you in regard to Petrino. However, I also think Blank would be well-served to stand back and put a football person in charge, although I doubt that he ever will. Owners that meddle with their teams don’t often win these days. Jerry Jones is a prime example; the Cowboys haven’t gone deep in the play-offs since they won the Super Bowl in 1995. Every time I see Blank on the sidelines, I cringe because his presence gives the impression of looking over the coach’s shoulder. It was Blank who fired Dan Reeves. It was Blank who hired Jim Mora and Bobby Petrino. He can continue to make football decisions, but he’s not doing his team any favors. The NFL isn’t Home Depot.