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Bobby Petrino Not a Man of His Word
Wednesday, December 12, 2007, 07:05 PM EST
[Bobby Petrino]
Is Bobby Petrino justified in leaving the Atlanta Falcons organization to go to Arkansas? Absolutely not! At least, not before the end of the regular season. No offense to Atlanta, but I really don't see the Falcons making past that point this year. This may be one of the worst cases of "jumping ship" that I have seen in a while. Some will compare this to Nick Saban leaving Miami to coach at Alabama, but one thing is different. He waited until the season was over. At least leave yourself with a little dignity, Bobby. To make the situation worse, this will be the third job that he has had this calendar year. There is no way that I would touch this guy with a ten foot pole. How can he be trusted. He owed it to the players to at least finish out the season. Granted, I know they are grown men, but they still play for him. I will, however, briefly, play the devil's advocate in saying that the circumstances in Atlanta were excessively horrible. I still don't think that there is any justification to what he did. What's he going to do when a job at LSU or USC opens? I could take a wild guess. So long Arkansas. It also seems that this guy would set a bad example for his players, especially his college players. This guy seems to run when faced with adversity. What does that teach the players. They can't quit half way through the season. This guy still had a contract. Last night, I made a realization that I should have made a long time ago: a contract means nothing in sports anymore. That is sad to me.
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