Coaching... The Business

So, we all know that Bobby Petrino became the Head Coach today(or night) at Arkansas.



Check out the timeline here:

He woke up Tuesday (assuming he slept) as the Head Coach of the Atlanta Falcons, after a big loss to the Saints, 34-14, on Monday Night Football. Then, Tuesday afternoon, CALLED, yes, CALLED the Falcons to resign. Tuesday night, he was official at Arkansas.

I've always had a REAL issue with coaches that take other jobs, and not sit with their team to let them know he was leaving, say goodbye, etc. I don't care if these are grown men in the NFL, or not. If you think his players weren't put off by this, just listen to Falcon's DB DeAngelo Hall:



Let me just say this. If I had a kid in Arkansas, and Petrino wanted to recruit him to play for Arkansas, I'd present him with this:

Coaching career (HC unless noted):
1983 Carroll (GA)
1984 Weber State (GA)
1985-1986 Carroll (OC)
1987-1988 Weber State (WR/TE)
1989 Idaho (QB)
1990-1991 Idaho (OC)
1992-1993 Arizona State (QB)
1994 Nevada (OC/QB)
1995-1997 Utah State (OC)
1998 Louisville (OC)
1999-2000 Jacksonville Jaguars (QB)
2001 Jacksonville Jaguars (OC)
2002 Auburn (OC)
2003-2006 Louisville
2007 Atlanta Falcons
2008-present Arkansas

I'd then ask him, since he's only stayed at 1 place for 4 years since 1983, how on earth am I supposed to hand over my child to him when I know its' a more/less guarentee that he won't be around for his full college career???
ARKANSAS PARENTS BEWARE! A SNAKE-OIL SALESMAN IS HEADED TO YOUR DOORSTEP!

He must not have paid too much attention back in 1984 when he was a grad. assistant with Weber St. He would have benefitted by taking a class on "class" from his then boss, Mike Price...

Speaking of Price, nobody truly though he'd be leaving, did they???

And now for your "Cum Ba Yah" Christmas ad of the week:

"Having trouble picking out that perfect gift for your special someone this Holiday Season??? Why not go original, and get them a never-been-thought-of-before band with handles? You won't be sorry..."

And finally tonight... Odds on Petrino's next job...

10-1: High Risk Mortgage Broker
15-1: Contract Lawyer
20-1: Guidance Counselor
150-1: Nemesis Role as Opposing Coach in "Waterboy 2"

Talk amongst yourselves...

Didn't Get a Kick out of This...

A gross injustice occured last night. Yes. Indeed. Has Tim Donaghy traded in his NBA Stripes for 2 fist-fulls (held together by handcuffs, no doubt) of Lou Groza Award votes??? For those that sat through Chris Fowler's Comic Strip tryout to get to the voting, here's what you saw...



Yes, a Freshman from Arizona State won the award, beating out the best kicker in college football, UTEP's Jose Martinez. YES, he was almost 96% on field goal conversions. YES, he came back after getting a metal rod put through his leg. YES, he's from a BCS school.

But answer me this! Has he going 5 for 5 on field goals in a game? NO. Martinez has. Did he kick the 2nd longest field goal of the year at 57 yards, that could have cleared 65? NO. Martinez has. Weber only hit from 53.

Something Martinez has done that NOBODY in the country has done??? He went 4 for 4 on onside kicks this year. As my buddy Brett Bloomquist from the El Paso Times once said, "Martinez is an onside kicking savant." Indeed...

Quick Hits...

Several quick notes for you today. First, more news on the Mike Price front. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer said here that Coach Price has been contacted by Washington St., and "If they want to talk with me, that's fine," Price said by phone from Houston while recruiting for Texas-El Paso. "It's my school, and I'm a Cougar, so I would almost have to sit down and visit with them."

A former UTEP football coach is up for a Head Coaching position in Conference USA.



David Lee, currently the outgoing Offensive Coordinator at Arkansas, and the assumed future Offensive Coordinator at Ole Miss is up for the Southern Miss vacancy. Feel free to read about it here...

Sun Bowl coaches are in town. You can tell that South Florida coach Jim Leavitt is cut from the same cloth os OU's Bob Stoops, as they coached together at Kansas St. under legendary workaholic Bill Snyder. This guy is flat out, A FOOTBALL COACH. I'm betting that when he goes home at night, he's at the dinner table asking someone to "pitch the peas, please."

Mike Belotti might seem to have more polish on 1st glance, but that's because it's his 3rd time at the Sun Bowl, and he's been there, done that. Both team at one point or another were ranked #2 in the nation at 1 point. The Oregon QB's are the wildcard in this one. The 2 healthy quarterbacks have a combined game and a half experience between them. Should be interesting to see....