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"Petrino Finds School Willing To Sell Its Soul" (c/p)
Dec 13, 2012, 8:44 AM
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(Probably germans, but.........)
Published Thu, Dec 13, 2012 08:04 AM
Modified Thu, Dec 13, 2012 08:05 AM
Jeff Schultz: Bobby Petrino finds a school willing to sell its soul
By JEFF SCHULTZ - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
According to Western Kentucky's mission statement - which I suddenly found reason to Google - the university "prepares students to be productive, engaged, and socially responsible citizen leaders of a global society."
So we're left to wonder: Will Western Kentucky ask Bobby Petrino be teach a course in social responsibility, or will he be too busy being productively engaged with an athletic department underling?
Petrino is back in coaching. That was inevitable. On one hand, the man has so much personal and professional baggage that he needs a storage unit. But because he can coach college football, it figured to be a short time before one school's administration declared, "To hell with morals and scruples! This is college football!"
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Western Kentucky stepped up to the soul-selling window. This came after even three schools in the SEC - the conference that invented soul-selling - passed on him. Western Kentucky went where Auburn, Tennessee and Kentucky wouldn't.
Somewhere in Bowling Green, WKU president Gary A. Ransdell and athletic director Todd Stewart are refining and rehearsing their, "Everybody deserves a second chance" sound-bites in a mirror.
It is one thing for a professional sports team to compromise their principles for the sake of victories, ticket sales and increased revenue streams. But is there any semblance of a value system left in college athletics?
Shouldn't there be some weight given to the concept of molding and leading young man on a college campus, or did that go out with the last Knute Rockne speech? Think of how Petrino's last two coaching jobs with the Falcons and Arkansas ended.
In grease fires. How can Western Kentucky or any university justify hiring somebody who has proven at every level to be so morally bankrupt? Stewart must have been struggling for material, because he actually said at Monday's news conference: "What it comes down to is he made a big mistake. But this is the United States of America, and we're a country of second chances."
(Uh, second?) I'm thinking of "Otter" from the scene in Animal House when the Delta House fraternity has to appear before Faber College administrators: "We're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America!" Petrino, of course, hasn't made one mistake. He has made several lifetimes' worth. He is deeply flawed and, frankly, a bad person.
Forget cheating on his wife. That's between him, his wife and his God. The fact he hired his mistress (a former Arkansas volleyball player) at Arkansas, gave her $20,000 and put her on the university payroll exposed a public university to potential sexual harassment lawsuits.
He was considered so "hot" (in a bad way) that no major program would hire him. So he took a job in the Sun Belt. Welcome to humility.
In committing his egregious violation of employment law (and common sense), he also lied to his superiors about circumstances surrounding the motorcycle accident that led to his firing, admitting to his "inappropriate relationship" with Jessica Dorrell only after she was referenced in the police report (two days later).
He quit on the Falcons in the middle of the season, as cowardly an act as a coach can commit. He didn't tell players. He left a note in their locker. The day after telling owner Arthur Blank he was committed to the team - prompting Blank to give two national TV interviews on the topic and look foolish - Petrino was in Fayetteville at a midnight news conference doing Pig Sooey chants.
While at Louisville, Petrino secretly met with Auburn representatives in late 2003, even with the season still going and Auburn having a coach (Tommy Tuberville - who, by the way, gave Petrino a job in 2002. There's your loyalty.).
He also interviewed with LSU in 2004 just five days after signing a contract extension, and bolted for the Falcons five months after signing a new 10-year deal Petrino said he has spent the last eight months trying to repair the damage he's done to his marriage and family.
He also said, "One thing I've learned from this is I can be even more of an influence on a young man's life than just on the football field." And that's the problem.
Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/12/13/2542635/jeff-schultz-bobby-petrino-finds.html#storylink=cpy
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There is absolutely no surprise that someone got him
Dec 13, 2012, 8:47 AM
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I am shocked that a) it wasn't a bigger school and b) someone actually took time to write this piece.
It is all about winning these days and however much of a slimeball Petrino or any other coach is...if you win, there is a place for you.
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well at least they know what they got
Dec 13, 2012, 8:54 AM
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doubt he can do anything that would be a surprise
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Re: "Petrino Finds School Willing To Sell Its Soul" (c/p)
Dec 13, 2012, 8:47 AM
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They got him pretty cheap. 450k a year for 8 years. I say the school got a good deal.
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Ouch.***
Dec 13, 2012, 8:51 AM
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I dont think it's that bad
Dec 13, 2012, 8:55 AM
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Petrino made a mistake. He banged a decent looking younger woman. He's more than paid for that mistake.
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Did you read the article?
Dec 13, 2012, 9:38 AM
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Do you think that's the only mistake he ever made? He's got a consistent history of sleaze.
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the guy cheated on his wife
Dec 13, 2012, 9:00 AM
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while thats definitely immoral its not like he's the first or only coach that did that in the last 10 years.
Everyone just found out about it after he wrecked his motorcycle...has nothing to do with his football coaching skills. So...I think most schools blew this way out of proportion and stuck their noses up in a we're better than you type of way.
I do think that the shunnning is good for him in that he has learned a valuable life lesson but I also think a ton of high profile teams missed on putting together an elite program when they thumbed their noses at him.If Clemson had a vacancy and we thumbbed our nose like we're too good...i'd be pist. Barker would, no doubt, but man if he did come here we would be the sleeping giant of the country.
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Re: the guy cheated on his wife
Dec 13, 2012, 9:31 AM
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He also hired his mistress to a position on the athletic department, which is a much bigger deal.
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again, you think stuff like that doesn't happen..?
Dec 13, 2012, 9:38 AM
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had he not wrecked his bike nobody would have ever know and Arkansas would probably be playing in the NC this year.
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It would have come out eventually. Either somebody finds out
Dec 13, 2012, 9:43 AM
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or they break up. His actions also set Arky up for sexual harassment lawsuits and more than a little embarrassment if/when the relationship went south.
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I think the headline of the article...
Dec 13, 2012, 9:18 AM
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doesn't necessarily apply with the zing that he wants bc it is WKU.
Had it been Auburn or UT, then people would've been more rowdy and it talked about more. But, its a Sun Belt team who has been a Division 1 team for just a few years and has nothing to lose. It will actually really benefit them in the short term with the exposure they are getting. If he does something embarrassing again then it still will not change WKU.
WKU's AD even acknowleded that he doesn't expect Petrino to be there long at all, but as long as he elevates the program just one bit then he will have done his job.
Is McDonald's selling its soul bc they hire people just out of jail and Travelers Insurance won't? No, they are just a second chance employer that can take chances with risky individuals. Auburn has everything to lose from hiring Petrino, WKU does not.
Im fine with it.
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Re: "Petrino Finds School Willing To Sell Its Soul" (c/p)
Dec 13, 2012, 11:48 AM
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I find it funny coming from a reporter... especially a sports column writer (notice no use of the word journalist) that pimps their souls for the SEC and everything it stands for. The schools of the SEC has a long history of repetitive cheating, so for him to call out Petrino is rather laughable....
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