Falcons Coach Petrino Quits; Signs with Arkansas

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

At least be a man about it and resign in person. Why resign via phone call? He couldn't tell Blank face to face?

This is true. But I don't blame him for hauling ass. If Arkansas was his opportunity and he had to leave now for recruiting purposes, etc, then so be it.

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

At least be a man about it and resign in person. Why resign via phone call? He couldn't tell Blank face to face?

I see there is an 11:30pm press conference from Fayetteville. Is it gonna be on any of the ESPNs??

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GMScud

I see there is an 11:30pm press conference from Fayetteville. Is it gonna be on any of the ESPNs??

I'm sure it will be on ESPNews. But I'm not at work right now so I plead the 5th

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'm sure it will be on ESPNews. But I'm not at work right now so I plead the 5th

Thanks... This is kinda nuts. One of the shortest tenures in league history...

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by GMScud

Thanks... This is kinda nuts. One of the shortest tenures in league history...

Not as short as...this tenure

[FRPLG]

He also told his coaches in a 10 second meeting. That's SECONDS, as in a division of a minute. He basically said I am resigning to take the job at Arkansas and walked out of the room. WTF is that?

It's not the realizing that the job wasn't for him. It is the way he went about it. At least the Ole' Ballcoach gave it more than one season.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

He also told his coaches in a 10 second meeting. That's SECONDS, as in a division of a minute. He basically said I am resigning to take the job at Arkansas and walked out of the room. WTF is that?

It's not the realizing that the job wasn't for him. It is the way he went about it. At least the Ole' Ballcoach gave it more than one season.

LOL what a joke

[70Chip]

Losing reveals a lot about a person's character. Much more so than winning. If Terrel Owens won the Super Bowl every year, we wouldn't know what a huge douchebag he is. Now we know about Petrino.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

Losing reveals a lot about a person's character. Much more so than winning. If Terrel Owens won the Super Bowl every year, we wouldn't know what a huge douchebag he is. Now we know about Petrino.

very good point.

that being said, all of this makes you appreciate a guy of joe gibbs' caliber more these days.

[freddyg12]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

very good point.

that being said, all of this makes you appreciate a guy of joe gibbs' caliber more these days.

I was thinking the same thing, no matter what they say about Gibbs, don't call him a quitter! Even if he leaves after this year, he'd have put in 4 years of honest work.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by freddyg12

I was thinking the same thing, no matter what they say about Gibbs, don't call him a quitter! Even if he leaves after this year, he'd have put in 4 years of honest work.

You can say a lot of things about Gibbs, but you will NEVER be able to say he's a quitter. I really, really admire that about him.

I'd bet the bank that he returns next year too.

[djnemo65]

Of course he has the right to quit and if he goes on to be successful at Arkansas I'm sure he'll be happy that he did.

Just don't expect us to be impressed with a man who takes on a five year challenge and quits when things aren't going well. I've had people quit without notice at my companies before when the stress was piling up, leaving us in the lurch, and I didn't feel warm and fuzzy about them either.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Not so much as a Dear John letter to the guys who he asked to follow him week in and week out? Wow, and I thought the H.S. trend of breaking up with people via text and instant messages was cold and immature. Classless doesn't even begin to describe how lame and cowardly that is.

[SkinEmAll]

yes he is part puss-e. plain and simple. Some of you ask why is it so bad?? what a stupid question. if you need to ask, make sure I never have any business dealings with you. If things dont go so well at work do you walk out and quit? If your wife is not as good as you thought after 13 weeks, do you get a divorce? I mean cmon, its all about commitment and integrity and honoring your word. Quit after the season, no problem. And if why he left now is for recruiting purposes, how is that going to help him recruit? who wants to play for a quitter?

[JWsleep]

I will say this--watching even the five minutes or so of that saints game last night showed just how bad a team looks when everyone has quit. Hell, Petrino was already in the Little Rock of his mind last night, from what I saw.

As bad as things have been over here, and they have been as bad as I've ever experienced, that Atl. situation is maybe more depressing!!! Just no hope there at all right now. My guess is people can't even get angry enough about that team to watch or care or even write on message boards. Petrino didn't see any reason to stick around one more minute, I guess. Back to college to lick his wounds...