With all due respect to Stonecold, I hope Petrino falls flat on his face. It’s one thing to want to move up the “coaching ladder”, take a more prestigious job, and ultimately make a ton more cash. But if you think those kind of moves are in your future, don’t sign a LONG term contract. Less than a year into a 10 year contract, Petrino decided to take his dog and pony show to another city, leaving kids who had committed to him and Louisville holding the bag. COMMITTED. I bet you Petrino couldn’t spell that with two hands and a dictionary (I’d even let Nicky Saban help him). He can claim all he wants that he was not actively pursuing the job, and that may be technically true. But when your agent is shopping you this early into your contract, you can bet he wasn’t doing it on his own. If there was 1 year left on the contract, the agent would just be doing his job, however this is just wrong. Petrino lied to those who signed him to a contract. He lied to the kids who he told I’ll be here for the long haul. He lied to the community and city of Louisville by selling them a bill of goods he had no intention of providing if he could help it. He is just that….a liar. So yeah, I hope he falls on his face in Atlanta.
The Falcons have told Little Bobby that he would be able to make the long term decision on Mike Vick as well. If he thinks Vick can play the position for the Falcons, they will keep him. If he has doubts, they will try to trade him. My question is, how the hell will Petrino be able to make any decision dealing with long term. His promises are only good as long has the end of his nose….fortunately for him, it appears to be getting longer every day. Good day and piss off Petrino.
The former head coach of the Louisville Cardinals has decided to take over the Atlanta Falcons. Petrino who has flirted with the NFL before feels like the head coaching job of the Falcons is the best in the NFL. I look forward to seeing if he continues to feel this way when Vick is having his normal inconsistent issues and the owner is breathing down his neck for better overall performance. I wish you luck Bobby and I really will miss watching your high powered college offense.
 
The Nokia sponsorship is gone, but everything else seems to be pretty much the same down in the bayou for this year’s Sugar Bowl. The beer is flowing, tons of partying, a big game in store and football players are in trouble. LSU has suspended four players for missing curfew this week in New Orleans and I’m sure hanging on Bourbon Street drinking had nothing to do with missing curfew. The suspensions could be just for the first quarter of the game tonight though and Les Miles will handle each one individually.
We will know by 10 am tomorrow if Nick Saban will actually leave South Beach and go back to the college ranks with Alabama. I know they are throwing the Crimson Tide Credit Union at you Nick, but wouldn’t you rather be in the land of the beautiful rather than the land of the ugly? Things definitely haven’t gone as you had hoped so far with the Dolphins, but not so sure the grass is greener on the other side!
As an underdog, Wake Forest is an stunning 7-1 against the spread this season. This is truly a sign that the Demon Deacons might not be getting the respect they deserve. Wake Forest against teams with a winning record are just as solid at 6-1. The Wake Forest defense has been stellar giving up 12.3 PPG on the road but could have its hands full against a high powered Louisville offense. Louisville’s Brian Brohm leads the #3 scoring offense in the country at 39 PPG so this is definitely a battle of two sides. The extremely strong defense versus the just as strong if not stronger Cardinals offense. I would really like to see Wake’s defense win out, but it might be a bigger stretch then Boise St. beating Oklahoma. I’m sorry, but right now that is how I feel.