Deadspin: bobby petrino

Making Teenage Faces

Christmas Ape — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 14:30:01 EDT

Colts Cheerleaders get their hair did. [Don Chavez]
Straightening out what really happened with Bobby Petrino going to Arkansas. [The Slophouse]
An exciting summer for Cedric Benson has just begun [Tirico Suave]
Some impressive newfangled playbook technology. [The Wizard of Odds]
Greg Oden doesn't share my contempt for that G2 ad. I guess injuries are part of the G2 life. [Blazers Blog]
Jim McKay meant more in Maryland [Bromoblog]
An ode to Mike Tranghese [35 Seconds]

Lawyer Milloy Is A Demon With The Red Pen

Leitch — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:40:20 EST

New Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino wrote this nice little letter to his team after bolting on them in the middle of the season. (Wisely, but still.) Falcons cornerback Lawyer Milloy was eager to add his own addendum.

Yes, Lawyer scratched out Petrino's name and wrote in "COWARD." He then eagerly provided it to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

We're not sure leaving a job as coach of the Atlanta Falcons qualifies someone as a "coward," but hey: We're no lawyer.

Milloy Replaces Petrino Signature With Coward On Farewell Letter [Sports By Brooks]
Letter From Petrino Elicits 'Coward' Reply [Atlanta Journal Constitution]

Bobby Petrino Ends Up A Smashing Success In Atlanta

Leitch — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:40:51 EST

Ah, the halcyon days of January 7, 2007. Bobby Petrino was coming off a thrilling year as coach of Louisville, and he was seen as an offensive mastermind. He was Steve Spurrier, except, you know, he didn't mind working hard either. And then, very quickly, it all imploded.

Anyone who wasn't Bill Simmons could see the Falcons were toast the minute Vick went bellyup — they were probably toast before that, actually — and it all led to Coach Petrino deciding that he'd rather deal with those maniacs in Fayetteville. That can't be a good sign.

As you'd probably expect, Falcons fans aren't particularly fond of Mr. Petrino right now.

I honestly can't believe that Petrino called in his resignation. To put this in some context, I quit at least four retail jobs in my high school to early college days. I went in to work every time and told my bosses face to face. Not once did I call in. That's right, Bobby: you've been trumped in the decency department by a guy who once sold bikes at Toys 'R Us. Your move, jackass.

Someday, NFL coaches will have to accept that Jimmy Johnson isn't walking through that door.

Some Meandering Petrino Thoughts [The Falcoholic]

Spiraling Down The Coaching Abyss

Leitch — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:10:48 EDT

We remember, a few years ago, when Roy Williams (the coach, not the pizza delivery boy) left Kansas to coach North Carolina. That led to a cascade of coaching changes, with Bill Self at Kansas, Bruce Weber at Illinois and Chris Lowery at Southern Illinois. Four quality coaches, four quality programs. But it doesn't always turn out that way.

The Realests point out the carnage that resulted from Bobby Petrino heading to Atlanta. (To coach Ron Mexico! Ha!) Petrino is 1-5 with the Falcons. His replacement, Steve Kragthorpe, is a massively disappointing 4-4 at Louisville. His replacement, Todd Graham, has frittered away all the improvement at Tulsa, falling to 4-3. And his replacement, David Bailiff, is 1-6 at Rice.

If Joe Torre takes another job, we'll be tracking.

Coaching Carousel From Hell [The Realests]