The House of Blue

I'm not so sure......even the "fat girls" look good at closing time..... I would be willing to take the chance, as long as, I could sneak out before daybreak!

That's a good point. I think that whereever Petrino lands, recruiting will be a little more difficult than it has. Parents (and high school coaches) will question whether Petrino is the man they want leading, teaching, and developing their son for four or five years.

I don't know Petrino at all. But if his misdeeds (not conclusions or opinions) have been noted in this post, then I believe the reaction here is typically over the top. I was beginning to think Petrino had murdered and dismembered someone, possibly eating some of the parts. We should think before casting aspersions on someone's character. He apparently is a rich celebrity who cheated on his wife. Not good. But no reason to make him a pariah. If that were the rule, most cities would be empty.

I get your point in that aspect but IMO I am willing to take the chance that he wouldn't do something like that again. I would trade him leaving in 2 or 3 years for a NC. It's a crapshoot and I understand that. I am just one of those people that is willing to take that chance. No way I ever see UK take a chance like this but if I were running things then I would consider it. I guess that's why I'm talking on a message board and not running things. Haha.

Exactly.

This drives me insane:

argument: A isn't worth getting upset over

cross/rebuttal of argument: Agreed that A is not worth being upset over. However, B is worth being upset over because of 1.), 2.), 3.), 4.) and 5.)

redirect of cross/rebuttal of argument: A isn't worth getting upset over.

Oh for the love of.....I'll state this again. Bobby Petrino wasn't fired because he was doing the horizontal bop with someone other than his wife. If he had been banging someone in his own social circle, or even the cutie behind the counter down at the Krispy Kreme, he would still be coaching at Arkansas. Instead, he was:

* Boinking another employee in the athletic department that was engaged to another employee of the athletic department.

* Petrino was already boinking said lady when he PERSONALLY HIRED her into a $50K a year job with a $20K bonus over DOZENS of VASTLY MORE QUALIFIED applicants, and putting UA at the risk of numerous lawsuits.

* He tried to involve a friend who works for the Arkansas State Police to cover up his mess.

* He stood at a podium and lied thru his teeth to his family, boss, players, fans and media about the accident.

* In addition to using a UA issued cell phone to make nearly 4000 texts and over 300 phone calls to his mistress, and topped it off by sending over 200 texts to another hottie "friend" of his in Little Rock, including some that were supposedly nude photos of himself.

All of this on top of him being a pathological liar and screwing over EVERYONE who has ever employed him as a head coach.

What is it that people are failing to understand here?

^ I get that, and if I thought he would do it again, I would never consider hiring him. Fact is though, someone will hire him and likely get the benefit of a great coach who has been humbled to the point of avoiding "extracurricular activities." As always though, UK will play the conservative card and remain a mediocre bottom feeder. Personally, I can't stand Petrino, and in most cases would never support hiring a guy of his charachter, but at some point, if UK football wants to be succesful, it will have to take some chances, something we've apparently been unwilling to do for a long time.

I don't think he will.....and I think many are vastly overrating how effective he will be when he eventually returns. In fact, I don't look for him to ever be at another major Southern university. Football recruiting in the South is cutthroat as is, and hiring a guy like Petrino anytime soon would be hiring a guy who is already hemorrhaging.

Please give me your short list...UK has been known as a coaching graveyard for decades, our only shot at this point is to find a coach who is innovative and would pour his heart into the program...I think Joker would be the choice in the latter part of that statement but I'm just not convinced he is the guy for the job. It's a dilemma, always has been and always will be. I do understand that if CJP could get things going then he would be the guy, I just feel he has too many things going against him at this point.

Petrino is a scumbag but he is one hell of a coach. Urban Meyer is scum to me as is Steve Spurrier, you can also lump Chizik and several other coaches into the group. I want to see a winner before I die and I guess I've been following this program for so damned long that I can look past some things in a coaches personal history. College football is corrupt and it gets worse every single season...to think that we can sit back and wait for a coach who shits lillies and wins nine games a year is ridiculous. That's the problem with UK fans, we're probably the most optimistic in the country heading into the year and the most pissed off when November rolls around.

I hope Joker does it but I do not expect it and most of you don't either. To think that another no-name coach would come in here and turn this thing around in the next decade is stupid, it just won't happen. We need a coach with a name and a game, someone with a proven track record no matter what his history may be. Will it happen here? No, and that is sad, especially for the guys who live and breathe football. This crap would never happen with basketball but it's just a way of life with our football team. It's freakin' sad that someone could love UK football so much as to follow it with the same results every season but I and many others still do.

So JD, please tell me who in the hell would step into this mess and fix it in the next ten years...it's not going to happen.

I challenge you to name 5.

No. No. A 1,000 times No.

I'm not saying I want Bobby. In fact, I don't. I was just curious if you had anyone in mind.