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PowerK said...
Hi All, long time lurker feeling compelled to post about the coaching search.
I've noticed several huge news outlets posting stories about how logical it is for Petrino to UK.
I hope with this picking up steam in the national media, that the heat is turned up on our AD, BOT, and Eli to really go all out to get Petrino here.
Links to some of the big outlets:
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sleepydog said...
Its really not a question if he will stay more than a few years I just used 2 years as an example because he wont win that quickly. My problem with BP is the history of screwing the people he has worked for in the past and his history of blatant dishonesty. Take Ark. for example, he cheated on his wife in and of itself most people would forgive him but what else related to that act did he do to exacerbate the problem. He lied about so much more than that to the people that trusted him to coach 18 to 22 year olds on the field daily. He has had a pattern of being dishonest to his employers and associates and the fans of the places he has coached at. Would you really want your son to play for this guy? If your answer is yes then by all means support him being hired but being a parent of an ex athlete I would never have permitted him to play for this guy. BP isnt honest and has no integrity.
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catcard202 said...
If Bill Clinton and Rick Pitino can get caught cheating & keep their jobs...Why shouldn't UK hire Bobby Petrino (a legit top 5-10 BCS coach) after he's lost his job, was publicly humiliated & personally humbled?
IMO, right now is the PREFECT time to get him...Yeah, he's damaged goods...but DUH, otherwise he'd never be interested in UK!!! And I'd much rather take my chances w/ Bobby, as someone like Fulmer or Cutcliffe or "insert retread". Right now, as far as we know (as fans)...Bobby's as close to a sure thing, home-run hire as UK can get.
(Though personally, I'm still on the Butch Jones bandwagon!)
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catcard202 said...
The problem is that Mitch is mentally unable to separate his personal wishes vs what's best for the UK FB program.
Before the BP's dad broke silence about his interest...It was very unlikely Petrino would even get a look from UK about the job. Now...After all this broke & fans are in an uproar...Mitch is in a VERY sticky situation.
Option A: He can either hire Petrino, knowing he'd have 1 foot out the door...And take the heat for hiring a "slimy" character that's left his last 3 jobs in not-so-nice ways...And hang his job on the line that BP will not screw the pooch....
Option B: He doesn't give Petrino a look & goes another way w/o even talking too him about the job...Allowing BP to do what BP does...potentially at TENN or AUB or even back at UofL (if Chally leaves this yr)...It will come back to bite Mitch in the nuts!!! It will be exponentially worse if Mitch's guy struggles out the gate w/ the transistion to the SEC...The BBN would go balistc & would justifiably be calling for Mitch's head!
So, Don't be surprised when it's option C:...It'll be leaked that UK offered the job & BP turned it down w/o much explanation. Mitch will offer him a deal that no one in their right mind would accept...And then act like he tried to get BP to UK, but no deal could be reached...All as a ruse, an attempt to provide himself cover for not hiring BP & justify going in a different direction from the obvious home run hire!
You know what the worst part is...Either way, UK will be looking for another coach in 3yrs...Just instead of having to replace Petrino, after he's turned UK a 10 game winner & moves on to TX (when Mack Brown retires)..They'll still be be looking for another guy that can turn a 3-9/5-7 UK team into a 10 game winner.
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PowerK said...
Put your best players on the field. It's as simple as that. You hire the best available option to get wins, put cheeks in the seats, and get some excitement started at one of the least exciting football programs in the land.
I think BP is our best chance at quick ressurection. I also think there are other coaches that can do the job, but they have their own baggage, like not being proven at an SEC school or as a head coach period. We may or may not hit the jackpot with other options, but BP is a PROVEN winner on the field in the toughest league in the country.
Scheme around BP's shortcomings, if he accepts, awesome. If he doesn't, we tried our best. I think it is a mistake not to dump a pile of cash on his harley, though.
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PowerK said...
Put your best players on the field. It's as simple as that. You hire the best available option to get wins, put cheeks in the seats, and get some excitement started at one of the least exciting football programs in the land.
I think BP is our best chance at quick ressurection. I also think there are other coaches that can do the job, but they have their own baggage, like not being proven at an SEC school or as a head coach period. We may or may not hit the jackpot with other options, but BP is a PROVEN winner on the field in the toughest league in the country.
Scheme around BP's shortcomings, if he accepts, awesome. If he doesn't, we tried our best. I think it is a mistake not to dump a pile of cash on his harley, though.
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PowerK said...
I question if he's really as hot as he seems. His record and coaching ability are exceptional, but the other schools mentioned that might have interest have a lot more to lose than does UK.
The very worst he could do here would be bring negative attention to our program by thinking with the wrong head again. He can't make us lose games any worse than we already have.
At Auburn, they just dealt with a cesspool of media during/after Cam Newton, do they really want to buy the risk? If GC is even let go, I'd rather take Dan Mullen if I were them, and I think that's what will happen there.
Tennessee, Dooley is most likely gone. Gruden is a fantasy. They just got rid of Kiffen (wonder if he deflated game balls there too), who ran a circus there. I also don't think they'll jump on the Petrino bandwagon, for the same reasons as Auburn.
Arkansas... heh, no.
I don't think the market is as big for Petrino as it seems. Great positions coming up, but I think as far as equations go, Kentucky makes the most sense. We have nothing, absolutely nothing, to lose with his hire.
We hired a BB coach who was in the midst of an NCAA investigation, had vacated games in his past, and is constantly slandered by the national media. It was a risk, but we took it because we wanted the absolute best coach available.
Not to say Auburn or UT won't use the same logic we did for their hire, I just can't rationalize that BP is their best option at this point.
This post was edited by Johndromo1 on 11/9/2012 at 3:09 PM
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