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RedandBlackATTACK

07-13-2006, 12:05 PM

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - University of Louisville head football coach Bobby Petrino (http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/petrino_bobby00.html) has agreed to a new 10-year contract will extend through the 2015 season. The announcement was made following a meeting of the U of L Athletic Association Board of Directors today at Grawemeyer Hall on the U of L campus.
U of L had previously enhanced Petrino's contract on December 21, 2004, which boosted his association with the U of L program through the 2010 season. The recent enhancements provide increases in his salary, achievement bonuses and completion bonuses for the remaining of the agreement.
"Bobby Petrino (http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/petrino_bobby00.html) is one of the finest football coaches in the nation and we feel the future is so bright for this program," said Vice President and Director of Athletics Tom Jurich. " I felt it was important to get him near the top nationally in terms of compensation with some of the top coaches in the country. The job that Bobby has done is second to none. I love stability and puts him in position to be here for a very long time."
Petrino, whose 2005 team posted a 9-3 record and an appearance in the 2006 Toyota Gator Bowl, guided the Cardinals to its third straight nine-win campaign and the Cardinals were ranked in the top 20 in the nation for the second straight season.

Last season, the Cardinals first in the BIG EAST Conference, Petrino guided quarterback Brian Brohm (http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/brohm_brian00.html) to first team All-BIG EAST honors and was named the Offensive Player of the Year, while defensive end Elvis Dumervil (http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dumervil_elvis00.html) was tabbed as the league's top defensive player and a consensus All-American. Stefan LeFors (http://uoflsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lefors_stefan00.html) was the Conference USA Offensive Player under Petrino in 2004.
During his three-year tenure at Louisville, Petrino has led the Cardinals to an overall record of 29-8, three straight bowl game appearances, a Conference USA title and the school's No. 7 ranking in 2004, the highest in school history. He was named the Conference USA Coach of the Year during that season.
Petrino, 45, has been widely regarded as one of the top offensive head coaches in the country. The Cardinals have finished in the top 10 nationally in total offense for three straight seasons, including leading the country in 2004. Petrino's high-octane and wide-open offense also led the country in scoring in 2004 and also set an NCAA record for scoring 55 or more points in five straight games.
In the classroom, the Cardinals had 37 student-athlete's record a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in 2005 and the Cardinals had 10 players named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team. Petrino has also guided the program to its highest team GPA ever during the 2005 spring semester.

ukbob

07-13-2006, 12:06 PM

They paid $1 million to buy out Cooper when they didn't have it. They would easily be able to buy out Petrino. No way this guy is there 3 more years much less 10. He will be a pro coach as soon as he is able, IMO.

CATHYnKY

07-13-2006, 12:25 PM

Sorry, but I could care less. :?

Caveman Catfan

07-13-2006, 12:29 PM

http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=AtDp7.juWP3NJhoGEgbszLMcvrYF?slug=ap-louisville-petrino&prov=ap&type=lgns

Wildcat Larry

07-13-2006, 12:42 PM

ukbob wrote: They paid $1 million to buy out Cooper when they didn't have it. They would easily be able to buy out Petrino. No way this guy is there 3 more years much less 10. He will be a pro coach as soon as he is able, IMO.
Yeah, I can see him with the Toronto Argonauts. :ggrin:

UedK

07-13-2006, 01:11 PM

Wildcat Larry wrote: ukbob wrote: They paid $1 million to buy out Cooper when they didn't have it. They would easily be able to buy out Petrino. No way this guy is there 3 more years much less 10. He will be a pro coach as soon as he is able, IMO.
Yeah, I can see him with the Toronto Argonauts. :ggrin:What's the big deal, I mean, Baylor is paying Guy Morri$$ $1,200,000 a year.

Mackcat

07-13-2006, 01:50 PM

Let me say first that i have never seen his son Nick play. But, does anyone know his college plans? UofL in the mix at all. Even if he was a walk on, i bet his dad could pay for school.

LAcat

07-13-2006, 01:55 PM

BrassowFan wrote: It's not worth the paper that it's written on. Petrino has demonstrated his willingness to shop himself around and I don't expect that to stop with this contract.
I agree. Petrino will be gone when the nextbig time program comes calling. Didn't John L. Smith have a big contract before taking the Michigan State job during half-time of a bowl game!

Old Blue

07-13-2006, 02:41 PM

Also agree. They could have given him a lifetime contract. That still doesn't mean he's not going to leave next year or after he gets his first BCS game, whichever comes first.

RedandBlackATTACK

07-13-2006, 05:08 PM

Sorry, but I could care less.
Although, I do understand your frustation, the reason it is very relevant is quite simple. Petrino remaining at The UL is not good news for the UK fans.

Rick

C-Bus

TrueblueCATfan

07-13-2006, 05:10 PM

CATHYnKY wrote: Sorry, but I could care less. :?
me either......I can lie too if somebody wants to give me 25 million:P

thenutz

07-14-2006, 09:24 AM

ukbob wrote: They paid $1 million to buy out Cooper when they didn't have it. They would easily be able to buy out Petrino. No way this guy is there 3 more years much less 10. He will be a pro coach as soon as he is able, IMO.
UM where you been? :shrug:it is pretty common knowledge the Raiders offered a 5 year deal worth $18 million and he turned it down.

trublue4life

07-14-2006, 09:30 AM

All this means is that some NFL team will have to give Jurich a check for a million when Petreno leaves. Then Jurich can use that million to buy out the contract of whoever he brings in from the school that coach is under contract to. As the world turns...

thenutz

07-14-2006, 09:44 AM

trublue4life wrote: All this means is that some NFL team will have to give Jurich a check for a million when Petreno leaves. Then Jurich can use that million to buy out the contract of whoever he brings in from the school that coach is under contract to. As the world turns...
or....he may actually stick around for awhile and UofL will become the next Fla St. Fla St was nothing till a young buck named Bobby Bowden took it over. same with Miami and "the Piped one". He said it himself yesterday he wants to build something special.

baldcat

07-14-2006, 11:26 AM

:rolleyes:

thenutz wrote:
trublue4life wrote: All this means is that some NFL team will have to give Jurich a check for a million when Petreno leaves. Then Jurich can use that million to buy out the contract of whoever he brings in from the school that coach is under contract to. As the world turns...
or....he may actually stick around for awhile and UofL will become the next Fla St. Fla St was nothing till a young buck named Bobby Bowden took it over. same with Miami and "the Piped one". He said it himself yesterday he wants to build something special.

thenutz

07-14-2006, 01:35 PM

baldcat wrote: :rolleyes:

thenutz wrote:
trublue4life wrote: All this means is that some NFL team will have to give Jurich a check for a million when Petreno leaves. Then Jurich can use that million to buy out the contract of whoever he brings in from the school that coach is under contract to. As the world turns...
or....he may actually stick around for awhile and UofL will become the next Fla St. Fla St was nothing till a young buck named Bobby Bowden took it over. same with Miami and "the Piped one". He said it himself yesterday he wants to build something special.
keep pinning your hopes on an 18 yr old kid. i will take our two jr and sr heiseman hopefulls and our all american center against your FRESHMAN LB all day long. i think wesley woodyard might have something to say about mr johnson's playing time as well.

baldcat

07-14-2006, 02:18 PM

And you keep pinning your illusions of grandeuron playing a very weak schedule and losing to the few teams you play with an actual winning record.

Nothing personal..it's just really slow this time of year and there's nothing else to do but tweak the bird fans. :lol:

thenutz wrote:
baldcat wrote: :rolleyes:

thenutz wrote:
trublue4life wrote: All this means is that some NFL team will have to give Jurich a check for a million when Petreno leaves. Then Jurich can use that million to buy out the contract of whoever he brings in from the school that coach is under contract to. As the world turns...
or....he may actually stick around for awhile and UofL will become the next Fla St. Fla St was nothing till a young buck named Bobby Bowden took it over. same with Miami and "the Piped one". He said it himself yesterday he wants to build something special.
keep pinning your hopes on an 18 yr old kid. i will take our two jr and sr heiseman hopefulls and our all american center against your FRESHMAN LB all day long. i think wesley woodyard might have something to say about mr johnson's playing time as well.

RedandBlackATTACK

07-14-2006, 09:02 PM

And you keep pinning your illusions of grandeuron playing a very weak schedule and losing to the few teams you play with an actual winning record.

Which brings up an interesting point, perception or reality? Today, in Columbus Petrino was on the local ESPN affiliate WBNS 1460 “The Fan” hosted by Kirk Herbstriet. Kirk touched briefly on The UL football program’s recent rise to prominence calling it miraculous before talking with Petrino. Innumerable other pundits (print radio television) have described the program with similar accolades.

Many posters on this forum have correctly pointed out that UL has one win against a Top25 team in Petrino’s three years has head coach. Forget about the close ones or the ones that were given way, they just don’t count.

However, as a stated above the national media does appear to believe that The UL program has made remarkable strides and in fact “one day” may actually have a shot at the National Championship.

I believe these descriptions of the program currently our based almost entirely on just how bad UL was not to very long ago. We played at the State Fairgrounds in a baseball stadium. There was absolutely no tradition, the program was threatened with extinction on at least three different occasions etc.

UK Bob, CaveMan and others can attest to just how deplorable the entire program was. It was in fact a joke.

The growth - improvement of the program (IMO) is remarkable and merits “reality” as opposed to “perception”.

Setting aside the above, determining “perception vs. reality” is where the picture is blurry at best. Undoubtedly, the last couple of seasons, UL have fielded some pretty darn good teams. But in reality we have always been just knocking on the door or like the dog that barks but doesn’t leave the porch. The perception by some (media included) that UL is now a perennial football power and capable of playing for NC this year, next year etc., is flawed. (Although admittedly possible, but it just will not happen)

However, and this is my point, what is more important, the perception or the reality?

Rick

C-Bus

(Rick...I edited to make the text big enough to read...thx)

cobbycobb

07-14-2006, 11:40 PM

The contract is crap. It is a good PR move and that is it. Coaches will still use the lustful eye of Pitrino against UL.

Mark Blueblood

07-15-2006, 07:50 AM

First of all, I don't really care what Louvul does or who they hire or how gullible they are when it comes to ANYthing that Bobby P has to say. But....

Red and Black - c'mon - "miraculous"????? Gee....it seems to me you guys had a pretty good thing going (albeit in, still, a very weak league) looonnnngggg before Bobby Petrino came along. As I recall, Howard Schnellenberger probably deserves most of the credit for getting that program on track. And John L didn't do too badly either. And, sportscasters are noted for being long on superlatives and short on memory.

Seems like Bobby picked up the pieces and has run pretty well with them. However, I'm far from buyint the "genius" label you all are trying to put on him.

RedandBlackATTACK

07-15-2006, 06:05 PM

Mark, you misread or through no fault of your own misunderstood what I was attempting to say. Howard’s contributions are inclusive of my description of UL’s program from a sad joke to a more than respectable program. Without the Pipe it wouldn’t have happened. One correction through, UL played as an Independent under Howard and the latter affiliation with CUSA had much to do with his departure.

By no means was I calling Bobby Petrino a genius. A genius doesn’t get caught going behind his bosses back not once but twice. A very talented coach yes, genius no.

I will stick to guns regarding (Coach H contributions included) that over the past 25 years or so The UL rise to prominence has been miraculous. You just had to be there before Howard arrived and to be honest Howard’s first 3 or 4 seasons.

Granted, other programs have had faster and more prominent turnarounds than The UL. Bobby Bowden at FSU and Howard at Miami. However, both had advantages UL did not have. To name a few, the wealth of in state athletes, facilities primarily actual football stadiums, in Miami’s case a private institution with a renown academic reputation and both schools were located in a football first state. There are innumerable other advantages both institutions enjoyed but I think you get my point.

In conclusion, UL is very relevant not only to UK but the UK fans as well. You only need to look at the recruit data bases at either school to recognize that in many, many cases Brooks and Petrino are going after the same kids. Additionally, if in fact UK ever returns to the Glory Years, UK MUST be competitive with The UL. Losing 7 of 8 and looking at 8 of 9 (I think please correct me if I am wrong) is not being competitive.

Nice chatting with you Mark.

Rick C-Bus

Mark Blueblood

07-17-2006, 03:29 PM

Okay R&B - makes sense to me, and I didn't mean to jump to any conclusions. I, obviously, have problems with all the superlatives that Petrino gets - because, frankly, while admitting he's a good coach - every indication is that he's a self serving, obnoxious ***.

As for Kentucky and our "glory days" - hey - I'm 58 years old and, in my memory at least, there are no glory days. That's why I am continually puzzled as to why some of our fans expect Rich Brooks to be 38-3 (or whatever) at this juncture in his tenure here.

Anyway - appreciate your thoughts.

RCS

07-17-2006, 04:39 PM

R&B that is interesting. I have always argued that playing a weak schedule helped UL more than anything because all of those wins changed the perception of them. If you win 10 games a year you sure look like a solid program even if you don't beat anyone. ULgets more praise for a program that, really has yet to do anything, than any other team I can remember. Good for them, but it is pretty funny. BTW, the only top 25 team they beat? Boise State. Not exactly UF or USC. Part of that is not their fault, in that they never play teams in the top 25, so it is hard to beat any, but they have also not really lived up to their billing. The next few years will be interesting. I doubt Petrino ever has a better shot than this year. If he can't beat someone this year, perception may start to change. UL plays UWV at UL and Miami at UL. They need to win one of those. If not and they get to a decent bowl, which they probably will because the BE sucks, they need to at least win that. It makes for a nice story, but at some point you do have to start beating the big boys and living up to the hype.

As for a NC, the BE is probably the easiest place around to pull it off. I doubt he does it, but it is a good spot try.

RedandBlackATTACK

07-19-2006, 12:59 PM

obviously, have problems with all the superlatives that Petrino gets - because, frankly, while admitting he's a good coach - every indication is that he's a self serving, obnoxious ***.
I would be the first one of many ULfans to admit to that. But he's "our" self serving, obnoxious *** if that makes any sense.

Anyway, word out of Louisville is that Jurich was (is) so concerned about Petrino's percerption ( most if not all deserved) that a PR firm was hired to "coach the coach".

I expect the hospital visits to soon follow. (LOL??)

In all seriousness you are who are and nothing is going to change that. Which begs the question, If you are in fact a "plain jerk", which is worse, acting as yourself or putting on a false face courtesey of a NY PR firm?

Rick

C-Bus

thenutz

07-19-2006, 01:35 PM

RCS wrote: R&B that is interesting. I have always argued that playing a weak schedule helped UL more than anything because all of those wins changed the perception of them. If you win 10 games a year you sure look like a solid program even if you don't beat anyone. ULgets more praise for a program that, really has yet to do anything, than any other team I can remember. Good for them, but it is pretty funny. BTW, the only top 25 team they beat? Boise State. Not exactly UF or USC. Part of that is not their fault, in that they never play teams in the top 25, so it is hard to beat any, but they have also not really lived up to their billing. The next few years will be interesting. I doubt Petrino ever has a better shot than this year. If he can't beat someone this year, perception may start to change. UL plays UWV at UL and Miami at UL. They need to win one of those. If not and they get to a decent bowl, which they probably will because the BE sucks, they need to at least win that. It makes for a nice story, but at some point you do have to start beating the big boys and living up to the hype.

As for a NC, the BE is probably the easiest place around to pull it off. I doubt he does it, but it is a good spot try.it would have to be tougher to do than the SEC being that the big east champ waxed the SEC champ

thenutz

07-19-2006, 01:38 PM

RedandBlackATTACK wrote: obviously, have problems with all the superlatives that Petrino gets - because, frankly, while admitting he's a good coach - every indication is that he's a self serving, obnoxious ***.
doesn't bother me. he is football coach not a tennis coach. i don't care how he treats babies, dogs and old people off the field. he has one job and that is to score TD's.

Russ24ky

07-19-2006, 01:46 PM

I agree Some with Nutz.. he is there to score TD's

But Big EastChamp waxing SEC champ...Big East won.. OK.. Ill give you that

(Even ESPN says Big East champ DOES NOT DESERVE A BCS BOWL)

let's see some consistency... I know your used to the C-USA schedule

but Nutz also are you even saying he has no class?

TrueblueCATfan

07-19-2006, 01:49 PM

Russ24ky wrote: I agree Some with Nutz.. he is there to scoe TD's

but Nutz are you even saying he has no class?

Ibelieve he is...........Petrino and class do not go together

rickdacatkilla

07-19-2006, 02:30 PM

I think a lot of uk fans wish he would leave bottom line, his record against uk is pretty darn good....

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/33/334360.jpg

BIGGER,STRONGER,FASTER

thenutz

07-19-2006, 02:34 PM

Russ24ky wrote: I agree Some with Nutz.. he is there to score TD's

But Big EastChamp waxing SEC champ...Big East won.. OK.. Ill give you that

(Even ESPN says Big East champ DOES NOT DESERVE A BCS BOWL)

let's see some consistency... I know your used to the C-USA schedule

but Nutz also are you even saying he has no class?

yes i think BP needs some tutoring in the class subject. have you ever watched him work a ref? my god eddie murphy has a cleaner mouth. to be honest i think he is a huge pr!ck. but he is not here for popularity contest. thousands of fans don't flock to stadiums accross the country every saturday to cheer on "class and entegrity".he is here to win football games and that is what he does.

please provide a CURRENT link where ESPN says the big east doesn'tdeserve a BCS bid. I have not heard one word of that sincethe sugar bowl which clearly showed the big east champsbelong. Can't really take your bid away when you won the game you were in:shrug:

Russ24ky

07-19-2006, 02:45 PM

Let me re phrase.. sorry for the mis lead

Erick Casilius.. (sp)

of ESPNRADIO...MY BAD .. I Heard it.. Im not making it up and you could probably e mail him as ask if he feels that way

sportsbash@espnradio (mailto:sportsbash@espnradio)

I agree .. he is there to win...MUMME WAS HERE TO WIN BUT GOT THE BIG HEAD AND TROUBLE ALONG WITH IT ..I DO APPRECIATE NUTZ HONESTY...I have gained another UL fan who I am beginning to like and respect

thenutz

07-19-2006, 03:20 PM

Russ24ky wrote: Let me re phrase.. sorry for the mis lead

Erick Casilius.. (sp)

of ESPNRADIO...MY BAD .. I Heard it.. Im not making it up and you could probably e mail him as ask if he feels that way

sportsbash@espnradio (mailto:sportsbash@espnradio)

I agree .. he is there to win...MUMME WAS HERE TO WIN BUT GOT THE BIG HEAD AND TROUBLE ALONG WITH IT ..I DO APPRECIATE NUTZ HONESTY...I have gained another UL fan who I am beginning to like and respect

Don't get me wrong. I would love to have a "tubby" type coach as far as the actual person is concerned. There is not a classier guy than tubby smith and i say that with 100% sincerity. But those guys are few and far between (ie bill curry). So if i have to choose between a "nice guy" but terrible coach or a "huge pr!ck" who is a hell of a football coach. i will choose the latter each and every day. Heck most successful Head Coaches have egos the size of Texas. i think it takes that kind of persona just to do the job they do.

As far as the big east and the BCS is concerned i am not going to sit here and say that the big east is the SEC or Big 10. With that being said there are 6 major conferences and ONE of them has to be the weakest. the big east is that conference right now butIS deserving of its spot in the BCS. i don't care what anyone says the big east is such a far step up from c-usa it is not even funny. Pitt, WVU and even a down SYR have more football tradition than every team in c-usa combined.

Russ24ky

07-19-2006, 03:27 PM

don't care what anyone says the big east is such a far step up from c-usa it is not even funny. Pitt, WVU and even a down SYR have more football tradition than every team in c-usa combined.

I agree..You guys are good.. I want to beat you.. but You are good and you do have 2 studs

rickdacatkilla

07-19-2006, 05:33 PM

Russ24ky wrote: don't care what anyone says the big east is such a far step up from c-usa it is not even funny. Pitt, WVU and even a down SYR have more football tradition than every team in c-usa combined.

I agree..You guys are good.. I want to beat you.. but You are good and you do have 2 studs

you 2 need to get a room....what a love fest hahahaha

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BIGGER,STRONGER,FASTER

07-19-2006, 07:51 PM

I got'ta know. Are most all louvul fans so insecure that they must have a signature pic bigger than anyone else? You do realize this is a UK board - right?

Reminds me of the big mouth that comes into your home and brags about his car, his house, his wife, his kids, his boat - everything he has is so much better than yours. Every sentence starts with "I don't mean to brag but..."

:dmad:

RedandBlackATTACK

07-19-2006, 08:19 PM

You do realize this is a UK board - right?

Yea, I think you have mentioned that before.

Rick

C-Bus

rickdacatkilla

07-19-2006, 08:20 PM

RV wrote: I got'ta know. Are most all louvul fans so insecure that they must have a signature pic bigger than anyone else? You do realize this is a UK board - right?

Reminds me of the big mouth that comes into your home and brags about his car, his house, his wife, his kids, his boat - everything he has is so much better than yours. Every sentence starts with "I don't mean to brag but..."

:dmad:

You mean like, I don't mean to brag but, wearebigger,stonger and faster...

http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/33/334360.jpg

BIGGER,STRONGER,FASTER

UedK

07-19-2006, 09:12 PM

TrueblueCATfan

07-19-2006, 09:20 PM

RV wrote: I got'ta know. Are most all louvul fans so insecure that they must have a signature pic bigger than anyone else? You do realize this is a UK board - right?

Reminds me of the big mouth that comes into your home and brags about his car, his house, his wife, his kids, his boat - everything he has is so much better than yours. Every sentence starts with "I don't mean to brag but..."

:dmad:

check out the smack board that is all they do over there print pictures and post links about UK.........I am starting to wonder if any of them work..they are on 24/7

poodoo

07-20-2006, 04:18 PM

UedK wrote: RV wrote: I got'ta know. Are most all louvul fans so insecure that they must have a signature pic bigger than anyone else? You do realize this is a UK board - right?

Reminds me of the big mouth that comes into your home and brags about his car, his house, his wife, his kids, his boat - everything he has is so much better than yours. Every sentence starts with "I don't mean to brag but..."

:dmad:

Hammer meet Mister Nail. :thumbup

Good one, UedK. :thumbup:thumbup

poodoo

07-20-2006, 04:26 PM

RedandBlackATTACK wrote: obviously, have problems with all the superlatives that Petrino gets - because, frankly, while admitting he's a good coach - every indication is that he's a self serving, obnoxious ***.
I would be the first one of many ULfans to admit to that. But he's "our" self serving, obnoxious *** if that makes any sense.

Anyway, word out of Louisville is that Jurich was (is) so concerned about Petrino's percerption ( most if not all deserved) that a PR firm was hired to "coach the coach".

I expect the hospital visits to soon follow. (LOL??)

In all seriousness you are who are and nothing is going to change that. Which begs the question, If you are in fact a "plain jerk", which is worse, acting as yourself or putting on a false face courtesey of a NY PR firm?

Rick

C-Bus

R&B, I am curious, seriously. See if you can find out WHEN Jurich supposedly hired that PR firm to "coach the coach" and help Petrino's perception. Honesty, I watched Louisville's bowl game and kept commenting to my husband that Petrino MUST have been COACHED to behave differently on the sidelines, for the sake of the 2006 recruiting and signing day. He was an entirely different man. Goodness, I even "liked" the Petrino I saw on the sidelines that night. Could that have been the reason I saw sucha changed man! :cool:

Regardless, Jurich's awarding Petrino with such a contract was a very wise move. As we know, perception becomes reality. Perception was at least somewhat hurting Petrino and Louisville. If Jurich did indeed hire a PR firm for Petrino, he's even wiser than I had thought.

RedandBlackATTACK

07-20-2006, 11:02 PM

Allegedly, Jurich took Petrino to task after Petrino went bonkers watching one of his kids play softball, volleyball, baseball, whatever late last year. Petrino, like many sports minded fathers, just doesn’t get the idea that it supposed to be about fun. I hate that behavior by any adult having been a first hand witness (victim) to it when I was umpiring Little League / Babe Ruth baseball, back in the day.

In the latest episode, Petrino was allegedly thrown out of the gym or ballpark, I honestly forget. One of the officials that were present contacted Jurich and laid into him about Petrino’s behavior and later expulsion.

Jurich supposedly took Petrino to the woodshed about that particular incident, related incidents involving his actions as a spectator at his kid’s games and his (Petrino’s) general public perception. Jurich, (again allegedly), told him to “fix it” or find some one that can. This is where; IMHO, it becomes a bit comical.

There’s little doubt in my mind that Jurich was actually recommending somebody else “fix it”, Jurich was probably using that phase metaphorically, believing BP could take care of it himself.

Anyway, Petrino allegedly rings Schnelly up down at Florida Atlantic and asks for some advice. It turns out not unsurprisingly that the old coach has had a PR firm working for him since his days at Miami. I say unsurprisingly because Howard is always impeccably dressed, you never see him sweat, he’s got the distinguished “pipe thing” going, seems to always say the right thing and the right time etc. etc.

Howard is supposed to have hooked Petrino up with his New York PR firm that later sent a “consultant” down to The UL to polish up ole Bobby’s persona. This particular firm does all sorts of research, I guess, determining in a nutshell what sells.

Now again, this is all second hand but I do trust the sources. This guy flies down and spends a couple weeks with Petrino “coaching” him how to handle the press (including video taping mock press conferences and later reviewing them), how to “carry” himself in public settings (don’t ask why a 46 year old man would need guidance there) and gawd knows what else, maybe what fork to use at a formal dinner? LOL who knows?

Anyway, that’s pretty much the story as I understand and as I have stated before, “I don’t make this stuff up”.

Bobby, I still love ya, baby but hey we have our faults, partner.

Nice chatting with you again Poo

Rick

C-Bus

poodoo

07-23-2006, 05:35 PM

Thanks for sharing, R&B. While I am not inclined to believe rumors, etc., I tend to believe what you have heard.

Again, Petrino was a different man on the sidelines that day. Perhaps a lot of folks should hire that particular PR firm if they are able to afford it! :ggrin:

By the way, I had mentioned what you posted to my husband. He immediately responded that he remembered my mentioning Petrino's sideline demeanor several times duringLouisville's bowl game against Virginia Tech. To be totally honest, I hated to seehow "nice and controlled" Petrino appeared that night. I thought his demeanor that night could be helpful to Louisville's football recruiting, in contrast to the Petrino I had seen on the sidelines in some previous televised games during his tenure at Louisville. :ggrin:Again, thanks. :)