Just Win

by orlandocard on Dec 12, 2007 10:27 PM EST Comment 8 comments

My name is Orlandocard and I have a problem. I am the last honest U of L fan left on the damn planet red. I am being bombarded by message board posts, blogs, and friends bashing Petrino. You might really believe that you wouldnt want BP back coaching the Cards but thats just emotion talking. Cut through the BS. Petrino is a GD idiot but he won 41 out of 50 games. As long as he continued to win, he could have the AD from Notre Dame on the sidelines interviewing him with Erin Andrews giving her side of the story to Kirk and Chris Fowler. He won the Liberty Bowl after interviewing for the LSU job. I forgot about it quickly. He was thinking about where to live in Atlanta while he was winning the Orange Bowl and I didnt care.

Do you really care about the integrity side as long as the Cards win and they stay off probation? (and they wouldnt win on probation so that is a moot point)

For that matter, would I take Willie Williams back as long as he was not a risk in the NCAAs eyes? Of course I would. He ate some pot. Big deal. Go hit somebody. God knows we needed that Ray Lewis "I recently killed" approach to the defense this year.

Nice guys lose. I'd rather spend time at Papa Johns watching the Cards stomp a team mercifully than worry about whether or not our coach was a saint.

So go ahead and fool yourself on this one. You'd take him back. You know you would.

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No I wouldn't

Would have before, but not now. I think we can have both a winner and a decent man as our head coach. BP is simply nuts. No thanks.

As for WW2, I only care about the pot incident insofar as he was on a short leash with TJ because of prior issues. Frankly, this young man displayed poor judgment by doing something so completely stupid when he knew he'd get the boot if he so much as jaywalked. So no, I don't want him back, either.

As for the win-at-all-costs mentality, I'm not a fan. It reminds me of Memphis State basketball under John Calipari and UK's hundred dollar handshakes and makes my skin crawl. I want us to win, but I want our fans, team, coaches, and athletic department to be able to sleep at night knowing we did it the right way. It may be trite, but it makes it mean more.

by louisville lisa on Dec 12, 2007 11:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Yes I would

Because Petrino was a proven big-time winner and an O genius and because any good coach is going to be considering any big jobs in the off-season --very similar to top corporate execs nowadays. Not much loyalty. Fairy tale to think otherwise.

K interviewed for SMU--and will for other jobs, this time more secretively.

Petrino's policy on pot,etc. was in line with major colleges, Jurich was on board, and no one was being arrested.

And we were winning and respected

by frankpos on Dec 12, 2007 11:16 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

nope

I dont wanna go year-to-year or week-to-week wondering if our coach is making special trips to meet for other jobs. hes a proven piece of shit. Bottom Line.

by TheMrMeade on Dec 13, 2007 12:26 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Let's see....sneaky snake

that bites you in the ass (K or any "hot" coach)

just plain mean snake that is always hissing --but at least you know what's up (Petrino)

a slow, sick-looking snake --hire a really nice coach that nobody really wants and you'll go to a few small bowls, but he'll stick around forever (Brooks)

That's the real choice you have nowadays

cynical? maybe just a tad, but steeped in deep reality unfortunately.

by frankpos on Dec 13, 2007 7:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I would pass on him

He's a good coach, but doesn't have a proven road winning record, and there are other good coaches with much fewer personality issues than him. Our kurrent Koach may not be the answer, but I feel very strongly that if he isn't, TJ will do what has to be done.

CBP had a great run at the Ville, but he wanted to leave, and he tried four times. It's over.

by BR on Dec 13, 2007 8:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs