AU Tailgating Rules 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 ESPN just reported Petrino to the Falcons. WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGoodTiger 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2723700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarTiger 3,923 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 per ESPN.. Just saw the ticker on the screen....5 year deal, no other details... Petrino to Falcons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PChamp119 96 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Holy Crap... that was quick. No rumors or anything - they signed him quick!! Definately didn't see that one coming. I'm glad we can put aside any rumors regarding Tubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBoggs 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2723700 Falcons nab Louisville's Petrino for head coach slotBy Pat Forde ESPN.com Louisville coach Bobby Petrino has accepted a five-year, $24 million offer from the Atlanta Falcons to become their new coach, according to a Louisville source. The Cardinals have a previously scheduled 9 p.m. ET team meeting at which Petrino will tell his players, the source said. ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reported that an NFL source also confirmed the hiring. "I'm in shock right now," Louisville kicker Arthur Carmody told ESPN's Joe Schad Sunday night. "I'm about to walk into a team meeting right now. We're coming off a great Orange Bowl win and we were all thinking national championship. I didn't think this would happen. He said he enjoyed college football. He's a great coach and we're going to miss him." An announcement from the Falcons could come Monday. ESPN's Chris Mortensen first reported earlier Sunday evening that the Falcons were in deep negotiations with Petrino. Before the season, Petrino signed a 10-year, $25 million contract with Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich. Petrino had previously interviewed with Auburn, LSU, Notre Dame and the Oakland Raiders for other jobs, but announced in August that he would be at Louisville for the long haul. "I can't tell you how happy I am with the commitment and the confidence that Tom Jurich has in me and the university has in me," Petrino said after signing the contract. "I also wanted to make sure that everyone understood, I know I've said it, that this is where my family wants to be. This is where I want to be. I want everyone to really believe it." Louisville had just completed a 12-1 season climaxed by their first BCS bowl victory, over Wake Forest in the Orange Bowl. Petrino's record was 41-9 at Louisville, as he elevated the program into an annual national contender. The leading candidate to replace Petrino figures to be Tulsa coach Steve Kragthorpe, who has taken the Golden Hurricane to three bowl games in four years after taking over one of the worst programs in the country. Pat Forde is a senior writer for ESPN.com. ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach and Len Pasquarelli and ESPN's Joe Schad and Chris Mortensen contributed to this report. What about Jimbo Fisher to Louisville? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PChamp119 96 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 What about Jimbo Fisher to Louisville? Quite interesting. Tuberville even? JK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthLink02 8 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Good hire and I would love to say it isnt being a Saints fan. Vick needs out of the West Coast offense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickerman97 3 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 WoW . Nice hire for the Falcons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUslug 1 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 But according to some Bammers, Tubs was good as gone to Atlanta. Petrino reminds me of Saban, can't stay in one spot for too long. Maybe Bobby P. will let Vick loose and find some wr's that can catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolltoomer 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Petrino is one of the best I've seen to make use of the talent he's got on hand. (Ref. '02 Iron Bowl. What a masterful job.) It will be interesting to see what kind of personality the Falcons take on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellefay1 1 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2723700 5 year, 26 million. press conf. tomorrow @ 2pm. <not super happy about the hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au9596 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 But according to some Bammers, Tubs was good as gone to Atlanta. Petrino reminds me of Saban, can't stay in one spot for too long. Maybe Bobby P. will let Vick loose and find some wr's that can catch. Vick is Blank's guy all the way. They are tied to him b/c of money. I am in Atlanta, have been all of Vick's career. Every season the Vick supporters say the same thing, "if only he had wr's", "if only he was not in the west coast offense", "if only he had a good offensive line" etc. Every year is another excuse for the guy. he has had what six years now headed to his seventh as QB for the Falcons? I said it in another thread, Vick is not good (smart) enough to read the defenses to put his offense in a position for success, plus he is as good as a passer as he ever will be. Petrino has NO CALL on whether Vick stays or goes. The Falcons cannot afford an offensive line b/c of the money tied up in Vick anyway. IMHO, Vick should go, but as stated above NO WAY POSSIBLE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au9596 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2723700 5 year, 26 million. press conf. tomorrow @ 2pm. <not super happy about the hire. i do not like the hire either. All you need to do is look at Spurrier and Saban. Both of those guys could'nt hack it. What makes anyone think Petrino can, b/c he has had success at Louisville as HC and Auburn as OC? What about the resumes of the other two mentioned coaches above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU! 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 But according to some Bammers, Tubs was good as gone to Atlanta. Petrino reminds me of Saban, can't stay in one spot for too long. Maybe Bobby P. will let Vick loose and find some wr's that can catch. Vick is Blank's guy all the way. They are tied to him b/c of money. I am in Atlanta, have been all of Vick's career. Every season the Vick supporters say the same thing, "if only he had wr's", "if only he was not in the west coast offense", "if only he had a good offensive line" etc. Every year is another excuse for the guy. he has had what six years now headed to his seventh as QB for the Falcons? I said it in another thread, Vick is not good (smart) enough to read the defenses to put his offense in a position for success, plus he is as good as a passer as he ever will be. Petrino has NO CALL on whether Vick stays or goes. The Falcons cannot afford an offensive line b/c of the money tied up in Vick anyway. IMHO, Vick should go, but as stated above NO WAY POSSIBLE!!!! Are you, by any chance, a fan of the bucs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au9596 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 But according to some Bammers, Tubs was good as gone to Atlanta. Petrino reminds me of Saban, can't stay in one spot for too long. Maybe Bobby P. will let Vick loose and find some wr's that can catch. Vick is Blank's guy all the way. They are tied to him b/c of money. I am in Atlanta, have been all of Vick's career. Every season the Vick supporters say the same thing, "if only he had wr's", "if only he was not in the west coast offense", "if only he had a good offensive line" etc. Every year is another excuse for the guy. he has had what six years now headed to his seventh as QB for the Falcons? I said it in another thread, Vick is not good (smart) enough to read the defenses to put his offense in a position for success, plus he is as good as a passer as he ever will be. Petrino has NO CALL on whether Vick stays or goes. The Falcons cannot afford an offensive line b/c of the money tied up in Vick anyway. IMHO, Vick should go, but as stated above NO WAY POSSIBLE!!!! No, not a bucs fan. Although I pull for Carnell to do well. Schaub deserves a shot at QB. Vick is a triple threat. Line him up at WR, RB and QB. Are you, by any chance, a fan of the bucs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au9596 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 But according to some Bammers, Tubs was good as gone to Atlanta. Petrino reminds me of Saban, can't stay in one spot for too long. Maybe Bobby P. will let Vick loose and find some wr's that can catch. Vick is Blank's guy all the way. They are tied to him b/c of money. I am in Atlanta, have been all of Vick's career. Every season the Vick supporters say the same thing, "if only he had wr's", "if only he was not in the west coast offense", "if only he had a good offensive line" etc. Every year is another excuse for the guy. he has had what six years now headed to his seventh as QB for the Falcons? I said it in another thread, Vick is not good (smart) enough to read the defenses to put his offense in a position for success, plus he is as good as a passer as he ever will be. Petrino has NO CALL on whether Vick stays or goes. The Falcons cannot afford an offensive line b/c of the money tied up in Vick anyway. IMHO, Vick should go, but as stated above NO WAY POSSIBLE!!!! No, not a bucs fan. Although I pull for Carnell to do well. Schaub deserves a shot at QB. Vick is a triple threat. Line him up at WR, RB and QB. Are you, by any chance, a fan of the bucs? No, not a bucs fan. Although I pull for Carnell to do well. Schaub deserves a shot at QB. Vick is a triple threat. Line him up at WR, RB and QB. Sorry about the last post screw up. Do not post much but have been lately, getting used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger12 46 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Coach Petrino is a great guy and a very good college coach, but I really don't see him being able to succeed where recent former college coaches have failed. I am one of those in the school of thought that a successful NFL coach is made by being an assistant at the level for quite a few years and working his way up. History is not kind to college coaches that make the leap to the NFL as a head coach. With that said, I hope Petrino is an exception to the rule. Going to be interesting to see who Louisville hires in his place. Could Borges be a candidate, since Louisville has had success raiding our coaching ranks before? I am going to be selfish and say I hope not, but I would be naive to think he was going to be at forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
au9596 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Coach Petrino is a great guy and a very good college coach, but I really don't see him being able to succeed where recent former college coaches have failed. I am one of those in the school of thought that a successful NFL coach is made by being an assistant at the level for quite a few years and working his way up. History is not kind to college coaches that make the leap to the NFL as a head coach. With that said, I hope Petrino is an exception to the rule. Exactly and I wish him all the best and hope he proves all critics wrong. Including me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbo 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I wish him well I hope he can trade vick and go with Matt Shaub I think that would be a nice fit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friedchickenman 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Now the rumor is that Borges will be his OC, I guess its the bad part about having such good coordinators/coaches, everyone starts rumors about them leaving for somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbo 0 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 Slink, Chris Mortenson just said on sportscenter that the owner told Petrino that he can have 100% say in what to do with Vick (keep or trade)CM said that they will not trade Matt Shaub. maybe he will get rid of Vick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 13,029 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 But according to some Bammers, Tubs was good as gone to Atlanta. Petrino reminds me of Saban, can't stay in one spot for too long. Maybe Bobby P. will let Vick loose and find some wr's that can catch. This is only his second HC job. Don't think that comparison is quite fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasTiger 13,029 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I think Louisville might be a good place for Jimbo Fisher to get started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwise0022 1 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 For those of you who are afraid of Borges leaving and/or were disappointed when Petrino left, I think you should consider this: After the Hugh Nall attempt at coordinator, we got a guy in Borges that braught new and innovative ideas to the offense, and we saw the result in 2004. I think most would agree that the offense sputtered a bit this year, maybe because Borges no longer felt like we needed the gimmick shifts and gadget plays. Well, when Borges does finally get a head coaching position, maybe a really fine coordinator will say, "hey, everyone offensive coach at Auburn ends up getting a head coaching job, and recently a coach got an NFL job." That is one benefit to coaches leaving, perhaps negating the loss of continuity. I think we were all disappointed when Chizik left, but we ended up with a pretty good one, who will only get better until he gets his shot. Its a good sign when assistant coaches leave for head coaching jobs, its a sign of strength, not the other way around. Every top program experiences this, maybe with the exception of Ohio St., but I think they will experience it soon enough. Always look on the bright side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigskinPat 2,579 Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 This whole thing just makes me that much more glad that Petrinogate fell through. Can you imagine what the Bammers would be doing right now after hiring Saban and us losing Petrino? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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