Bobby Petrino is out at Arkansas

[Ilov80s]

I'm also pretty sure Petrino hired her into her current role (from a different position at the University). There was definite subordination there regardless, as you said.

I applaud Arkansas. They will likely be punished for it in terms of wins and losses, but it is nice when a school demands that there is more to college sports than the final score.

[Marklar]

I was shocked they fired him. Based on how the school worded it he must have been a lying jerk to the very end

Doesn't really surprise me when you consider the fact that he bailed on the Falcons mid season for a college job.

[Ilov80s]

Doesn't really surprise me when you consider the fact that he bailed on the Falcons mid season for a college job.

They played with fire and knew it. First sign of heat, they pulled the plug.

[phillyfan]

Guess the morale of the story is that it's not a good idea to lie to school...

it's not the cheating that's the issue IMO, it's making the school look bad (when they repeat your lies)

It's not okay to lie unless you face ncaa sanctions then it's okay to lie your ass off to try to get out of trouble.

[Lee Dog]

Cheating on your wife typically doesn't play well in most places, but especially not in the bible belt.

[phillyfan]

Cheating on your wife typically doesn't play well in most places, but especially not in the bible belt.

True, unless you're bill clinton, then they build you a library in little rock.

[The Black Hand]

Is John L Smith #2 in command at Arkansas?

[yourmom_is_hot]

he pretty much gave her the position she had. Plus he had a huge morality clause in his contract.

After the whole Joe Pa fiasco, you're gonna see a lot more Universities **** can coaches because it's easier than dealing with the long term media headache.

[Kansas City Joey]

At least he left the NFL on good terms. Maybe he can snag a vacant HC Job in 2013 in the NFL

[SportsFromA2]

In a review spurred by the revelation that Petrino had lied about whether he had a passenger when he crashed his motorcycle April 1, Long uncovered two numbers that had to end any debate about whether Arkansas could keep Petrino.

159: The number of applicants for the job Jessica Dorrell was hired for on March 28.

$20,000: The amount Petrino paid to Dorrell in cash before he hired her.

Long's review discovered that the relationship began long before Petrino hired Dorrell. Long also discovered that the job search -- which included two other finalists -- was "shorter than our normal affirmative action hiring process." In other words, Petrino used a truncated search to hire his mistress to a job for which she may not have been the most qualified applicant.

Had Arkansas kept Petrino, it would have turned the other 158 applicants into plaintiffs. Attorneys would have descended on Fayetteville screaming Sue Pig Woooooie!

Those people would have made easy money, too. Some of the millions in donations Petrino brought in by winning might have turned into settlement funds. In the future, university employees would have faced difficulty firing anyone over an inappropriate office relationship. The fired party could simply hire an attorney, who would, in much more polished legalese, say something to the tune of, "But you kept Bobby Petrino."

"By itself, coach Petrino's consensual relationship with Ms. Dorrell prior to her joining the football staff was not against university policy," Long said. "By itself, it's a matter between individuals and their families. However, in this case, coach Petrino abused his authority when over the past few weeks, he made a staff decision and personal choices that benefitted himself and jeopardized the integrity of the football program.

"In short, coach Petrino engaged in a pattern of misleading and manipulative behavior designed to deceive me and members of the athletics staff both before and after the motorcycle accident."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...red/index.html

[dtrrman]

The guy is a dirtball, nothing new here.