Woo Petrino Sooie!

Here are the 2 reasons I don’t have a real problem with Petrino quitting the Falcons to go to Arkansas:

First, by all accounts he was brought in optimize the potential of Michael Vick. Even in the stories today, that’s being highlighted as a big part of his hire. Where’s Michael Vick? Oh that’s right…he’s out for another 23 months…on top of the 13 games he’s already been out this season. That’s like bring Jeff Gordon in to drive for your NASCAR team to maximize your car’s ability, but oh, we just lost that Chevy contract…we’re driving Volkswagen Beetles this year.

Second, what’s staying for the last three games accomplish? Tampa Bay, Arizona, and Seattle – Atlanta was likely to lose all 3 of those games anyway. OK, he was 13 games into a 5 year contract…welcome to sports in 2007. If this were 9 games into a 12 game college football season and he bolted Louisville to come to Arkansas, that’s totally different. Realizing that maybe you’re in over your head – and your franchise star quarterback ends up being out of the NFL for 3 of your 5 years…I don’t blame him for rethinking his situation.

Will he best overly-successful in Arkansas? I don’t really know if he will or if he won’t. But all things being considered, the benefits for him and for Arkansas outweigh the benefits of staying in Atlanta for another 3 games.
As for Atlanta and Petrino…they feel betrayed and let down by Bobby Petrino’s leaving – but they’ve all been supportive of Michael Vick while he’s in jail for the next 23 months?! I’m sure Petrino felt a little betrayed and let down when he was talked into coming to that pathetic team after being promised Michael Vick only to have him go to jail for 3 of Petrino’s 5 years. Suddenly he’s thrown into a rebuilding situation for a historically pathetic team.

I’ve never seen one team get so upset about losing a losing coach that apparently nobody on the team liked anyway!

We'll enjoy you while you're here Coach Petrino!!

McFadden 2nd Again...

So last year he was just a sophomore - and sophomores just can't win the Heisman...so they give it to Troy Smith.

This year all he did was carry that team on his shoulders to 8 wins (including a defeat AT #1 LSU) and a Cotton Bowl game...but, oh, that's ok - turns out we'll give it to a sophomore after all.

That's ok, Darren. We still love you here in Arkansas. We still love the Wild Hog formation. And ask Troy Smith how much his Heisman is worth to him right now. Not a single snap in a game all year long.

Ask Adrian Peterson how much he regrets not winning the Heisman...yeah, I'm sure he'd like to have won it. But then again, 1200 yards, 10 touchdowns and big fat paycheck playing in the NFL playing for the Vikings probably helps him feel a little better about it.

We'll miss you here with the Razorbacks, D-Mac. You should have been a 2-time Heisman winner. But #1 overall picks have their own perks. While Tim Tebow is trying to figure out how to beat LSU - you can be playing with the real men and showing them how it's done!

Col. Nutt!

Had this forwarded to me...Wooo Reb Sooie!!

So How Does This Work??

So Oklahoma (Ranked #9) beats Missouri (Ranked #1) by 3 touchdowns at a neutral site.

And LSU (Ranked #5) beats Tennessee (Ranked #14) by 1 touchdown at a neutral site...after losing its last game to unranked Arkansas at home.

Yet somehow when the polls came out today...LSU is ranked ahead of Oklahoma?? LSU leapfrogs Georgia?? Georgia doesn't move, but Ohio State is somehow now the best team in the country because they haven't played for 2 weeks?


The reason the BCS is screwed up is the same reason the college football championship has been screwed up for all time...because the polls are stupid and make no sense. LSU and Oklahoma both have 2 losses...and when given the chance to make their statement this weekend...Oklahoma made their statement.