re: Arkansas hands are tied. They can't fire BP

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GTFO

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Why? That is important information.

so there assistant they named as interim coach doesnt mean anything? huh...have you ever heard of football before?

ill agree that i dont think he is gone but when your head coach is on ANY kind of leave and a interim is named, said coach is THE head coach

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Of course he won't be fired. Only smart people know this. Unfortunately, there's not many of those people who post on here. Let them get it in. I know I would be if it happened at another school and that's only fair. He's still coaching and he will be for quite some time as long as he continues to win.

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I wouldn't be so sure and definite on BP continuing to coach at Arkansas.

It appears that BP knew that it would be bad to be caught with Dorrell. So he left the scene after telling another driver that he shouldn't call 911 and had the person driving him to the hospital drop Dorrell off near her car before he met with the state trooper (who provides security for the footbal season apparently). Next BP told his boss that he was alone for the accident and then had a press conference a few days later where he stated that he was alone (since he didn't know that the other driver called 911 and there was another trooper checking out the accident). Then he didn't tell his boss that his recently hired assistant (who was hired on the first day the job opened apparently) was the person riding with him during the accident until right before the police report was released. Oh and that he crashed, not on a curve like previously stated, by on the straight bit before a curve (at least that's arguable).

So he lied to the public and most importantly, to his superior at the very least. There is also evidence that he attempted to cover up the true circumstances of the crash using a state trooper contact and that he might have violated sexual harassment policy. OR at the very minimum, BP appeared to act improperly in the hiring of Ms. Dorrell.

And that doesn't even get into the sticky business of whether this young lady is/was engaged to another staff member at Arkansas.

Just saying, it looks pretty bad from my viewpoint.

IMO, they won't fire the guy unless there is some damning evidence that isn't released yet.

I am enjoying this though.

Muy hilarioso.

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also when did the affair start? Was she still a student at Arkansas?

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She graduated in '08 which was the first few months of his time here so that's doubtful.

Prior to last week she worked for the Razorback Foundation which is basically the fundraising arm of the athletic department. They are heavily involved with the football team obviously so they most likely met that way.

After watching the statement tonight from the Arky Athletic Director, I think Patrino's toast. The guy looked really ticked off to me to no small measure from Patrino's lack of candor and misleading statements of his "accident". Regardless whether they think he is a coaching "messiah" or not, at some point the image of the university comes to the forefront. Patrino's past indiscretions, combined with this the latest, is likely do be more than the administration can tolerate. If he is canned, I would not be too quick to assume other schools are lined up for the services of this despicable little man. Whether the Arkansas fanatics think so or not, there's lots of good coaches and some of them actual have a little character and integrity. If he is not canned, and I'll say it again...it will only be a matter of time until Patrino either makes the university a laughing stock or embarrases them by dumping them for other employers cut from the same cloth and willing to bump his pay. If Arkansas is smart, they'll cut their losses, dump his butt and replace him with a good yet honorable, coach...they can and they should.

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Edwin Edwards...."they'll have to catch me with a dead girl or a live boy to take my job"

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Edwin did have his moments, didn't he ?

I am behind here.....has he or she admitted to having an affair with the other?

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Of course he won't be fired. Only smart people know this. Unfortunately, there's not many of those people who post on here.

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You have an AD that doesn't like nor trusts him. You have a major scandal that is going to cost the University a ton of cash in lawsuits. There is no way IMO to keep Petrino, if you do be prepared to pay 6 million in lawsuits to keep him, not to mention the bad press on the recruiting trail.