He left when the going got tough.

So what if it was a bad situation?

He shoulda put on his big boy panties and AT LEAST finished the season. Hell, they made the playoffs the next season when he left.

So that makes me think the talent was there. Maybe he couldn't coach em up? Maybe it was somethin else? We'll never know. But the talent was there.

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I have no problem with the coach (in any sport) leaving a professional organization mid season. None whatsoever.

This is hypethetical:
So say Petrino leaves Arkansas mid-season, after Mallett gets injured, when the going gets tough, and Arky can't win a game, and he decides to just up and leave, you wouldn't have a problem with that?

Come on.

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Posted on 6/5/10 at 8:51 pm to TTsTowel

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This is hypethetical:
So say Petrino leaves Arkansas mid-season, after Mallett gets injured, when the going gets tough, and Arky can't win a game, and he decides to just up and leave, you wouldn't have a problem with that?

Come on.

If our AD cannot replace him successfully, we have an AD problem. Every organization I have worked with has succession planning and strategies in place to replace every position.

I would also say there is a difference between the pros and college. There are more personal commitments with the college players than with pro players.

Petrino could not finish the season with the Falcons and take the Arkansas job too. If he tried, Muschamp would likely be the Arkansas coach now. A lot of people here think Long just got lucky with Petrino but Long did a good job of hotboxing Petrino. Simply put, the message was get on the plane to Fayetteville now or stay in Atlanta.

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