re: Worst backstabbing coach..

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Jerry Jones is really the only reason we have Petrino.

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The story I got from someone I trust on this subject goes something like this:

We put feelers out about Petrino and were led to believe he was not interested, so we moved on. Next, we were having very serious discussions with Kiffin and his people, and were on the verge of offering him. At the last minute a call came that alerted our people that Petrino was indeed interested. He asked that we hold off until the end of the NFL season, but we said we had to have a coach NOW because of recruiting. Basically, it was "the job is yours but you have to take it right now." So, he took it.