re: Petrino Talks to ESPN

you have to focus.

I was actually a pretty dang good drunk driver, but I had a death wish. 3 single car crashes out in the country on curvy arse Arkansas roads at .20+ bac. You know you need to stop and sleep it off, you know you need to slow down, you know you need to change...but you can't. You just mash the gas harder, go faster, drive in the opposite lane with the headlights off, you push it to all limits and somehow survive to do it again the next day or next weekend.

Cheat death enough times and it becomes a norm and a normal way of life. I feel that Petrino had a bit of that mentality. Live in Fayetteville for 4 years and you'll crave some extra excitement in life.