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Petrino lied about wrecking motorcycle because of "innapropriate" relationship with woman

Ya know, Arkansas is getting EXACTLY what it deserves here. Everyone in the world knows Petrino is a POS, yet Arkansas stole him away anyway. This guy just reeks of what's wrong with humanity...

Arkansas coach Petrino on leave after crash, admits 'inappropriate relationship'
By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 4:13 AM EDT, Fri April 6, 2012

The University of Arkansas' head football coach crashed his motorcycle
The passenger on the motorcycle was a 25-year-old female member of his staff
The university puts Petrino on paid administrative leave while it investigates
Petrino apologizes to his family and says he hopes to keep his job

(CNN) -- The University of Arkansas has puts its head football coach, Bobby Petrino, on paid administrative leave after news that the passenger on the motorcycle he crashed this week was a 25-year-old female member of his staff.

Petrino, 51, said Thursday that he had not initially divulged the presence of the passenger, Jessica Dorrell, in an effort to protect his family and avoid "a previous inappropriate relationship from becoming public," according to a statement obtained by CNN affiliate KARK.

The motorcycle crash took place Sunday, but the involvement of Dorrell -- a former Arkansas women's volleyball player who was recently named student athlete coordinator for the university's football team -- came to light after a police report was released.

"In hindsight, I showed a serious mistake in judgment when I chose not to be more specific about those details," Petrino said Thursday in the statement, as reported by KARK.

Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Jeff Long said at a news conference Thursday that he had put Petrino on paid administrative leave while the university reviews the full extent of the motorcycle accident and those involved.

Petrino apologized to his wife and four children, the university, his colleagues, students and "the entire state of Arkansas."

He said he hoped to repair relationships with his family and the university and remain head coach of the Razorbacks.

Petrino told the police that the sun and wind had caused him to lose control of the motorcycle and crash into a pile of dirt and tree limbs on the side of the road, according to the police report.

“The state police report today provides an accurate description of my accident, which includes details that had not publically come to light prior to the report being issued. I regret that I have not publically acknowledged a passenger on the vehicle. I have been in constant pain, medicated and the circumstances involving the wreck have come out in bits and pieces. That said I certainly had a concern about Jessica Dorrell’s name being revealed. In my press conference, I referred to her simply as ‘a lady’. My concern was to protect my family and a previous inappropriate relationship from becoming public. In hindsight, I showed a serious mistake in judgment when I chose not to be more specific about those details. Today, I’ve acknowledged this previous inappropriate relationship with my family and those within the athletic department administration.

I apologize to my wife, Becky, and our four children, Chancellor (David) Gearhart, Jeff Long, the Board of Trustees, University administration, my coaching staff, student-athletes and the entire state of Arkansas. I have been humbled by the outpouring of concern and get-well wishes. I apologize to the Razorback Nation for the attention my actions have brought to the University of Arkansas and our program. I will fully cooperate with the University throughout this process and my hope is to repair my relationships with my family, my Athletic Director, the Razorback Nation and remain the head coach of the Razorbacks.” - Bobby Petrino

His next job should be as Tiger Woods caddy.

Arkansas has to fire him. Your head coach is cheating on his wife with a member of the football staff and then lies about it. How could you send your son to that university expecting the head coach to teach your son about life?

Now, there are probably other head coaches cheating on their wives or other professor's doing the same thing.....but we assume their innocence. In this case, we KNOW he's a dirtbag that can't be trusted.

Isn't this the same guy that quit on the Falcons before the season was over? Pffftt....loser.

Petrino and Rick Pitino.

Common factor?

Louisville

Interestingly enough, it's not the cheating on his wife and four kids that has the University pissed. It's the fact he was screwing a girl who he hired for a position, and that he lied about it on the first go-around.

Arkansas is getting what it bargained for.

When you acquire someone that was a cheater, you shouldn't be surprised when that person cheats again. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...

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Interestingly enough, it's not the cheating on his wife and four kids that has the University pissed. It's the fact he was screwing a girl who he hired for a position, and that he lied about it on the first go-around.

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That makes sense.. if he is her boss, then she could sue him and the university for sexual harassment.. and if he's lying then I guess it's possible that other sanctions could come the universities way? After all, the university is looking out for the university, not his marriage.

I think it all counts. The NCAA, the school president, the athletic department, the coach and all the staff drill the kids day after day to make the right choices because their actions reflect back onto the school. They are told to do the right thing about studying, sex, drugs, booze, cheating, talking to agents, taking money, not accepting free tattoos (:p), they aren't allowed to sell their earned awards and nobody can buy them a free lunch.......but the head coach is allowed to hire a woman on this staff to play with his sta...ok, I won't go there, and then lie about it ALL THE WHILE having four kids and a wife at home?!? What kind of message does that send to the players? You better follow the rules or else.....but the head coach, meh....he's allowed to do anything he wants.

Dude has to go.

I bet the Arkansas AD is more pissed that he has to put in a position to possibly have to fire him more than he is about what Petrino did.

Going, Going, Gone.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/7798429/arkansas-razorbacks-fire-bobby-petrino-coach

well, at least he'll have a safe landing spot in the NFL since he left his last team there on such good terms.

no doubt he is a good coach. just was noting he burned that NFL bridge where he would have had a soft landing spot pretty quickly otherwise (because he is a good coach).

i have no doubt that a mid-major will take a chance on him. if he wants a job right now, then if Arkansas hires their OC from last year (current HC at UAB), then UAB could very well try to hire Petrino (though I'm not sure the Alabama board would want a high quality coach at their 3rd school - they blocked Jimbo Fisher in the past, etc.).

I wouldn't hire him if I were a bottom feeder in 1A.

The guy is a snake, a snake that will eventually bolt your program when he gets the chance.

I actually heard Mike and Mike reading emails from idiots saying what Tressel did was worse. Give me a break.

What Tress did was wrong, but what he did was in the best interest of the program, right or wrong. Had he "done the right thing" he'd still be the coach at Ohio State right now.

Bobby Petrino is all about Bobby Petrino, and could care less about anyone else. Whether that be kids, the program, the school, and apparently his own family.

Snake.

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He is still a good coach. He'll find a job in time. It might not be a pro job or SEC type job, but sooner or later some mid major wanting to make a push will hire the guy.

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I'd love for him to coach the UConn football program. Him or Butch Davis or Mike Leetch or Jim Tressel, Rich Rodriguez. I'd take any of them

UConn is a good example. They moved up several years ago to 1A and are kind of stuck in neutral and want to bump up the status.