Tell those prospects to enjoy a lengthy divorce settlement someday and public humiliation.

 

A leap that could clear the Amazon.

Wait for the "...but it's different because..."

 

Hell, I don't even like Louisville.

Says the O$U fan.[/quote

 

Has nothing to do with being a fan of a team. You and Deuce can raise your kids with whatever values you so choose. I'm not the one saying nail who you want as long as you win, if Urban was doing that at OSU, I would no longer be a fan or a donor. I got what I needed from OSU in class, watching the football team is a only a hobby/fun.

If you think very many college football prospects care about that, you're lying to yourself.

I agree the recruits, at least most, couldn't care less but what about parents?

Says the O$U fan.[/quote

 

Has nothing to do with being a fan of a team. You and Deuce can raise your kids with whatever values you so choose. I'm not the one saying nail who you want as long as you win, if Urban was doing that at OSU, I would no longer be a fan or a donor. I got what I needed from OSU in class, watching the football team is a only a hobby/fun.

 

Leap number two. You have no idea how I raise my kids or anything about my values.

If you think very many college football prospects care about that, you're lying to yourself.

 

Then how about this: If a man will cheat on his wife, he will cheat on his program and his players. If his wife can't count on him to be honest, his program and his players can't count on him to be honest either. If a man's word is meaningless to his wife, his word will be meaningless to his program and his players.

 

If you don't think that recruiters of opposing schools will be wearing out those messages to recruits and their parents and that such will have a huge impact (particularly with the parents), I think you are lying to yourself. Perhaps if Petrino stays at UL for 4 or 5 years and stays "clean" during those years, he'll be able to live down his past transgressions. But good Lord, he just left WKU after only one year. Unless a recruit is a complete dolt, he would have to be more than just a little concerned that Petrino could leave UL after a year or two if a better job becomes available. If your son was a top level recruit, which is the type of players that UL will need to sign if they want to do extremely well in the ACC, would you advise him to turn down offers from competing top level schools to pitch his fortunes with Petrino? Man, I sure wouldn't. Because of that I think Petrino will have a tough time recruiting against top level schools for top level talent for quite some time.

 

It's more than just the physical act of cheating. It's the lack of integrity, honesty, dependability and commitment that Petrino's past behavior has demonstrated.

 

And I like UL!

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I agree the recruits, at least most, couldn't care less but what about parents?

 

Parents could be completely different, but I think most parents will support their children, regardless of what school they decide to go to.

Parents could be completely different, but I think most parents will support their children, regardless of what school they decide to go to.

 

Just ask the mom whose kids didn't go to LSU :lol2:

Then how about this: If a man will cheat on his wife, he will cheat on his program and his players. If his wife can't count on him to be honest, his program and his players can't count on him to be honest either. If a man's word is meaningless to his wife, his word will be meaningless to his program and his players.

 

If you don't think that recruiters of opposing schools will be wearing out those messages to recruits and their parents and such will have a huge impact, I think you are lying to yourself. Perhaps if Petrino stays at UL for 4 or 5 years and stays "clean" during those years, he'll be able to live down his past transgressions. But good Lord, he left WKU after one year. Unless a recruit is a complete dolt, he would have to be more than just a little concerned that Petrino could leave UL after a year or two if a better job becomes available. If your son was a top level recruit, which is the type of players that UL will need to sign if they want to do extremely well in the ACC, would you advise him to turn down offers from competing top level schools to pitch his fortunes with Petrino? Man, I sure wouldn't. Because of that I think Petrino will have a tough time recruiting against top level schools for top level talent for quite some time.

 

It's more than just the physical act of cheating. It's the lack of integrity, honesty, dependability and commitment that Petrino's past behavior has demonstrated.

 

And I like UL!

 

I don't necessarily disagree. However, college athletics have proven time and time again that these things don't always matter, if you put a winning product on the field. In a perfect world, the top level recruit is getting a ton of parental support and those parents are telling their kids to go play for a high character coach that also gets a lot of players to the next level. But let's face it, a lot of families are more worried about what the coach can do for their son/daughter athletically.

 

At that level, I would want my kid to play for the best coach on the planet. No coach can change in four years the values and character I instilled over 18 years.

 

If jumping from job to job is the reason, I do agree. Infidelity is last on the list of reasons to not play for Petrino. Just one man's opinion.

Then how about this: If a man will cheat on his wife, he will cheat on his program and his players. If his wife can't count on him to be honest, his program and his players can't count on him to be honest either. If a man's word is meaningless to his wife, his word will be meaningless to his program and his players.

 

If you don't think that recruiters of opposing schools will be wearing out those messages to recruits and their parents and that such will have a huge impact (particularly with the parents), I think you are lying to yourself. Perhaps if Petrino stays at UL for 4 or 5 years and stays "clean" during those years, he'll be able to live down his past transgressions. But good Lord, he just left WKU after only one year. Unless a recruit is a complete dolt, he would have to be more than just a little concerned that Petrino could leave UL after a year or two if a better job becomes available. If your son was a top level recruit, which is the type of players that UL will need to sign if they want to do extremely well in the ACC, would you advise him to turn down offers from competing top level schools to pitch his fortunes with Petrino? Man, I sure wouldn't. Because of that I think Petrino will have a tough time recruiting against top level schools for top level talent for quite some time.

 

It's more than just the physical act of cheating. It's the lack of integrity, honesty, dependability and commitment that Petrino's past behavior has demonstrated.

 

And I like UL!

 

I'm absolutely sure recruiters of other schools will have tons to say about Petrino, they should. As for him only being at WKU a year, that will mean little to nothing to recruits, IMO. Expecting him to be there longer than three years was wishful thinking, to put it nicely. The first "big name" school that came calling, he was leaving. As for my hypothetical son, I would tell him to go where he felt most comfortable. If it were someone with Petrino's past, I'd tell my son to keep that in mind. Before that even came into question, however, I'd make sure my son was committing to a school, and not a coach. And most importantly, my kid will have learned his morals and life values from me and his mother, not his potential football coach...

Petrino's never been an elite recruiter as it is, so I don't think it's going to necessarily hurt him. He's not going to be going up against the Bama, LSU, A&M, Florida, Texas, USC, OSU, FSU types for a ton of his guys. He'll be competing against the next tier of schools for the next tier of players for the most part.

 

The one thing he can combat the mudslinging with is his record of developing less talented players into top talents. If you go into a living room and start telling mom and dad about how you can make Jr. an NFL prospect, and then point to guys like Douglas, Dumervil, Bush, etc. as proof, I really don't think they're going to care about your past transgressions.

I don't know anymore. And I don't have the energy.

 

My capacity for forgiveness is apparently edging on boundless.

 

You get another shot Petrino. Screw this up again... and then I do not forgive.

 

Then again... I probably will.

 

I don't have the energy to keep track of who I'm supposed to hate in sports anymore. Big-time college sports are absolute foolishness to begin with so why treat them as if they're sacred and pure? Add Petrino to the pile with NCAA executive committee, university presidents, bowl committees and everyone else that makes collegiate sports a corrupt mess. I don't have the energy to keep drawing lines between one set of scumbags and another.

 

Welcome back to Louisville, Bobby. See you in September.

I don't have the energy to keep track of who I'm supposed to hate anymore.

 

Randy.