January 8, 200719 yr Updated: Jan. 7, 2007, 8:57 PM ET Falcons nab Louisville's Petrino for head coach slotBy Pat Forde ESPN.com Louisville coach Bobby Petrino has accepted a five-year, $24 million offer from the Atlanta Falcons to become their new coach, according to a Louisville source. The Cardinals have a previously scheduled 9 p.m. ET team meeting at which Petrino will tell his players, the source said. At least one player, running back George Stripling, said at 8:45 p.m. Sunday that the players had not been apprised that Petrino was leaving. An announcement from the Falcons could come Monday. Before the season, Petrino signed a 10-year, $25 million contract with Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich. Petrino had previously interviewed with Auburn, LSU, Notre Dame and the Oakland Raiders for other jobs, but announced in August that he would be at Louisville for the long haul...... Bobby is gone, says ESPN
January 8, 200719 yr Well yours truly predicted it last week duing the Nick Saban threads. Turns out I was right. Petrino to Atlanta Falcons.
January 8, 200719 yr Pat Forde just reported on espn.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2723700 :thumb:
January 8, 200719 yr Author my post last week: 01-01-2007, 02:48 PM #5 RockPride All BluegrassPreps.com Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Brohm Bomber.... Posts: 23,403 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a job that Bobby would look at....hopefully not though.
January 8, 200719 yr Maybe Greg Doyel was right about UofL... But that can't be. Everyone knows more than Doyel. Well......at least until they're wrong...
January 8, 200719 yr Author ^ Doyel may have had some information correct, but the Cards have not disappeared.
January 8, 200719 yr It was a matter of time. UL will be just fine and Atlanta will regret the decision.
January 8, 200719 yr Author ^ I don't think so...he got offered a premeir job and double the pay...good for him..I wish him the best...time for Jurich to fire it up yet again.
January 8, 200719 yr Its now all over the news ch 11, wow...sell out. 5 years 24 million. Try telling the family "nah. Let's pass"...
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