Bobby Petrino...Atlanta Falcons...

[RockPride]

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

[LSURock]

Well yours truly predicted it last week duing the Nick Saban threads. Turns out I was right. Petrino to Atlanta Falcons.

[andigidy]

Pat Forde just reported on espn.com.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2723700

 

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[RockPride]

my post last week:

 

 

01-01-2007, 02:48 PM #5

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This is a job that Bobby would look at....hopefully not though.

[MOUNTAINFOOTBALL]

Who will Jurich go after to replace Petrino??

[andigidy]

Tulsa's head coach is the leading replacement.

 

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[THEGREENDANDY]

Is this true?

[UKPat02]

Maybe Greg Doyel was right about UofL...

[gametime]

Maybe Greg Doyel was right about UofL...

But that can't be. Everyone knows more than Doyel. Well......at least until they're wrong...

[THEGREENDANDY]

Its now all over the news ch 11, wow...sell out.

[RockPride]

^ Doyel may have had some information correct, but the Cards have not disappeared.

[Rickyp]

It was a matter of time. UL will be just fine and Atlanta will regret the decision.

[RockPride]

^ 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.

[gametime]

Its now all over the news ch 11, wow...sell out.

5 years 24 million. Try telling the family "nah. Let's pass"...

[RockPride]

That's life changing for...generations to come.