Quote Originally Posted by WPS View Post
He was definitely better than Arkansas fans let on at the time, but spending 10 years anywhere these days eventually wears thin. He rode the coattails of a generational talent in Matt Jones at QB then underachieved with the best backfield in college football when he had McFadden/Jones/Hillis/etc.

He did some good things but a lot of national media chastised Arkansas for firing him saying that the Hogs couldn't do better so it was pretty sweet when Petrino went 10-3 and 11-2 in back to back years a few seasons later, sort of vindicated the decision a bit. Not much to cheer about since then though lol.
Do arkansas fans still hate whatever the girls name on the motorcycle? I can't imagine what kind of hatred there would be if somebody derailed our football program when it was rolling like that. Granted it was ultimately Petrino's fault, but still. How hard would it be to be in your twenties and say no to Bobby 17ing petrino. And that girl's poor fiance. One of the most brutal ways to be emasculated ever.

ETA: And do arkansas fans bitch about him being fired in hindsight? Granted what he did was a fireable offense, but the fallout from keeping him on couldn't have been worse than the money they've lost since he left. Even if he ultimately flamed out the same way he did at Louisville, another 4 or 5 years of steady success would have done a ton for Arkansas both financially and as far as maintaining its recruiting while having to compete with A&M for texas recruits.