Breaking News: Bobby Petrino to Coach the Falcons

[LVJimmy]

Great, now this cocksucker is in the same division as TB so I know he'll be running it up next year.

[harold_bush]

As a Falcons fan I say "FUCK YES." Someone to finally get excited about!

[tech fan]

Is this true i hope so Please let it be true

[TMAC951]

Wow it is true.. And to think this fucker said he would never leave Louisville a couple years ago when Auburn was about to fire Tuberville..

Updated: Jan. 7, 2007, 9:00 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. ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reported that an NFL source also confirmed the hiring.

"I'm in shock right now," Louisville kicker Arthur Carmody told ESPN's Joe Schad Sunday night. "I'm about to walk into a team meeting right now. We're coming off a great Orange Bowl win and we were all thinking national championship. I didn't think this would happen. He said he enjoyed college football. He's a great coach and we're going to miss him."

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.

"I can't tell you how happy I am with the commitment and the confidence that Tom Jurich has in me and the university has in me," Petrino said after signing the contract. "I also wanted to make sure that everyone understood, I know I've said it, that this is where my family wants to be. This is where I want to be. I want everyone to really believe it."

Louisville had just completed a 12-1 season climaxed by their first BCS bowl victory, over Wake Forest in the Orange Bowl. Petrino's record was 41-9 at Louisville, as he elevated the program into an annual national contender.

The leading candidate to replace Petrino figures to be Tulsa coach Steve Kragthorpe, who has taken the Golden Hurricane to three bowl games in four years after taking over one of the worst programs in the country.

Pat Forde is a senior writer for ESPN.com. Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. Joe Schad is ESPN TV's national college football reporter.

[jcindaville]

Fuck Him And The Horse He Rode In On

[Tomorrows Paper]

Another great college coach that won't have a lot of success in the NFL.

[3rdmckid]

what type of compensation do these teams that lose their coach receive? either pro to college or vise-versa......... I guess no ones word is worth sh$* anymore!

[BigTicket]

I guess no ones word is worth sh$* anymore!

You said it man

[rented mule]

what type of compensation do these teams that lose their coach receive? either pro to college or vise-versa......... I guess no ones word is worth sh$* anymore!

If he had a contract, i'm assuming the contract would need to be bought out. I would guess the Falcons would play a large role in paying the buyout.

[james1961]

I hope Michael Vick has his legs broken next year thanks to this LYING mother f*****, Falcon fans you can have his sorry ass.

[Croughn]

Bobby Petrino to Atlanta

why even sign contracts anymore

[bryce]

No shit JC..I didn't hear any speculation about that one...but then again I live in Columbus a non NFL town...

[rented mule]

I know this is emotional for the Lousville fans, but you guys aren't thankful, at all, for what he has done for the program?

My guess is that they bring in another hot shot coach (rumor is the Tulsa coach who turned that program around) and the beat goes on.

I guess it's hard for some of these guys to resist the lure of the NFL. These college to NFL transitions have not been successful lately, though.

[Croughn]

Bet Brohm comes out now

[Tomorrows Paper]

Kragthorpe would be a great hire.