re: Rich Rod interview on Dan Patrick Show...

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I agree that RR's situation is a bit different

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It is. But, for some reason, you acknowledge it but then ignore it with your next sentence.

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But let's face it, even you give him a free pass basically because he will get to coach at Michigan.

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I don't buy this theory that he's getting a free pass because he went to Michigan(as if it has something to do with how great Michigan is).

I mean, you admitted that RR's situation was a bit different, so what exactly should RR get bashed for? You're contradicting yourself.

Now, the media and other folks care about how coaches leave jobs, especially when they leave NFL teams it seems. I don't really care. Personally, my theory was that Petrino was smart to leave Atlanta because it appears the players there had quit on him. Now, was it his fault they quit on him? Probably some. But, that's a different debate.

But, the bottomline was/is this: Bobby P's and RR's situations are different as far as how they left their teams. That's why RR isn't getting bashed in the media and Bobby P. was/is. It also has to do with Bobby P's past searching for other jobs. As far as folks on the Rant bashing people, we don't have to compete with RR at Michigan. We do with BP at Arkansas.

As for me, I like RR better than I do with Bobby P. I've never cared for BP and it has nothing to do with the way he left Atlanta. In fact, we had the chance of hiring him after Saban left, and I'm so glad we didn't.

Also, had Les gone to Michigan, one of my top choices to replace him would have been RR. I was worried that Bobby P. would make a run at the job had Les left.

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I believe that if he had gone to bama, for example , there would be very few on the rant that would see him as anything other than a mercenary whore(basically what is being said about Petrino.) No one would give him any kudos.

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The reason people on here gave Saban so much shite when he left Miami for Bama was because they used to believe in him and now we had to compete against him directly annually and people were probably worried that he'd make Bama into a power. I understand where you're coming from though. Would there be a conference bias thing going on? Probably. Our fans will dislike most likely whoever is at Bama because we have to compete against them. But, as long as RR didn't leave in a dishonorable fashion, they'd knock him, but not that much for different reasons than the media does BP.

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One last thing though, if Petrino had taken the Michigan job under similar circumstances, do you think that the talking heads on ESPN would be telling recruits not to play for him?

I doubt it.

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Maybe, maybe not.

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Personally, I would have preferred Muschamp, yet I like the Petrino-bashing. If his personality is anything like I think it is, he will take all of the BS to heart and work his arse off to get revenge.

AT least that is what I would do if I were in his shoes

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If his personality is what I think it is, he'll be looking for another job after next season.

So, to summarize this debate:

1. The way RR and BP left their teams are/were different.

2. The way BP left Atlanta(as well as his history of searching for other jobs) made the media trash BP. RR left WV in a somewhat more honorable fashion and WV had a better season. I think people in the media and public viewed BP as a quitter.

3. As far as the Rant goes, yes, people here don't care about RR going to Michigan because he didn't leave in a dishonorable fashion(similar to the media), although some may feel he sold out the people who were loyal to him and who he was supposed to be loyal to. And we don't have to compete against him annually at UM.

And yes, people on the Rant give BP a hard time because they don't like him for legit reasons, the way he left Atlanta(similar to the media), and that we have to compete against him annually at Arkansas(that's natural).

4. Had BP left Atlanta for Michigan, the media would probably still give him a hard time because of the way he left. Some on the Rant would care how he left, but alot wouldn't care because we don't have to compete against him on a yearly basis.

Had RR left for Bama last year, the media probably wouldn't give him a hard time like they did BP as long as he didn't lie. When a coach lies in the media, it gives them something to talk about. And yes, some on the Rant would care because we have to compete against him on a yearly basis.

But, people in general seem to like RR more than BP in both the media and on the Rant.

And lastly, the media and the Rant are two different things and are gonna have different reasons why they bash and don't bash people. So, don't lump folks on the Rant with people in the media.

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Do you really not understand why they're all over BP?

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Sure I get it. I just don't understand Sean Salsbury looking into the camera and telling recruits not to play for us. I don't understand ESPN discussing the decommitment of a 3star CB, and giving us crap about it, and ignoring the commitment of a 4 star QB the very same day. Seems like it would be reasonable to at least provide a counterpoint to all of the bashing that had taken place.

Here's a question I have for you. Do you think BP made the right decision by NOT addressing the media attack?

I think that this may be the one decision he got right in all of this sordid mess

Oh, one more thing about Petrino. Check out his resume and how long he's stayed at one place.

He's a mercenary whore. Good luck, pigs.