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Petrino being Petrino..........
Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:41 pm
Report: Louisville coach Bobby Petrino causing friction with coaches, players
Louisville’s season hasn’t even started yet and he’s already drawing criticism — from inside his program.
According to Sports Illustrated, which cites sources with ties to the program, Petrino has had feuds with defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and several players, who wanted to leave Petrino’s program before it even got started.
Sports Illustrated said there has been quite a bit of “friction” between Petrino and Grantham and that Petrino would have gotten rid of Grantham were it not for the guaranteed five-year contract that pays Grantham $1 million annually.
It’s important to note that Grantham was hand-picked by Petrino. Grantham had spent the previous four seasons as the defensive coordinator at Georgia and had some notable confrontations there. He got into some hot water with Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity in 2011 after Grantham got into a confrontation with Vanderbilt coach James Franklin.
In 2010, Grantham gave the choke signal to Florida’s kicker in overtime.
But Grantham isn’t the only one Petrino is rubbing the wrong way.
Sports Illustrated noted that several players thought of leaving the team and entering the NFL’s supplemental draft in June.
“He’s a mean guy,” Jamaine Brooks, a former Louisville defensive tackle who left this past spring told Sports Illustrated. “He cusses you out. You’re never doing enough. He’s still Bobby Mother------- Petrino.”
Public comments regarding Petrino's abusive actions toward players are scarce, but former Arkansas receiver Greg Childs did say in a 2012 interview that he threatened to transfer after Petrino called players "stupid."
Then there's the story about how Petrino used to call players "stupid" during practices. Childs threatened to transfer because of it. "I told him that we'll play better for you if you don't talk to us like that," Childs says. "Jay and I were both upset about it. I had to say something."
Brooks told Sports Illustrated he originally supported Petrino’s hiring, but changed his tune after practicing under him.
“The way he came in doing business I didn’t like it,” Brooks said. “The way he treated people. He just wasn’t a good coach.”
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Louisville’s season hasn’t even started yet and he’s already drawing criticism — from inside his program.
According to Sports Illustrated, which cites sources with ties to the program, Petrino has had feuds with defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and several players, who wanted to leave Petrino’s program before it even got started.
Sports Illustrated said there has been quite a bit of “friction” between Petrino and Grantham and that Petrino would have gotten rid of Grantham were it not for the guaranteed five-year contract that pays Grantham $1 million annually.
It’s important to note that Grantham was hand-picked by Petrino. Grantham had spent the previous four seasons as the defensive coordinator at Georgia and had some notable confrontations there. He got into some hot water with Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity in 2011 after Grantham got into a confrontation with Vanderbilt coach James Franklin.
In 2010, Grantham gave the choke signal to Florida’s kicker in overtime.
But Grantham isn’t the only one Petrino is rubbing the wrong way.
Sports Illustrated noted that several players thought of leaving the team and entering the NFL’s supplemental draft in June.
“He’s a mean guy,” Jamaine Brooks, a former Louisville defensive tackle who left this past spring told Sports Illustrated. “He cusses you out. You’re never doing enough. He’s still Bobby Mother------- Petrino.”
Public comments regarding Petrino's abusive actions toward players are scarce, but former Arkansas receiver Greg Childs did say in a 2012 interview that he threatened to transfer after Petrino called players "stupid."
Then there's the story about how Petrino used to call players "stupid" during practices. Childs threatened to transfer because of it. "I told him that we'll play better for you if you don't talk to us like that," Childs says. "Jay and I were both upset about it. I had to say something."
Brooks told Sports Illustrated he originally supported Petrino’s hiring, but changed his tune after practicing under him.
“The way he came in doing business I didn’t like it,” Brooks said. “The way he treated people. He just wasn’t a good coach.”
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Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:45 pm to MrAUTigers
Petrino is a douche. No surprise.
Grantham is also a douche, for that matter.
Grantham is also a douche, for that matter.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:45 pm to diddydirtyAubie
I couldn't find the ACC board and he has as many former Georgia players as Auburn does.......so I figured this was as good of a spot as any to post it.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:48 pm to MrAUTigers
Coach say mean words to player boo hoo waaaaaah
If you want to be treated with respect go work at a local bar as a bouncer.
If you want to be a football player, coaches are going to say mean things to you.
This isnt little league football.
Yeah, its louiseville, but still.
If you want to be treated with respect go work at a local bar as a bouncer.
If you want to be a football player, coaches are going to say mean things to you.
This isnt little league football.
Yeah, its louiseville, but still.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:49 pm to deeprig9
You're defending Bobby Petrino right now. Think about that.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:49 pm to MrAUTigers
He's an a-hole but he wins and that's all that matters at Louisville
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:52 pm to deeprig9
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Coach say mean words to player boo hoo waaaaaah
If you want to be treated with respect go work at a local bar as a bouncer.
If you want to be a football player, coaches are going to say mean things to you.
there is a right way and a wrong way to do this.
only negative reinforcement=wrong way.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:52 pm to JuiceTerry
Petrino is always good for a laugh. The man is a classic snake. I loved the way he waited for darkness before slithering out of Falcons facilities before morphing into a sooie pig the next day.
In the long history of college football no image has been funnier than that of Petrino's red face and neck brace after his inept cycle crash.
In the long history of college football no image has been funnier than that of Petrino's red face and neck brace after his inept cycle crash.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:54 pm to ipodking
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He's an a-hole but he wins and that's all that matters at Louisville
He won't be doing that for long if friction like this continues.
Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:55 pm to Henry Jones Jr
Say what you want about Bert but I'd much rather play for him than Petrino. Bert's players seem to like him and play their asses off for him.
This post was edited on 8/18/14 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 8/18/14 at 8:59 pm to ipodking
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He's an a-hole but he wins and that's all that matters at Louisville
Bingo.
Only way he gets his arse in hot water is if one of the rejects he's picked up from various SEC programs fricks up off the field. Otherwise Tom Jurich nor their fans will give a shite. There's a reason he's back there despite the fact he pretty well shite all over UofL's program on the way out.
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