Bobby Petrino Apologizes For Conduct In Several Texts

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Frankly, with all the news coming out about recently-fired Arkansas football coach Bobby Petrino and his texting "issues," maybe the guy should just put down the phone for a while. Word has come down that Petrino apologized for his conduct to Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long and other athletic department employees ...

Petrino For Payton Straight Up: Let’s Do It!

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

So, the Arkansas Razorbacks suddenly need a coach next season. And so do the New Orleans Saints. Let's play Coach Swap! This fall Sean Payton and Bobby Petrino are currently scheduled to have nothing to do. So for one season only, why not solve their problems with temporary coaching gigs? It was ...

Bobby Petrino Scandal: Only 200 Fans Rally To Support Coach

Monday, April 9th, 2012

  The scandal involving Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino has divided the team's fanbase, with many supporting the 51-year-old coach. A rally was organized in support of Petrino Monday afternoon but only 200 people showed up. That's a pretty paltry showing of support for the coach of a team in the ...

Army Linebacker Wins Sullivan Award as Top Amateur Athlete

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

Army linebacker Andrew Rodriguez won the James E. Sullivan Award given by the Amateur Athletic Union to the nation's top amateur athlete. Rodriguez was presented with the award Tuesday night during a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club. Rodriguez maintains a 4.14 grade point average as a mechanical engineering major ...

Illinois Athletic Director Mike Thomas Out Of Control?

Saturday, March 10th, 2012

Tom Izzo's lengthy comments about Illinois' firing of Bruce Weber after a total meltdown by the Illini seem kind of random and conspiracy theory-related at first listen. Coaches generally won't say they "shed a tear" over the firing or put other athletic directors (Illini AD Mike Thomas in this case) ...