I always was and always have been a fan of Petrino, the coach. He left here in 2007 having made a dramatic improvement in the program, and I held no ill will toward him whatsoever. All coaches "lie" going out the door with remarks like "no plans" and "I'm the coach here". Technically not lies, but hardly the full and unequivocal truth.
The fans most disappointed are the fans who fall in love with their coaches. Big time coaches esp. are hired guns first and foremost; if you're falling in love now/again, you're setting yourself up for MORE disappointment. And you know what they say about doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
I also never believed the garbage about what Petrino left behind in 2007, his poor recruiting, the character of our players, etc. Just about all of that was revisionist crap spewed to cover for the liabilities of his dismal successor, and to throw Petrino under the bus. Too much of that came from Jurich himself.
I couldn't care less about bad publicity, and I had no misgivings with Petrino being rehired if Jurich and the Petrino family could accept the terms of "marriage". And if Petrino leaves tomorrow--I highly doubt it--I will wave goodbye, thank him again, and look forward to investing the $10 million buyout in our next coaching staff. Thankfully, it doesn't appear that's gonna be necessary maybe for a long time...
