I took a brief look at Petrino's staffs at U of L (1.0), Atlanta, Arkansas, WKU, and back at U of L (2.0). It was my effort to reality check the narrative about Petrino--the S.O.B.--not being able to attract and keep assistant coaches. Again, my check was brief, so I may have missed a couple...
Five of Petrino's staff members at WKU had prior connections including both coordinators, Jeff Brohm and Nick Holt.
Six of his current or former 2.0 staff members had WKU connections from his one year there. Another five of his current or former 2.0 staff members had connections prior to WKU. Here are those eleven staff members and their prior connections:
Kolby Smith - U of L 1.0, WKU
Lamar Thomas - WKU
Cort Dennison - WKU
Pete Nochta - U of L 1.0, WKU
Joe Miday - WKU
Scott Wilks - WKU
Garrick McGee - Jax Jaguars, Arkansas
Chris Klenakis - Arkansas
Mike Summers - U of L 1.0, Atlanta Falcons, Arkansas
Brian Van Gorder - Falcons
Lorenzo Ward - Arkansas
Another one of his Arkansas staff members had a U of L 1.0 connection (Reggie Johnson). And two other of his Falcons staff had U of L 1.0 connections (Kevin Wolthausen and Joe Whitt, Jr.) BTW, I intentionally did not include family members in this analysis; if I include people like Ryan Beard and L.D. Scott, the total grows.
In short, Petrino has a long record of developing relationships with players and coaches who have followed him to other gigs. Does that mean he gets along with everyone? Of course not. I don't either, and I'm a genuinely nice guy...
Five of Petrino's staff members at WKU had prior connections including both coordinators, Jeff Brohm and Nick Holt.
Six of his current or former 2.0 staff members had WKU connections from his one year there. Another five of his current or former 2.0 staff members had connections prior to WKU. Here are those eleven staff members and their prior connections:
Kolby Smith - U of L 1.0, WKU
Lamar Thomas - WKU
Cort Dennison - WKU
Pete Nochta - U of L 1.0, WKU
Joe Miday - WKU
Scott Wilks - WKU
Garrick McGee - Jax Jaguars, Arkansas
Chris Klenakis - Arkansas
Mike Summers - U of L 1.0, Atlanta Falcons, Arkansas
Brian Van Gorder - Falcons
Lorenzo Ward - Arkansas
Another one of his Arkansas staff members had a U of L 1.0 connection (Reggie Johnson). And two other of his Falcons staff had U of L 1.0 connections (Kevin Wolthausen and Joe Whitt, Jr.) BTW, I intentionally did not include family members in this analysis; if I include people like Ryan Beard and L.D. Scott, the total grows.
In short, Petrino has a long record of developing relationships with players and coaches who have followed him to other gigs. Does that mean he gets along with everyone? Of course not. I don't either, and I'm a genuinely nice guy...
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