Comments on: Saban vs. Petrino: Worst Game Ever? http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/1182 Brown Bag it, Baby Sun, 27 May 2012 04:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Wooden's Life Lessons and Teachings Won't Die | Larry Brown Sports http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/1182/comment-page-1#comment-878597 John Wooden's Life Lessons and Teachings Won't Die | Larry Brown Sports Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:20:59 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/12/28/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/#comment-878597 [...] he had already committed to UCLA and he stuck to his word. It’s not hard to figure out what Nick Saban or Bobby Petrino would have done if they were in his [...] [...] he had already committed to UCLA and he stuck to his word. It’s not hard to figure out what Nick Saban or Bobby Petrino would have done if they were in his [...]

]]> By: Nick Saban Is Tommy Bowden’s Shoulder to Cry on After Loss | Larry Brown Sports http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/1182/comment-page-1#comment-263368 Nick Saban Is Tommy Bowden’s Shoulder to Cry on After Loss | Larry Brown Sports Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:30:36 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/12/28/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/#comment-263368 [...] for me; Clemson always gets tons of hype and fails in big games every single year. As for Saban? He may be a prick, but he’s a darn good coach. That’s just a mis-match right [...] [...] for me; Clemson always gets tons of hype and fails in big games every single year. As for Saban? He may be a prick, but he’s a darn good coach. That’s just a mis-match right [...]

]]> By: SpinMax http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/1182/comment-page-1#comment-64722 SpinMax Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:38:22 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/12/28/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/#comment-64722 Rory Sabbatini in a final pairing with Colin Montgomery? Rory Sabbatini in a final pairing with Colin Montgomery?

]]> By: maxsportz http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/1182/comment-page-1#comment-64439 maxsportz Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:33:12 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/12/28/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/#comment-64439 Petrino is worse because he did not bother to finish the season. IT would be akin to a QB on a losing team faking an injury Petrino is worse because he did not bother to finish the season. IT would be akin to a QB on a losing team faking an injury

]]> By: Gilbert http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/1182/comment-page-1#comment-64347 Gilbert Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:53:03 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/12/28/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/#comment-64347 Easy -- root for the team having the worst season. That way, neither of them get into a national championship, BCS game or the SEC title game. Easy — root for the team having the worst season. That way, neither of them get into a national championship, BCS game or the SEC title game.

]]> By: Gene http://larrybrownsports.com/college-football/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/1182/comment-page-1#comment-64290 Gene Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:39:19 +0000 http://larrybrownsports.com/2007/12/28/saban-vs-petrino-worst-game-ever/#comment-64290 No contest! Petrino is in a class by himself: 1. Interviews for the Auburn job when Tuberville had not yet been fired. 2. Signs ten year extension with Louisville and leaves before coaching his first game under the new deal. 3. Leaves the Falcons during the season and signs with Arkansas on the same day. Saban left LSU for the Dolphins and then went to Alabama, which isn't a great record, to be sure. However, he did not leave during a season and he may not have misled sportswriters about the Alabama job. If I remember correctly, he turned the job down and the Crimson Tide offered the job to, ironically, Rich Rodriguez. When he said no, Alabama made a much more generous second offer to Saban. I believe Saban said that he would not be the Alabama coach during that period after he turned the job down and it was in play and offered to Rodriguez. I'm not a Saban apologist, he is an unsavory dude. It's just that Petrino is in a class by himself. No contest! Petrino is in a class by himself:

1. Interviews for the Auburn job when Tuberville had not yet been fired.

2. Signs ten year extension with Louisville and leaves before coaching his first game under the new deal.

3. Leaves the Falcons during the season and signs with Arkansas on the same day.

Saban left LSU for the Dolphins and then went to Alabama, which isn’t a great record, to be sure. However, he did not leave during a season and he may not have misled sportswriters about the Alabama job. If I remember correctly, he turned the job down and the Crimson Tide offered the job to, ironically, Rich Rodriguez. When he said no, Alabama made a much more generous second offer to Saban. I believe Saban said that he would not be the Alabama coach during that period after he turned the job down and it was in play and offered to Rodriguez.

I’m not a Saban apologist, he is an unsavory dude. It’s just that Petrino is in a class by himself.

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