Petrino back to Louisville , Brohm to take over at WKU

NT03 · January 8, 2014

http://kentuckysports.co/source-bobby-petrino-will-take-louisville/

Harry · January 8, 2014

POW

golfingomez · January 8, 2014

ha... this is insanity

MeanGreen13 · January 8, 2014

i really hope this is a joke... im a graduate student at Louisville and i would really prefer not to have a problem head coach like petrino!

H-towngreen · January 8, 2014

I think it's a great hire

Mean Green 93-98 · January 8, 2014

Question: Do you think Louisville fans are glad Strong left so that they could get Petrino back?

wardly · January 8, 2014

Fool me once,shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

MeanGreen13 · January 8, 2014

Question: Do you think Louisville fans are glad Strong left so that they could get Petrino back?

that's a resounding NO!!! but i havent heard as much complaining over strong leaving as i thought i would...

Rudy · January 8, 2014

Question: Do you think female Louisville employees are glad Strong left so that they could get Petrino back?

FIFY

meangreenthirteen · January 8, 2014

FIFY

Free motorcycle rides!

Army of Dad · January 8, 2014

Free motorcycle rides!

Handlebar mustache FTW

10Eagle10 · January 9, 2014

A couple of interesting notes:

- Due to his buyout, WKU will effectively make money off of Petrino's one year. His salary of $850,000 is less than the $1.2 million buyout coming their way.

- WKU had a clause in his contract where he must make every effort to schedule a home-and-home to take place within 12 years of his leaving. So basically, WKU will get a home game vs. an ACC opponent due to a clever contract. WKU has been able to play home basketball games vs. Georgia and South Carolina in the past due to these types of clauses.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20140108/SPORTS02/301080115/Old-contract-stipulates-Bobby-Petrino-must-use-best-efforts-get-WKU-two-games-Louisville?nclick_check=1

Harry · January 9, 2014

A couple of interesting notes:

- Due to his buyout, WKU will effectively make money off of Petrino's one year. His salary of $850,000 is less than the $1.2 million buyout coming their way.

- WKU had a clause in his contract where he must make every effort to schedule a home-and-home to take place within 12 years of his leaving. So basically, WKU will get a home game vs. an ACC opponent due to a clever contract. WKU has been able to play home basketball games vs. Georgia and South Carolina in the past due to these types of clauses.

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20140108/SPORTS02/301080115/Old-contract-stipulates-Bobby-Petrino-must-use-best-efforts-get-WKU-two-games-Louisville?nclick_check=1

Incredibly smart contracting by Western Kentucky. Their program benefits from having the big name there for a season and they are able to transition to a good coach who was intimately involved in recruiting and will bring stability.

outoftown · January 9, 2014

Wow. Louisville did not just poach one 2014 C-USA head coach, they sent UAB looking too. Garrick McGee agreed to be petrinos OC at UL... I guess it might be fair to say though, that this is rather him fleeing and that it means UAB doesn't have to scrounge to find the 2 cents it would have needeed but not have had to buy him out.

Edited January 9, 2014 by outoftown

outoftown · January 9, 2014

Incredibly smart contracting by Western Kentucky. Their program benefits from having the big name there for a season and they are able to transition to a good coach who was intimately involved in recruiting and will bring stability.

Definitely. The Western Kentucky AD made out like a Bandit on the Petrino deal. That is particularly impressive, as all other places he ever was at were left hurting quite badly in the end.

Green Mean · January 9, 2014

He's got baggage but he's hell of a college coach.

Harry · January 9, 2014

And Penn State hires the coach at Vandy (Franklin) who had the rapes occur under his watch... life goes on I guess...

TheTastyGreek · January 9, 2014

And Penn State hires the coach at Vandy (Franklin) who had the rapes occur under his watch... life goes on I guess...

It's a proud tradition. Gotta make sure the coach adheres to the institution's core values.

meangreenthirteen · January 9, 2014

It's a proud tradition. Gotta make sure the coach adheres to the institution's core values.

Pride-Tradition-Honor-Sexual Assault

TIgreen01 · January 9, 2014

It's a proud tradition. Gotta make sure the coach adheres to the institution's core values.

You deserve a +1 for this post. Shame.

wardly · January 9, 2014

Louisville's head basketball coach has had similar problems. Screwed a woman in back of a restaurant while an assistant coach stood guard. If memory serves,assistant coach later marries her,messy divorce,sues head coach, public apology,etc.I have slept since this happened, but you get the general idea.