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Once on top of the CFB world leading Louisville to multiple 1-loss seasons, multiple Top 3 rankings, multiple College Gamedays (just last year!), and a Heisman trophy winner, the motorcycle mistress has haunted Petrino in a year from hell. 2-8 (0-7) with 66 PPG allowed the last 2 weeks and 56 PPG yielded over the last 5.
Can you say
#Kragthorped
I want to thank Bobby for many great years here in Louisville. Something this year just didn't click, it happens. Good luck Bobby in Your future
yeah this was a matter of now or 2 weeks from now....
Was there more to the story then just his record this year? I don't see Louisville replacing him with someone that can accomplish what he has there. Did the new AD just not want to deal with all the baggage?
(11-11-2018 12:36 PM)Shox Wrote: [ -> ]Was there more to the story then just his record this year? I don't see Louisville replacing him with someone that can accomplish what he has there. Did the new AD just not want to deal with all the baggage?
It's been a multiple year decline, not just this year. Lamar Jackson was able to mask it somewhat, but the decline was there.
yeah since 2015(when Jackson got there) they went 27-22, but they are 10-16 in his last 26 games(starting in that game vs Houston late in the 2016 season where Jackson got killed). So after going 17-6 not good.
With what went down with the basketball scandals that took out the men's coach and AD. There were speculations that Bobby was already on the chopping block from day 1. The new AD wanted to get rid of the old AD's hires that had baggage.
Amazing that Lorenzo Ward gets the interim gig
Louisville board claiming a near-impeccable insider says Brohm preemptively agreed to a deal in principle.
Seems logical. What else would explain Purdue’s 41-10 beatdown in Minnesota other than Brohm had one foot out the door?
It would be hilarious if none of it was true and Brohm stayed a Boilermaker.
Article documenting all the Petrino scandals
https://www.sbnation.com/college-footbal...l-timeline
Forgot about wakeyleaks. Didn’t know about his twitter interacting with NSFW accounts or his first Louisville season (2003) denying interviewing with Auburn the week of a 37-7 shellacking to Memphis and reporters proving the AD/President visited his home as Auburn later confirmed it.
(11-11-2018 04:00 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote: [ -> ]Louisville board claiming a near-impeccable insider says Brohm preemptively agreed to a deal in principle.
Seems logical. What else would explain Purdue’s 41-10 beatdown in Minnesota other than Brohm had one foot out the door?
It would be hilarious if none of it was true and Brohm stayed a Boilermaker.
If I was Brohm, I’d stay in West Lafayette and make Purdue a contender in the Big Ten West.
Louisville to me is like the blue collar guy who dropped out of college, passed the Series 7 license, became the best stockbroker in his unit, made the right connections, made lots of money, got a hot wife and lived a luxury lifestyle and everybody wondered how he did it. Then FINRA and the SEC (the regulatory agency) started investigating him and exposed all his frauds and lies. Now the guy who everybody envied is toxic. That’s how I see Louisville and their journey from C-USA to the Big East and now the ACC.
With Papa John gone I'm wondering how they're paying for the Pitino, old AD, and now Petrino buyouts.
(11-11-2018 04:30 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote: [ -> ] (11-11-2018 04:00 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote: [ -> ]Louisville board claiming a near-impeccable insider says Brohm preemptively agreed to a deal in principle.
Seems logical. What else would explain Purdue’s 41-10 beatdown in Minnesota other than Brohm had one foot out the door?
It would be hilarious if none of it was true and Brohm stayed a Boilermaker.
If I was Brohm, I’d stay in West Lafayette and make Purdue a contender in the Big Ten West.
Louisville to me is like the blue collar guy who dropped out of college, passed the Series 7 license, became the best stockbroker in his unit, made the right connections, made lots of money, got a hot wife and lived a luxury lifestyle and everybody wondered how he did it. Then FINRA and the SEC (the regulatory agency) started investigating him and exposed all his frauds and lies. Now the guy who everybody envied is toxic. That’s how I see Louisville and their journey from C-USA to the Big East and now the ACC.
Brohm was born & raised in Louisville. He played QB at U of L. After playing in the NFL, his first job was head coach of an arena football league team in Louisville. Then he was assistant at Louisville for 6 years under Petrino and Kragthorpe.
Jeff Brohm's younger brother Brian is his OC at Purdue. Bizzare fact: Brian was a 3-year starter at QB at Louisville. His QB Coach & Offensive coordinator his whole time in college was his big brother Jeff.
If Jeff doesn't take the job, maybe Louisville hires Brian as head coach?
The program was going in the wrong direction and they have better prospects.
I wish other leaders in the college football world acted as rationally.
Jeff played quarterback for Howard Schnellenberger here at UofL. Jeff was the first Kentucky Mr Football to sign with Louisville. If he comes home, which I expect him to, he will not only bring Brian, also a former Louisville Quarterback as OC but his other brother Greg Brohm, who played Receiver at UofL.
Oscar and Donna, the three brothers parents, also live here in the city. Those are Brady and Brooke’s grandparents. Jeff’s wife Jennifer is also from Louisville, the Fern Creek area. Her parents also live near the city.
I don’t know if it’s a done deal or not. I do know the person that first reported that Jeff had agreed to become the head coach at Louisville. I have known him for a decade. He is close to a number of people in the Louisville athletic department. I believe him. I believe if anyone would know he certainly has the ties to.
A few things to remember:
If Brohm waits until 12/4 to announce he’s leaving Purdue, Louisville saves a million. His buyout drops from 4 to 3 million.
Bobby’s 14 million buyout will be paid as if he was still working. No lump sum payment. Part of his buyout ( maybe all?) is being paid by Jim Patterson. He is a Louisville booster. Our baseball stadium is named after him. Patterson founded Long John Silvers and Rally’s a few years later.
CJ
Petrino has now quit on a team (Atlanta Falcons 2007) in the middle of a season, been fired in the middle of a season (Louisville 2018), and been fired “for cause” (Arkansas 2012, during the off-season).
Not too many people with all 3 of those items in their résumé.
Reasons for Brohm to go to Louisville: Louisville is home. Purdue football is never going to reach the level of Ohio State, this year's upset win notwithstanding; giving up the Purdue job to go home is not like giving up the Michigan or Ohio State job to go home.
Reasons for Brohm to not go to Louisville: Louisville is in the same football division as Clemson, as well as Florida State, who won't stay down for long, even if Taggart is as overrated as he appears to be. Purdue is in the easier-by-far Big Ten football division, a division that could well be up for grabs every year if Wisconsin's magic has run out and Nebraska never recovers its Devaney/Osborne form.
There is no question Jeff Brohm is one of top coaching candidates in the country. Living less than 25 miles from Purdue University, I have seen and read about his time at Purdue. He is the real deal. He has an amazing offensive mind, the guts to call a trick play, he has a very good defensive coordinator and the rest of his staff is very solid. He recruits at a very high level (for Purdue).
I don’t believe this is a done deal by any means for several reasons. First his team this year is young and talented. He loses very few players to graduation. He has a top 25 recruiting class coming in for the 2019 football season. Purdue just built a state of the art football facility. They are also going to be starting more upgrades to Ross Ade Stadium. Coach Brohm also is getting considerably pay raises over the next four years. Last but not least he has repeatedly said the he is very happy at Purdue and is really pleased with their commitment to the football program.
I can 100% understand his desire to go home and coach at his alma mater. I think this will be a very difficult decision.
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