Interesting note on Bobby Petrino at SMU

[MaroonPony]

Petrino is a great offensive coach. His problems are two fold: he doesn't recruit and he's got HUGE character problems. Arkansas will be recovering from the lack of talent he left on the defensive side of the ball for a few more years.

He's a zero sum guy, but he'll win games before he leaves. And the way he leaves will probably be entertaining to everyone other than the fans of the school he's leaving/screwing over.

[Arkpony]

Hire him as offensive coordinator

[ponyte]

From what I observed, Petrino did well recruiting and his D's were plenty good.

[sbsmith]

Hire him as offensive coordinator

While we're at it let's get Nick Saban to be our defensive coordinator.

[MaroonPony]

UofA team rankings while BP was around:
'08 - #36
'09 - #16
'10 - #49
'11 - #24
'12 - #34

His recruiting wasn't exactly commensurate with double digit win seasons.

[CalallenStang]

Hire him as offensive coordinator

While we're at it let's get Nick Saban to be our defensive coordinator.

I'm good with that.

Let's throw out $50 mil per year to attract an all-star coaching staff.

[lwjr]

If he is interested in the SMU job, assuming there is an opening, get him. He will be here only a couple of years but that is nothing SMU can control.

[SMUguy]

There is no opening, and here's hoping there isn't one.

[mrydel]

Jones will most likely leave on his own in a year or two. He has spoken openly about wanting to retire soon. No problem with speculation on replacement whether you like him or not.

[SMUguy]

True. I like him and hope he doesn't leave. That's all.