Andy Staples column today on SI.com.
AOPiBear04;736692 said:
Andy Staples column today on SI.com.
AOPiBear04;736692 said:
Andy Staples column today on SI.com.
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Rule No. 2: The Freedom of Information Act is alive and well and is going to get a helluva workout in the future.
Gone are the days when a coach could make a phone call or two and have his indiscretions or those of his players covered up by the local authorities. Bobby Petrino thought at the end of the day his state trooper buddy could get the more sordid details of the motorcycle accident swept under the rug.
But there was a 911 call (not by him), and those are a matter of public record. And when there is a 911 call about an accident, there is going to be an accident report, which is a matter of public record. And if anybody flat out lies on an accident report, including head football coaches, they are probably going to jail.
Why did Bobby Petrino finally fess up to his athletics director that he wasn't on that motorcycle alone? Because Petrino learned the accident report was going to be released to the public, as is required by law. Petrino called Jeff Long 22 minutes before the accident report went public.
Why did Arkansas call a press conference Tuesday night to fire Petrino and get all the facts on the table? Because on Wednesday there was going to be a document dump of all of Petrino's cell phone records to the Arkansas media outlets that had demanded them under the FOIA.
Moving forward, coaches need to know that every cell phone call, every text message, every email, every scrap of paper that they touch as an employee of a public institution will be subject to examination. If there are financial irregularities -- like a $20,000 payment to your mistress -- they will learn how forensic accountants can find just about anything they've tried to hide.
pingpong2;736696 said:
...why were you working at Stanfurd?!?!?!
AOPiBear04;736706 said:
I knew that was going to come up. I interviewed with Cal and they said they didn't have enough work for me. Stanford said yes.

calBlitz;736750 said:
I'm curious. Anybody know the salary paid for that job?
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Despite being the only candidate with no experience in football, Dorrell's "interview feedback" notes identify her as having "the most overall experience of building relationships that the football program is looking for." The following day, Dorrell received -- and signed -- an offer letter from Long listing a salary of $55,735, as well as four complimentary tickets to home football games and two complimentary tickets to home games in every other sport.


okaydo;736755 said:
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CALigulabob;736761 said:
One of these things is not like the others!
GranadaHillsBear;736789 said:
Quick, someone request Chip Kelly's records.
AOPiBear04;736692 said:
Andy Staples column today on SI.com.
AOPiBear04;737181 said:
It's about to get better- stay tuned...
RealDrew2;737561 said:
Gilby? That would be outstanding.
CALigulabob;736761 said:
One of these things is not like the others!
AOPiBear04;737181 said:
It's about to get better- stay tuned...
ak4na2;737659 said:
you're the new arkansas coach?