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Let me preface this article by saying this is just my opinion from the outside looking in based on what I’ve read and heard about the new Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Bobby Petrino in the last two days.
In my opinion, I think he intended for his hopping days to be over when he stepped onto the field at Louisville. Every coach hops around repeatedly until they are offered that head coaching job. Maybe not as often as Petrino did but they do hop around in search of the head position. After an outstanding 41-9 record over three years at louisville the NFL came calling with a 3.5 to 4 million dollar raise. Seriously, can you blame him? If your a Louisville fan, I don’t blame you for blaming him after your 2007 season.

Let me digress for a moment, you can skip this paragraph if you wish.
Like most people coaches are extremely competitive to the point of always being in search of the next step up in terms of position and title. They typically take their first D1 coordinator of sometype with the intent of becoming a head coach at another D1 university. Once they’ve proven themselves as a D1 HC where else is there to go? Yep the NFL. You can’t get much higher than a HC position for the NFL.

Back to Petrino, the Falcons came calling with a raise. Petrino bit. Two things altered his plans for the falcons. They traded the backup QB (for what reason and to whom I don’t know) & Vick was busted for dog fighting. Immediately he’s down to his 3rd string QB. With his style of offense, that will not work as proven by his 3-10 record with the Falcons. The NFL HC job didn’t end up smelling like the roses he had intended. Rumor has it he wasn’t happy and was keeping an eye open for the right opening. He definetly found it. A HC position in the toughest and most competitive conference in the country coaching against the best around.

Top reasons why the Arkansas Razorbacks have have eliminated his need to hop

1. He’s now a HC at a major D1 University
2. He’s coaching in the best and toughest conference in the country
3. He’s coaching against some of the best coaches in the country
4. His salary is very competitive to the rest of D1 college football

I’d say he’s here for a while.