Coaching Approval Ratings: Bobby Petrino

With Football season right around the corner, we here at Dejuiced! have decided to take a look at the coaches in the NFL and college football to see how well the fans approve of them. Today we look at Bobby Petrino.

There’s no denying that two of the most talked about college football coaches in the nation this off season have been Rich Rodriguez and Bobby Petrino. Both have new jobs and left their previous jobs under much scrutiny. Petrino bolted from the Atlanta Falcons before the season was complete and was introduced at a press conference in Fayetteville, Arkansas just before midnight (see videos below).

Petrino has been a very successful collegiate coach. He’s won everywhere he’s been at, which includes several stops. Unfortunately, his track record has to have Razorback fans wondering how long he plans to stay. Yet, there’s no doubt that most of the Razorback fan base is ecstatic to have Petrino at the reigns of their football program. He’ll take over from another controversial coach in Houston Nutt, who was all but run out of town by the fans before putting down roots at Ole Miss.

Razorback fans expect a high quality product on the field each season. To compete in the Southeastern Conference, you have to have such a product. So, Coach Petrino has a lot to live up to. He’ll definitely earn all of his paycheck (5 years – $2.85 million per year) this season with the likes of Florida, Texas, Auburn and LSU on the schedule. It’s tough to tell this early how Arkansas will do with such a brutal schedule. It would be tough to say that the Hogs could win eight games (like another site has predicted). It’s more likely that Arkansas will be 6-6 after year one under Petrino, but you never know.

Now the question remains. Do you approve or disapprove of Coach Petrino? Cast your vote now.

If you didn’t catch Petrino being introduced (and how could you have missed it!), check out the two videos below from KATV Channel 7 out of Little Rock.