I will, but...

Well if the 24 text messages I got last night are any indication, Bobby Petrino's acceptance of the Arkansas job is quite big news. I, for one, found the whole thing a bit anticlimactic after six other coaches turned down the Hogs. And I'm sure that Jeff Long is happily wiping the egg off his face.

I've been a bit surprised by the polarizing comments from the media and fans about Petrino's quick exit from the Falcons helm, with one fan proclaiming, "Petrino makes Saban look classy." Ouch. Granted, if I were a Falcons fan, I'd find it upsetting that ol' Bobby bailed with three games to go (and a 3-10 record), but let's face it, due to the dogfighting debacle, Petrino's first season in Atlanta certainly wasn't all it was supposed to be.

Let's be real. The days of employee loyalty are gone, replaced by a search for greener pastures and a "what have you done for me lately" mentality. In my parents' generation, people worked for the same company for 40 years. With my generation and those younger than I (which is more and more people all the time), we're always looking for a higher salary, a better opportunity, a chance to advance. Perhaps that's because we were raised to think the world revolves around us. And sadly, most of the time it does.

Mike Greenberg pointed out this morning that Petrino has signed three contracts (totaling 20 years) in the past 18 months, proving that contracts are seldom worth the paper they're written on. Now, not only is a man's word no longer ironclad, but it appears that not even a notary seal binds you to your committments.

I'm curious to see if Petrino's ethics are questioned by the parents of prospective players, as many sports writers have recently suggested. More likely, said parents will be dazzled by the promise of glory he brings to the program because sadly, at the end of the day, a winning coach can get away with questionable integrity. And victory covers all sin.