College coaches have very tough jobs. They make a lot of money but most have little to no job security. It's not uncommon to have between 10 to 20 college head coaching jobs open each year. They have to take care of themselves. I understand that. They also have to have some credibility and take care of the players they lead.

Incredibly, Bobby Petrino is the new head coach at Arkansas. Judging by the impromptu pep rally that broke-out during Petrino's introductory news conference, Hog fans are happy.

There were some rumblings about character with the former coach, Houston Nutt. At least Nutt was loyal.

Petrino has signed 3 contracts since 2006, a long term deal at Louisville, a long term deal with the Atlanta Falcons and now a long term deal with Arkansas. I guess they allow contracts to be signed in pencil these days. Pencils with big erasers.

This is the same coach who, while the head coach at Louisville, met with Auburn officials at a Kentucky airport to talk about the head coaching position at Auburn. The meeting took place in the middle of the season. Tommy Tuberville was still employed by Auburn. Seems kind of shady to me.

This is the same guy who led Atlanta to an embarrassing loss just 24-hours before his pep-rally/news conference in Fayetteville.

Arkansas has a history of hiring NFL coaches during the middle of the NFL season. Lou Holtz left the Jets in 1976 after discovering that he was a college guy. Holtz had a little success at Arkansas. He won 60 games in 7 seasons before being fired in 1983.

Bobby Petrino was a good college coach while at Louisville. He obviously liked the college game enough to spurn an entire NFL organization to get back. Nick Saban did the same thing to the Miami Dolphins last year when he left to take over at Alabama. At least Saban left after the Dolphins season was over. Petrino left with 3 games still to play. He did it without even telling his players in person.

It's not really a matter of trust or honesty. It's a matter of common decency. Why would any parent want their kid to play for a guy like this.