When the world first heard about
Bobby Petrino’s motorcycle accident, people all over the nation expressed their
well wishes. Nobody expected to wake up a couple days later to have the rug
pulled from under them. When my husband yanked open the shower door to tell me
that Coach Petrino was involved in single vehicle motorcycle accident, it took
a few explanations for me to understand. Now that new facts have emerged, lives
are going to change. Some people are upset that the Coach has been put on
administrative leave. But I think that is the best solution for everyone
including the Coach, the team and the fans.
Coach Petrino’s family will have to start the
healing cycle. It does not bode well that he had to have an accident for the
affair to come to light. His situation was not improved by the fact that he
blatantly lied about the parties involved in the crash. One can only speculate
what led to the recent events. Perhaps his spouse suspected an affair or maybe
she was a dotting wife and did not know. Either way, they will have to decide
where to go from here. It could tear them apart or it could test the very fabric
of their relationship but leave their relationship in-tact. Coach Petrino will
have to work on rebuilding trust with his family.
The administrative leave will
allow team members and Hog fans come to terms with their disappointment. Coach
Petrino is a highly regarded member of the society and has been looked upon favorably
thus far. Young men of the community are entrusted to him by their hopeful
parents as an example of what to aspire to be. Perhaps the notion that money
and power make people in places of power more susceptible to cheat is true.
Many can recall the very recent and public scandals of Tiger Woods, Strauss
Kahn, Anthony Weiner and Arnold Schwarzenegger, just to name a few. I just
worry about the message being sent to young men at this day and age.
What of the young lady Ms.
Jessica Dorrell you ask? Well, from my understanding she was betrothed to be
married on June 9th. I hope for her sake and for her fiancé’s sake
they at least postpone the wedding to get professional help. Yes, she is 25 and
she made a bad choice by becoming involved with a married man who also turned
out to be her boss. I imagine that staying in her current position will not be
pleasant. Hopefully she can sort out this mess and move on.
The Hog nation is abuzz with news
of Coach Petrino’s indiscretion. It is my hope that all the omitted details
have emerged and nothing else will come out of the woodwork. I predict that by
tomorrow Twitter, Facebook, ESPN and all the sports networks will be talking
about this.
I think a hog fan on the radio said
it best this afternoon, in regards to the Coach Bobby Petrino situation…”Go
Hogs anyway!”
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