Character, integrity

"What a web we weave when we practice to deceive." -- Willie Shakespeare
Too bad Bobby Petrino didn't take a class in Shakespeare while he was devising his ingenious offensive formations.
Petrino tried one too many deceitful games en route to his helter-skelter crash from not only the Pig Trail but his career as the Razorbacks football guru.
Petrino/Bimbo-gate ended with a bang and a whimper.
The bang occurred on April Fool's Day when Petrino crashed his motorcycle and then tried to lie his way out of his predicament.
The reverberations from those foolish mistakes he made after the wreck, banged up not only his body but also his relationship with Jeff Long who had entrusted Petrino with the Razorback football program.
The whimpers came from Long as he addressed the public and the press while announcing his pain-staking decision to axe Petrino to leave the scene post-haste.
Most of us true-Red-blooded Razorback Nationalists suffered through some excruciating moments as we pondered the future of the Porker football future.
Some of my friends adamantly defended Petrino's peccadillos and said it's alright to lie if you're trying to cover up an illicit relationship.
Unfortunately, I was right when I predicted Petrino had unceremoniously sealed his own fate by his deceitful coverup.
Petrino should've learned from Tricky Dicky Nixon that coverups can get you terminated.
So, is there light at the end of this tunnel or is it an onrushing train headed for another disastrous crash?
Today as I pondered all of these thoughts I looked up in the dark clouds hovering over Fayetteville and saw one of God's wonderful creations, a beatific rainbow.
Yes, sometimes amidst life's black cloud scenarios a rainbow appears to guide us into the future.
Hopefully the Razorbacks will rally around this adversity and respond to the interim coach and win a national championship.
I'm proud of Jeff Long who kept his priorities in order and disdainfully fired Petrino for his deceitfulness.
DeAngelo Hall, a former Falcons defensive back said last weekend: "Trouble always follows him (Petrino) and it's mostly by the decisions he's made. He's a clown. I have a 10-year-old son and I would never ever send him to a college to play for a coach or a person like Petrino."
If Long had given Petrino a second chance, that attitude might've been ever prevalent in the minds of parents of recruits.
So, let's take a breath of fresh air. Say, wooo, Pig, sooie and just tell Petrino he committed sooie-cide on the Pig Trail.