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  • Jessica Dorrell: Phone Records Indicate She was Heavily Involved with Petrino

    We reported to you earlier that Arkansas Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino hired Jessica Dorrell, his mistress, as the Student Athlete Development Coordinator four days before the motorcycle accident that revealed their relationship.

    Petrino was fired and has shamed his wife Becky and their four children.

    But apparently his relationship with Dorrell was more than just a fling. According to phone records, “Petrino and Dorrell exchanged more than 4,300 text messages and nearly 300 phone calls over the past seven months — on game days, before dawn and even as the police report that hastened his downfall was being released to the public.”

    The true victims in this entire affair are Mrs. Becky Petrino and her children.

    Before he was fired, 51-year-old Petrino was earning an average annual salary of $3.5 million; that is money that will be sorely missed — and if Becky decides to divorce her philandering hubby she will probably not get as big of a pay day. Too bad she didn’t find out before the accident.

    Check out this new ballad about Petrino:

    Twitter users laugh at the ex-coach’s expense:

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    Josh Ward    A lot of people liked @ChrisVernonShow‘s Bobby Petrino song we played today. Listen to it here: http://t.co/nijg2DlP(image) 16 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Jeremy Hinrichs    Look up the “Ballad of Bobby Petrino” and tell me it don’t change your life. I laughed for a solid 20 minutes(image) 9 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Michael A. Teague    @BamaJuggs @SUPERBRASH @JHolt71 Instant Classic *Ballad of Bobby Petrino* http://t.co/GJVH2pOO(image) 12 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Rob    I definitely couldn’t stop laughing. Thanks for helping. Ballad of Bobby Petrino http://t.co/lUkJdKDU(image) 5 days ago via Twitter for iPad ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Brent, Clay & Blaine    Outstanding! RT @ChrisVernonShow The Ballad of Bobby Petrino http://t.co/XmSQccpZ(image) 5 days ago via Tweetbot for iOS ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

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    Dan Wolken    Genius RT @bharris901: RT @ChrisVernonShow: NEW SONG: “The Ballad of Bobby Petrino” —> http://t.co/Y31fw54f(image) 5 days ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Mrs. Petrino has been very quiet throughout the scandal.

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    Bobby is not in one single picture on his wife’s Facebook page.

  • Bobby Petrino Fired For Indiscretions, Apologizes To Razorbacks

    Arkansas Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino hired the young woman he was having an affair with as the Student Athlete Development Coordinator, officials say, just four days before the motorcycle accident that was the catalyst for their indiscretions to be discovered.

    “Coach Petrino abused his authority when over the past few weeks he made a staff decision and personal choices that benefited himself and jeopardized the integrity of the football program,” athletic director Jeff Long said at a press conference.

    Petrino was put on paid leave on April 5th after a police report named Jessica Dorrell as a passenger on Petrino’s motorcycle when it crashed. School officials had previously been told Petrino, who suffered various injuries and was briefly hospitalized, was alone on the bike.

    Long announced the coach’s disciplinary action last week in a press conference, saying he would have to investigate the matter further before making a final decision on Petrino’s fate.

    “I am disappointed that coach Petrino did not share with me, when he had the opportunity to, the full extent of the accident and who was involved,” Long said.

    The investigation turned up evidence that Petrino had been involved with Dorrell for a “significant amount of time” and that he had given her substantial cash gifts, and ultimately led to Long terminating the university’s relationship with Petrino for good last night. Petrino issued a statement afterward, apologizing to his family, his team, and Razorback fans.

    “I have hurt my wife Becky and our four children,” the statement reads. “I’ve let down the University of Arkansas, my team, coaching staff and everyone associated with the Razorback football program. As a result of my personal mistakes, we will not get to finish our goal of building a championship program. I wish that I had been given the opportunity to meet with the players and staff prior to this evening’s press conference and hope that I will be given the opportunity to give my apologies and say my goodbyes in person. We have left the program in better shape than we found it and I want the Razorback Nation to know that is my hope that the program achieves the success it deserves.”

    Because Petrino was fired “with cause”, the Razorbacks aren’t responsible for giving him the $18 million buyout named in his contract.

  • Bobby Petrino On Leave After Admitting Affair With 25-Year Old

    Arkansas Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino was put on leave yesterday after disclosing an “inappropriate relationship” with co-worker Jessica Dorrell. The admission came after the coach was in a motorcycle accident with Dorrell as his passenger and lied to administrators about being alone on the bike. Athletic Director Jeff Long appeared in a press conference on Thursday night to announce the news.

    Petrino was briefly hospitalized for four broken ribs and a cracked vertabra after rolling his bike; no other vehicles were involved and Dorrell declined treatment at the hospital. When a police report was filed regarding the accident which included Dorrell’s name, Petrino admitted to school officials that he’d been having a relationship with her and said he had initially been untruthful because he wanted to protect his family; the 51-year old is married and has four children.

    25-year old Dorrell, who is the Student-Athlete Development Co-ordinator at the university, has not been disciplined yet, but Long said he will have to investigate the matter further to see if action needs to be taken against her. It is unclear how long Petrino will be on paid leave.

    “I’m at the beginning of the review. I don’t know what I’m going to find,” Long said. “I am disappointed that coach Petrino did not share with me, when he had the opportunity to, the full extent of the accident and who was involved.”

    In a statement released on Thursday, Petrino said he hopes to make amends for his decisions.

    “I will fully cooperate with the university throughout this process and my hope is to repair my relationships with my family, my athletic director, the Razorback Nation and remain the head coach of the Razorbacks,” he said.

    Petrino has been with Arkansas for four years and has improved the Razorback’s game every season. Some fear this scandal will injure–or perhaps ruin–his career.