It’s funny to me how people are acting surprised that Bobby Petrino ditched the Falcons for the open Arkansas job. Sure, it was a douche move to quit before the season is over. And sure, it was an even bigger douche move for him to submit his resignation by phone. But is any of that really surprising, all things considered?

That team was doomed before it ever stepped on a field, and will be doomed for several years to come.

The most egregious pearl-clutching comes from Jeff Schultz at the AJC, whom I normally think is a pretty good writer, but who gets it wrong here:

Michael Vick lied to Arthur Blank. Bobby Petrino lied to Arthur Blank. The second guy didn’t break any laws, but the two are closer than we could have imagined in the character department.

What kind of idiot would tell his boss he’s looking for another job? How is that even remotely comparable to lying about murdering dogs?

I think Jeff is just pissed because he somehow didn’t see it coming. I’m only surprised Petrino stayed for 13 games.

Update 11:56 p.m. Ooh, this just occurred to me: if Petrino’s Arkansas team wins the SEC West, he’d have to play the championship game in the Georgia Dome. I would pay to see that even if UT wasn’t the SEC East representative.