Is Petrino a "bigtime" coach?

[bulls96go]

last year he:

1. lost a winable game at miami

2. let WVU come from behind to win

3. let USF  ;D surprise him with a spanking.

big time coaches win the games they are supposed to, then take advantage of all opportunities.

so far so good this year he has:

1. beaten miami

2. won at WVU (taken advantage of their miscues)

now can he avoid the letdown or breaking under the pressure of expectations

RU is a should win (UL clearly has more talent)

usf they will be favored and at home

pitt they should be bigtime favoured, but it is an away game

uconn different planet and at home

if he does not go 4-0 with this schedule, with a NC appearence on the line, can he be considered a great coach?

This is not a flame but a legit question, when he lost the miami game last year i said he would grow from that and become great.

I am a usf fan and hope we win again.

I am also a BE fan and would love for UL to go to the NC and WIN. Petrino has the offense and moxie to pull it off...i hope he takes care of his business and takes his opportunity, theses donot come around every year.

[smazza]

we will find out tonight

[Velcro]

If he beats Rutgers, us, pitt, and uconn, they deserve the title bid.  Their SOS will take a tremedous leap forward with this backloaded schedule. If only UConn weren't there  

[smazza]

another pretender as i predicted weeks ago

wv will beat ru but if ru manages to beat wv they should not be in NC game

current rankings for big east team are generous

[smazza]

If he beats Rutgers, us, pitt, and uconn, they deserve the title bid.  Their SOS will take a tremedous leap forward with this backloaded schedule. If only UConn weren't there  

open you eyes

how can you say that

wv,ul and ru are overated as evidenced last 2 weeks

best big east team never deseserved to be in nc game

as soon as top big east team played someone they LOST

[Apis Bull]

Of course they would since the TOP three Big East teams have played each other, someone is bound to lose.   :  :  :

[smazza]

great teams go undefeated

great teams win on the road

big east 3 best teams cant win on the road as ru loss ot wv will prove

[Joe]

Petrino has never been a great big game coach (3-6 v. ranked teams all-time)

He redeemed himself v. Miami and WVU, then craped the bag by not correctly preparing his O-Line for a defense that has run this same scheme against UNC and USF (the two Rutgers games I've really watched).

[HarveyGlass]

great teams go undefeated

great teams win on the road

big east 3 best teams cant win on the road as ru loss ot wv will prove

Winning AT #3(for WVU), and AT #14(for UofL), is not the cakewalk you make it out to be.

You obviously think the BigEast does not deserve to be ranked very high, but I want to know who could stroll into either place and be considered the favorite.

As for Petrino, he's young.  He learned a lesson Thursday, and hopefully he'll be better because of it.  Keep in mind that UofL is just now (the past couple of years) starting to get big-time talent.  This year alone will double the value of a scholarship to Louisville in the eyes of HS kids.

[smazza]

great teams go undefeated

great teams win on the road

big east 3 best teams cant win on the road as ru loss ot wv will prove

Winning AT #3(for WVU), and AT #14(for UofL), is not the cakewalk you make it out to be.

You obviously think the BigEast does not deserve to be ranked very high, but I want to know who could stroll into either place and be considered the favorite.

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you will never compete for a NC unitl you learn to win on the road

and you will never do that until you scedhule top teams on the road