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So Bobby Petrino finally figures out he’s in way over his head and decides (3 games before the end of the NFL season) to bolt for the comforts of Fayetteville. Here’s the form letter he left for his players upon leaving along with some KSK-inspred banter with his wife:

Becky: You realize you’re a 46-year-old man who goes by “Bobby,” right?

Petrino: (sighs) Yeah. Guess I’ll need to add my middle name if I wanna make it in Arkansas, huh?

Horrible. Terrible. Such an utter lack of class. What would the Hog Hotties like Jessica (Miss May) think about that poor example you’re setting for Arkansas, the school where the former coach was allegedly having an affair with a TV reporter. Um … Nevermind.

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ESPN has made a nasty habit out of acquiring various sports franchises and ruining the production value. They replaced the NBA on NBC and ratings slid into a crater. They turned Monday Night Football into a late night talk show where a football game is on in the background. They use Chris Berman and his tired act to upstage more experienced and knoledgable (and tolerable) anchors at big events like the Baseball Tonight and the US Open.

Saturday, NBC threw it to Costas just before the leaders teed off. Costas told us who they were, what was at stake and then it was back to golf. No speeches, poetry or floral designs. He knew that not a single soul had tuned in to the U.S. Open because he was there.

Compare Costas to ESPN’s signature guy, Chris Berman, who as tower host of the first two rounds of the Open, couldn’t help but show up as Vaudeville Chris, performing his TV clown act as if Open viewers would otherwise have been disappointed.

And don’t even ask the enthusiasts what they did to NASCAR or NHRA. So it shouldn’t be a surprise when they interupt a pretty good Alabama - Arkansas football game to try to promote the Women’s World Cup!

Most Pointless Interview - Mike Patrick exchanged a few words with US women’s soccer player Cat Whitehill, who didn’t even go to Alabama, as I had originally suspected. Turns out she’s from Birmingham, so apparently that was enough of a connection for ESPN to interview her during an Alabama game. They’ll stop at nothing to cross-promote, huh? (On a somewhat related note, while looking up Whitehill’s information, I noticed that there’s a player on the US team named Shannon Boxx. If that’s her real name, WOW.)

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