I'll say this then leave your site to yourselves. I only came over here by being sucked in on a rumor Petrino was going to be fired, which we all know now was just BS, so i was just checking things out. I've been a JPC member since inception here at PU and by some, probably considered a "fairly high" donor and seldom ,if ever make comments on another site. So first of all, your only hearing this from some one whose talked personally to Jeff, his wife, his brother and son plus others on staff on several occasions over the past year and a half. My impressions have been that the entire group and especially the Brohm's are the most sincere,polite,respectful and courteous people i've ever been around, and this is my 10th coach at PU that ive been associated with. ANY school would be proud but also LUCKY to have them as part of their program. I understand why you would want him so badly, believe me.But..facts are facts..had this situation arised only a couple three years ago ..you'd have serious optimism..however we have new President (ex-govenor),new BOT and chairman, and new AD who have committed any, and all B1GTEN revenues ( 51 MILLION THIS YEAR)+ JPC to stay within athletic dept.which had never happened in the past so this puts Louisville , right off the bat, about 25 million in the hole, head to head. Last year we had the largest attendance increase in FBS. both in raw numbers and %. Expansion plans for the open end of stadium..on the drawing board for several years are now under full steam ahead to make it "comparable to any stadium in US" at a now rough estimate of 60M to complete prior to 2022. You can read my previous post on the financials at the PU end and conclude for your self what the $ numbers on on Louisville end are. but when added together its staggering,unfortunately, for both sides,but this is what college athletics has created. I know the pat answer is,"but its home town and really wanted to be here all the time" Being privy to some of the "bigtime" donors here, the general consensus is 1) its gonna take "Texas" size $ to get the Brohms to leave prior to atleast 2024 2) may end up at "ville as a last stop to "cap off career" barring age requirements at Louisville 3) NFL may come calling...then all bets off the table! Good Luck in your quest for a new coach if Patrino is no longer your coach, but be careful in what you wish for..as our history can attest to that.
