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I’d say I was surprised to learn of Bobby Petrino’s sudden decision to resign as the head coach of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and take over at the University of Arkansas, except that Petrino is the guy who would quit 13 games into his first NFL season the very day he apparently contacted Arkansas and expressed his desire to be its next coach.

In the two years he was in the Big East, there was a occasional running joke where some reporters would ask Louisville reporters if they still had a coach. The guy is just a … well, no matter what I would choose to say about Petrino, it couldn’t best the best of ESPN.com’s Pat Forde, who has a history with Petrino and skewered him this morning.

Bobby Petrino will return your embrace, Hog fans. But while he’s hugging you he’ll be looking over your shoulder, scanning the terrain for his next hook-up.

Even in a profession rife with dishonest posturing, Petrino is singularly mercenary. Loyalty, allegiance, commitment and honesty are foreign concepts to him. It must be a sad existence.

I apologize to Alabama’s Nick Saban — last year I named him president of the Liar’s Club. He’s been impeached and replaced by the disingenuous drifter.