My apologies if anyone knows or is related to the high school prospect in this ajc.com article, but he seems pretty darn devoid of critical thinking skills, considering that he's from ATL and a football player . . .
Petrino leaves good impression with Atlanta prospects
By Michael Carvell
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 01/31/08
Former Falcons coach Bobby Petrino proved he can still make a good impression in the Atlanta area.
Petrino, now coach at Arkansas, spent extensive time over the past two weeks recruiting the top two prospects from Chattahoochee High School, defensive end Justin Smith and safety Elton Ford.
“My impression of [Petrino] was very high. I was just really impressed with how honest he was with the kids,” Chattahoochee coach Terry Crowder said. “I would have to say he is now one of my favorite head coaches I’ve ever met. I just can’t say enough good things.”
Did the subject of the Falcons come up? “No, we never talked about it at all,” Crowder said.
When Petrino showed up at the Alpharetta school last week, he created a stir with his celebrity status among students and faculty. Petrino was able to convince Ford to flip-flop from N.C. State to the Razorbacks, with Ford revealing the switch after an official visit to Arkansas last weekend.
“I just got a good vibe about Coach Petrino from the start: He is straight up and honest about everything,” Ford said.
“I know all about what happened with him and the Falcons, but that didn’t have any influence on me. I guess he just had to do what was best for him. I know I’m doing what is best for me, and that’s to play for [Petrino] at Arkansas. He just wins wherever he goes.”
Petrino perhaps made his best impression with his reaction to Smith breaking the commitment he made to Arkansas last summer in order to follow coach Houston Nutt to Ole Miss. Nutt resigned in November and was hired by the Rebels in December.
Said Crowder: “Coach Petrino understood and didn’t give Justin [any guilt trips]. He wants players at Arkansas that want to be Arkansas Razorbacks, so he was fine with everything.”
Yep...one of those guys is a worthless POS...and the other is an idiot for believing that worthless POS... n7rryb