The fact that she was an attractive blond had absolutely nothing to do with her getting her job.
He's not getting fired! He could be caught in bed with a live boy or dead girl and still keep his job as long as he's winning . Razorback fans don't give a %#!+ what that scumbag does as long as they are winning.
Patrino is not Edwin Edwards....
From talking to my mom who lives in AR and from her talking to my brother who lives up that way, this seems to be pretty serious. I think there is a real chance they may fire him. There is a lot of pressure on the AD from both sides and he may well decide to go with the more "ethical" decision since he is going to lose supporters either way. At least they will look better in the national press. Otherwise, they get hit with the "win at all costs" charge. At this point I get the gut feeling that the odds are slightly in favor of firing him on the basis of hiring his girlfriend, but that might not make a difference. Remember as long as he is winning, the head football coach at the UA is the most popular and powerful individual in the state.
Of note, the two top candidates to replace Patrino if he is fired, at least mentioned publically, reside in Jonesboro and Birmingham and have never coached a game as HC at the BCS level. If one of those two is Patrino's replacement, that would be really crappy for those schools.
“Towie Barclay of the Glen, Happy to the maids, But never to the men.”
An editorial in today's Demozette started out with a definition. Hogaholics: An addiction afflicting generally insecure citizens of Arkansas that inevitably proves destructive, usually after a period of optimism and success. The addiction is usually to football and basketball programs that are nominally and periphally associated with the University of Arkansas and through which the citicizens of Arkansas seek validity and self worth.