well, if it couldn't get any worse for the falcons it just got a bit easier... this is a franchise in desperate need of rebuilding and having to pay to get rid of Petrino would have only made it more difficult... as well as if he had stayed and picked brohm with their 1st round pick... which, i think, would have been a mistake... either way Petrino is now the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Falcons are probably just as glad to not have to pay to fire him...

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3150783