Rough times to be Bobby Petrino

Former Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino was fired this past week because he covered up an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. According to phone records obtained by Arkansas media, he sent his 25-year-old girlfriend, Jessica Dorrell, hundreds of text messages. Petrino, 51, also gave her $20,000, which she used to purchase a new car. The relationship was discovered after a motorcycle accident in which both Petrino and Dorrell were involved became public.

Twitter has had some fun with the juicy details of the debacle:

https://twitter.com/#!/AdamSchefter/status/190772428878786560

https://twitter.com/#!/KingBlizzuntz94/status/191176700191711234

https://twitter.com/#!/eBrianCox/status/191179978774290432

https://twitter.com/#!/TheRobBromley/status/191179607989424129

https://twitter.com/#!/Mr_Carter_K/status/191176352735571970

https://twitter.com/#!/Brenden_McVay/status/191175677427458049

Dorrell, who was scheduled to be engaged this summer, has now been placed on paid leave by the University of Arkansas.

https://twitter.com/#!/secollegesports/status/191176598295293952

https://twitter.com/#!/I_GotFinesse/status/191175947842633729

https://twitter.com/#!/TurnUpTone/status/191182340427493376

https://twitter.com/#!/UKsportstalk1/status/191177801573998592

No, Petrino did not quite make it to Tiger Woods type levels in his extra-marital transgressions. But, you cannot accuse him of not trying.