Gators cap costs Razorbacks correspondent her job

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Need more proof that former Falcons coach Bobby Petrino can be, uh, a bit difficult to deal with, or that the South takes its college football very seriously?

Hog Sports Radio's Renee Gork can certainly vouch after she was fired Monday for wearing a Florida Gators cap to a Petrino press conference over the weekend, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports.

Gork was called out by Petrino, now the Razorbacks head coach, after she asked a question following a scrimmage Saturday afternoon.

"And that will be the last question I answer with that hat on," Petrino told the reporter, tongue nowhere near his cheek.

The Democrat-Gazette reported the confrontation led to "heated discussions" online, with some calling for Gork's job. According to her Facebook page, the correspondent is a University of Florida graduate.

On Monday, less than two hours before she was scheduled to go on air, Gork tweeted that she had been fired.

"Was hoping to publicly apologize to coach Petrino and UA fans on the show today, but I won't get that chance now ... I've been fired," she said.

Gators cap costs Razorbacks correspondent her job | ajc.com
 
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Petrino is obviously over-reacting here... but why would the reporter (Gork) feel compelled to wear a Florida Gators hat to an Arky press conference?

Both sides are stupid... and Gork is probably jockeying for a wrongful termination.
 
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I'm not sure what is dumber, Petrino for being a jerk about something that stupid or the reporter for wearing something like that when she is working.

The fact that she got fired is ludicrous though.
 
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GAVol said:
I'm not sure what is dumber, Petrino for being a jerk about something that stupid or the reporter for wearing something like that when she is working.

The fact that she got fired is ludicrous though.
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this. stupid move for wearing the hat (or any hat in a press conference situation) on the job, but no reason for her to be let go either
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Wow Petrino...sack up buddy. Yeah it was dumb to wear the hat but the fact that she was fired is totally ridiculous.
 
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You think any coach would stand for that? I agree with Petrino. No need for the posturing by the woman, and Petrino can refuse to answer a question posed by someone who is obviously biased. It's not like he got her fired either.
 
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Heebs said:
You think any coach would stand for that? I agree with Petrino. No need for the posturing by the woman, and Petrino can refuse to answer a question posed by someone who is obviously biased. It's not like he got her fired either.
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Exactly. Unless it comes out that he personally called that station and said "Fire that girl!" I fail to see what he did wrong.
 
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This is ridiculous all around. She went to UF, which they almost had to have known when they hired her, so it is not unreasonable to assume that she has plenty of Gator gear. It was just a mistake on her part that she wore it where she did. This doesn't seem right to me.
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good job on the reporters part, show up at a presser about Arkansas's pre-season where fans want to hear all they can about Razorback football and it turns into a story about UF.

It would have been more appropriate at SEC media days.
 
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So she got fired for using her constitutional rights?So are the dictating to people what they have to wear or are they jackarses? I think anyone can wear whatever they want as long as it's not lewd. Sue the piss out of them!what's the world came to.
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bigvol77 said:
So she got fired for using her constitutional rights?So are the dictating to people what they have to wear or are they jackarses? I think anyone can wear whatever they want as long as it's not lewd. Sue the piss out of them!what's the world came to.
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that really doesn't apply. She got fired for being stupid
 
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She should had known better.... Now she shouldn't have lost her job over it but that was dumb on her part. Like Antoine Dodson said "you are so dumb you are really dumb for real"
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bigvol77 said:
So she got fired for using her constitutional rights?So are the dictating to people what they have to wear or are they jackarses? I think anyone can wear whatever they want as long as it's not lewd. Sue the piss out of them!what's the world came to.
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Her company dictates what she should wear. The school dictated whether to talk to her or not.

so whose rights are you crying about?
 
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bigvol77 said:
So she got fired for using her constitutional rights?So are the dictating to people what they have to wear or are they jackarses? I think anyone can wear whatever they want as long as it's not lewd. Sue the piss out of them!what's the world came to.
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Her employer and the University of Arkansas have every right also to dictate how business is conducted.

I'm going to guess no job of yours nor any place you've ever been has a dress code.
 
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Maybe she did so she would get fired, her story would be all over the news, the Florida radio network see the story, feel sorry for her and offer her a job at her Alma mater.... Because she really hates being in Arkansas lol that's just my theory
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Good! Glad she got fired. We don't need stinkin Gators every where we go.
She probably got fired since Jorts are not proper Dress Code for her job.
 
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bigvol77 said:
So she got fired for using her constitutional rights? So are the dictating to people what they have to wear or are they jackarses? I think anyone can wear whatever they want as long as it's not lewd. Sue the piss out of them!what's the world came to.
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So much about this post is scary and a condemnation of our educational system.
 
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A journalist is supposed to be a professional. I don't think wearing your college's sports gear when going to a media function to another school that you are employed to cover is very professional.

Not saying she should have been fired, but she isn't faultless.
 
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bigvol77 said:
So she got fired for using her constitutional rights?So are the dictating to people what they have to wear or are they jackarses? I think anyone can wear whatever they want as long as it's not lewd. Sue the piss out of them!what's the world came to.
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Wouldn't that violate the same constitutional rights that you are attempting to refer to?
Your post contradicts itself, aside from it being absurd
 
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