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| Joe Montana and a Walmart executive discussed leadership. |
LI and I watched Joe Montana play at Notre Dame. He was very close to his father, which I believe was key to his confidence in the game. The meeting erupted when Montana was introduced. He pointed out that he was one of seven quarterbacks recruited for Notre Dame, that he had to work his way up to being the seventh of seven QBs.
Asked about his long career and four Superbowl rings, he said, "Jerry Rice came to practices, caught the ball, and headed for the end zone. He did not just run a few yards and stop. His attitude changed the whole team's approach. That is why he is the all-time receiving record holder."
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| Jeff Long spoke about the qualities emphasized at Arkansas and most importantly, "What we will not tolerate." |
Jeff Long is the Arkansas Athletic Director who fired Bobby Petrino for having an affair with his young, blonde, engaged-to-be-married assistant.
When the news first came out, and Bobby's initial lies were exposed (before the stripper story came out), sports writers were betting on Petrino getting a pass because of his team's top ten status. College football really matters in the South.
A. D. Jeff Long fired Petrino, and the school leaders backed him up. The student body produced sweatshirts in support of Long's decision, unlike the Penn State students who rioted when Joe Paterno was fired for covering up Jerry Sandusky's heinous crimes against children.
Walmart's featuring of Jeff Long is an indication of their emphasis upon executive integrity. A business has the same problems as a church body when infidelity is overlooked, approved, or covered up. One deception leads to another, so the initial problems expands and infects.
Does it matter that WELS, Missouri, and the ELS rely on money from an adulterous billionaire - praising him for being such a saint? Yes, I think the initial dishonesty has infected all the other decisions and claims made afterwards. Or - the reprobates had no problem with making money from selling indulgences.
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| Coach Petrino was the highest paid Arkansas employee when he was fired. The SynConference would have made him Athletic Director and fired anyone who disagreed. |
