Today our buddies over at Sparty & Friends are caught with their tails between their legs. (For the moment at least.)

Yesterday, titular blogger Sparty broke the news that current Boise State coach, Chris Petersen would be leaving his position to take the head coaching job at Mississippi State. Within hours, blogs were picking up the story, Sparty was getting hate mail from all 5 corners of Idaho, and news sources were reporting there was a contract offer in the area of $9 million for 4 years.

If you’re looking for sense in this story, Petersen worked with Mississippi State AD

Of course, when unsubstantiated rumors from unnamed sources hit the internet, they are mostly ignored. Not this one.

“I have a lot of respect for director of athletics Greg Byrne and the Mississippi State athletic program, but I am not taking the head coaching position at Mississippi State,” Peterson said.

Fair enough.

“Mississippi State has not offered me the head coaching position. I normally do not comment on coaching positions at other schools, but felt I needed to do so in this situation.”

Odd that the head coach of an undefeated program would feel the need to dispute a blog post, but that’s his call.

Before we completely write this off, remember this wouldn’t be the first time a coach left a school after saying he wasn’t. (Most notably – and often – Nick Saban.) For now, we’ll write this one off as bad Intel. Until someone besides Petersen is named the new coach of Mississippi State, I’ll give Sparty and his questionable sources the benefit of the doubt. Unless of course someone else is named the new coach. Then we can pile on and boycott the blog.