The man behind the counter of the Pig Tail By-Pass Country Café is the leading authority on Bobby Petrino in these parts. At least he was the first authority three weeks ago when that infamous motorcycle crashed less than a mile from here on that infamous day.
"It was a Sunday evening," Hooshang Nazarali said. "Someone came and told me. He was a good coach. Football has done real good. I don't know why he did that."
Nazarali does know that Petrino has been good for business. The Iranian ex-pat has run the humble convenience store on this lonely stretch of two-lane Highway 16 for 29 years. It's usually a welcome outpost for tourists, truckers and students traveling back and forth from the ...
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