On Saturday night at Rio Tinto Stadium, that was pretty much the case again. Before kickoff, before Real Salt Lake blew a 2-0 lead to the team from one state over, the club’s head coach was introduced on the massive jumbotron on the south side of the stadium.
Instead of the sideline box, Mike Petke was seated in small mid-level section solo, alone on a row with a mug of coffee, as the fans inside roared when the PA announcer blasted his name over the system. Petke, who a week ago went viral in yet another postgame rant, shook his head.