Razorbacks bring in Petrino to combat the Goliaths of the SEC and wipe away last year's struggles.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Arkansas offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino has been the talk of fall camp and rightly so. Last year's performances that included a three-point showing against Mississippi State, a 14-point performance against Missouri and countless other gaffes to go along with the putrid outputs.
However, Petrino now has more pressure on him for reasons outher than the reputation that he inherits and the situation that his predecessor left him. The Razorbacks, whether through the athletic department's own volition or sabotage by some mystery man, seems content to bring a spoon to a gunfight in the1. Pittman, Yuracheck & Bobbit are great people, all of which I know & trust3.
Taking inspiration from the recently concluded Olympics, a pair of Swedish beach volleyball players took a decades-old game of three-touch volleyball and changed the cadence of the game,and won themselves a gold medal with two-touch play that befuddled their opponents. The pair of David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig beat a field full of blockers half a foot taller than both of them.
An obscure analogy that is born out of Olympic withdraws, yes. However, it does showcase what Arkansas is up against. The top echelon of the SEC is the massive block that is half a foot taller than the Razorbacks. The block consists of more NIL money and better raw talent, it's now up to Bobby Petrino to do what he was hired to do. Change the cadence, both literally and figuratively.
Arkansas' opening kickoff is now less than three weeks away. The first game is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Aug. 29 and will be broadcast on ESPNU.
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