I know Bobby’s 2009 and 2011 Tuscaloosa nightmares are real. I was there. Being in Bryant-Denny, unfettered by the narrow view of a television camera, I watched Petrino’s offenses collapse. Twice the Alabama football defenses were too tough and too smart for Petrino’s offenses.
It was easy to be impressed with the precision of Arkansas receivers, executed in a flash immediately after a snap. But you had to look quickly because most Arkansas plays did not last long. Bobby Petrino may not have been humbled but that does mean he was not marred by those game experiences.
Bobby Petrino had a reputation as a sharp offensive mind before becoming a head coach.