Arkansas Vs. South Carolina: Bobby Petrino Performance Review!

Talk to us about your view of the job Bobby Petrino is doing in Fayetteville. Although it looks like Arkansas will miss out on the SEC championship game, are you happy with the way the season is going?
Overall, Petrino has done a fine job in Fayetteville. When he took over the program nearly three years ago, the cupboard was pretty bare, but the Hogs missed bowl eligibility by only one victory in 2008, and they improved to seven regular-season wins last year. This season, Arkansas is well positioned to again improve its season victory total. On top of that, the Hogs possess the most explosive offensive attack in the history of the program. As has been well documented, however, the Razorbacks’ defense and special teams must improve for the team to seriously compete in the SEC, and we’ll just have to wait and see if Petrino and his staff are able to upgrade those units.
Having said all that, the season does feel like a slight disap­point­ment for seve­ral rea­sons. First off, while there’s cer­tainly no shame in losing to Ala­bama or Auburn, the Hogs had leads in the fourth quarter of those contests only to per­for­m ineptly in the final minu­tes. [Eds. note: where have I heard that before?] And in most of their other games, the Hogs have loo­ked somewhat sluggish. For whatever reasons, Arkansas often has had trouble scoring in the second half.