Sounds like he's set to interview. Also, Purdue hired Illinois DC, Ryan Walters, as their new HC. No dog in the fight, but to go from an offensive minded team to a defensive one, that might take some time. The roster management alone will be a head ache.
Petrino to be A&M's OC?
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A good place for BP. He's not a spring chicken and what better place than a school with a dire need and plenty of money to throw around.
Petrino having to answer to somebody who is functionally illiterate will be interesting.
Fisher into headset: "WhaistsafeTlookwhenweRempty"said at 3000 rpm
PetrinoInnerVoiceInterpreter thinks: "What is the Safety wanting when his stomach is empty?"
Petrino into headset: "You ever been to Cincinnati...maybe a 4 way with onions?"
Fisher: "I don't know...SlicedBread I guess"
Fisher into headset: "WhaistsafeTlookwhenweRempty"said at 3000 rpm
PetrinoInnerVoiceInterpreter thinks: "What is the Safety wanting when his stomach is empty?"
Petrino into headset: "You ever been to Cincinnati...maybe a 4 way with onions?"
Fisher: "I don't know...SlicedBread I guess"
They really are desperate. Never thought I’d see Bobby back in the $EC. He could actually help them if Jimbo would turn over the offense to him. Great spot for Bobby
I think it is ironic and a little amusing that Owens was on record as saying he was a little skeptical about getting enough carries in a pass happy offense. And now meet your new OC - Bobby Petrino!
And here is the typical fallacy about Petrino and his offensive coaching prowess. It’s not that Petrino was not a savant in the passing game but his true bread and butter was the running game. Even seasoned sports writers forget this.
These are just his Louisville teams’ average per game stats in his 1st go round here rounding up:
Per Game:
2003:
Rushes- 40
Passes- 30
2004:
Rushes- 45
Passes- 30
2005:
Rushes- 39
Passes- 31
2006:
Rushes- 37
Passes- 29
Petrino’s 2nd stint was very similar statistic wise until 2017 when teams were ridiculously stacking the box against Lamar. Even then his team ran more than they passed.
For comparison sake, the pass happy (RIP) Mike Leach’s 2021 Mississippi St team averaged 54 passes per game and only 21 rushes.
BP has always heavily believed in a strong running game first. That’s what made his teams unstoppable in his prime. I hate that we missed on Owens but if BP is on his game he’ll be in great hands.
The good coordinators are flexible enough to use what they have. BP 1st stint he had running backs and a really good line. Not so much the 2nd time around.
To me a red flag with Brohm is they couldn’t run the ball at Purdue. Defenses are better I understand that but they haven’t been good in the running game. The Purdue fans don’t like the Oline coach.
I know QB gets all the attention but for next year they better find bodies on the Oline. They are already losing guys to graduation and to Cincy. They are pretty thin.
To me a red flag with Brohm is they couldn’t run the ball at Purdue. Defenses are better I understand that but they haven’t been good in the running game. The Purdue fans don’t like the Oline coach.
I know QB gets all the attention but for next year they better find bodies on the Oline. They are already losing guys to graduation and to Cincy. They are pretty thin.
Just my opinion, but I believe the balance between Petrino’s run/pass statistics in terms of the number of attempts can be a little misleading, as I believe actual yardage and effectiveness would be a better indication as to his game plan. I always felt like his strategy was more about using those repetitive running plays as a way to force the opposing defense into mismatches in pass coverage.
Bobby made his reputation as an OC & QB coach, as his peers recognized him as a bit of an offensive genius prior to becoming a Head Coach. In truth, his personality really limited his career as a head coach, as he struggled getting along with his assistants. Even his brother Paul left at the first opportunity. With that said, I believe that every single QB that Bobby coached in college is coaching at some level.
Unrelated to Petrino, as anyone else noticed that Will Stein was named OC at Oregon. Interesting that Stefan Lefors, Hunter Cantwell and Chris Redman all have the same thing in common, QBs at UL and coached at CAL here in Louisville.
Bobby made his reputation as an OC & QB coach, as his peers recognized him as a bit of an offensive genius prior to becoming a Head Coach. In truth, his personality really limited his career as a head coach, as he struggled getting along with his assistants. Even his brother Paul left at the first opportunity. With that said, I believe that every single QB that Bobby coached in college is coaching at some level.
Unrelated to Petrino, as anyone else noticed that Will Stein was named OC at Oregon. Interesting that Stefan Lefors, Hunter Cantwell and Chris Redman all have the same thing in common, QBs at UL and coached at CAL here in Louisville.
Bobby should have no need for that much money, at this point, thanks to the Jurich buyout of $14,000,000.
The good thing with a bunch of former players in coaching you have the ability to absorb losses with guys that fit the program and scheme. Brian leaves go get Stein. All sorts of options for a QB coach.
I wonder how much if that run game was clock-killing late in blowouts, or at least with a late lead. Bobby v1.0 was good at that.
Bobby 1.0 wasn’t exactly a kill the clock kind of coach. He ran up scores, refused to take knees, and punched in late TD’s. I miss that.
I’m sure some of it was but I can’t believe fans forget how much and how well the Cards ran the ball under Petrino. His offensive line under Mike Summers then excelled at exploding off the ball in run blocking.
Michael Bush, Eric Shelton, Kolby Smith, Lionel Gates all had great careers at Louisville under Petrino, not to mention Leroy Collins and Frank Moreau had over 1100 and 1200 yard rushing seasons when BP was the Offensive coordinator for John L.
Petrino ran the power spread. Running the ball was the cornerstone of the offense. His genius was running the same play out of multiple formations. The defense was always on their heels and he would set up big plays by actions (particularly running plays) early in the game and then kill them with play action and bootleg plays.
Dead on and I don’t think I ever enjoyed watching an offense more during his first stint here. Here’s an example of how heavily he relied on the run game. From the box score of the 2004 Liberty Bowl that went down to the wire 44-40.
Rushing: 50 attempts for 325 yds 3 TDs
Passing: 21 of 31 for 235 yds 3 TDs.
UNLV plays in the Raiders new stadium. If Bobby does well, he may get the call up to save the Silver & Black..
It’s a no lose situation for BP at UNLV. A team that’s been in the gutter for a good while and their new head coach is strictly a defensive guy.
As far as the NFL goes, his name is still mud but it’s possible that if UNLV lights up the scoreboard and still loses enough games, Bobby can knife the head coach who hired him in the back to grab the top coaching spot in a couple of years.
What kind of an idiot would turn down a chance to be an OC at a SEC school like Texas A&M and instead take the same position at UNLV?
How do you know he turned it down? Maybe A&M didn’t actually want to make the hire and to be honest, it’s doubtful that 2 offensive minded coaches like Petrino and head coach Jimbo Fisher could co-exist for long.
If he tears it up at UNLV they’ll be plenty of power Conference OC jobs open to him and maybe even a Head Coaching job at a lesser Power Conference program. To be honest, at BP’s age, he’s probably just wanting one more shot at being a head coach and turning around another program.
