Petrino's time here is popular to point at, but that was also a pre-SEC expansion- an entirely different era of SEC football. It was a time when we had more recruiting pull with A&M and Misery in the Big12, and we had lightning in a bottle instate classes.
We had a brand that had not yet been trashed as we had appeared in 2 SEC championship games in the 6 years prior to Petrino's arrival. We sent DMAC to New York in back to back years.
It's been 12 years since Petrino was here, and we've had 5 winning seasons, only 3 of which we were above .500 going into a bowl game. We have not won double digit games in any of the seasons. Our program could not be in a more opposite place now than it was then.
In the year of our lord 2023, what can this program be? This is not a pitch to keep Pittman, but what are we looking for? Are our expectations aligned with what's actually possible? How much does the coach matter?
We had a brand that had not yet been trashed as we had appeared in 2 SEC championship games in the 6 years prior to Petrino's arrival. We sent DMAC to New York in back to back years.
It's been 12 years since Petrino was here, and we've had 5 winning seasons, only 3 of which we were above .500 going into a bowl game. We have not won double digit games in any of the seasons. Our program could not be in a more opposite place now than it was then.
In the year of our lord 2023, what can this program be? This is not a pitch to keep Pittman, but what are we looking for? Are our expectations aligned with what's actually possible? How much does the coach matter?
