Circumstances made learning curve steeper for Hogs' coach when he arrived as first-year coach in SEC
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Considering Sam Pittman had never been a head coach for several decades before he got the Arkansas job, he was going to have to figure out some things. However, nobody knew he was going to have to figure out nearly everything in such a short time.
In other words, analytics is all fine and good, but he's going to go with his gut feeling. Football history is full of legendary plays being called on gut feelings and working. The ones that don't work really aren't remembered for long. Apparently Pittman is the one with the final veto or approval authority on big decisions. That probably isn't going to change with new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino upstairs calling plays.
Petrino helping on those decisions certainly is a bigger part of it. Some folks could view it as having a fall guy, but it's actually having somebody with a track record of success helping with those decisions and the Great Playcaller has his record of being successful taking chances. Too many losses tends to change everybody's attitude. At least Pittman's got the experience to just roll with the the punches.
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