The rain that came down throughout Arkansas’ 33-24 home loss to Auburn was the literal cold water on the fantasy that Bobby Petrino should keep the Hogs’ head coaching position beyond this season.
Petrino’s Razorbacks narrowly lost his first two games as interim head coach, but his offense performed well in both games. The idea of Petrino taking charge indefinitely with the ability to invest in his own defense (as if Petrino has ever invested significantly in defense), seemed like an intriguing idea to what seemed like a growing number of fans and even members of the Arkansas sports media.