Jimbo Fisher believes Bobby Petrino 'called an excellent game' vs. Arkansas
Jimbo Fisher was ecstatic with Bobby Petrino following Texas A&M‘s offensive performance against Arkansas.
The Aggies leader had nothing but praise for his offensive coordinator, believing he did a masterful job with the team’s game-plan as Texas A&M advanced to 4-1 on the season.
“I thought he called a great game,” Fisher said, regarding Petrino. “We punted twice in the game. I mean, we had the interception on the first drive and we had a fumble, but we — I thought Bobby called an excellent game. We mixed run. We had pass. We spread the ball around. We had different formations, personnel. I think he’s had a great year all year. He’s doing a great job. Called a hell of a game.
“We’ve got to execute a bit better, and we were. I thought we could’ve took the air out of it right there, with about four, five minutes to go. We were doing it, and then we let them back in it. But then we were able to come back and do it. So I think he’s doing a hell of a job.”
Alas, Petrino’s job at offensive coordinator has Texas A&M looking for more, as they’ll take on Alabama in Week 6. If Fisher’s team can find victory against the Crimson Tide, it’ll be time to start taking them seriously inside the SEC.
Jimbo Fisher will need Bobby Petrino to continue to be at the top of his game moving forward, and if he’s able to get the job done, Texas A&M has some sunny days ahead.
Paul Finebaum believes Texas A&M has a chance in SEC West with Max Johnson at QB
Moreover, Texas A&M has turned toward transfer QB Max Johnson to be their guy after losing starter Conner Weigman for the season with an injury.
After Weigman’s injury against Auburn, Johnson came in and led the Aggies to a 27-10 win over the Tigers before making his first start of the year for Texas A&M in a winning effort against Arkansas on Saturday.
With Johnson proving his abilities to win in the SEC for the last two weeks, SEC analyst Paul Finebaum believes the SEC West is wide open. Texas A&M, who is set to battle Alabama in College Station for Week 6, can overtake the Crimson Tide as favorites to win the entire division. He labeled Alabama as No. 1, and Texas A&M No. 1A in the SEC West.
“As I was watching [the Arkansas] game, I thought that if A&M won this game — watch out,” Finebaum told ESPN’s Matt Barrie on Sunday. “They needed momentum and they have it now. They’ve beaten two very average teams, but they’ve gotten out of it what they needed to get out of it, with momentum heading into Kyle Field on Saturday.
“I think the feeling at A&M — and I was there a week ago — was that [they believe] they can beat Alabama. This is not two years ago when this was a pipe dream and they know they can beat Alabama.”