Petrino on his year at Texas A&M: "Jimbo wanted to keep his terminology, and I didn't sleep for months"

One of the most intriguing storylines heading into this past fall's college football season was the partnership between Jimbo Fisher and then-new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino.

Fisher had brought in the renowned offensive mind to help revamp the Aggies offense in what turned out to be a make-or-break season for Jimbo.

However, there was no shortage of questions on how the play calling relationship was going to work. 

From a coaching perspective, are you going to ask your entire roster to learn something new, or just ask the new coordinator to adapt? Neither approach is proven to be better than the other.

Was Jimbo going to give up control and let Petrino bring in his system? Was Petrino going to call the offense using Jimbos system and terminology? Was it going to be a blend of both?

Fisher danced around those questions during every conceivable opportunity to provide clarity, and after a 6-4 season the Aggies parted ways with him while acknowledging they'd have to pay a ridiculous buyout.

Petrino has since landed back in Arkansas as the offensive coordinator for Sam Pittman, and yesterday he joined Razorback Daily and shared some perspective on his brief tenure with Jimbo.

"I'm going to put in the offense that I know," Petrino shared on his plans for the Razorbacks.

"Last season I went into A&M and Jimbo wanted to keep his terminology, and I didn't sleep for months. It was hard. I was studying every night, trying to figure this out, and wondering why are we calling it this way?"

"But I have an offense that I am very familiar with and understand inside and out and calling it will be much easier, and going quicker. The players are going to have to work hard at understanding it."

Petrino goes on to share that they have a process involved that will see them install the offense three times before they kick off the fall season.

"Psychologists say that if you learn something three times, you better have it."

If Petrino is able to come in and have success with Pittman at Arkansas right away, loyal Aggie fans will have more fuel to always wonder what could have been with the Aggies if Jimbo had just relinquished some offensive control.