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Oct 7, 2023; College Station, Texas; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Jimbo Fisher reacts after a play during the fourth quarter against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Kyle Field. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Under the leadership of now-former head coach Jimbo Fisher, the Texas A&M Football program experienced a stark contrast. Despite Fisher’s success in recruiting, which was particularly evident in the nine-win season during the Covid-ravaged 2020 campaign, the team’s performance on the field did not match this success, especially in October and November.
Former AD Ross Bjork’s decision to extend Fisher’s contract until the 2031 season was always a gamble. It was a massive commitment based on a single season of success, and in this instance, may have been too hasty, shouldering most of the blame for not waiting to see Fisher’s long-term performance.
As the seasons wore on, including a 5-7 finish in 2022 after entering the year ranked 6th in the AP Top 25, the national media began to doubt if Fisher was the right choice from a cultural perspective. The accumulation of recruiting talent and the blatant lack of transfer portal utilization reached a breaking point toward the end of the 2023 season.
Losing three out of four key matchups, Texas A&M’s winnable 38-35 road loss to Ole Miss was the rumored loss that sealed Fisher’s fate, as the once big-time hire was let go on Sunday, Nov. 12, just a date after A&M’s 51-10 win over Mississippi State.
Fisher’s massive $75 million buyout is an obvious eye-sore, as the school and alumni are on the hook for the next seven years.
Two weeks later, the exhaustive coaching search came down to Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops and Duke head coach Mike Elko. As we all remember, the negative online reaction regarding the rumored Stoops hire partially eliminated him from consideration.
Knowing that Elko…
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Publish date : 2024-11-12 21:29:06
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