Josh Pate On Jimbo Fisher Being Fired By Texas A&M (Late Kick Cut)

Jimbo Fisher was fired by Texas A&M Sunday with the bombshell announcement rocking College Football, but on Late Kick Live Ep 452 Josh Pate responded to the news with a different angle on A&M's decision and what the real impact will be. How many Transfer Portal exits could we see? Who will land the Texas A&M job? Was this the right decision for the Aggies? How elite is the Texas A&M job? Let us know what you think in the comments below and be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the channel and CLICK THE BELL for notifications as we bring you multiple live shows per week!
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[@JoshPateCFB]

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[@buckshot6481]

Josh are you Texan ? A&M has always been the red headed step kid, the "awe isn't he special" baby with issues. Jimbo had one good year with a Jamis Winston on his resume. The very was he treated FSU should've been a huge Red flag.

[@sc100ott]

I’m just curious how Josh would rank the top 25 coaching jobs in CFB. I mean (heaven forbid) if all the Power5 head coaches were at a convention and the roof caved in, what would be the top 25 programs in the pecking order to fill vacancies.

[@wordnerd2005]

The good news for am fans is that the search has concluded. It has been confirmed and the announcement is eminent. The new coach will bring national championship experience from Texas. Also SEC stops in Florida South Carolina Auburn Alabama Georgia and others. Yes coach BOOM MUSCHAMP will be the 12th man and new skipper to lead your program. Ready or not here comes the BOOM. Here comes the BOOM.

[@MisterDigDug]

A contract like that puts some in a position that they’d rather get fired.

[@price1008]

I don’t think he even tried honestly. That was his retire early plan.

[@showtale8325]

It's Jimbo's strategy

[@Babylion2311]

Jesus loves you have a wonderful day

[@paulrobinson3213]

Beating Bama twice in the last 11 years has cost A&M over 100 million dollars in buyouts

[@djLagwayEnjoyer]

They also had a pretty big win over Florida in the 2020-21 season. Florida lost to national champ Bama by 4 points that season in the SEC ship game. Crazy that AnM has been able to win some big games but lose to FCS schools lol

[@gingobellz4800]

Beating Alabama is awesome but, it's also a mirage. Johnny " the punk " Manziel is still making a living off his Alabama win.😂😂😂

[@encycl07pedia-]

@@djLagwayEnjoyer UF isn't a big win. LMFAO! UF was 8-4. TAMU is a poverty program.

[@djLagwayEnjoyer]

@@encycl07pedia- you’re a clown. UF was 8-2 going into the sec ship game that season with the #1 OFFENSE in the country. They lost to TAMU on a last second field goal and also lost to LSU on another last second field goal after they had already won the game due to a player throwing a shoe after stopping them to end the game. Realistically UF should have been 9-1 going into play bama that season. Clearly it was a big win that year, Florida finished the regular season ranked in the top 10. Do you not watch college football?

[@paulrobinson3213]

@@djLagwayEnjoyer That 2020 UF squad was really the only team that threatened the 2020 Bama team. 2020 Bama destroyed everyone.

[@Zapp__Brannigan]

Your last comment about the difference between the trophy case (i.e. perceived reputation/tradition) vs. the actual infrastructure and resources necessary to win is spot on. I'm a Notre Dame alumnus. Our program has more consensus national championships than every other program not named Alabama, so our trophy case is stocked. The Irish also enjoy a national fanbase, a television contract, and top-notch facilities. Also, love it or hate it, the university has unparalleled name recognition. _Yet we have absolutely sucked for almost thirty years._ In fact, it's been so long since we've been worth a damn that two generations of college football fans cannot fathom the attention Notre Dame receives because we've been a middling football team for the entirety of their lives. Why? The administration decided to "de-emphasize" football in the 90's to be more like the Ivies and our hiring process for head coaches was hijacked. Like A&M, all the ingredients for a successful football program exist at Notre Dame. The trophy case proves that. All that's missing is the right coach and staff. The reason I'm more bullish on A&M is that they _really want to win_ and will keep trying coaches till they find one that will take them to the promised land. The feckless cowards in the Notre Dame administration are happy to continue to be "in the conversation".

[@wordnerd2005]

Notre Dame has a great young dynamic young coach. If people like you get off his ass you will be in playoffs in the next few years. You've got to get a big time quarterback and stockpile the dudes. Freeman's z's and O's as good as any. Kelly left average talent. Kelly is very average no matter where he's at. Notre Dame is a small school in Indiana. You don't have a conference. You've very average. Don't forget who you are. There is absolutely no sport that Notre Dame will will win a championship in anytime soon. Ranked woman's basketball routes by number 6 South Carolina. Baseball and football coaches poached by sec and acc and their average coaches that won't win championships. Wake Forest Duke army Navy Harvard and Yale used to be powerhouses. Notre Dame does good to be top 25. Reality.

[@Zapp__Brannigan]

@@wordnerd2005 Dude, you're missing my point. Notre Dame became a household name precisely _because_ everyone thought they were "average" and could never win a championship. Then they did. Then they did it again. Then several more times. They accomplished this because Notre Dame had both elite talent and elite coaching multiple times in its history which is why they're _still_ one of the most successful programs in college football history, even now after 30 years of mediocrity. Sure, the sport has changed even since the 90's. But my point is that while offensive fads and creative schemes come and go, solid, fundamental coaching and elite talent still wins football games. A&M has elite talent and top-notch facilities; they're just missing an elite coach to make them a perennial top 3 team. And if I know the Aggies, they'll keep shoveling money until they find one. I respect that. Finally, while I like Freeman and think he's a good man, he's simply not an elite coach, nor is he recruiting at the level we need to win it all.

[@mitchelll3879]

Notre Dame does NOT have top notch facilities.. the stadium is a decrepit dump

[@teddyjackson1902]

You’re crazy. Notre Dame has higher hurdles due to academic requirements. “Deemphasizing football” included shallowing the pool ND could recruit from. Also ND attempted to maintain independence in the era of conference consolidation. They have struggled to establish a football identity in the modern landscape. They’re like a weird hobo nomad that the ACC likes to beat.

[@teddyjackson1902]

@@Zapp__Branniganyou and the guy who runs this channel are totally missing the elephant in the room which is conference affiliation. If you want to analyze an analogue to A&M, look no further than their former conference mate, Nebraska. The only variables they do not share are rich recruiting grounds (A&M) and a historically rich record of success (Nebraska). IMO these two programs are mirror image victims of conference realignment. Their potential is not stunted by their individual characteristics like fan support or money, it’s by their conference affiliation. Whether pundits and fans want to admit it or not, the birth of these super conferences that have resulted in monstrosities like the SEC and Big 10 will necessarily destroy the prospects and upward mobility of programs like Nebraska and A&M who were once in the heart of their conferences but are now step children on the geographic fringes of their new homes which orbit historical rivalries and dominant programs in their native heartland. In fact, when A&M took the SEC invite and left the B12, one of the supposed advantages was “stepping out of the shadow of Texas”. Lol! Nebraska in the B10 became a fish out of water. It lost its ability to pull recruits out of its traditional territory west of the Mississippi and mistakenly assumed it was entitled to 10 win seasons at worst every year leading to a coaching carousel that has had the program circling the drain for nearly a decade. They haven’t been to a bowl since 2016. They’ve sold out every game since the 1960s. So how does this happen? We’re seeing the same entitled pathology at A&M. There were generations of fans, and the recruits they produce, who grew up on B12 football, watching rivalries year after year that kept people regionally energized and talking whether at the water cooler or over thanksgiving dinner. The history and tradition is the forgotten dynamo creating cohesion and chronology, it has been irreparably harmed and in many instances destroyed (rose bowl) by the shifting CFB landscape that seemingly considers nothing but more money. I don’t understand why more people don’t understand or recognize this.

[@ivansalazar5448]

The Aggies AD, Ross Bjork, responsible for extending Fisher's contract in 2021, should have been fired on the spot as well. It's unbelievable. Bjork got away for free.

[@veryinteresting591]

Agree. The Aggie $15 billion endowment can skew your thinking.

[@douggarrett5288]

I bet Fisher's exit interview wasn't as entertaining as Coach O''s

[@sprockethead2047]

I agree. The only thing Jimbo had done well at A&M when they "doubled down" on his contract was recruit. He hadn't proved he was any better than Sumlin at that point. Bjork panicked because of what was going on at LSU and Texas.

[@tcorrea2367]

The thing is, he also pulled buzz Williams and Jim schlossnagle for basketball and baseball respectively. Both coaches are doing amazing things with the sport so you can make an argument that those hires are saving him right now.

[@stephansmith3881]

If you think Ross Bjork was really responsible for the extension, then you're deluded. John Sharp and the donors pushed for the extension because they all have an inferiority complex. If someone wanted to come in and pay Fisher more they should have let that happen. With that being said, Bjork is safe at this moment. Once the new coach is hired, he most likely still gets fired.

[@davidhfranz]

His abject refusal to fire Steve Addazio was what did him in. When you are on your 3rd string quarterback because of OL-related injuries 2 years in a row and you GIVE THAT OFFENSIVE LINE COACH AN EXTENSION, that's almost a for cause firing.

[@jenifersantinole]

I don’t miss those days lol this is exactly how he was at fsu but hey we didn’t have to fire him and owe him money so thanks

[@Welldunn]

It’s really telling that when Jimbo took the atm job he didn’t bring any of the assistant coaches with him yet he wouldn’t fire the incompetent assistant coaches

[@jamesbeaman6337]

@@Welldunnplease share the names of any one of those incompetent assistants he retained from Sumlin’s staff.

[@Welldunn]

@@jamesbeaman6337 it is very telling if you leave FSU and don’t bring any assistant coach with you to atm. The same group of assistants that needed to have at least a few fired yet he would not and lobbied for more money for those same assistants. I was not talking about Summlin’s staff

[@jenifersantinole]

FSU fans tried to tell y’all but we were called bitter and angry

[@Mott2]

As an A&M fan I can say a lot of things FSU said I thought were bitter but turned out to be true. Jimbos offense was becoming too predictable. Jimbo struggled to have a good offensive line or offensive line coach. Jameis Winston was a once a decade type talent you see in College Football and he made Jimbo a massive amount of money.

[@dr.markevers8331]

I’m an Aggie and I said that he’d be a waste of money and have the same results as Sumlin. I was told to shut up and I didn’t know what I was talking about. Now we are going to waste $76mil. Shameful. That could fund a huge endowment that would pay for hundreds of students to go to school every year. Instead it is wasted.

[@doubleboy2388]

​@@Mott2y'all didn't get the same guy we got. Jimbo was a really good coach from 2010-2014. He came in and immediately turned our program around. Recruited at an elite level right now from the jump. He's the one who built that roster that won 29 games in a row from 2012-2014. It wasn't just Jameis. That 2013 was one of the best CF teams ever. That is often overlooked in this conversation about Jimbo. That team was absolutely stacked from top to bottom. No weakness. Every single starter on that team on both sides of the ball went pro. Go look up those names. Anyway, just want to point that out. That not only did he recruit a monster roster. But he was a good coach back then. But starting in 2015 things started to go off the rails. At the time you couldn't see it. Now in hindsight it's so clear. 2015-2016 Dalvin Cook won us a BUNCH of games that we really would have lost if it wasn't for that one guy. He bailed us out over and over I remember. Made Jimbo look alot better than he really was. And then 2017 everything just went completely off. That's the year Francois got hurt in the opener and the season just went to shit. And that's the year Jimbo left us high and dry. Quit recruiting early on that season. It's like he mentally checked out and didn't care. And for that I always despised Jimbo. He didn't have to do his like that. Set us up on a bad trajectory that took half a decade to crawl out of. But...I will always thank Jimbo for what he did when he started here. If it wasn't for him we wouldn't have come back to prominence. He made us elite again. Gave us a national championship. I will forever be grateful. It's amazing how things have turned out. But again...A&M never got that coach that we got. The real good Jimbo. By the time he got to A&M his best years were well behind him

[@trclark7689]

@@Mott2 during Jimbo's final years at FSU, his recruiting on the O-Line was so horrible that we were converting D-Linemen to play O-Line.

[@kommsofort6977]

The fans didn't hire him, Jenny. I assumed you knew that?

[@tomblount5635]

Bingo, You nailed it. Poor decisions in hiring is the real problem at A n M.

[@zeusdeuce7438]

This was a pretty solid rant there at the end Josh 😂

[@ILikeBigTrains]

He is telling the truth.

[@mogul8974]

I’d never coach another game in my life if I had that buyout

[@reidkg12]

If Jimbo does coaches again he is padding his pockets. He is relatively young and his buyout does not change if he gets another coaching job. He will coach again if he gets a call.

[@jimmears]

That's why you aren't an elite coach.

[@Legendary_UA]

​@@jimmearsNeither is Jimbo.

[@BigDave131]

Texas A&M gave Jimbo Fisher a fat contract as if he were another Nick Saban, and he most certainly is not! @@Legendary_UA

[@pendleton123]

Bro said Jimbo is "Young"

[@Spartan-301st]

Your Texas A&M clip really is spot on. My own school has to undergo a massive rebuild and coaching search. As great as our opening could be, I do not want to compete with A&M’s resources. There are levels to this.

[@HighHorse69]

As someone that lives in Texas I'll say UT and ATM both have top tier resources but...everything is almost controlled by the boosters that always make the wrong choices. They have been under performing for awhile now. NIL could change things. We'll see

[@jimmears]

Yes, but the culture there at A&M is really weird man, REALLY!

[@Spartan-301st]

@@jimmears oh it is BEYOND weird lmaooo also true

[@JSavo_]

The MSU opening is not a great landing spot lol. Starting next year, they will get smoked by Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, USC, UCLA, Washington, Oregon whenever they play them. They can only hope to be competitive in the middle of the pack of the Big Ten and maybe get an upset over one of the actual programs.

[@txsportsfreak02]

I want Lance lipold who else do you think is a great candidate.

[@greenpumpkin81]

What if he underperformed on purpose to get that gigantic payout and not have the stress of running a team? That would make him a genius.

[@showtale8325]

That's the genius of Jimbo!

[@lucky8367]

Jimbo time has passed him by. Its the Les Miles effect. LSU former players were saying on various podcast that the stuff A&M was running they ran at LSU. He just refused to adapt.

[@AnthonyJ504]

Part of me wonders if Woodward acted like he was interested in Jimbo just to make A&M overcommit to him knowing in reality he never had any intention of hiring him... Lmao.

[@djLagwayEnjoyer]

@@AnthonyJ504the ultimate big brain move. Reminds me of when the Celtics said they were interested in taking Fultz with the #1 overall pick just to get the sixers to trade away their entire future just for the Celtics to take Tatum at 3rd and said “we were always drafting Jayson Tatum, regardless of if we traded the 3rd pick or not”

[@blackout07blue]

A&M did not really start spending serious money on football until around 2012. It basically got them the 4th most SEC wins over the next decade, but the head coaches were not good enough. A&M was good in the 80s and half the 90s, and then fell way behind their rivals which kept A&M behind until the 2012 year when they won with Manziel and started building facilities. Need a really good coach.

[@BigDave131]

Texas A&M also had Jackie Sherrill, who cheated and got caught, to help the Aggies win games during his tenure. His successor, R.C. Slocum was a good and apparently honest coach, unlike Sherrill, but A&M later fired him for lack of enough wins.

[@549900376]

@@BigDave131 Don't EVEN act like every darn team wasn't cheating at the time. Some just lacked the "shine" for NCAA not to touch them

[@kaminsod4077]

Historically, the Aggies weren't a huge school in terms of enrollment or resources. For a long time, Kyle field was a dump, and they could rarely win the SWC most years, which was just them, Texas, and cupcake private schools that didn't care about football.

[@549900376]

@@kaminsod4077 Prior to the 70s the "cupcakes" could also regularly win. At one point even Rice was consistently a good team. A good chunk of its history A&M was essentially VMI or Citidel with an all male all military student body in the middle of nowhere, which makes it funny that the horns thump their chest at the "all time" series record.

[@Logan_ismyname]

What people need to realize is, A&M historically hasn’t had anything close to this level of investment into their football program. When A&M joined the SEC in 2012, JFF did his thing and got the billionaire fans attention. A&M received 5x more donor money than the previous year donor total of the ENTIRE SEC, And the money never stopped coming in. LITERAL BILLIONS of dollars worth of some of the best facilities in the nation have been built over the past 15 years. Everyone clowning on A&M is absolutely right about one thing, we do have an empty trophy case. But Jimbo was the first A&M coach to truely experience full control of a program with unlimited resources and facilities. Sumlin got some of that luxury but he wasn’t gonna be our guy either. The AD is in a hot streak with hires with the rest of TAMU athletics as well. Let’s see what the next guy does.

[@tider77]

Whoever the next guy is will be fired within 5 years

[@bobbill950]

Jimbo had a worse record than Sumlin, that stat alone feels crazy to me

[@CETGale]

Word is Deion Sanders is going to be the next A&M coach............. The 12th Man is PRIMETIME baby!!!......;)

[@aphoticphoton]

Guaranteed unless they are in the national title game or win the natty. They are gone@@tider77

[@CullenRTerry]

Mike Elko _might_ be good

[@sc100ott]

I totally get Josh’s rant. When you try to objectively rank college programs, it depends heavily on how much weight you put on what they did in the past versus where they are at in 2023, versus what they could be by 2026. When you look at past performance, Texas A&M just barely slips into the top 20 of relevant CFB programs. The qualitative peers (historically) are schools like Michigan State, UCLA, Arkansas, Mississippi, Pitt, Iowa, Wisconsin, Colorado. But none of those schools seriously have a paved path to potential dynasty status in the next 6 years (with the right staff in place), like Texas A&M.

[@jbm0866]

@sc100ott...this sort of thinking either requires tons of mental gymnastics or totally ignoring aggy history, and that includes past "big splash" coaching hires. Jackie Sherrill? Stealing Francione from Bama? Mike Sherman? All total homeruns and the leader needed to build an aggy dynasty according to fans. Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. Money, facilities, fan support, recruiting and coaching aren't the issue. So what is it?

[@jbm0866]

Josh..I challenge you to go back a bit further than Sumlin and Jimbo when looking at their coaches. Look at that list of names and then compare what they were able to do at A&M vs what they accomplished at another school...in some cases AFTER they left A&M lol. After you do that then think about your little rant at the end and how poorly it will likely age. Vegas seems to often know things the rest of us don't. I wonder how they would rate the chance of success no matter who A&M hires...unless they just go totally insanely desperate and throw a half billion dollar 100% guaranteed contract at Kirby Smart, Ryan Day, some successful NFL coach or even Saban assuming he wants to coach well into his 80's? Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. aggy has a long history of desperate coaching hires including hiring Emory Ballard (not as HC) away from Texas and Darrel Royal because he was the co-architect of the Wishbone offense, and then many other "big time" head coaching hires throughout the years. (The most successful of which got A&M banned from TV and bowls because of recruiting violations😂)

[@gaddylh]

I can’t disagree with Josh Pate. Texas A&M has everything in place to be a dominant program. However if you have the wrong coach you won’t win. Simple as that

[@jonathanaustin8841]

As a Longhorn fan, the Dan Lanning hire would absolutely keep me up at night. ATM under Lanning would be a problem. The man can recruit, he can coach, he develops, the players seem to love him. If they are able to pull that off, I would venture to say they would eventually unseat Georgia the way Georgia unseated Bama. Lanning is the real deal. I hope he stays at Oregon for UT's sake lol 🤘🏽

[@JJ-yx6jy]

I really hope you're not a Longhorn fan being this delusional and scared.

[@JohnSmith-wh2ob]

⁠@@davebryant8050Carson beck hasn’t even had a bad game this year he’s a better QB than Milroe

[@chrisperry7538]

I remember when coaching salaries started to go over a million dollars A&M needed to keep their salaries at the top, so they signed Jackie Sherrill to a 1.7 million dollar contract. Bear Bryant was still coaching and the Bear never made a million, in fact he stated that he did not believe he should make more than his boss the Chancellor of the University of Alabama.

[@alacumba]

Sounds like a MAJOR PRESSURE COOKER at A&M with the unrealistic "sure to step in and win immediately" attitude. Good Luck!

[@sprockethead2047]

They just gave the last coach six years to win. That's hardly a "step in and win immediately". Yes, they wanted to see incremental improvement. But not "win immediately".

[@chopkong]

Josh, you are one of the few talking heads that actually get it. It's been extremely frustrating as an Aggie alum (class of '87), that we cannot hire the right coach, and with each bad hire, it set's us back a decade. I've been arguing the same argument that you just made. As a head football coach, there is absolutely nothing that A&M lacks to be a Championship contender annually. Our facilities are 2nd to none; largest stadium in the SEC; loyal and committed "12th Man" fanbase that sells out the student section EVERY GAME; endless resources; an administration committed to bringing a championship to College Station; wealthy booster willing to shell out what it needs to make it happen; great academics & Aggie network; what else could you ask for? I remember when they hired Jimbo, I thought to myself, why not Kirby Smart? I just want one natty before I die...just one!

[@christianirwin]

Great segment and 100% spot on. There is a grand canyon sized chasm between the trophy case and the job. The job is top tier - no argument there. If I were a yearly A&M opponent, I would not like this firing of jimbo decision as it may - may - put in place someone that will bring A&M to the level it can be. I would much prefer mediocre jimbo remains so my program can reliably defeat him every year...

[@Denozo88]

The issue is Josh seems to act like most fans only look at oh they haven't won titles so the program must be trash. Far from it. In reality I look at the fact that they can't win 10 games at all and can't use their high amount of 5 stars correctly and they inevitably transfer.

[@CETGale]

A&M will hire Deion Sanders as the next HC..... Its going to be PRIMETIME!!.......;

[@User_32]

@@Denozo88 lol what? That’s a Jimbo fisher issue not a Texas A&M issue

[@Denozo88]

@@User_32 Am has cronic issue as Sumlin had the same issue. He had some highly ranked classes and got 8-4 out of them. So wrong.

[@professorrufusalexander8243]

@@Denozo88 Sumlin had one Top 5 class in 6 cycles. All the rest were 10th or lower. I'm an Aggie and I'll tell you we have NEVER recruited like we did under Jimbo before. Ever. We have always been a fringe Top 10-top 20 recruiting school since they invented the ranking system for HS athletes. Jimbo raised the bar for landing perennial Top 5/10 classes in College Station. The problem was/is he forgot how to develop and made poor decisions with assistant hirings, offensive scheme staleness, underperforming upperclassmen promised starting jobs, not utilizing the portal effectively, etc. In short, college football changed, and he couldn't adapt. Or maybe he wasn't that great to begin with and was only ever an elite recruiter, idk.

[@Saltlick11]

The first thing AM Trustees should do is fire the AD for writing such a terrible coaching deal for Jimbo. A rookie contract negotiator could've written a better deal. After eating 80M, I would think they would be smarter about a Coach than to throw another 100M out the door...but then again, dumb money is always dumb money.

[@JojoQuik]

If you want to win consistently you cant let a handful of boosters dictate every move you make. A&M has resources, but those resources have strings attatched that make the whole situation tenuous in regard to running a major college football program. It's a good job because of the money, but also a bad job for the same reason.

[@Shane46587]

This nails it on the head.

[@junor747]

Should be talking about why college should be free. I mean if you can pay your coaches that much to not win surely can make tuition free

[@armandprentiss3668]

As always, enjoy the show! Good take on the TAM job opening. One thing you might want to mention: the reason some programs with money and talent don't succeed is because of booster/Admin issues. Is this an issue in Aggieland? I have no idea but would be interesting to hear discussed.

[@BigDave131]

Texas A&M's culture probably prevents some otherwise competent coaches from wanting to coach there. Yes, the fans rabidly support the team for the most part, but they have some strange traditions that are like a religion to them.

[@colepriceguitar1153]

@@BigDave131how in the world are strange traditions going to outweigh the opportunity that is there?

[@Riv_Dyl97]

It is not an issue. We just suck at hiring.

[@wordnerd2005]

Coach has been decided. Announcement eminent. Probably in later part of week. Was a part of national championship Longhorns. SEC coaching at Florida South Carolina Auburn Alabama Georgia NFL and more. Spoiler allert. The new 12th man and skipper for the Aggies is the BOOM. Yes coach BOOM. Ready or not here comes the BOOM. Yes William MUSCHAMP.

[@cadeamber2356]

I’m glad someone besides us A&M fans is actually talking about this. Yeah we know we aren’t a top tier program by any means, we know we aren’t relevant. You don’t have to tell us that, but with the fan base, money, and facilities we have and the recruiting classes we’ve had coming in. With the right coaching staff we could be in the top 6-8 every year I think. Idk why but the big guys up top really suck at picking out coaches. I hope they do the Aggie faithful a solid this time and get us a good one.

[@spartan_a1176]

Yeahh cuz it a bunch of old geezers are want yess people around them and hiring mediocre coaching would do differently ( Jerry Jones like owners )

[@JJ-zr6fu]

You're a sorry excuse for an Aggie.

[@CETGale]

Word is They going for Neon Deion It's going to be Prime time in Texas.......

[@User_32]

@@CETGaleyou’re out of your mind if you think A&M hires Deion

[@joshuawilson4169]

@@User_32I want what he’s smoking lmao

[@clayturville6532]

Towards the end of Jimbo's tenure at FSU, I had a member of the faculty tell me the players usually only saw him once or twice per week other than game time. I don't know if that's true, but I think about it every time I watch his teams fold up as soon as things get tough.

[@showtale8325]

That's actually quite common. I've spoken with many ex Georgia bulldogs. Going Through all the coaches , there's a player who says they never saw Dooley, except a few times a week then on game day...same for all the coaches except Kirby

[@AJthe13th]

I’m impressed by the resources Texas A and M has available. Serious dough. Now let’s see what they make of this opportunity

[@jshooper7819]

I gotta give Josh credit for his commitment to his delusional optimism for Texas A&M. 😂

[@Eternal_9393]

What did he say that's wrong?

[@exomake_mehorololo]

Was about time. At least now Aggies can try their luck to get a better coach

[@CETGale]

Word is they going for Neon Deion...... The 12th man is PRIMETIME baby!!....;)

[@Legendary_UA]

​@@CETGaleThat will never happen.

[@CarlosRodriguez-oc6hw]

A&M hasn’t won the SEC West like ever.

[@KRG30001]

Fired head coach is the best job in the world

[@EdWallace-g9l]

The contract is NOT low hanging fruit.......its incredible to down play the incompetence by the university leaders

[@ericgomez6425]

josh just has A&M's meat so far down his throat that he refuses to see the problems with a&m

[@SignalCorps1]

Obviously, you don’t know the meaning of ‘low, hanging fruit’

[@trclark7689]

Texas A&M is a great job and if they go out and hire the right guy, not even Texas joining the SEC will be able to stop them.

[@gustavogutierrez5024]

Oh wow wishful thinking 😂

[@jenifersantinole]

So what’s stopped them since 1939 then?

[@colepriceguitar1153]

@@jenifersantinolewell they haven’t invested like this before so it’s a ridiculous comparison

[@jenifersantinole]

@@colepriceguitar1153 of course just paid Jimbo who fsu fans tried to tell you was washed 90 million and gave a plaque for the unlimited championships you would win. Highest NIL best facilities and still mid

[@colepriceguitar1153]

@@jenifersantinole that just means they made a bad coaching decision. Your acting like it’s impossible for a coach to make it happen there when in reality there is not a job better in the country.

[@elwoodblues3342]

he must be estatic with that buyout deal no work relaxation early retirement

[@lexingtonconcord8751]

You are 100% correct about Texas A&m. That school has everything necessary to be a winner. People who point to the trophy case are definitely casual analysts. A programs history does not win future games! A great example of the point you are making with A&m, is Penn State wrestling program. Before Carl Sanderson coached Penn state's wrestling, they did not have the trophy case, but they definitely were primed to be a winner with the right coach. Texas A&m just needs to find their Cael Sanderson.

[@canopener6218]

Well, I tell you what, I will believe it when I see it. Haven't ever seen it yet. As I won't be surprised to see A&M hire another dud as a new head coach.

[@CETGale]

Word is they going to throw allot of $$$$ at Deion Sanders..... Its going to be Prime Time in Texas......;)

[@aphoticphoton]

I hope to god not. Right now Colorado lets deion be deion. Aint no way A&M lets deion be deion unless there is an offensive mastermind that makes all the moves. (Yeah i know your comment was sarcasm but still)@@CETGale

[@CETGale]

@@aphoticphoton Cant help it I am a Bama fan....;)

[@canopener6218]

@@CETGale I hope you are right because he'll be another dud.

[@lauramorton4724]

Love the take on why A&M hasn't been successful due to coaching and internal reasons. I'm a casual college football fan and I find it crazy how big college football fans don't understand that when it comes to top programs nowadays, success comes from coaches and the team itself. Power 5 conferences own the CFP and March Madness, so each school in each conference receives revenue from these playoff tournaments every year, regardless of their own programs success (or lack of). On top of this, athletic departments, boosters, and alumni see that the winning programs have fantastic facilities with all the resources you could possibly need as a student-athlete, so they do the same for their school. They saw that having a very involved alumni/student/fanbase is very important as well. Having $350 million dollar facilities as well as amazing resources for nutrition, mental health, education, career planning, etc. is the standard for Power 5 schools. They are all just about all the same when it comes to that stuff. Each of these programs have the externals factors to be great, but it will ultimately come down to the coaches they hire, and how that coaches uses those resources to create a great football team that wins on Saturdays.

[@michaelbrooks241]

Coach Prime ain't hard to find... He about to eat in the transfer portal 😂😂

[@veryoldjohnson]

Unfortunately, that is probably true!!! Coach Prime can be tempted away from Colorado!!! Just put some money on the table.

[@michaelbrooks241]

@@veryoldjohnson Naw he is just about to pick the Texas A&M player and bring them to Colorado. He not leaving...lol

[@veryoldjohnson]

@@michaelbrooks241 : You think? I tried to give him a heads up on some big uglies in the Metroplex, but I think he passed. Player recruiting is going to be extremely intense!!!

[@drm2364]

Hiring bimbo wasn't the problem. Giving him the massive extension was. He hadn't earned it.

[@charlesharrell3643]

Normally getting fired from any job would be a blow to one’s self esteem but I suspect Jimbo is smiling from ear to ear.

[@BigDave131]

I would be smiling from ear to ear if I were Jimbo Fisher. Not fun to get fired, and usually a blow to one's self esteem, but $77 million could ease the pain of being fired big time.

[@veryinteresting591]

Penn State should hire Jimbo as their OC.

[@doubleboy2388]

A&M didn't get the same guy we got. Jimbo was a really good coach from 2010-2014. He came in and immediately turned our program around. Recruited at an elite level right now from the jump. He's the one who built that roster that won 29 games in a row from 2012-2014. It wasn't just Jameis. That 2013 was one of the best CF teams ever. That is often overlooked in this conversation about Jimbo. That team was absolutely stacked from top to bottom. No weakness. Every single starter on that team on both sides of the ball went pro. Go look up those names. Anyway, just want to point that out. That not only did he recruit a monster roster. But he was a good coach back then. But starting in 2015 things started to go off the rails. At the time you couldn't see it. Now in hindsight it's so clear. 2015-2016 Dalvin Cook won us a BUNCH of games that we really would have lost if it wasn't for that one guy. He bailed us out over and over I remember. Made Jimbo look alot better than he really was. And then 2017 everything just went completely off. That's the year Francois got hurt in the opener and the season just went to shit. And that's the year Jimbo left us high and dry. Quit recruiting early on that season. It's like he mentally checked out and didn't care. And for that I always despised Jimbo. He didn't have to do his like that. Set us up on a bad trajectory that took half a decade to crawl out of. But...I will always thank Jimbo for what he did when he started here. If it wasn't for him we wouldn't have come back to prominence. He made us elite again. Gave us a national championship. I will forever be grateful. It's amazing how things have turned out. But again...A&M never got that coach that we got. The real good Jimbo. By the time he got to A&M his best years were well behind him

[@tanmaygupta5504]

he did inherit a decent amount from Bobby Bowden in 2010 and there is a credible argument that after the Bowden legacy in recruiting expired post 2013, it allowed for the rapid rise of Clemson. He did a good job at FSU not messing it up when he inherited it but both arguments can be made that he built FSU into its championship in 2013 versus he inherited a championship recruiting class in 2010 and simply did enough to win a championship. From 2010- 2014, FSU was competing for a conference title. In those years, especially from 2010-2012, he was using 90% Bowden recruits. From 2013- 2014, he was using at least 50% Bowden recruits. After 2014, FSU stopped competing for conference titles under Jimbo, and Clemson coincidentally started to rule the ACC. After 2014 is when the team was made up of Jimbo recruits. The talent he had in the early FSU years were naturally gifted and he just did enough to not mess things up. Plain and simple. It was that clear for everyone to see.

[@rizzorizzo2311]

Jimbo has always been a stubborn man. He didn’t get along as well with Saban as most of his other assistance mostly because Jimbo was so stubborn and wanted to do things his own way, that don’t work when you’re on Nick Sabans staff. He doesn’t seem to be willing to adapt to the way the game has changed, and it has changed fairly significantly since 2013, and it’s more evident every season. He also hasn’t had the benefit of an elite first round type quarterback and he doesn’t run the type of system that can win 10 games with a merely serviceable game managing quarterback.

[@leroyjackson5227]

12 class was Bobby's class

[@leroyjackson5227]

Jamies made fsu great not jimbo. That's why he hasn't won ever since

[@jackwolff6893]

Josh you are so much more educated than the ESPN commentators this is why u are the best in the buissness

[@JJ-zr6fu]

Only reason you fire him right now is if you have the guy and are ready to announce. Otherwise this seems reactionary and the names I'm seeing being thrown around don't seem like needle movers. I don't think you fire a coach because he lost two three ranked teams by one score with a back up QB. Also you let him finish out the season because of what he's done elevating the program.

[@Schmoopies]

Early national signing day is why they had to cut ties before the season ended

[@inspirationtomoveforward6319]

The A&M job is not that great because of the ridiculous expectations, location, & and not knowing how to be a real premier program

[@johnlee7085]

Josh - It would seem that maybe your argument is kinda being made in Austin. UT has won more than A&M, but they went through a similar series of good but not great coaches. It is a seriously crazy comment about our culture that multiple places will be paying so many millions of dollars for people to not work. That might make an interesting masters thesis for a business major - How much is being paid annually for people to not work in football and other sectors of public employment.

[@mikethomas860]

Why didn't Texas A&M just Mel Tucker him to get around paying Jimbo.

[@colepriceguitar1153]

Cause they have morals

[@jamesasmith2494]

Great analysis Josh. But what an enormous blunder 76 mil.

[@BWayn31973]

Wow, I figured this wouid happen.. Very good take..

[@runyunhyde4373]

I'm still waiting for someone to say that Texas coming to the SEC played a part in this decision. There is a reason that they left the Big 12

[@MrJara1018]

Now the reunion game is going to be an Sark established vs a year 1 coach and anything he can muster until he can mold Texas A&M future.

[@Jdashescodotcom]

They dont think about Texas

[@runyunhyde4373]

@@Jdashescodotcom they left the Big 12 because of Texas 🙄

[@colepriceguitar1153]

Well it didn’t play a part

[@XxBNFootball21xX]

@@runyunhyde4373Do you really know the history of why the big 12 lost Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, and Texas A&M?

[@dacokc]

The biggest winner is Jimbo Fisher! He’s getting paid more than most coaches to NOT coach… hell of a retirement!

[@Whiterice0095]

A lot of ppl think Lanning is going there but as a Duck fan I can tell you we’ve heard so many times from Lanning that his family is tired of moving and they’re excited to have a home and he’ll be in Oregon as long as they’ll have him hence why he signed a big extension w a insane buyout… what’s gonna happen is those top recruiting classes are gonna turn to transfers and decommits and Lanning will be all over that amongst other top recruiters

[@CETGale]

They will get out the checkbook and get Neon Deion I hope........ I would love to see PRIMETIME in A&M..............;) (Bama fan)

[@BHTSGOHARD]

A&M gets any coach they want. With those donors checkbooks & Talent in the state of Texas not to mention the no income tax Lanning would be doing himself a disservice not to take the A&M job.

[@CETGale]

@@BHTSGOHARD I bet he would leave the WOKE left coast if they offered him enough $$

[@BHTSGOHARD]

@@CETGale the no income tax is a deal breaker for most Coaches plus the Talent in the state of Texas.. I’m sure Lanning is thinking about all of this right now.

[@exvandal187]

@@CETGalewhat a 🤡

[@blakeharrison3972]

Lol Paul Finebaum said it was a 3rd tier job, that dude has no clue what’s going on ever

[@talmanes4589]

IMO, A&M has the same thing holding it back as Texas and Auburn. Namely a culture of meddling boosters running things and making all the decisions. All that money might be nice but all that money meddles and wants to have its way. All that money means the football coach and the AD are never truly in charge.

[@WangHungLo]

Rumors say that Michigan may need a new Head Coach

[@ETXKING]

😂

[@richharvey8211]

Jimmy should be fired at a minimum

[@bobbill950]

As much as I hate Michigan, Harbough shouldn’t have been suspended. Every team does stuff like this, but Michigan just got caught. Just like back in the day with SMU and their recruiting money. Everyone was doing it back in the day SMU just happened to be the ones who got caught.

[@aphoticphoton]

Bring on Harbaugh. I could see him having dinner with miss rev mam and really buying into the A&M culture lol

[@CETGale]

I heard Primetime Neon Deion Sanders is going to be the next A&M coach.....................;) Do you believe??

[@endcensorship874]

Wanna know how critical it is to have “the right guy?” Quick… who was at Alabama before Saban? I rest my case, your honor.

[@ETXKING]

Shula 26-23 in 4 seasons

[@exomake_mehorololo]

Same w Kirby

[@dr.markevers8331]

Fran was there too… lol.

[@danem.9402]

Am I the only aggie that thinks firing Jimbo is a mistake?

[@brookico]

Idk im not an A&M Fan but probably so 😂..Honestly it’s going to depend who they have lined up to replace him. Also it’s going to also depend what the expectations are and it seems like it’s to compete for championships which is going to be really hard in the SEC with Saban/Smart. They are going to want to bring in someone who can compete with both and IDK who that would even be.

[@danem.9402]

yep that's pretty much my thoughts. Most of the games we lost this season were by less than a touchdown, I think some of our fans need to get real about what it means to compete in the SEC. Shit happens. I understand the frustration but Jimbo has been recruiting like a madman, that's what it takes to win in this conference. Im not optimistic about the short-term future of Aggie football. @@brookico

[@kmik4466]

When you lose close games for one season ok. When it’s for 6 seasons cmon. Time to try someone new.

[@MelchizedekLockwood]

I somewhat agree Josh. As a UGA fan, aTm is what UGA was when Kirby came in. Jimbo isn’t Richt by any means, but the potential, resources, and infrastructure of the university to a degree was there when Kirby came in. Kirby improved on what was in the cupboard. The right coach at aTm can do the same. However, only difference is, I think the morale is very low, and that may be hard to overcome. Don’t think UGA had a morale issue. Look at Florida, they have the resources also, but the morale over the years has not improved since Meyer left. aTm may be facing the same uphill battle.

[@stevelinahan8022]

So right, TAM has made horrific hires in their history. Plenty of good coaches but no great coaches. They have it all, great loyal fan base, deep pockets, great facilities, hot bed of recruiting, supportive board and AD, big name school in Texas. They just need the right coaching hires, head coach and coaching support team. Nothing is holding them back except themselves.

[@northsidelafayettela1511]

You don’t need elite coach win a ship look at coach O he did @ LSU I don’t know what it is but it isn’t all coaching 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@cryhwks]

Disagree when Josh said, "this is story of Jimbo's time at A&M", no, this is story of his HC career, outside of one season with Jameis Winston.

[@ZeusAmun-pt9dc]

Called it when he was hired!

[@BigDave131]

Same here. I correctly predicted that Jimbo Fisher would be fired because he wouldn't deliver a national title to Texas A&M.

[@neilwani1178]

Spot on. These people were saying the same thing about Georgia.

[@teeetekkr3xx]

Look at Alex grinch for hire seriously

[@samueljanasik4043]

With Brian Ferentz running the offense, top contenders every year if this happens

[@gregoryjohnson874]

If I was a parent of a student or student going to Texas A&M struggling to make ends meet due to tuition and book costs, I would be livid.

[@colepriceguitar1153]

The school doesn’t pay for that, the boosters do.

[@wlt316]

I'm in the wrong industry....$76M just to go away! And college football has been forcing athletes to stick around at a school but allows schools and coaches to bed hop and still get paid

[@dannyle4574]

I hope that A&M learn this mistake by don’t sign 10 years contract including 77M buyout

[@markschneider3947]

The last time we at Texas A&M had the right coach was when Bear Bryant coached the Junction boys. in 1957 we were unbeaten and practically unscored upon going into our last two games. Word came ouch that Bear Bryant was leaving for Alabama. We lost those last two games when we should have been favored. RC Slocum seems to be the gold standard for most people at A&M. But he grossly under achieved. We sent more players to the pros than Nebraska did while Nebraska won three out of four national championships. RC would you get a lead and then go conservative and lose or have to struggle to come back to win at the end of the game. That was his MO. And it did not even get us close to a national championship. I like RC personally(he tells great dirty jokes in the men's room) and he was a really good coach, but he was not a great coach. He did not have a championship mentality. The rest of the country believes that we just do not deserve a national championship program, but we believe they are wrong. Often we believe that to the point that we look ridiculous. But we can live with that. We have seen our schools grow by leaps and bounds and our athletic facilities do the same. We believe that we are entitled to a program that competes at the national level. In fact, we believe we are long overdue. But as you pointed out Josh, we are one coach away!

[@CETGale]

Word is they are looking to hire Deion Sanders.............

[@Braisedin]

​@@CETGalethere's gonna be a lot of rumors on who's gonna hire deion. But anyone with half a brain would give deion another year at Colorado. Yeah he's in a serious rebuild and trying to do well. But give him 2 years to see if he's really got it.

[@zackattack366]

That team talent ranking chart is wild. Four teams in the top 10 in talent are a combined 26-15. The other six only have a combined 5 loses.

[@jamesdanielssr5346]

I said when they gave him that contract they were crazy. The guy or person who gave jimbo that contract should be fired..

[@User_32]

How do you fire billionaire donors?

[@michaelowens7947]

"If you were going keep Dumbo around for another year, what's going to happen?" Great questions. Same thing applies to Napier at Florida.

[@shortythefrenchie]

I am from Texas and understand the schools, but most people outside of the state and even some in the state have no idea what a powerhouse A&M is. Everyone always thinks of Texas as the best in the state. My son, a sophomore Aggie, was accepted to Texas and a lot of top-tier schools outside of the state as well. After spending time in college station and reviewing and visiting other campuses nationwide you get a clear picture that A&M is a powerhouse in academics, athletics, and everything else the university offers.

[@Jm-zr3dc]

Why you lying 😂 all those Texas rejects go to A&M..

[@bretthand8381]

I went to UT for a year then transferred cause A&M has a better Forensic program than UT. Each school is great for certain majors.

[@alonzokincaid1362]

After the news hit half the team is hitting the portal… its gonna take at least three years to build back up to 7-8 win seasons. Go aggies 😔

[@voiceofreason2674]

Dude respect to tamu but college station is a dump. I get that its a way better school but id rather go to ole miss just cuz oxford is nicer. College station is the worst sec town ive ever been to

[@bretthand8381]

I went to UT my freshman year just so my family could say their 3 kids all went to UT. My sisters transferred out as my oldest sister transferred to Michigan for law school & my 2nd oldest sister transferred to Michigan for medical school. I didn’t like it as a lot of kids there were super judgmental or acted super fckn entitled.

[@macarthur71]

I know some are going to roll their eyes, but Josh is right. If A&M gets this hire right and can minimize the portal losses, this could be an instant tunraround.

[@tacticalmattfoley]

Here's what Josh basically said: coaches will be lining up out the door and around the block foaming at the mouth to ink a ludicrous contract made by people who have no idea what they're doing...

[@anthonytitone]

There’s no way they’re signing a long term deal, that’s what made Jimbo so hard to fire, this is a 100 million dollar blunder when looking at the rest of the staff & then god knows how much when counting the recruiting value they will lose, they spent so much money recruiting the #1 class ever

[@shinerdrinker9249]

And the new coach will want to jump in as soon as possible to build up a damn to try and stop the mass exodus of players getting ready to leave. I think they already know who they want, and now they have to dot the T's and cross the I's to finish. Shit. Bad thought. Bring in Urban Meyer and keep Petrino, and then hire Aranda once he's fired to reconstruct the defense. Ready to serve and eat national championship.

[@CETGale]

Coach Prime Sanders next up.............;)

[@StubbsMillingCo.]

Y’all thought Beamer was the only one on the hot seat??? Go Gamecocks but y’all know there’s been some convos along the lines of “You or them Coach!” “Understood Ray! [Tanner]” either the USC coaching staff has at least 2 coming away this off season or Shane himself. I doubt Shane will go….

[@Dawg-Bone]

I have two questions. 1. Who’ll be the next head coach? 2. Will a lot of the top players transfer out? I’m curious to see the future of this program.

[@exomake_mehorololo]

Have an eye on anyone?

[@Dawg-Bone]

@@exomake_mehorololo Couple of D-linemen would be nice. We’ve got a crap ton of seniors up front.

[@trclark7689]

I wouldn't be surprised to see A&M act quickly on hiring their next coach to prevent losing as many transfers as they can. If they wait until the playoff is over, they might be screwed.

[@Dawg-Bone]

@@trclark7689 Yeah. That’s a really good point. If I’m A&M, I wouldn’t want to lose many players to the portal.

[@bobbill950]

We will still lose commitments and transfers cause A, some kids committed because they wanted to play for jimbo, and B, A&M had a lackluster season which will always affect recruiting. But if A&M hires the right guy then that may not affect recruiting as much as it would’ve.

[@rickw6065]

Somebody... Pay me $75 million and tell me I'm fired.. PLEASE

[@BB13131313]

I'd call Urban first if I were A&M.. not sure if he wants to get back into coaching, but I wouldn't be surprised if he did.. Notre Dame or A&M are programs I could see him genuinely consider returning for..

[@willcover6142]

Urban suck. Mentally unstable . He's......DONE

[@thomasdaniels6824]

​@@carsonjl2539 You do if you want to win a championship.

[@BB13131313]

@@carsonjl2539 you should lol..

[@OfficiallyOrca]

As a Buckeyes fan even when he was with us he always had love for ND and Texas FB. Urban Meyer would be my first choice

[@exomake_mehorololo]

Well ND definitely never gonna call him... Or anyone else that would be worthwhile

[@ScotsIrishFootballOwner]

"Knuckle dragging mouth breathers" LOL LOL LOL LOL

[@harrywang6222]

I won’t be surprised if A&M hires Lane Kiffin……to form rivalry with Sark at Texas since both were at Alabama and USC

[@tider77]

Kiffin is waiting for Saban to retire so he can go to Alabama

[@Jm-zr3dc]

Rivalry? 76-37 😂😂

[@bobbill950]

I really hope this doesn’t happen, Kiffins a baby who likes to stir drama.

[@CETGale]

Deon Sanders would be a perfect fit in A&M culture...... Imagine THE PRIMETIME as the 12th MAN..........;)

[@chuckfinley3152]

Coaches are milking programs and they and jimmy sexton are laughing all the way to the bank

[@nw932]

As a lifetime Longhorns fan I'm just sad Jimbo wasn't signed an extension and another 100 million dollars.

[@cowboyschad5x778]

As an AnM fan I’m just glad that you are sad. Gig Em

[@nw932]

@@cowboyschad5x778 hahaha fair enough, looking forward to playing yall again next year

[@Sethsters]

A lot of people are triggered by the mere suggestion that A&M has the tools to be a good program.

[@alexshirley6096]

Kids be grateful for what you have be kind to others don’t be a jackass be humble don’t talk trash and not back it up because if you don’t people will celebrate your downfall that’s what should be learned in the Jimbo fisher era

[@mathieufaltys]

Hehe, that is exactly what I said when Jimbo Fisher was hired at A&M, "That's it for him, his career is over." It didn't matter that he had recently won a natty.

[@nickray8014]

I get your point Josh and agree with your take when talking about the era of TAMU being a member of the SEC. However with Texas joining the conference this could adversely affect TAMU in the same way it did in the SWC days. Also I want to point out that Bear Bryant and Gene Stallings coached at TAMU - zero natties. Different era, yes. But if Saban and Smart could do it, shouldn’t the Bear have been able to as well?

[@davidhfranz]

Bear Bryant went 9-0-1 in year 3, won the SWC, and wasn't invited to a bowl. College Football was different in 1956. Stallings was a failure 3 of his 4 seasons at A&M.

[@pleasenobotsjd1744]

A&M has grown into becoming a top tier destination. It was not always a top job. Just like Nebraska falling from a top tier destination

[@tannertravis4455]

Texas joining the SEC will not effect the money that comes into Texas A&M through donors though. If anything those donors may start throwing in more money cause they hate TU.

[@bobbill950]

A&M is a top tier position for many coaches as A&M is one of the few places where you actually have all the pieces. Like A&M has top tier recruiters, facilities, and players, as well as the funds to do so. We’ve just never been lucky with a good coach yet, maybe one day it’ll hit.

[@nickray8014]

@@davidhfranzvery good point. I guess we’ll never know what could have been had he stayed. But mama called (or Texas made it difficult for all the SWC teams back in the day so 🤷🏻‍♂️)

[@slugmaster64]

Hard to think A&M fired Jimbo after a win like that, and not believing they fired him now because it was at a cost savings inflection point in the contract.

[@mattmugno6277]

Better get Mike Elko back!!! Now!!!

[@jyrionbell848]

No

[@richharvey8211]

lol, Jeff Traylor would be a better choice in the long run

[@CETGale]

Neon Deon Sanders will be the 12th man........... AFLAC...............;)

[@brookico]

They are gonna need more than Elko if they want to be able to compete for championships. Not sure who is going to be able to compete with Saban/Smart not to mention Kiffin/Drinkwitz, Heupel, Kelly etc. and next year Sark. but the ONLY one that comes to mind that had success in the SEC winning natties is Urban Meyer. Idk if he would even want to coach again or if he could have the same success since CFB has changed so much since he left but at least he’s proven.

[@mattmugno6277]

@@brookico Mike Elko already knows how to maneuver at A&M, was a great dc, has done a great job at Duke and the players he coached and helped recruit are upper classmen now. He would be the easiest transition and keep Petrino calling the o. A good blend of talent on both sides.

[@pnwadventurer802]

I've heard Dan Lannings name being thrown out there as a possible replacement. 😅😅😅. WTH would Lanning leave OR, the program he has on the verge of winning a Natty and have long term success, as well as all the Nike influence and $$$. That would be a huge downgrade to go from OR to the TAMU dumpster fire. 3:24

[@baconcamp2499]

Deboer was on the list too, why in the hell would either of them leave where their headed with successful programs to that? Ridiculous.

[@BHTSGOHARD]

Oregon is nowhere near championship level. Only put up 36 points to the 124th ranked defense in USC and gave up 3 TD’s rushing to a Air Raid offense? Not to mention he lost to Washington which lit up his defense. With the Talent just in the state of Texas Lannings best shot at wining a championship would be at Texas A&M. At Oregon Lanning has to compete with Washington & USC for the best players in the region.

[@JJ-zr6fu]

I think Kirby would've struggled to get a footing at A&M just like Jimbo did because of the grinder that the SEC West is. Kirby took over Georgia with a loaded roster that didn't have the portal and in a devision that was a paper tiger.

[@CETGale]

BS Kirby is the best coach currently coaching in the country thats including Saban............ Saban past his prime.....

[@zygotepeyote]

He knew he was fired before the Mississippi State game. Watch the video of him walking off the field with his wife after the game. No doubt!

[@Chief18Wheels]

Hire a former Bama coach. It's what they all do. Roll tide

[@brianbeers7303]

I hope he has this talk about Sam Pitman next. Something gotta change at U of A

[@asthma5191]

thank you for your service Jimbo, sincerely from a Texas fan😂

[@jeffccr3620]

How did he make it 6years is astonishing and the deal should get someone else fired as well 😅

[@BigDave131]

How AD Bjork is still employed after making that dumb contract extension to Fisher is baffling.

[@CaNew07]

@@BigDave131 the contract extension made sense at the time, and that's what people don't realize. We signed that extension after Texas A&M finished the 2020 season 9-1, with the only loss being to Alabama, with that 2020 team being considered one of the greatest teams ever, and while yes it was a blowout that was the same score as the national championship, which demonstrates that we were playing to the level of the best teams in the nation. The decision made sense at the time. Bjork is also still here because he hired Schlossnagel, Joni, and I think he hired Buzz as well

[@bobwerid5659]

Imagine if Mike Norvell went to Texas A&M after winning a national championship this year 😅

[@machtschnell7452]

Imagine if Taylor Swift called you up for a booty call. Yeah, that is not happening either.

[@wayneepps9283]

JP, you should make a list of the top 12 programs.

[@jenifersantinole]

It’s the culture at A&M the cult no one wants to pet that dog

[@XxBNFootball21xX]

Please tell me you have one of those stupid redneck accents. I read this in the voice of a hick from the panhandle of Florida

[@colemanwolfe7015]

Do you think Coach Prime would be targeted?

[@User_32]

Hell no

[@brookico]

I doubt it since he’s not winning like he was starting out & doesn’t have a lot of experience yet in the P5. If he were in his 3-4th year and winning big in the Pac 12 then he might be looked at but he isn’t. He’s struggling in the Pac 12 and the SEC is a completely different beast with just Saban/Smart not to mention Kiffin/Drinkwitz/Heupel/ Kelly etc. and next year Sark coming in with Texas.

[@basedbulgarian511]

I'm an Aggie, spent 5.5 years on campus. Jimbo isn't the issue. I think Jimbo is a great coach, maybe not top-tier like Smart, Meyer, Saban, or Dantonio, but he's decent. He won two conference titles at FSU without Jameis. The issue is boosters are too deeply involved with the program, and their main focus is getting and keeping 5 star recruits and then getting those guys to the NFL. Recruiting rankings sell preseason tickets, which is why they're so concerned with that. Problem is that you end up playing a pro-style system that is difficult for offensive players to follow, and it's easy for college defenses to tear it up when missed blocks and routes occur