With Fisher, his mindset with quarterbacks is like a 1-cut running back. Does Fisher favor experience or does he roll with the still relatively unknown potential of King? You had A&M’s QB1 to start 2021, King, taking on Johnson, AKA the guy who delivered the most casual 27-6 TD-INT ratio in college football history for LSU last year. You could make a case that this is the most intriguing quarterback battle in the country. His ability to make adjustments - he shuffled 3 offensive coaches at the start of fall camp - and develop some key areas of need will be what determines if another 8-4 season is on the way. 6 preseason ranking aside.Ī fiery press conference isn’t going to determine Fisher’s 2022 potential. Fisher holding his own and getting to a New Year’s 6 bowl is by no means a given, No. In other words, 2/3 of that schedule is against teams with legitimate expectations heading into 2022. He’s set to face 4 preseason AP Top 25 teams, which doesn’t include matchups against Florida, LSU, MSU and Auburn, all of whom got at least 14 votes in the poll. In the past 5 seasons, Fisher has 7 wins against AP Top 25 teams. What’s clear is that Fisher isn’t just sitting back collecting that lucrative paycheck. He fired back at Saban by calling him a “narcissist” and claiming that the Alabama coach’s words were “despicable.”ĭoes that mean Fisher is about to turn a new page and get back to his place as one of the elite coaches in the sport? Or will Fisher’s response be more confident than his team’s 2022 vibe? That remains to be seen. Saban saying that A&M “bought” its historic 2022 recruiting class prompted a version of Fisher that we’ve never seen. The summer spat with Nick Saban was one for the ages. Will this be the best version of Jimbo Fisher?
Will Fisher get the Aggies closer to finally breaking through in 2022? Let’s take a peek into the crystal ball.
After the 2022 season, he’ll still be owed $86 million, so any question about him being on the hot seat is answered right there. That was after Fisher signed an extension worth nearly $95 million. Whatever the case, A&M finished the season with exactly 8 wins for the 5th time in the Playoff era. The fact that those things didn’t even yield a winning record in SEC play was, in many ways, a letdown. 3 defense and they had the likes of Isaiah Spiller, Devon Achane and Jalen Wydermyer making plays on offense. At least not with Jimbo Fisher, who watched a preseason top-10 team fall apart after losing its starting quarterback for the 2nd time in 5 years.īut was 2021 a missed opportunity? After all, the Aggies had coordinators in Year 4, they produced the nation’s No. Zach Calzada wasn’t the answer, well, except for his career-day against Alabama. It wasn’t a season that lived up to top-10 preseason hype, which could’ve been partially because of the early-season injury to Haynes King. Thankfully, I didn’t get kissed by strangers.)įrom that standpoint, 8-4 was easier to stomach this time. (The irony is that in this Crystal Ball last year, I did predict that. Go to: No.If I told an A&M fan last year that Jimbo Fisher would become the first Nick Saban disciple to take down the G.O.A.T., they would’ve kissed me and blessed my future children. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
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