Iraq2xVeteran said:
Kevin Sumlin benefited from not having to play a Power 5 nonconference team in his first 3 years. Yes, we beat Arizona State 38-17 in Houston in 2015 and UCLA 31-24 in overtime at Kyle Field in 2016, but we blew a 44-10 lead with 4:08 left in the 3rd quarter at UCLA in 2017. Jimbo Fisher has lost 3 nonconference games, and 2 of them were to Clemson. That's why they have comparable records. The most inexcusable loss for Jimbo is a 17-14 loss to Appalachian State at Kyle Field on 9/10.
NO ONE is concerned about either loss to Clemson. What they're concerned about are the three losses last year to Arkansas, Miss St. and LSU. While Ark did finish with 9 wins, that was against a VERY soft schedule. Also of concern last year was the near loss to Colorado. Add that to the 2019 loss to Auburn, and the 2018 losses to Auburn and Miss. State. All of those games we easily should have won.
Would Sumlin have won those? Probably not, but THAT'S WHY WE FIRED HIM! The issue is not really whether Sumlin is better than Jimbo; the issue is whether Jimbo was the right choice to replace him. Based on the results, its a resounding NO. Too many people can't see past that stupid national championship. Like I said on another thread, Jimbo gets more credit for what he did at another school than what he's done here.
The point here is that if you have to go back into the archives to research who exactly Sumlin went up against to determine whether, in your mind, comparing Sumlin to Jimbo is a fair comparison, BY DEFINITION, Jimbo is not going to be our guy. The money we paid him, not to mention the hype, demonstrated that he needed to be head and shoulders above Sumlin without any thought of comparability.
