Howdy Ags,
This is my first post on TexAgs. I've been a forum creeper for several years and after last week's heartrending loss to Alabama, I decided to show my face. I don't think that I've seen a worse managed game since Franchione. Maybe Sumlin against UCLA, but to be fair to Sumlin, they did have to switch QBs in the middle of the game. Remember when A&M played OU back in 2006 and Franchione made that infamous FG call? That was the first thing I thought of when Fisher opted to kick a FG toward the end of the fourth quarter against Alabama. There is no killer instinct. There is no "going for the jugular". A Field Goal wasn't going to win it and at that point there was no guarantee we'd have another opportunity to score. But I digress.
As we are in year 6 of the sordid Jimbo Fisher experiment, I thought I would pull some stats and compare how the two relatively long-term Aggie coaches have fared. This is not an exhaustive comparison, frankly I don't have time for that, but it's to highlight the fact that we are paying a significantly larger sum for the same, if not worse, results. I do not want to hear any more about "trust the process." This is the second "All Jimbo Players Year" and what has he shown with just his guys? Almost a worse showing than Sumlin. At this point, I don't really know how someone can honestly look me in the ye and say anything to the effect of "wait until next year" or "next year is the turning point". I think we're beyond that. If he can't get it together with his studs in Year 6, what difference is year 7, 8, or 9 going to make? Outside of hiring Petrino, we haven't really truly seen any adjustments, in game or out of game, that have indicated Jimbo is going to change and can get "over the hump." I recognize that no one in the decision making circle gives a hoot what I think, but I'm going to say it anyway because that's what the internet is for. Stats at the bottom of the post.
This is my first post on TexAgs. I've been a forum creeper for several years and after last week's heartrending loss to Alabama, I decided to show my face. I don't think that I've seen a worse managed game since Franchione. Maybe Sumlin against UCLA, but to be fair to Sumlin, they did have to switch QBs in the middle of the game. Remember when A&M played OU back in 2006 and Franchione made that infamous FG call? That was the first thing I thought of when Fisher opted to kick a FG toward the end of the fourth quarter against Alabama. There is no killer instinct. There is no "going for the jugular". A Field Goal wasn't going to win it and at that point there was no guarantee we'd have another opportunity to score. But I digress.
As we are in year 6 of the sordid Jimbo Fisher experiment, I thought I would pull some stats and compare how the two relatively long-term Aggie coaches have fared. This is not an exhaustive comparison, frankly I don't have time for that, but it's to highlight the fact that we are paying a significantly larger sum for the same, if not worse, results. I do not want to hear any more about "trust the process." This is the second "All Jimbo Players Year" and what has he shown with just his guys? Almost a worse showing than Sumlin. At this point, I don't really know how someone can honestly look me in the ye and say anything to the effect of "wait until next year" or "next year is the turning point". I think we're beyond that. If he can't get it together with his studs in Year 6, what difference is year 7, 8, or 9 going to make? Outside of hiring Petrino, we haven't really truly seen any adjustments, in game or out of game, that have indicated Jimbo is going to change and can get "over the hump." I recognize that no one in the decision making circle gives a hoot what I think, but I'm going to say it anyway because that's what the internet is for. Stats at the bottom of the post.