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Press Conference: Fisher, Aggies open spring practice on Monday

March 20, 2023
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Jimbo Fisher and Texas A&M football return to the Coolidge Practice Fields on Monday afternoon for their first full-team workout of spring ball. Before putting the pads back on, Fisher and Ainias Smith addressed the media.


The following are live, paraphrased notes from Jimbo Fisher’s Monday afternoon media availability:

Jimbo Fisher

  • Very excited about getting into practice. Spring is a great time. It’s about fundamentals and basics. Practicing right until you can't do it wrong. Practicing hard every day. It's always an exciting time. The guys are excited. We need to play with great assignments. It comes back to the fundamentals. Like the NCAA Tournament. The team that wins has the best fundamentals. I've been watching wrestling, too, and they worry about that.
     
  • Out for spring: Hunter Erb, Bryce Foster, Matthew Wykoff, Trey Zuhn, Deuce Harmon, Max Wright and Jaden Platt.
     
  • We are base fundamentals right now. The scheme is later.
     
  • Every position is an open competition. I don't care what position you are in. The guys that play with the most consistency. It's a competition. What is your ability to compete?
     
  • Tyrin Smith is debating if he wants to stay at A&M or go back.
     
  • We believe in execution. It's not about the scheme. It’s execution. Alignment, assignment, technique. Go watch the film. Everyone does the same things.
     
  • I didn't go back to Bobby Petrino. He never left. I was talking to Bobby Petrino at Missouri State. I had not made a decision yet.
     
  • Experience is something, but you have to prove it every day. You have to be hungry and push yourself.
     
  • Availability and accountability are the biggest abilities you got. If don't do those, the rest doesn't matter.
     
  • Bobby Petrino, Marquel Blackwell and Bryant Gross-Armiento will do great things on our staff. Marquel has done great things with running backs.
     
  • No players will be changing positions. 
     
  • Steve Addazio is a productive coach. We brought back those who will be productive.
     
  • We’ll go through it as we go. I plan on Bobby Petrino calling plays. No problem with that at all.
     
  • We have a lot of guys like Ainias Smith that just want to ball. We have no control over NIL. We don't worry about it, and they don't. I couldn't tell you who does and doesn't have a deal.
     
  • You are able to spend more time defensively, on special teams, recruiting and overall as the head coach with an offensive coordinator. Football has changed as much for a coach in the last two to three years in a long time.
     
  • Muhsin Muhammad III loves being inside. We will move all the receivers around.
     
  • Those young guys have had good off-seasons.
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Press Conference: Fisher, Aggies open spring practice on Monday

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I "plan" on having Bobby Petrino call plays.

BOTH centers are out for spring.

Addazio is "productive".

It's not scheme. "Everyone" runs the same things.
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4 said:

I "plan" on having Bobby Petrino call plays.

BOTH centers are out for spring.

Addazio is "productive".

It's not scheme. "Everyone" runs the same things.


On of the very few transfers we brought in is already on their way out
Aggie02
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I support coach Fisher because he is our coach but he becoming a grumpy old man.

Our press core should have followed up his "its not scheme. Its execution" BS with why are other offences executed better than ours? Is it a lack of talent? Are they not practicing the right way?

The excuses are getting tiresome.
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rgag12 said:

4 said:

I "plan" on having Bobby Petrino call plays.

BOTH centers are out for spring.

Addazio is "productive".

It's not scheme. "Everyone" runs the same things.


On of the very few transfers we brought in is already on their way out
He may have seen who he has to compete against.
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Salty and bitter. The screws have tightened.
Reno Hightower
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Installing a new offense this spring and neither of the players who have snapped the ball the last 2 seasons are available………………

JustisWalkert
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(paraphrasing) "It's not the scheme. It's the execution. Everybody does the same thing." Not really. You try to pit your strengths against their weaknesses while covering your own weaknesses. That's scheme.


"You practice a play until you can't do it wrong." Then you do it wrong.

He seemed noncommittal about how much control Petrino would have over play calling.

That's what I came away with.

I heard the same thing I've heard in every press conference. I expect the same results on the field.
rathAG05
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That was one of his worst press conferences. Damn. Put up or shut up time. That was rough to listen to.
runontexas
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Jimbo Fisher on whether he or Bobby Petrino will call the offense: "We'll go through that as we go. I plan on him making calls. I plan on him calling plays. I don't have a problem with that at all."

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Jimbo and fan sites getting ready to rake in the cash knowing full well it's going to be the same ol show. Wonder how this poor press conference will be spun?
rondis23
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His tone really bothered me today. The way he cut off OB during his questioning bothered me. He's cashing million dollar checks to suck, BUT he's annoyed he is asked questions?!? Maybe start with NOT sucking Jimbo? OB...we got your back brother!!!
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What happened to the utep wr?
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fieldtrailer said:

What happened to the utep wr?

He can't decide if he wants to stay or go back to UTEP.

Of all the things Jimbo said, that bothers me the absolute least. The SEC ain't the mountain west or whatever mid major conference they are in.

And he ain't replacing Smith or Sleeve Gate.
DGrimesAg92
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So, who's gonna be HC in 24?
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runontexas said:

Jimbo Fisher on whether he or Bobby Petrino will call the offense: "We'll go through that as we go. I plan on him making calls. I plan on him calling plays. I don't have a problem with that at all."




I bet he's quicker on that decision than he is about replacing inept QB's.
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LOL
Cojack
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Sounds like a replay of last year, Jimbo's Butt hurt about every single question and can't keep portal transfers
oneeyedag
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Sounds like a cranky ole boss everyone just linning up to work for.
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Life is much better after you realize how Jimbo always says the same thing and never takes blame. No point listening
northeastag
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Come on, folks! It's that time of year when we begin to get more and more optimistic each day, and by the time the season rolls around are absolutely convinced that we have a shot at winning it all.
ManicDepression
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Holy crap! You're all a bunch of bleeders in here!
Jbob04
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Same ole Jimbo, used car salesman.
AgOutsideAustin
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He knows what's about to happen and doesn't like it. Petrino will have the offense more exciting, dynamic, and scoring more points than he did. Just wait until he says " the same plays were there last year we just didn't execute them and this year we are" bull**** line.
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The two major problems last season were : Lack of an elite QB and a lot of Freshman playing which caused lack of execution. Things were corrected by the time we played LSU. I think there is a good chance that the team that beat LSU will show up on opening day !
TAMU74
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His uncalled for bitterness and being short with the press is disconcerting in my opinion.
It seems like every time Olin ask a question Jimbo cuts him off before he can complete his question.
I don't understand this disrespectful attitude.
I can only speculate that he's under a lot more pressure than we realize at this time.
However, that doesn't justify his unprofessional approach to press conferences.
ManicDepression
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Is this the first time y'all have watched a presser with Jimbo? He ALWAYS jumps into his answers before the questioner finishes speaking. You're just looking for something to criticize. Sure, he's cranky. Last year's team full of freshmen didn't execute to expectations. Shocking. Coach gets no support from the likes of all of you on this thread. Pathetic fan base is pathetic.
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northeastag said:

Come on, folks! It's that time of year when we begin to get more and more optimistic each day, and by the time the season rolls around are absolutely convinced that we have a shot at winning it all.



Last year destroyed any optimism I usually carry into the season. I've never been this down on Aggie football. That PC didn't help either.
Aggie1188
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ManicDepression said:

Is this the first time y'all have watched a presser with Jimbo? Last year's team full of freshmen didn't execute to expectations. Shocking. Coach gets no support from the likes of all of you on this thread. Pathetic fan base is pathetic.
This is only what his press conferences sound like after a Loss.

And you can blame freshmen for last season, but where we were awful was OL, QB for half the year, and whatever the OL/LB groups were doing allowing 200 yards rushing per game.
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Life going to get a lot more unfriendly for him around college station if he doesn't start doing better. His recruiting ability has already turned relatively pathetic compared to every year prior to last season. Still can't get top OL, LBs, and now not WRs.

Edit: can't get top QBs now either post-Weigman.
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Con man. Start winning and earning the pay.
OrygunAg
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rathAG05 said:

northeastag said:

Come on, folks! It's that time of year when we begin to get more and more optimistic each day, and by the time the season rolls around are absolutely convinced that we have a shot at winning it all.



Last year destroyed any optimism I usually carry into the season. I've never been this down on Aggie football. That PC didn't help either.

How long have you been watching Ags? This is par for the course since about mid 90s.
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