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Jimbo Fisher has 'a lot to give,' eyes college coaching return - ESPN
Adam Rittenberg

Jimbo Fisher, who received a record $76 million buyout after he was fired as Texas A&M football coach in 2023, says he wants to return to the sideline.

Fisher, who recently joined the ACC Network as an analyst, told the "Trials to Triumph" podcast earlier this week that he is looking for "the right situation" to get back into coaching at the college level.

"I'm 59, in great shape and healthy. I've had success everywhere we've ever been," Fisher said. "The end at Texas A&M, it's unfortunate, but we also had the highest-ranked team they ever had there in 2020. Our quarterbacks got hurt. We played with first-team, third-team. ... It was hard to get playcalling and guys around. ... Didn't pan out like we needed to, but I still love it."

Fisher, who was hired by Texas A&M ahead of the 2018 season, later received a 10-year, $95 million deal in 2021. He was fired by the Aggies in November 2023 after going 45-25. Prior to that, he went 83-23 at Florida State, winning the 2013 national title and three consecutive ACC championships from 2012-14.

"Being able to [coach], I would," Fisher told the podcast. "I've won 72% of my games, won 80% of my playoff games. I've been fortunate to win a national championship as a head coach and assistant. I miss the relationships with players. I would be very interested in still doing it. I still think I've got a lot to give. I'd like to get back out there."

Fisher will appear weekly on the "ACC Huddle" on Saturdays on the ACC Network.

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Texas A&M football has come in at the 19th spot in the initial AP Poll of the season, showing just how long of a road they have before they can get the kind of belief they deserve. The Aggies have a really solid team for the upcoming year, not to mention one of the most experienced in the nation, and under Mike Elko's tutelage, this will no doubt be an impressive, if not elite, squad.

The pollsters have yet to see that, of course, which is why they have the Aggies so low— far lower than most computer rankings have them. Of course, Texas A&M is still even being shortchanged some by those computer rankings, which are dinging them for the lack of returning production at the QB spot since Conner Weigman left, but given Reed's improvement down the stretch of the year, this is really not a worry for fans.


There are also plenty of interesting placements for the Aggies' rivals and upcoming foes. We already knew the Ags had some really tough road games ahead of them this year, but this just highlights how difficult of a slate this is.

Texas A&M's AP ranking is a snub, but fans shouldn't be worried
Preseason polls can shape perception far too much, of course, but the Aggie faithful know that A&M will have plenty of opportunities to show their quality. It took a while for the inertia to begin to wear off for the Aggies in the polls last year; after the loss to Notre Dame, A&M eventually rose to 7-1 and undefeated in the SEC, but only got to 10th in the polls somehow.

But if they can vanquish the Irish in South Bend this year, they have a shot to enter November undefeated. Therein, they'll have three straight road games against conference opponents, including LSU. That's a recipe for a rocky road late in the season, but if this A&M team really is one that can compete for a championship, they'll weather the storm.

 

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Predictable snub?  Seems like the preseason polls have been pretty fucking overly friendly to the ags in recent years.

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3 minutes ago, Willfully Horn said:

If Jimbo takes a head coaching job, does aggy continue to pay him?

Yes, it was in the contract. They have their own Bobby Bonilla day for the next 7-8 years. 

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1 minute ago, markstanco said:

Yes, it was in the contract. They have their own Bobby Bonilla day for the next 7-8 years. 

Holy shit, it's hard to believe even agroid would be stupid enough to allow that in a contract.

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3 minutes ago, Hard Times said:

Holy shit, it's hard to believe even agroid would be stupid enough to allow that in a contract.

They did the same thing with Sumlin - no offset.  Homeboy got $10m+ and took another job that paid him. 

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