Something you might have missed: TV Anchor’s absurd ‘Fire Jimbo Fisher’ diatribe
Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher is again under fire amid the Aggies 4-3 (2-2 SEC) midseason lapse, almost matching last season’s midway point for a team that finished 5-7 and 2-6 in the SEC.
After falling to Tennessee 20-13 last Saturday afternoon, Fisher and his staff, specifically offensive line coach Steve Addazio, deserve a bulk of the blame for the blatant lack of preparedness, as the Aggies O-line has virtually lost their way, allowing quarterback Max Johnson to sustain an embarrassing 64% pressure rate against the Volunteers.
So, despite Fisher’s 43-24 record, four bowl games, and consistent recruiting prowess, including a current top-four ranked 2024 cycle, a bulk of Aggie fans are fed up with the noted mediocrity year after year, but with five games remaining the 2023 season, making the current bye week crucial to fix the myriad of problems hopefully.
Contract-wise, it’s not pretty from a financial perspective: If Fisher is let go after this season, he is owed $78.6 million.
That didn’t stop the hot-take machine from producing in droves, as the disappointing loss may have distracted some of you from sports anchor Keith Jouganatos out of Binghamton, New York’s absurd rant on air just hours after the loss.
“Fire Jimbo Fisher, I can’t stress this enough,” Jouganatos stated. “This man has done you a disservice with your money. He has taken your money, and he has run with it. He has brought you no conference championships. He has brought you no closer to the national landscape than you are now. Texas A&M is a B-plus in the SEC. With Texas and Oklahoma coming, please, Texas A&M, do us all a favor and fire this man.”
Look, as someone who covers the program daily, the narrative that Fisher hasn’t been the same “QB guru” since coaching Heisman-winning quarterback Jameis Winston at Florida State is somewhat overblown, especially after the season-ending injury to ascending signal caller Conner Weigman threw a wrench in the offensive game plan, but let’s be honest, Max Johnson’s talent and experience should be more than enough to get the job done.
Dear, Texas A&M,
Fire Jimbo Fisher.
Sincerely, America. pic.twitter.com/wq3Ck6xvA6
— Keith Jouganatos (@KeithJouganatos) October 14, 2023
However, while the Aggies’ impressive defense keeps the team in every game, mending the porous offensive line to provide Johnson more time to read through his progressions and “feed the studs” in the passing game is the only way to get this season back on track. We shall see.
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