Great article on Aranda

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At this point, any pursuit of Fisher is nothing but expensive and counterproductive.

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If Woodward would set aside his infatuation with big names, he’d see that Aranda is both the innovative thinker and CEO that Orgeron was not. When Baylor underperformed offensively in his first season, Aranda quietly made the appropriate staff changes. He didn’t bellow about it publicly like Orgeron, who has made offensive coordinator Jake Peetz his public pinata.

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Baylor has converted 69 percent on fourth down this season, an improvement from 60 percent in 2020. Per Next Gen Stats, Baylor has faced the same number of “go-for-it situations” as last season, but have increased its success rate from 33% to 89%. Aranda, nicknamed the “Mad Scientist” at LSU, identified flaws in his approach and used the available data to fix them. Meanwhile, Orgeron’s fourth-down gaffes have cost the Tigers in multiple games.

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Nor would it be wise for Woodward to reset the market on salaries for Fisher, who despite leading Texas A&M to a win over Alabama, failed to win the SEC West once again. At some point, the Aggies are going to start asking why they’re paying Fisher $3.6 million per win.

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