re: USATODAY: Texas A&M prepared to pursue Jimbo Fisher

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wouldn't shock me if fsu called his bluff this year. taggart to fsu.

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Please

Alleva bout to get his arse handed to him on the proper way to hire a coach.

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Even if you got someone to take your money they'd find A&M is where they are for a reason. Little bro school no matter how far they run away from UT. Aesthetically ugly place. Small time mentality despite their big dreams.

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You sound like a real unbiased source

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i know you don't want to hear it but it's the truth

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Why wouldn't I want to hear it?

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can't imagine why

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And? All those posters in Houston pretending to be LSU fans but are actually A&M fans because they live close to college station.

Whoa! What a shock! Jimbo Fisher and his agent wouldn't use the (presumed) A&M opening as leverage for demands at FSU! There's no history of him doing that....wait?

Jimmy Sexton isn't a moron. He knows A&M has money and is desperate to be a serious competitor in the SEC. Why not exploit that situation to see what he can do for his client.

LSU was willing to pay Fisher a significant amount...twice (though not as much as Saban or Harbaugh). Every time there seemed to be some movement on an agreement the numbers/demands "magically" increased to the point where it became unreasonable. The bottom line was that Fisher NEVER wanted to be the LSU coach. If he did, he would be here.

Now that LSU is not in the market, A&M becomes the biggest fish with a "legitimate connection" to scare FSU...Scott Woodward (former member of LSU's AD when Fisher was here). In order to make an effective threat/bluff there has to be some "worry" created by it. LSU had legs because Fisher coached there for 5+ years. That connection was enough to concern FSU. Now, A&M's AD has a "longstanding relationship" with Fisher to worry FSU.


A&M is not a step up from FSU in terms of ability to compete for national titles. Hell, if nothing else, FSU doesn't have to play Alabama each year just for the CHANCE to make it to the playoffs. A&M doesn't offer Fisher any additional advantage he doesn't already have at FSU. The only thing A&M can offer is more money.

If A&M is willing to pay Jimbo Fisher at or close to what Harbaugh is making ($9 million per) then he may consider A&M. Otherwise, this is nothing more than another power play by Jimmy Sexton, only with A&M being the pawn this time.

Woodward should be careful as to how serious he takes this "interest". Because if word leaks out he was willing to pay Jimbo $6-$7 million dollars, then the floor on the REAL candidates becomes even higher.

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What is your draw for Taggart? His turnaround of USF was impressive, but 1 above average year and 1 excellent year wouldn't quite be enough for me to kick out a national champion that normally has 10 win seasons. Or is this paired with thinking Fisher is burnt out?

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Taggart rebuilt 2 programs that were in the gutter. He's also a hell of a recruiter. He would be a force on the recruiting trail at FSU. He also has a reputation for asst. coaches liking to work under him. He has Cristobal and Leavitt on staff at Oregon.

Jimbo has totally mismanaged his coaching staff. He will have to just about clean house if he stays. He also needs look at his offense. He runs an offense that is slow and in someways too complicated. He's failed to take advantage of some talented skill guys on the outside.

His buyout is crazy. It may be a favor to FSU if he were to leave. He's been at FSU 10 years. He may be getting stale. That's not good with UM on the rise and uf getting a new coach.

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did i say that?

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No, and never said that

sounds like a you problem