re: Texas A&M's Ross Bjork backs Jimbo Fisher after 'one bad season'

The men and women who brought Coach Fisher from Florida State made billions getting oil out of rocks. They’re not the kind of people who take “we didn’t execute” as an excuse for a poor season. When asked they anted up and paid the contract and when asked again they paid the extension to keep Coach Fisher from pursuing LSU’s overtures. LSU is a premium college football program with a great legacy. A lot of SEC schools are premium programs with winning traditions.

They were sold the idea Coach Fisher could bring that to Texas A&M. So they committed the resources and Coach Fisher landed the highest rated recruiting class in history. So when the Coach said “we didn’t execute” and “there is nothing wrong with the game plan” those benefactors were being talked to like they were fools.

I personally do not put too much emotional well being into the athletic performance of 18-23 year olds. I enjoy the games and know for a fact that no one on this forum wants to win a game more than the young men who put their heart and soul into the game. That’s true at every single school in the SEC. That’s why every game is a dog fight in the conference. That’s also why the conference is as good as it gets.

However, I don’t know if Coach Fisher thought he was talking to fools or whether it was coach speak to avoid singling out causes and players who didn’t play as well as expected. But know that these folks are not stupid and will not be made to look like fools. They expect a return on their commitment.

Texas A&M wanted into the best conference in football because we, like a lot of schools in the conference, want to be known as winners. A lot of schools already have that reputation and we want that reputation. Coach Fisher has been given the keys to the kingdom. Now it’s time to perform.