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

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"Build to last. That's my mantra," Bjork told ESPN. "There's no panic here. You can't be a blow-by-the-wind program in how you make decisions and expect to win championships in the SEC. Sure, last year was disappointing for all of us, but I look at where we're headed, and so does Jimbo."

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Translation: That buyout is $80 million so we're stuck with this cat.

Yeah, they won their Super Bowl. So he is fine for now.

Hey Clark, shouldn’t you be out campaigning for Biden mob family?

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Come on dude, you know how these things work. He's backing his guy publicly which 99% of ADs and Presidents do.

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.

Year one: Jimbo exceeded expectations
Year two: fell just short of expectations
Year three: top 5 team, exceeded expectations
Year four: fell just short of expectations
Year five: total train wreck. (Though, to be fair, a million mitigating circumstances.)

Jimbo really, really needs to exceed expectations this season. We need 10 wins.

What’s he supposed to say? He gave Fisher the raise and extension with huge buyout.

Good grief… how can he say anything remotely negative?