Jimbo Fisher on record $77 million buyout: ‘I’m not complaining’

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COLLEGE STATION — Jimbo Fisher will receive about $77 million to not coach Texas A&M football, prompting a “congrats on the buyout, it’s a great number” to Fisher from one of the hosts of the Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take” podcast.

“Thank you,” Fisher responded, adding with a chuckle, “Hey, I’m not complaining

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“You don’t ever see it coming because I thought we were playing well and had a great game, and hopefully finish out 8-4 or 9-4, win nine games, and we had the injuries that happened,” Fisher said. “Because I really think the team we had coming and what we had going was going to be a really good football team (in 2024).”

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“Hey, that’s it and that’s their choice and that’s what they make, I wish them the best and I hope those kids have success,” Fisher said of A&M’s decision to cut him loose with eight years remaining on his 10-year contract.

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“It’s about success, you want to have success, and I still think we’ve got a heck of a team if we didn’t have some injuries … but here’s what I say about this — for myself, I’ll be fine,” Fisher said.

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“It does feel weird because you were working 14- to 18-hour days every day and you wake up and you go, ‘What do I want to do today?’ And I say, ‘Whatever the hell I want,’” Fisher said with a laugh. 

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