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Texas A&M approves mammoth contract for Jimbo Fisher
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:08 pm
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:08 pm
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Jimbo Fisher just got paid big time by Texas A&M. According to a report from Mark Schlabach of ESPN, Texas A&M approved a 10-year $75 million deal for Fisher, who officially left Florida State for Texas A&M on Friday. Fisher made $5.7 million this year and was the sixth highest paid coach in the country. If the base pay is $7.5 million, that would make Fisher the third highest paid coach in the country, behind Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban. Texas A&M also paid Kevin Sumlin $10.4 million in buyout money. The Aggies are shelling out some serious cash. Sumlin went 7-5 this year, while Fisher and the Seminoles went 5-6. In his time at Florida State, Fisher went 83-23 and won a national championship back in 2013. He is the first coach since Johnny Majors left Pitt for Tennessee back in 1977 to leave a school he won a national championship at for another school.
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Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:10 pm to biggsc
So dumb for an 8-9 win coach.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:10 pm to biggsc
does Jimbo not also have a buyout at FSU?
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:11 pm to lsufball19
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does Jimbo not also have a buyout at FSU?
Florida State owed him $40 million if they fired him. If he leaves, no buyout, just the remainder of the assistants' salaries.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:12 pm to biggsc
That is an insane amount of money to coach football. Jesus
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:12 pm to biggsc
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He is the first coach since Johnny Majors left Pitt for Tennessee back in 1977 to leave a school he won a national championship at for another school.
Hello recruiting boost.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:12 pm to biggsc
I think this is a great hire. I don't like the whole weird aggie cult, but this is a winning move.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:12 pm to lsufball19
Supposedly 7 mil for assistants but I’m thinking that isn’t being announced because it got reduced
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:12 pm to biggsc
Sexton is already shopping him to other schools.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:13 pm to Eli Goldfinger
I agree
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:19 pm to biggsc
Damn them gay baws got some deep pockets.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:20 pm to biggsc
this is a great hire. but
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10-year
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:23 pm to nerd guy
Head coaches should be able to be traded.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:24 pm to beaverfever
We are in the middle of such a massive bubble this isn’t even funny. How is this clown worth anything close to that amount of money????
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:26 pm to JackTraven
He’s not. I think FSU was relieved to get his ridiculous buyout off their books. If the school you’re stealing a coach from is relieved then he might not be a 75 million dollar man. Bert pulled the same trick on Arkansas.
This post was edited on 12/1/17 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:46 pm to beaverfever
So, A&M traded Sumlin for the Sumlin of the ACC.
Two coaches whose inflated records were buoyed by anomalies at the QB position.
Got it.
Two coaches whose inflated records were buoyed by anomalies at the QB position.
Got it.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:47 pm to biggsc
Congrats to A&M. Solid hire, IMO.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:48 pm to biggsc
the money isnt an issue but 10 years in a looooooong time...what happens when if he is at 6-6 year 4 or 5 and the fans want him gone 
Posted on 12/1/17 at 3:53 pm to biggsc
I'm highly interested to see what this board looks like when it gets to be this time in 2020 and Jimbo's record is like 23-16 (give or take) or something like that.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 4:01 pm to LSU316
More like 27-12
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