Jimbo Fisher will be the next HC at Florida State. No matter whom Jeff Purinton wants as the next head coach, there is a old saying:
Money talks, shit walks.
The big money boosters/donors want Jimbo Fisher as the next head coach. No disrespect to Manny Diaz or Glen Schumann, but Jimbo Fisher is the best choice right now in this landscape. Manny had some recruiting issues while at Miami and Schumann as a coordinator taking over FSU too much a risk right now.
Look at Tosh Lupoi at Cal. He went from a great system at Oregon to Cal, it's a gamble. Schumann would be better served to get his feet wet in a P4 school where he can establish his resume and then head to FSU down the road. But gambling on a coordinator to HC right now in this era is not a good idea.
Get a proven winner who's already built that resume when it comes to winning championships. Like him or not, that is Jimbo Fisher. The big money behind FSU wants Fisher for damn good reason. You know what you get. A guy who's won before at insane levels and will win again at those levels.
Before you bring up:
1. He left FSU on bad terms. So what? Most coaches who leave are going to usually leave on pretty bad terms either because they're on the hot seat or they pissed off the school because they took another job. Divorces are nasty, but then again reunions can be bliss. How he left 9 years ago is not relevant to now. Bye gones, are well.... bye gones.
2. How he did at Texas A&M? Yeah, well ask them how Elko's doing right now? Tried to tell everyone back in 2018, going from the ACC to the SEC is a massive jump. ACC schedules were light compared to the gauntlet you get in the SEC. Fisher got the taste, now Elko getting it as well. Winning in the SEC is hell (unless you're Nick Saban, of course) and the expectations are insane.
Remember that FSU won't have the gauntlet that Texas A&M has in terms of scheduling. I'd be willing to bet the hair on my ass that Jimbo has FSU back in the CFP by 2028.
So in the end, go with the guy who's climbed the mountain before.
Bring home Jimbo Fisher.
GO NOLES.
@bsm1tty_@josh_newberg Had him on a string. Jimbo would say “ line up in gun. Naw, actually I wanna see you under center. No no, shotgun again. “ and Fields would do as told with no hesitation and Jimbo would just grin because he knew he had him if he truly wanted him