Paul Finebaum weighs in on why it hasn't worked for Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M

Texas A&M’s loss this weekend to Mississippi State dropped the Aggies back down after a pair of ranked wins. A&M defeated Miami and Arkansas after being upset by Appalachian State, but the loss to the Bulldogs brings their overall record to an underwhelming 3-2. With plenty of concerns swirling around about Jimbo Fisher, Paul Finebaum knows the real issue that has caused him to underachieve in College Station.

Finebaum joined ‘KJM’ on ESPN to discuss the potential hot seat under Fisher. He said it’s not all on Fisher because he hasn’t had the right quarterback to win the way everyone expected.

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“It’s the quarterback position. He has missed a couple of times,” said Finebaum. “He had Kellen Mond for a couple years, who was good, serviceable. But, since then, it’s been a mess. He gambled everything last year on Haynes King, who got hurt. Then it was Zach Calzada who led A&M to that upset over Alabama a year ago this weekend. Haynes King was back and he did not work. He brought in a transfer from LSU in Max Johnson who has not worked either. I don’t need to tell (anyone) that you can’t win without the right quarterback.”

The Aggie’s rotating door of QBs has made things difficult to find any consistency, specifically at that spot. Even with all the other positives he has brought to Aggie Land, a lack of a true QB1 and no playoff appearances has led some to sour on Fisher. Finebaum believes that, if this season continues to trend where it’s headed, Fisher may be out of excuses.

“It just hasn’t worked here,” Finebaum said. “Let’s see where this season goes and, if it keeps trending into the dumpster which it’s likely to do, then I don’t know what he’s going to say in the offseason.”

Over a little over four seasons, Fisher has a 37-16 record at Texas A&M. Some would be happy with that but those weren’t the expectations when he arrived at College Station. Long story short is that recruiting and eight-win seasons don’t make you invincible any longer. In the business of college football, Fisher may have to yield better results in order to justify his position, or at least his paycheck, from here on.