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Theyre tanking deliberately to get that first pick in next years high school draft....something really needs to be done about that.

 

one of their top playmakers...

 

Somehow I doubt that is the whole story. What was on those sleeves?

But if nothing else it shows ATM players have an authority problem.

 

It wasn’t a joke. He hasn’t done it that bad again.

 

Serious question about Jumbo: Has there ever been a more miserable looking multi-millionaire? Kinda warms the heart.

 

AND paying an additional 30 mil for the kids. Now they are freshmen so I wouldn't expect them to compete immediately but you would have to pony up that money each year for 4-5 years to start the ball rolling.

 

Bizarre - somebody messed up somewhere. Sleevegate.

Texas A&M football can’t fire Jimbo Fisher thanks to his contract - Sports Illustrated

But there also have been ongoing disciplinary issues hinting at an internal chaos that could explain a program with this much talent performing this poorly. There have been multiple suspensions within the touted freshman class, and A&M added an element of the absurd at Auburn when junior standout receiver Muhsin “Moose” Muhammad III apparently was benched for wearing sleeves—something the Aggies receivers reputedly don’t do.

(Dumb team rule? Or dumb reaction to the rule? Yes.)

So it’s come to this in College Station: The school’s competitive pride this fall rests with its juggernaut meat judging team (14), which won another national championship over the weekend. Gig ’em!

As everyone knows, A&M is handcuffed to Fisher for the foreseeable future by the worst contract in a sport full of them. The deal fully guarantees the 10-year, $95 million contract Fisher signed in 2021, which means the Aggies would be on the hook for nearly $86 million if they fired him now. Even at a school with stupid money at its disposal, that would be excessively stupid.

With a more sensible contract, Fisher would be going the way of Dan Mullen and Jim McElwain at Florida, Ed Orgeron at LSU, and Gene Chizik at Auburn. He’d be out. All those coaches had success at their schools, but when it went wrong, it went way wrong. They were summarily fired.

When the wheels fall completely off like they have at A&M in the fifth year of a coach’s tenure, it’s hard to get them back on. Most don’t get a chance to try. But since Fisher won’t get fired, attention turns to the salvage operation.