With the 2023 college football season just around the corner, Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher isn’t feeling the pressure heading into the fall. Or at least he’s not showing it to the media.
With the Aggies coming off an underwhelming 5-7 campaign (2-6 SEC) last season, it naturally opened the door for questions about the team’s mindset heading into the fall. And for Fisher specifically, the media was keen to understand whether the Texas A&M head coach felt any added weight on his shoulders going into 2023.
In classic Jimbo fashion, he brushed off the notion of there being added pressure coming off the lackluster 2022 season, while noting that everyone in college football has a level of pressure on them day-to-day:
“We live under pressure every day. We put more pressure on ourselves than anybody out there ever puts on us, so there’s no added pressure because what good does that do? Does worrying make you any better? No.”
Fisher doubled down on his sentiment toward the question by instead offering insight into what the goal ahead is for this Aggie football team:
“What you’ve got to do is get to solutions. You’ve got to line up and understand what went right, what went wrong, what kind of team you have now, and that each team changes year by year.”
Make no mistake, there is pressure on Jimbo and his staff to start improving now, and while his response may indicate someone with a mellow mindset heading into the season, his actions throughout the offseason have echoed the exact opposite. In many ways, it reflects a saying he holds true to heart, “Your actions speak so loud, I can’t hear what you are saying.”
And what was the biggest action he could take? None other than hiring Bobby Petrino as the Aggies’ new offensive coordinator.
After the Aggies ranked 101st in scoring last season, Petrino was hired to light a spark and bring some ingenuity to the playbook. His track record speaks for itself, as his offenses have averaged at least 400 yards in 16-of-20 seasons and 30 points per game in 15 seasons, while his teams have eclipsed the 500-yard and 40-point thresholds five and three times.
Fisher understands Texas A&M has to win, they have to win now, and they have to win big. Part of that goal is surrounding himself with the right minds that can unlock the potential of this roster. That goal is no cakewalk, it’s the definition of “pressure.”
Just don’t expect Fisher to come out right and say it, because that only gives the competition a leg up in the bigger picture. Instead, let him, and this motivated Aggies team, show they mean business once they step back onto the gridiron this fall.
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