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Texas A&M HC Jimbo Fisher throws shade at TCU

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 5/10/23

Jimbo Fisher has been on the defensive quite a bit since leading his Texas A&M Aggies to a 5-7 season this past fall. He has had to defend himself, defend his job and defend his offense. And now he’s trying to make himself look somewhat better by using a comparison.

Fisher was speaking Wednesday at the Fort Worth A&M Club, which bills itself as “one of the oldest, largest and proudest Texas A&M Clubs in the world.”

During his appearance at the club, Fisher threw a little jab at TCU.

“They stayed healthy, they had a lot of experience and they got to where they had to get to. And then when they got to the SEC, it changed, didn’t it?” Fisher said of the Horned Frogs, via GigEm247’s Carter Karels.

Jimbo Fisher with a spicy comment about TCU here at the @fortworthaggies Club: “They stayed healthy, they had a lot of experience and they got to where they had to get to. And then when they got to the SEC, it changed, didn’t it?”

— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) May 11, 2023

TCU went 13-2 last season and reached the CFP National Championship Game before being blown out by Georgia 65-7. The Horned Frogs’ non-conference slate came against an atrocious Colorado team, Tarleton State and SMU. The Horned Frogs also lost to Kansas State in the Big 12 Championship Game, then managed to beat Michigan in the CFP semifinals before being blown out by their lone SEC opponent.

The competition in the SEC is better than what TCU faced last season, on the whole. But Texas A&M is paying Fisher big bucks to be better than his SEC competition. Not to go 2-6 in conference or 5-7 overall. Citing TCU’s struggles against an elite Georgia team does not exactly help Fisher’s case, even if his overall point may be true.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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