FSU Football: is Jimbo Fisher overrated as a Football Coach?
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That's a fair assessment. To add to it, he's a very good QB coach - probably the best in the country. Sure, he recruits very good HS QBs but there's not a single coach in the country that can say they've coached four 1st round draft pick QBs (2 that were selected #1 overall) and a Heisman winner. As others have mentioned, he's a hell of a recruiter. It makes me sick. The other thing he has done well is hiring assistants. The year he won the NC he had SIX new assistants on his staff. Sure, Winston was incredible...but he was still a freshman. I hate the guy as much as anyone....and I hate the program more than I hate UGA's & UT's. I'm not going to say he's "overrated". He's probably rated about right. I know this is a Gator board, but I love college football in general. There are two "elite" coaches: Saban & Meyer. Then there's a second tier. There is no doubt Fisher is in this 2nd tier of coaches and he's probably near the top of that tier. I posted this earlier in the week (in the Butch Jones thread): you know how good your coach is when other schools want him....and you know how bad your coach is when no one wants him. Fisher's name is mentioned for every major job opening that comes up (LSU specifically and Texas speculation). Again, I hate the guy and the program. But he's a solid football coach.
^ Agreed.
I thought Jimbo would crash and burn....he was well on his way before Jameis saved his ass.
"state championship"
Yes he is overrated. He was the beneficiary of 1) having a very weak ACC schedule 2) having a good QB and very good talent at most every other position and 3) having us (and to a lesser degree Miami) being in a deep down cycle. Change any one of the 3 items above and the guy would have ZERO nattys!!! This guy does less with more talent than any other HC, including Les!
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He is averaging 3.5 losses in the ACC, which has one other above average program, without Rapeis.
He also isn't that great of a QB coach. JaMarcus was drafted solely on measurables. The next two were labelled underachievers. You could argue that Randy Sanders has had far greater success as a QB coach and is more responsible.
He also isn't that great of a QB coach. JaMarcus was drafted solely on measurables. The next two were labelled underachievers. You could argue that Randy Sanders has had far greater success as a QB coach and is more responsible.
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Plus he hasn't had much competition recruiting. Let's hope that changes really soon...like yesterday.
Yes because we despise everything about them and we have plenty of tough games in conference to pick up the slack should FSU fall on a consistent basis to 5-7, 6-6 range. Plus the benefits to our recruiting would be astronomical.
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Taylor Jacobs gave Kandi the shaft.
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No. He's an elite recruiter, has a NC, is 73-17 and 14-8 vs the top 25 and made the CFP AND BCS bowls. Anyone who says he's overrated his butthurt. If he wasn't at FSU. We'd be pining for him here once Mac is gone.
The East is the worst division in the Power 5. We need FSU to be ranked when we beat them.
He got Christian Ponder and EJ manual drafted in the 1st Rd. He can coach QBs. His problem is the defense is trash. I hope he goes to LSU.
Omar needs some honeynut.
