Despite not currently having a job, former Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher has an opinion.
In a recent interview with SiriusXM, the former Aggies coach cited his belief that teams in leagues other than the Big Ten and SEC are turning into “glorified junior colleges.”
“What’s going on here, a lot of you mid-majors and a lot of you non-mid-majors, the ACC, the Big 12, the old Pac-12, some of those leagues, I would say they’re being glorified. “It’s a junior college,” Fisher said. “And some of those teams were great teams that were competing for the playoffs at one time. He became a great player.”
The Big 12 Conference is entering one of the most stable periods in league history with the addition of “four corner” schools and a stable of 12 members, but Fisher takes aim at the Texas Tech Red Raiders in his rant We have chosen to define
“What about Patrick Mahomes at Texas Tech? Would he have stayed at Texas Tech? Someone would have come and grabbed him,” Fisher said. “You know what I’m saying? And what’s happening is your rich guy says, ‘Yeah, we need a corner, we need a tackle, and we need a running back.’ That’s what I’m saying. And they go to these four-year schools and just choose, and they’re really becoming glorified junior colleges, and that’s a shame. This refers to a good college football program that has had big wins in the past and has very good players. But that has changed. ”
Despite Fisher’s claims, the Big 12 Conference has managed to regain stability under league commissioner Brett Yormark, and media members around the world, including Josh Pate, who recently called the league “America’s Conference.” He has received tremendous respect from the.
