Jimbo Fisher getting trolled for postgame comment after Texas A&M’s loss to Alabama
By Kevin Duffey
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Jimbo Fisher’s team nearly knocked off No. 1 Alabama in back-to-back years, this time at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama held on to defeat Texas A&M 24-20.
Alabama kept the Aggies in the game by turning it over 4 times and missing 2 field goals. In Bryce Young’s absence, backup quarterback Jalen Milroe fumbled twice and threw an interception. Running back Jase McClellan fumbled, too.
Texas A&M quarterback Haynes King played well. King threw 2 touchdowns and put drives together late in the game to give the Aggies a chance to pull off the upset. The Texas A&M quarterback’s pass fell incomplete on the final play of the game to allow Alabama to survive.
ALABAMA SURVIVES TEXAS A&M ? pic.twitter.com/Gu52alAVo8
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) October 9, 2022
During Fisher’s postgame press conference, he was asked about the injury situation, and he took the opportunity to point out that his team was missing some good players, too.
“Yeah, well, we didn’t have Ainias Smith. We didn’t have our left tackle. We didn’t have our left guard,” Fisher said during his postgame presser. “We didn’t have McKinnley Jackson. We didn’t have Shemar James. I mean, Shemar Turner. We’ve been short-handed all year, too. We don’t look for qualms, and he (Nick Saban) won’t either. I know Nick. He ain’t going to look for no qualms.”
However, the comment that fired fans up came when Fisher added, “We were playing a backup quarterback, too.”
King, of course, started the first 2 games for Texas A&M and was benched by Max Johnson following the loss to unranked Appalachian State.
Jimbo says “we’re playing a backup QB, too.”
Buddy, he was your QB1 to start the year and was benched after 2 games.
— Connor O’Gara (@cjogara) October 9, 2022
Like he evaluated his guys all off-season and said King was the best option you don’t get to use that excuse, not after saying “well if we had King” all of last year. You have him. https://t.co/D49kKyTORi
— Tim H (@Tim_in_the_CYP) October 9, 2022
Lmao did he really say this? ? good lord https://t.co/ccuFTdpCBQ
— Christopher Wise (@Armchair_Chris) October 9, 2022
Jimbo can gtfoh ?? https://t.co/zLWY6ekUL5 pic.twitter.com/bxOJsUK3rY
— DO THE MATH LIONS FOOTBALL (@grind_stat3) October 9, 2022
In terms of things that are strictly on the field, I’ve never seen a coach trip over as many proverbial coffee tables as Jimbo has this season. https://t.co/zUQ0vhYDSN
— Trey Mongrue (@TreyMongrue) October 9, 2022
the ffff? he was just QB1 2 weeks ago https://t.co/bAne7GvHke
— Different Levels of Cheating (@PlatinimStatis) October 9, 2022
Jimbo should should teach a masterclass on how to deflect blame. ??? https://t.co/qvQjMxDlxz
— Pypeline (@Pypeline_) October 9, 2022
Wow. Imagine the confidence that gives him going forward https://t.co/7guYhMBUmn
— Jared Davidson (@JBDavidson_) October 9, 2022
A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.
