Jimbo Fisher torched on social media for bad clock management late against Alabama
By Adam Spencer
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Jimbo Fisher needs to go to clock management school after Saturday’s game against Alabama in College Station.
Down 9 late in the fourth quarter, Texas A&M had the ball at the 2-yard line facing 4th-and-goal. The clock was running and Fisher called a timeout to stop it.
That seemed to indicate he was going to keep the offense on the field to go for the touchdown. Instead, after the timeout, the Aggies lined up for a field goal.
There was confusion in the stands and on social media. As you can see below, Fisher got absolutely blasted on X (formerly Twitter). Here’s some of the top reactions from media members and fans:
https://twitter.com/BZSEC/status/1710789361455779869
Jimbo did that as bad as you possibly can clock management wise.
— Brett Kornfeld (@KornHoops) October 7, 2023
Jimbo just cost them the game with his decision making right there
— busted ass adida (@moneymandann) October 7, 2023
They are gonna rip up that contract for Jimbo after this one buddy ????
— ? Jordan Rich ????️?? (@JordanRich17) October 7, 2023
Jimbo is a terrible coach lol how do u not have ur FG team ready?? Burned a TO for what
— KG (@KG_TOSU) October 7, 2023
Jimbo Fisher just called a timeout instead of quickly running the FG team out pic.twitter.com/U83Q07xLt4
— CFBBlueprint (@CFBBluePrint) October 7, 2023
There’s no way A&M just did that. Jimbo is a box of rocks
— Mates (@mates_rounds) October 7, 2023
What the hell are we doing calling a timeout to kick it?
— Jive Mike Elko (@JiveMikeElko) October 7, 2023
Texas A&M ended up losing the game, 26-20, so it’s unclear whether or not the Aggies could have gotten into field goal position had they gone for a touchdown and converted.
But one thing is for certain — fans were baffled and angry with Fisher’s late-game clock management.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
