Texas A&M features prominently in USA Today’s ‘Misery Index,’ which include 2 SEC teams
By Keith Farner
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Texas A&M is in big-time struggle mode following a shocking loss to Appalachian State on Saturday, and that led to the Aggies being prominently mentioned in USA Today’s Misery Index written by Dan Wolken.
“But maybe now it’s becoming clearer at Texas A&M,” Wolken wrote. “The Jimbo Fisher era, at this point in time, has been a little more than a legal heist in plain daylight. It’s a complete flop – unable to produce results appreciably better than other Texas A&M coaches before him while also failing to be remotely entertaining.”
In his fifth season, Fisher continues to search for answers, and many fans and media struggle to see the marked improvement Fisher has delivered to the Aggies.
“The program is supposed to be humming by now. Instead, Texas A&M looks to be once again in the muck of mediocrity after a 17-14 loss at home to Appalachian State. These things shouldn’t be happening anymore at Texas A&M, given the massive amount of investment and support Fisher has had from the administration and fan base. There are a lot of coaches you could hire for half the price to go 8-4 at Texas A&M, but they hired Fisher to compete for national titles. There are no excuses for not checking that box by now.
But the Aggies aren’t the only SEC representative in the Misery Index this week. Missouri also checks in.
“The most entertaining coach in the SEC, one of the few who isn’t afraid to mix it up and throw some Steve Spurrier-style barbs, is Eli Drinkwitz. He’s good for a lot of laughs, including this summer when he appeared on the Jim Rome Show and called out Tennessee for its recruiting violations under former coach Jeremy Pruitt. “I thought you were going to introduce my record,” Drinkwitz told Rome. “But with the latest allegations against Tennessee, let’s hold up on what my record is because I expect them to vacate some wins, and that’s going to help my record a little bit.” Good line, but the zingers don’t land the same way after losing 40-12 to Kansas State. At 12-13 overall, Drinkwitz is on the same pace as predecessor Barry Odom, who was fired after going 25-25.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
