Jimbo Fisher set the bar high in his first season as head coach of Texas A&M football. They went 9-4, improved dramatically on both sides of the ball, had a winning record in November, beat LSU for the first time, finished second in the division for the first time, and ended a three-year bowl losing streak.
These feats are all below the measure of success for Fisher’s tenure, but we’ll take them for year one. One of the biggest differences in Fisher and Kevin Sumlin is their offensive philosophy. Where Sumlin wants to spread the field and speed up the tempo, Fisher wants to get downhill and control the clock with a pro-style offense.