No, Florida State is not going to fire Jimbo Fisher this year
It’s been a miserable year for Florida State but any talk of firing Jimbo Fisher after this year is patently absurd and here’s why.
Look, there’s no other way around it. It’s been a rough year for the Florida State Seminoles. After Friday night’s 35-3 loss at Boston College, that may represent rock bottom for the team that began the season as the No. 3 team in the nation. Now, they’ll be lucky to make it to a bowl game and extend the nation’s longest active bowl streak. As bad as the season has been for Florida State, head coach Jimbo Fisher is not in danger of losing his job.
Does Fisher need to do a better job getting his team prepared to play? Of course.
Does Fisher need to take ownership of an offense that ranks No. 113 in total offense and No. 123 in scoring offense? 100 percent yes.
Is Fisher on the hot seat? Definitely not.
Fisher will be the first one to tell you that he has not done a good job this year. In fact, he may tell you he’s done a terrible job. No matter, he’s not going to be fired by Florida State.
The primary reason for that?
Well, besides his track record, which includes a national championship after he coached up Jameis Winston to the Heisman Trophy, it’s all about the money.
It’s always about the money, but in the case of Fisher who has a total buyout at $39,312,500, according to USA Today, there is zero chance that Florida State will pay all that cash to get away from Fisher in a year that was essentially derailed after quarterback Deondre Francois was lost for the year after he injured his knee in the season-opening loss to Alabama.
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On top of paying that buyout, Florida State would then need to hire a coach, which would cost at least $5 million if the Seminoles are going to pay for a proven commodity. And why wouldn’t they do that if they already committed to moving on from Fisher and giving him nearly $40 million not to coach?!
So, it’s pretty easy to see that while Fisher has been in charge of what may be the worst Florida State team in decades, it won’t result in his termination this year.