Texas A&M got into trouble against Appalachian State prompting Aggies fans to go apoplectic on head coach Jimbo Fisher for the performance.
Week 2 of the college football slate decided the theme would be “Upset Specials.”
Texas started the day by almost besting the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide but Marshall delivered the first blow of the day by knocking off No. 8 Notre Dame.
The upset fairy wasn’t done either because Appalachian State decided to follow through on all the upset alerts that got tagged onto their game with Texas A&M. They defeated the Aggies, 17-14.
After beating Alabama last year and bringing in a top-rated recruiting class, A&M fans hoped that Jimbo Fisher would finally take them to the promised land. App State said, “not so fast my friends.”
Texas A&M message boards and CFB Twitter lighting up Jimbo Fisher
The first people to lambast the Aggie head coach were Texas A&M fans themselves. The message boards were on fire even before the upset was assured.
#TexasAM would like a refund on Jimbo. #MeltdownAlert #GigEm pic.twitter.com/fcD04FbMpI
— Message Board Geniuses (@BoardGeniuses) September 10, 2022
#TexasAM is down 14-7 late in the third quarter. #MeltdownAlert pic.twitter.com/wLPvLKpmIl
— Message Board Geniuses (@BoardGeniuses) September 10, 2022
Then Twitter got to have a turn trolling Fisher and the Aggies.
Jimbo Fisher is on a GUARANTEED contract.
— Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) September 10, 2022
Love that for him. 😂
Appalachian State, with a bunch of 0-stars, just bullying Texas A&M at the line of scrimmage late in this game.
— Brad Crawford (@BCrawford247) September 10, 2022
Jimbo Fisher's salary is $9.5M.
Shawn Clark makes $425K.
Texas A&M is 10-0 against non-Power 5 schools in Jimbo Fisher's tenure.
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) September 10, 2022
This is the first time under Fisher that the Aggies do not lead at the half against a non-Power 5 school. pic.twitter.com/hAyqToLUOD
Texas A&M has announced that it's joining the LIV Tour
— Aaron (@BobbyBigWheel) September 10, 2022
• 4⭐️ & 5⭐️ players on roster
— Pick Six Previews (@PickSixPreviews) September 10, 2022
56 - Texas A&M
1 - App State https://t.co/mNjy2pnw3m
Their first 50 games as Texas A&M head football coach.
— CFB Home (@CFBHome) September 10, 2022
35-15 36-14 pic.twitter.com/ZxeIVIQ0og
"There's going to be a championship window for Texas A&M, no question about it." pic.twitter.com/78P8IM3nnm
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) September 10, 2022
Hey @AppState_FB how much does Texas A&M have to pay for 4 points? 😂😂😂
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 10, 2022
Texas A&M and Notre dame fans right now pic.twitter.com/W2XPKTBdM1
— Slander University (@TheSlanderU) September 10, 2022
Fisher is one of the highest-paid coaches in college football and he is expected to bring a national title to College Station. This definitely wasn’t part of the plan.
The Aggies have lived this nightmare before. Their offense just wasn’t effective while the Mountaineers took advantage of the low-scoring game to take control.
Appalachian State announced their intent with a second-quarter touchdown to open the scoring but A&M responded soon after with their first touchdown.
The second half brought much of the same. The Mountaineers found the endzone late in the third quarter but the Aggies returned the ensuing kickoff to tie things back up.
The fourth quarter favored App State, who deservedly took the lead with eight minutes to play and then held on to win.
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