Paul Finebaum criticizes Jimbo Fisher's final playcall, compares to Mack Brown

On3 imageby:Dan Morrison10/10/22

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Jimbo Fisher has been heavily criticized throughout the 2022 season for Texas A&M’s on-field performance. That continued following Texas A&M’s loss to Alabama in a game they had a chance to win late. In particular, ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum was critical of Fisher’s final playcall.

Texas A&M had a final play on the goal line to win the game against Alabama. The Aggies lined up in the same formation that they had scored from earlier. So, Alabama knew to adjust its leverage in the secondary. The route was short of the end zone. Haynes King never looked for anyone else, launching the ball incomplete.

Jimbo Fisher has been widely criticized for the decision. While speaking to Matt Barrie, Paul Finebaum piled on the playcall, by remembering a Mack Brown decision.

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“It reminded me a couple of years ago, remember Mack Brown had a chance to beat Clemson,” Paul Finebaum said.

The play Paul Finebaum is referencing came in 2019. That year, North Carolina had a chance to upset Clemson. Instead of playing for overtime, the Tar Heels went for two and came up short. In that play, Sam Howell faked a hand-off, before rolling to the right. He had an option to pitch but no one to throw to. They didn’t convert and lost the game.

Paul Finebaum then went on to say that the biggest problem for Jimbo Fisher is that people are only going to remember the final playcall. No one is going to remember that they had a close road game against Alabama. They’ll only remember that one decision.

“It was like the same call. I mean, it just made no sense, and it’s not fair to Aggies, and, certainly, we don’t ever want to be unfair to our friends in Aggieland, but that’s all people–I mean, Matt, thanks to guys like you we live in a SportsCenter world where we see four highlights from the game and that’s all we know. But, even if we watch the game, that’s all we remember.”