Jimbo Fisher believes Texas A&M players should turn social media off amid struggles

Last year, the noise started to get louder around Texas A&M and Jimbo Fisher following a 5-7 record. The volume didn’t get turned down much after the season after a 43-33 loss to Miami in Week 2 — the Aggies’ first game against an A5 opponent of the year.

But Fisher has a solution. He thinks the players need to stay away from social media entirely so they can put their blinders on.

“I hope they eliminate it,” Fisher told reporters on Monday. “I say, turn social media off. And I don’t mean that as — I always do. I think you have to.”

Fisher’s future is again a topic of conversation around college football, even considering his hefty buyout. The offense looked good, scoring 33 points and totaling 433 yards, but Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke looked better as he helped lead the Hurricanes past Texas A&M in a rematch of last year’s game.

But even if the Aggies won the game, Fisher would want his players to stay away from social media. That said, he knows they’ll still see what people are saying, and it’s on them to keep their focus.

“I think you should turn it off whether you do well or poorly,” Fisher said. “Don’t listen to any of it because nothing matters except what you do. But that’s not the world, and hopefully they can do that. We tell them that and do it. Hopefully they’ll be able to deal with it. But I’m sure some will read it. That’s just the world we’re in.”

Why the ‘microscope’ is on Jimbo Fisher once again at Texas A&M

Conner Weigman looked good at quarterback for Texas A&M against Miami, throwing for 336 yards and two touchdowns while also adding 29 yards and a touchdown on the ground. But he threw for two interceptions in the second half, including one that set up a field goal to put the Hurricanes up by two scores.

Although there was plenty of chatter about how the offense would look under new offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino and what his relationship would be like with Fisher, Paul Finebaum argued he’s once again under the “microscope.”

“The situation with A&M now? Tenuous is a good word. Because, with every game now, the microscope is back on,” Finebaum said. “All of the attention about Bobby Petrino? That accomplished absolutely nothing. It proves that we read so much into first games that don’t mean anything.”

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