How many season does Jimbo have to win the SEC before they let him go?

[Jack Lambert]

A&M has the money to let him go and buy another.

[Dawgbite]

I'm going with 4 but 3 isn't out of the realm of possibilities.

[msstatelp1]

I think he has to win the West within 3 and overall by the 4th.

[WSOPdawg]

Jimbo gets more seasons at aTm than Mullen gets at UF imo. And honestly, Jimbo at aTm is downright scary at what they can become.

[msstate7]

He's not going anywhere. He'll have aTm fighting for the west title year-in, year-out in 2-3 years

[Lord McBuckethead]

He's not going anywhere. He'll have aTm fighting for the west title year-in, year-out in 2-3 years

And as soon as Saban and Moorhead leaves, he may win one.

[fader2103]

TAMU buyout is a guarantee of 75 Million. If Jimbo leaves on his own, He owes the University 0 dollars

[Tbonewannabe]

Jimbo gets more seasons at aTm than Mullen gets at UF imo. And honestly, Jimbo at aTm is downright scary at what they can become.

Jimbo also has $75 Mil guaranteed where Mullen has $24 Mil guaranteed. Mullen only has a 4 year contract but the whole thing is guaranteed unless he somehow breaks the contract. If Mullen lasts 3 years then they would only be buying out 1 year at 6 Mil. If Jimbo gets fired after 3 years then they still have to pay him the other 7 years at $7.5 Mil per year. A&M has money but that is a pretty big chunk to throw away. Rich people don't get rich by doing that type of thing, of course football makes people do crazy things.

[BrunswickDawg]

Jimbo is gone after 5 years of 8-4ish records.

[msstate7]

And as soon as Saban and Moorhead leaves, he may win one.

This will be Moorhead's best shot. Bama lost a lot of defense, aTm and LSU down, and auburn replaced oline. If we don't do it this year, we won't do it for the next 4-5 years anyway

[Johnson85]

A&M has the money to let him go and buy another.

I don't think he'll have to win to keep his job. He obviously can't average 8.5 regular season wins a year and keep his job. I'd say teh first two seasons don't matter much b/c they're not going to pay his buyout. I think he needs 9 regular season wins in his third year (unless he does something really good before that to give him a pass) and if he doesn't get one 10 win season in his first four, his seat is going to be hot, but if he goes 7, 8, 9, and 9 regular season wins, I don't think that gets him fired although there will be a lot of aggies that want him fired.

[Johnson85]

Jimbo also has $75 Mil guaranteed where Mullen has $24 Mil guaranteed. Mullen only has a 4 year contract but the whole thing is guaranteed unless he somehow breaks the contract. If Mullen lasts 3 years then they would only be buying out 1 year at 6 Mil. If Jimbo gets fired after 3 years then they still have to pay him the other 7 years at $7.5 Mil per year. A&M has money but that is a pretty big chunk to throw away. Rich people don't get rich by doing that type of thing, of course football makes people do crazy things.

I had forgotten how crazy his contract was. Even if he goes 8-4 for the next five years, I'm not sure A&M will be ready to pony up $30M to fire him. Especially if the TV money has decreased by then, which I think is entirely possible.

[ckDOG]

Jimbo gets more seasons at aTm than Mullen gets at UF imo. And honestly, Jimbo at aTm is downright scary at what they can become.

What always comes, but never arrives?

Tomorrow and TAMU football dominance.

[Jack Lambert]

I had forgotten how crazy his contract was. Even if he goes 8-4 for the next five years, I'm not sure A&M will be ready to pony up $30M to fire him. Especially if the TV money has decreased by then, which I think is entirely possible.

A&M had the first Million Dollar Coach in College Football history. They have been paying out the ass for ever. They have a lot of money with out TV money. If they want Jimbo gone he will be gone.

[ShotgunDawg]

Jimbo gets more seasons at aTm than Mullen gets at UF imo. And honestly, Jimbo at aTm is downright scary at what they can become.

He'll have to change the entire culture of how football is played at the high school level in that state.

[TrapGame]

I just don't see Jimbo winning the West but I see him sticking around for several years going 9-3 with a few 10-2 seasons.

[BulldogBear]

Jimbo is gone after 5 years of 8-4ish records.

This^

Aggies success hinges on switching from Texas HS and Big 12 culture to an SEC culture and nothing else. Coach has little affect unless he facilitates this change ESPECIALLY on defense. TAMU is still not "SEC" school and the on field results reflect that.

[msstate7]

Herman and jimbo will win... saban probably prevents jimbo from making playoffs, but not Texas. Both programs are about to take a big step forward

[tireddawg]

Why fire him? As long as he wins 7-9 games per year, they should give him some serious time to build, they've got to pay him anyway. In comparison, it took Mullen, what, 5-6 years to get us to #1, and 9-10 years for the roster we have this year. It's not gonna happen overnight as some Aggie fans believe, although he won a NC at FSU in just 3 years, he could def build something there if given time.

[TUSK]

I just don't see Jimbo winning the West but I see him sticking around for several years going 9-3 with a few 10-2 seasons.

I believe this.