Alright, let’s talk about this Jimbo Fisher fella and the money he got from FSU. You know, that football school down in Florida. Folks been yappin’ about it, so I figured I’d try and make some sense of it all, the way I see it.
Jimbo Fisher’s FSU Salary: The Early Days
Now, from what I hear, back when Jimbo first started gettin’ big, he was makin’ a pretty penny. We’re talkin’ millions, you hear? Millions! I ain’t never seen that much money in my life, not even on them game shows. They say somethin’ about 5.2 million a year at first, then they bumped it up to 5.5 million for eight years. That’s a whole heap of cash, enough to buy a whole lotta cows, I tell ya.
- Started out around $5.2 million a year.
- Then got a raise to about $5.5 million a year for eight years. That’s like $44 million total! Can you believe it?
And that weren’t the end of it. They had all sorts of fancy contracts and deals. Something about a base salary of $236,000 a year, paid by FSU. But that ain’t the whole story, not by a long shot. There were bonuses too, you know, like extra money for winnin’ games and such.
Jimbo Fisher’s Contract Extension and Bonuses
They went and give him an eight-year contract extension. That means he was tied to FSU for a long time, or so they thought. Started with a cool 5 million in 2015. And if he won enough games, they’d give him even more! Like, if he got nine wins in a season, they’d tack on another year at 5.65 million, then another year at 5.75 million if he did it again. Shoot, they were practically throwin’ money at him!
- Eight-year contract thingy started in 2015 with $5 million a year.
- First nine-win season? Bam! Another year at $5.65 million.
- Second nine-win season? Pow! Another year at $5.75 million. Man, that’s a lot of dough for throwin’ a ball around.
They had some kinda deal where if he left early, he’d have to pay ‘em back some of that money. A “buyout” they called it. Sounded like a whole lot of trouble if you ask me. But Jimbo, he was the coach, and he was winnin’ games, so they kept on payin’ him. He even took them to some big championship thing, the College Football Playoff they called it. And won a national title! That’s what brought in the big bucks, I reckon.
What the Heck is a Buyout?
Now, this buyout thing… it’s like this. If Jimbo decided he’d had enough of FSU and wanted to go coach somewhere else before his contract was up, he’d have to pay FSU a big chunk of change. It was their way of keepin’ him around, see? They didn’t want him runnin’ off to another school after they’d paid him all that money. I reckon it’s like lendin’ someone money and then makin’ sure they pay you back, even if they don’t wanna no more.
Jimbo Fisher Gets Fired From Texas A&M
But you know what? Even with all that money and them fancy contracts, things don’t always last. Last I heard, Jimbo got himself fired from Texas A&M. Yup, fired! Can you believe it? All that money, all them wins, and they still let him go. Shows ya, money ain’t everything. Makes you wonder what happened, don’t it? Maybe he wasn’t winnin’ enough games, or maybe he got on somebody’s bad side. Who knows? But one thing’s for sure, he ain’t coachin’ at Texas A&M no more.
So, How Much Did Jimbo Fisher Really Make at FSU?
Well, if you add it all up, it’s a mountain of money. Millions and millions of dollars. More than I’ll ever see in ten lifetimes. He got his salary, his bonuses, and who knows what else. They say he was pullin’ in 5 million a year for a while there, and then even more with those contract extensions. It’s enough to make your head spin.
- Millions in salary each year.
- Big bonuses for winnin’ games and stuff.
- A fancy contract that kept him there for a long time, or was supposed to.
But like I said, he ain’t there no more. He went off to Texas A&M, and now he’s gone from there too. Makes you wonder if all that money was worth it in the end. But hey, that’s the way things go sometimes. One minute you’re on top of the world, and the next you’re lookin’ for a new job. It’s a crazy world, ain’t it?
So, there you have it. That’s what I know about Jimbo Fisher and his FSU salary. It’s a whole lotta money, a whole lotta fuss, and a whole lotta football. And now, he’s moved on, and so has FSU. Makes ya think, don’t it? All that money and still…fired. Well, life goes on, I guess. Time to go feed the chickens.
