Jimbo Fisher takes a huge shot at the ACC, B12. His point is not wrong due to the Portal, NIL, but come on…..Glorified JUCO is a bit of a stretch.
“Here’s what’s happening, all of your mid-majors and a lot of your not-mid-majors, I’m going to say some of your ACC, Big 12, old Pac-12, some of those leagues, they’re becoming glorified junior colleges,” Fisher said. “And some of those teams used to battle for playoffs and have great teams. They took that three-star guy or that four-star guy you missed and they developed him into a heck of a player and he became a great player at their school.“
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“Here’s what’s happening, all of your mid-majors and a lot of your not-mid-majors, I’m going to say some of your ACC, Big 12, old Pac-12, some of those leagues, they’re becoming glorified junior colleges,” Fisher said. “And some of those teams used to battle for playoffs and have great teams. They took that three-star guy or that four-star guy you missed and they developed him into a heck of a player and he became a great player at their school.“
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Jimbo Fisher claims ACC, Big 12 teams are becoming 'glorified junior colleges'
The former long-tenured coach is starting to see a clear pattern of certain schools turning into developmental hubs in college football.