I can actually speak with a degree of inside knowledge when it comes to this. My father in-law is a big booster up there. And yes, fisher was close to getting run out of town had at the end of last year and had this season not gone well. Also, to add, prior to this year, fisher was 1-4 against top ten teams, with the lone triumph being a 49-37 shootout win over Clemson at home in 2012.
Fisher had five losses while the Seminoles were ranked and the opponent wasn’t: NC State and UNC in 2010; Wake Forest and Virginia in 2011; NC State in 2012. Just to keep things on perspective. The success of their qb this year made all the difference. Offensively.
Defensively, oddly enough, is where I think he should get more credit and, again words from up north, he does. He brought stoops, loaded that side with horses, and let him be. When stoops and the entire staff left, they didn't miss a beat. Instead he again brought a young aggressive minded guy WITH NO PREVIOuS college coordinator experience, changed from a base 4-3 to a Bama one gap 3-4 and let him be as well. All this with losing a ton of players to the nfl along with the aforementioned staff.
