Jimbo Fisher
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"Jimbo Fisher, Jr." is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently head coach at Florida State University.

As a senior student at Samford University Fisher was the 1987 NCAA Division III (NCAA)/Division III National Player of the Year. From 2000 until 2006 he served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Louisiana State University/LSU. From 2007 to 2009 he was offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and, beginning in 2007, head coach-in-waiting for the Florida State Seminoles. Bobby Bowden, Florida State's head coach of 34 years, retired after the team's appearance in its 28th consecutive Gator Bowl/bowl game on January 1, 2010. Fisher took over as head coach soon after. Florida State is Fisher's first head coaching position and he led them to a 10–4 record during his first season. His inaugural year marked FSU's first 10-win season 2003 Florida State Seminoles football team/since 2003 and first appearance in the ACC Championship Game 2005 Florida State Seminoles football team/since 2005. In the 2012 season, he led the Seminoles to 12-2 record and victory at the Orange Bowl, followed by a 14-0 record and BCS National Championship for the 2013 season.

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Usually you'll find one group -- the line, the linebackers or the secondary -- that's better than another, but this defense is just as good in every area. It's the best defense I've ever coached against. I've been looking for weaknesses for several weeks and I can't seem to find one.

The little things he does that I see, things the fans might not see, are so much better now. Little things. He calls plays. He manages the game, manages the clock, manages the players, the signals, the checks.

You're always going to have those butterflies. If you don't then you're not a competitor and you're not a player. When you lose that feeling in your stomach that's when you need to not do it anymore. That's what makes it special and exciting.

It was wild for a minute. We were just trying to keep our guys off.

We hadn't run a lot of the misdirection. We really got Joe out on the edge a lot. And Joe was healthy again. We basically didn't have him the second half of the season.

He looks good. He's been between 245 and 250 here now -- even less when he sweats it out during practice. I think he's in really good shape.

He's a good runner. He can get going quick.