Texas A&M Football: 5 bold predictions for 2018 Gator Bowl vs. NC State

4. Jimbo Fisher and Co. will be ready for Dave Doeren

Let us not forget that Jimbo Fisher was most recently from Florida State in the ACC — the same conference that NC State head coach Dave Doeren and his team are members of. These two guys have been around the block together a few times, that is for sure.

The statistic that jumps out at me though? Fisher is 4-1 against a Doeren-coached Wolfpack. That one loss comes from a season ago with an injured quarterback post Alabama matchup with a Seminole team that was in complete disarray. Is that an excuse? Probably not, but it is a true story.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. Both of these coaches are familiar with each other so how in the world does Jimbo Fisher get an upper hand here? It isn’t that 4-1 record that I am looking at, though it does help quite a bit in my argument.

The point is this — Fisher knows how Doeren works and being only a season removed from the ACC, he knows how he works with what he has at NC State. On the other hand, what Fisher has at Texas A&M and the scheme that he is running this season isn’t the exact same as what Doeren experienced with Fisher being the head coach at Florida State.

Trust me when I say that Fisher and company will be ready for this one. They aren’t playing around in any sense of the word. The Aggies will come ready to play behind a coach that knows what he is up against better than what is normal from watching a bit of film.