Jimbo Fisher-to-FSU rumors show exactly how far ahead Miami is over it's top rival

The FSU administration might be getting desperate and desperate people do desperate things.

Current rumors, which were accelerated by a report from Bruce Feldman, have some interest from some people in FSU to see Jimbo Fisher return to the program. It's something that probably makes those on the inside of the Miami Hurricanes chuckle, who would also acknowledge that Fisher a major upgrade.

And make no mistake about it, FSU would be upgrading big time by bringing in Fisher to replace Mike Norvell. For starters, Fisher is probably going to come at a very appealing price for a program that will owe a lot of people money once the full reckoning happens. And Fisher is much better at this football thing even if the recent changes have set him back a bit. But this move alone shouldn't concern anyone associated with the Miami Hurricanes because FSU's problems run so much deeper.

Miami focused on building the infrastructure FSU has ignored

Mario Cristobal is a very good coach. Underrated in my opinion. He's not perfect, but he's also not stagnant. His willingness to adapt is what will keep the Hurricanes around the top of college football. But Cristobal alone doesn't spawn the turnaround that Miami has had over the past few years. The credit to that goes to many people, some you know, like GM Dennis Smith, and others that work behind the scenes and don't want to be publicly acknowledged. 

These are people that scout players, put together comprehensive NIL packages, raise money, manicure the practice fields, make the phone calls and do many other tasks we'll never know or really care to hear about. Everyone involved has their job, and they have been able to do it to a high level of success. Cristobal and Smith have a major role in how this machine operates, but they don't do it by themselves

If FSU is expecting Fisher to come in and fix things simply because he's much better than Norvell, they are missing the boat that Miami was smart enough to jump on. When Cristobal agreed to return to Coral Gables, he was equipped with the knowledge of what was working at this current moment in college football and needed assurances from Miami that he would have the resources to build out the program in a vision that he believed was successful. 

Since now-former FSU AD Michael Alford signed Norvell to that long-term extension, the Seminoles brass have been trying to use quick-fix methods to repair a cracked foundation. Miami chose not to make the quick fixes. Cristobal took a couple of years of growing pains knowing that the long-term success would be worth it. 

There's a chance that the FSU administration will fire Norvell before the Miami game on October 17. They should. He's terrible and the Seminoles being this big of a joke might be fun to laugh at, but it helps no one at a time when the ACC needs some quality depth. But if they think that just replacing him with Fisher will make it all better, there would be a lack of understanding of how this works.

Cristobal and Miami understood what was needed to win big and win consistently. It was a process that took time to build and patience to grow. But the plan was sound and that has made all the difference. 

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