Jimbo Fisher made headlines a year ago with an unsolicited proclamation of the ACC's superiority in college football.
That was as the Florida State head coach at the ACC media days event in Charlotte.
Things changed with a new employer.
Asked about that comment Monday now that he's at Texas A&M, Fisher offered what you might call a clarification.
"I'm going to tell you this: I think the ACC's progression to where it has become in football is because of the SEC," Fisher said Monday. "From being in the South and having -- not just play against but to recruit against and compete against daily and the way you have to operate your organization.