Dan Mullen thread (merged)

[ttocswob]

"Zero" is the operative word, here.

If he had a place to go to, he'd a done been gone.

soon

 

[TNTechVol]

Surely you aren't this dense???

Yes, and don't call me Surely

 

[jakez4ut]

There's some good conversation about Mullen in the Mullen vs frost thread.....

I'll leave this here.

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.if you're going to discuss Mullen and his record against the SEC, i think you you need to look at the whole picture...there's a significant amount of context you're just leaving out.

like...MSU is a below .500 program over it's entire history.

Mullen is over .600

MSU has 12 bowl wins, in 20 appearances in it's entire history....

Mullen has led MSU to 7 of those 20 appearances, consecutively, and has 5 of the wins, including a Gator bowl win over Michigan and an Orange bowl appearance in 2014/15.

MSU has only finished ranked in the AP i think 20 times in their entire history, and had NONE between 2000 and 2010.

Mullen has had 2 ranked finishes since 2010, and is looking for a 3rd this year.

they've only finished ranked in the coaches poll 7 times in their entire history, and Mullen has 2.

no one is saying that this guy is the next nick saban...or even the next Phil Fulmer.

but this notion that he's hot garbage that some of you are perpetrating is just plain false.

and he's light years ahead of Butch Jones, Derek Dooley and Lane Kiffin as a head coach.

 

[HuntlandVolinColo]

He completely caked his pants against Bama. His record against SEC is not very good. Sure he would have better resources at UT, but he is weird AF and not who I want

Well if you watched the game you would notice that the deeper bench of Alabama came into play in the 4th quarter and lack of depth by MSSt allowed bama to wear them down and eek out that win. But you can call it a choke if a huge underdog comes up a tad short.

Kind of like how the lack of Depth on Defense has meant that Tennessee gives up a boat load more points in the 2nd half after their offense leaves them high and dry.

 

[GetEmVols]

Mullen is the best hire we can make. People just want Gruden so bad that they don't see it. I can't think of a better/safer higher than Mullen. I'd say he turns us around in about 2 years.

 

[screenthis]

Sign me up for Mullen. I'll take Gruden as well due to the excitement it will generate. But, going for a guy with SEC experience and a vastly improved record compared to previous MSU coaches is a strong argument.

 

[Ez_Vol]

He beat a very talented Dooley team.

 

[VOLnMiami]

Nothing special? He got MSU to be ranked #1. Mississippi State for gosh sake.

Ok so did he win the national title that year?...Uh...NOPE!..Nice achievement with no results from it.

 

[Adam Sandler]

I'll keep on saying it if your interested in Mullen because he won with less talent.

And he is awful vs top 25 teams what is he now 3-26 bs top 25😵

Go with Schanio he WON at RUTGERS with RUTGERS talent vs the top 25

You put Schanio at Miss st and he would have a WAY better record than Mullen has had there.

Your schiano love affair does not make sense to me.

 

[fade route]

Glad you’re willing to accept mediocrity.

Most of us are tired of moral victories.

That’s all Mullen is.

“He almost beat Bama”

“Imagine if Mullen had UT’s resources?”

Excuses.

It’s not mediocrity to win 9 games 4 times at a school where it had only been done 5 times in the history of the program before.

Want to know what mediocrity is? Only making the playoffs 5 times out of 11 years and winning a SB only because the opposing QB threw 2 pick 6s.

 

[volcop1]

he completely caked his pants against bama. His record against sec is not very good. Sure he would have better resources at ut, but he is weird af and not who i want

so we've been so close with bamer the last decade

 

[Volstylexx]

Yep. He's a dang good coach. He schemed great against Bama. I was relieved we got out of that hornet's nest with a W.

Just wait until Gruden is our coach. You’re going to be scared sh*****.

 

[jasonvol18]

Interesting take on the coaching search from Joe Rexrode:

Tennessee's new coach? Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen is the ideal candidate


Thoughts? Pro or Con?

Absolutely not.

 

[Glocker_Alum_2005]

If he was that great... He would have been hired away years ago..

He turned down the Florida job before. Rumor is his wife didn't like it. Also he had Prescott coming up and knew he had a chance at a special couple of years. I mean LSU wanted Prescott for TE. You win with your QB. And ours need some development and that's his specialty. As the article states, there are no sure bets...but he and Patterson are probably the least risky hires. Let me ask you, if you're Currie and you are pinning you career to this hire, you are probably thinking Kelly and Gruden are too risky.

 

[VFLinFL]

Talk to my agent and send the blank check signed

 

[fade route]

The arguments against Mullen defy logic and common sense

 

[TnScooby]

If we don't get Gruden or Patterson then Mullen will work.

Truth..

 

[Roustabout]

Not getting the Mullen love..He's done ok at MSU but has never done anything special..We know Gruden is not coming...He's not.,.Fun to dream about it but he's not coming...Time to be realistic and open up that pocket book and sign Chip Kelly as a our new head coach...No buyout and a dynamic offense...He's the guy..Do not let Florida get this guy!..They will beat us for years to come if they get him no matter who we hire!

You can't discuss what he's done without acknowledging WHERE he's done it. MSU is behind UK in facilities and is spending as much if not more on baseball.
State is just NOT a platform for recruiting. UT is. Had he been hired 5 years ago, UT would have at least two east titles, maybe more.

 

[SD189]

Mullen is a solid coach who happens to look like Glenn Quagmire. I dunno... maybe it's just me.

 

[FirstAndGoal]

I'd take Mullen in a heartbeat. :good!:

 

[Ancient Reptile]

Not getting the Mullen love..He's done ok at MSU but has never done anything special..We know Gruden is not coming...He's not.,.Fun to dream about it but he's not coming...Time to be realistic and open up that pocket book and sign Chip Kelly as a our new head coach...No buyout and a dynamic offense...He's the guy..Do not let Florida get this guy!..They will beat us for years to come if they get him no matter who we hire!

Hope you are right.

 

[CA_Vol]

Ok so did he win the national title that year?...Uh...NOPE!..Nice achievement with no results from it.

How many National Championship coaches are on your list for this job?

 

[etsuvol13]

Patterson

 

[Rockytoprowdy]

The arguments against Mullen defy logic and common sense

You’ve been around long enough to know that those two things rarely reveal themselves here...

 

[livefaith]

Not getting the Mullen love..He's done ok at MSU but has never done anything special..We know Gruden is not coming...He's not.,.Fun to dream about it but he's not coming...Time to be realistic and open up that pocket book and sign Chip Kelly as a our new head coach...No buyout and a dynamic offense...He's the guy..Do not let Florida get this guy!..They will beat us for years to come if they get him no matter who we hire!

Please NO! Chip Kelly with all that speed to choose from down there. We should hire him just to keep that from happening.