Mullen not helping his cause

#76
#76
You're missing the point. If UT wanted him bad enough they would have shelled out the money but THEY PASSED on him.

Well your point is wrong. He wanted Florida. He never formally talked with Tennessee cause he knew Florida was coming open. He delayed a meeting with Tennessee knowing that. Get your facts straight.
 
#77
#77
I'm all for Mullen being fired, if your AD is man enough to give Sankey the middle finger and hire Hugh Freeze.
 
#83
#83
Well your point is wrong. He wanted Florida. He never formally talked with Tennessee cause he knew Florida was coming open. He delayed a meeting with Tennessee knowing that. Get your facts straight.

My point is right! Mullen said no..... yes he wanted Florida but if UT would have shelled out the cash for him we would be in the mess UF is in now. Say what you want but the fan base was behind this hire if made and I'm sure some of the likes from yours and another poster wanted him here. I for one am glad he's not. Wasn't on board with the CJH hire but all in now. We dodged a bullet plain and simple.
 
#84
#84
My point is right! Mullen said no..... yes he wanted Florida but if UT would have shelled out the cash for him we would be in the mess UF is in now. Say what you want but the fan base was behind this hire if made and I'm sure some of the likes from yours and another poster wanted him here. I for one am glad he's not. Wasn't on board with the CJH hire but all in now. We dodged a bullet plain and simple.

And Ron White makes a joke of saying "You cant fix stupid".
 
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#85
#85
And Ron White makes a joke of saying "You cant fix stupid".

LOL exactly and that's pointed at YOU! Mullen was offered the job and read this and read it well, TURNED IT DOWN! How deft are you to the fact? It was in all the media during the coaching search and HE SAID NO. You're only point that you're right on is he wanted Florida. The rest is garbage. Enjoy ignore!
 
#86
#86
Wrong. Stop thinking it’s just about money when hiring a head coach.

It's all about the money! Think a coach would take a job for free? NO, they WANT to be paid and paid well. If you think these coaches do this for the love of the game (some do, but most don't they want a paycheck) you're wrong. They do it for the dollar bills in their wallet.
 
#87
#87
It's all about the money! Think a coach would take a job for free? NO, they WANT to be paid and paid well. If you think these coaches do this for the love of the game (some do, but most don't they want a paycheck) you're wrong. They do it for the dollar bills in their wallet.
Speaking of money.. Doesn't Saban look miserable in that blue Aflac jacket doing commercials with that duck? I would think he doesn't need to be doing that for a little extra scratch. Maybe it is more fun than it looks. At least Peyton throws a little humor into his ads.
 
#88
#88
Speaking of money.. Doesn't Saban look miserable in that blue Aflac jacket doing commercials with that duck? I would think he doesn't need to be doing that for a little extra scratch. Maybe it is more fun than it looks. At least Peyton throws a little humor into his ads.

lol he's still getting paid whether he likes it or not point taken sir! Good post and point!
 
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#90
I was certain he'd be a home run there. If you can succeed at Miss St you'll kill it at UF....so much for logic.
I know he had the one really good season, but did he really succeed at Miss St? Definitely won more than he lost, but only one really good season. Never really good without Dak Prescott, though never really not good either.
 
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#91
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And we would have been MUCH better off if we did. The Gators have four 10 win seasons since Meyer left. Dan Mullen owns 2 of them, and this after taking over a program that was 4-7 the year prior to his arrival. If they were playing a standard schedule in 2020, he would likely have won 10 games again. All the while, Cornbread was cheating to bring recruits in and he still couldn't win football games.

UF is down this year, but they lost a ton of talent to the NFL. And despite what looney Florida fans want to believe, they are not on UGA and Bama's level to be able to lose several high end players to the draft and be able to keep the program running without a hitch. And yet, they have 3 losses of a 7 points or less. A little better luck, and they are 7-1 instead of 4-4. They will likely still end the year 8-4, which isn't terrible on a down year.

Mullen is a good coach. He has his warts, but the best thing for TN football would be for UF to get trigger happy and fire him. The likelihood of them hiring a better coach is slim to none.


You are 100 % right about that, and that's the problem.
 
#92
#92
Speaking of money.. Doesn't Saban look miserable in that blue Aflac jacket doing commercials with that duck? I would think he doesn't need to be doing that for a little extra scratch. Maybe it is more fun than it looks. At least Peyton throws a little humor into his ads.

Several years ago Saban was in a ESPN commercial in which he dropped a Little Debbie on the floor then ate it. I thought that was funny.
 
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You are 100 % right about that, and that's the problem.

UF has been a middling program for a nearly decade before Mullen arrived. It's gonna take more than 3-4 good years to get a program anywhere near where those teams are at currently.
 
#94
#94
Mullen's record at MSU was 69 - 46 in 9 seasons for an average annual win - loss record of 7.67 - 5.11 (median record 8 - 5).
Mullen's record at UF is 33 - 13 in 3.67 seasons for an average annual win - loss record of 9 - 3.5.

Discuss.
 
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I know he had the one really good season, but did he really succeed at Miss St? Definitely won more than he lost, but only one really good season. Never really good without Dak Prescott, though never really not good either.
He had a .600 win %. Pretty good for modern SEC West.

Croom was .35%

Jackie Sherrill was .500

Rocky Felcker was .382

He should easily be considered the best coach there since the 1940s
 
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#96
#96
UF has been a middling program for a nearly decade before Mullen arrived. It's gonna take more than 3-4 good years to get a program anywhere near where those teams are at currently.

I think its doable in 3, but have to be lights out 5 star recruiting. We need 5-6 of them each year, maybe more. Not the 1 sometimes 2 we get.
 
#97
#97
Mullen's record at MSU was 69 - 46 in 9 seasons for an average annual win - loss record of 7.67 - 5.11 (median record 8 - 5).
Mullen's record at UF is 33 - 13 in 3.67 seasons for an average annual win - loss record of 9 - 3.5.

Discuss.
Okay, so here's what I bet: I bet they are aware that they're capable of hiring somebody like Muschamp or Mac or Zook. That was not something that they imagined; it was real life. I bet they come to their senses and hang on to Mullen for a long time. Florida will win the next 4 and things will seem a little different after that.
 
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He had a .600 win %. Pretty good for modern SEC West.

Croom was .35%

Jackie Sherrill was .500

Rocky Felcker was .382

He should easily be considered the best coach there since the 1940s

Jackie Sherrill had a decent run.
 
#99
#99
I think its doable in 3, but have to be lights out 5 star recruiting. We need 5-6 of them each year, maybe more. Not the 1 sometimes 2 we get.

Mullen has his warts. Obviously doesn't seem to be an elite recruiter like other top tier SEC coaches. But Florida also doesn't have the aura it had 10 years ago when it was an elite program. And yet the lowest recruiting class he's had was ranked 14th.

Mullen is a good coach have a bit of bad luck in a rebuilding year. I hope Florida is dumb enough to fire him, but I have a feeling they won't.
 
Mullen has his warts. Obviously doesn't seem to be an elite recruiter like other top tier SEC coaches. But Florida also doesn't have the aura it had 10 years ago when it was an elite program. And yet the lowest recruiting class he's had was ranked 14th.

Mullen is a good coach have a bit of bad luck in a rebuilding year. I hope Florida is dumb enough to fire him, but I have a feeling they won't.

As @Lawrence Wright and others say, next year he really needs to show some progress. If he loses to South Carolina or FSU this year, the pressure will be front and center to next year.
 

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