If this article from ESPN is any indication, it appears that Mullen is safe as far as Stricklin is concerned. http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/74802/mullen-not-bothered-by-the-hot-seat
According to Stricklin, Mullen is safe
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We were in the Texas A&M game in the 4th quarter?
What game was Mullen coaching? We cut it to 10 with about 2 minutes left. With 10 minutes left in the 4th quarter, we were down 24. We statistically dominated South Carolina? Outgaining a team by 78 yards is not dominating them. They also had a significant amount of more yards per play. Dan, statistical domination is what Bama did to us Saturday.
HE IS ABSOLUTELY DELUSIONAL. Maybe he doesn't feel any pressure because he is a psychopath, ever think of that? Fire this guy today.
What game was Mullen coaching? We cut it to 10 with about 2 minutes left. With 10 minutes left in the 4th quarter, we were down 24. We statistically dominated South Carolina? Outgaining a team by 78 yards is not dominating them. They also had a significant amount of more yards per play. Dan, statistical domination is what Bama did to us Saturday.
HE IS ABSOLUTELY DELUSIONAL. Maybe he doesn't feel any pressure because he is a psychopath, ever think of that? Fire this guy today.
He is overstating his case, but there is a kernel of truth in it. We did some good things and some bad things in the last three games. We needed to play almost perfect to win those three games.
Your opinion is completely unsubstantiated by facts or statistical data. I do agree that Mullen does have several traits that are characteristic of a psychopath.
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-do-you-know-if-youre-a-psychopath-2013-2?op=1
I don't think total yardage is as strongly correlated to winning or losing as some other stats, such as turnover ratio, which was obviously the stat of the game for the USC game.
Teams with more total yards won 81.1% of games through the first 8 weeks of 2013. Even more specifically, teams that had between 1 and 78 more total yards won 63.8% of the time in the first 8 weeks of 2013.
so losing to what
4 top ten teams and another that's ranked 11th and to a top 20 Lsu deserves you to get fired at Mississippi State? You need to wake up. We had been to 1 bowl in the last 8 years before Mullen got here. He's taken us to 3 straight bowls. Apparently, you don't follow the team. Everyone was saying this would be a down year and yet you dumb17s want Mullen fired because he's lost to 6 ranked teams. Is there reason for concern? You bet, but there isn't any reason to fire Mullen after this season. He's won 4 of 5 egg bowls and I know 4 of 6 after this year right? I keep forgetting we are the football juggernauts of the world with our awesome tradition of winning and not firing coaches. We can't have 1 down year because we will never be able to rebound from that and Ole Miss will pass us by so we will never catch them again. **
4 top ten teams and another that's ranked 11th and to a top 20 Lsu deserves you to get fired at Mississippi State? You need to wake up. We had been to 1 bowl in the last 8 years before Mullen got here. He's taken us to 3 straight bowls. Apparently, you don't follow the team. Everyone was saying this would be a down year and yet you dumb17s want Mullen fired because he's lost to 6 ranked teams. Is there reason for concern? You bet, but there isn't any reason to fire Mullen after this season. He's won 4 of 5 egg bowls and I know 4 of 6 after this year right? I keep forgetting we are the football juggernauts of the world with our awesome tradition of winning and not firing coaches. We can't have 1 down year because we will never be able to rebound from that and Ole Miss will pass us by so we will never catch them again. **
I think the more important question is
What 11 teams beat us out of those 16? Because that's probably more of a reason for him not to be fired after this season.
What 11 teams beat us out of those 16? Because that's probably more of a reason for him not to be fired after this season.
yeah because that's what I'm saying... and it pretty much is year in and year out playing in the SEC West.
Muddawgs, I am glad that every MSU fan is not like you. You represent the status quo and apparently believe that because we are lowly MSU, we shouldn't expect to compete with other teams in the SEC West. You are perfectly content if we beat Kentucky, have only one or two blow out losses against conference opponents, with the rest of the games being respectable losses against SEC competition. I am sure that you wet your pants with excitement when we beat teams like Alcorn State and Troy State. I suspect that if you had your way Rocky Felker would still be head coach.
Well let me tell you something,
you don't know **** about me. If we had more fans like you, we would have a new coach every season. Status quo? Why because I don't think we should fire a coach who has taken us to 3 straight bowls and will have the most talent and depth next season that HE'S built up? I don't agree with everything Dan does, but you Mother17ers that are blowing Hud like he's the next coming of Bear Bryant have lost your 17ing minds. Our program is not in the ******* and won't be in the ******* if Dan is coaching at MSU next season.
Yeah because Felker and Mullen are one in the same. Dubmass. And I'm pretty sure we have competed with SEC west teams this season. Competing doesn't mean you win. Trust me, I've seen a lot of teams at Msu that didn't compete. You are the type of fan that will get pissed when Dan does beat a top 25 team because we may have to keep him another year. I bet you wet your pants with excitement when we lose, because that's one step closer to getting the next Bear Bryant. I know I can't wait.
you don't know **** about me. If we had more fans like you, we would have a new coach every season. Status quo? Why because I don't think we should fire a coach who has taken us to 3 straight bowls and will have the most talent and depth next season that HE'S built up? I don't agree with everything Dan does, but you Mother17ers that are blowing Hud like he's the next coming of Bear Bryant have lost your 17ing minds. Our program is not in the ******* and won't be in the ******* if Dan is coaching at MSU next season.
Yeah because Felker and Mullen are one in the same. Dubmass. And I'm pretty sure we have competed with SEC west teams this season. Competing doesn't mean you win. Trust me, I've seen a lot of teams at Msu that didn't compete. You are the type of fan that will get pissed when Dan does beat a top 25 team because we may have to keep him another year. I bet you wet your pants with excitement when we lose, because that's one step closer to getting the next Bear Bryant. I know I can't wait.
Yep -- totally outlandish bunch of morons!1!
But hey -- I'm PUMPED about finishing in the top 70 and making 3 bowls in 5 years... Lifetime contract. That's excitement personified at MSU.
Meanwhile, we're 1.5 point favorites over the worst team in the conference -- while OM is 2 point underdogs to a top 10 team...
Yep -- totally outlandish bunch of morons!1!
But hey -- I'm PUMPED about finishing in the top 70 and making 3 bowls in 5 years... Lifetime contract. That's excitement personified at MSU.
Meanwhile, we're 1.5 point favorites over the worst team in the conference -- while OM is 2 point underdogs to a top 10 team...
Who said Hud was a bad coach. I didn't. And who said they are happy with this season? I didn't. Not one time have I said I was super excited and we can't do any better than Dan Mullen. I just have a different opinion on when a coach is deserving to be fired. I don't think Mullen has reached that point.
You are one of the biggest 17ing idiot posters on this board now after you use to be a pretty good poster. You guys can say what you want, but your thinking is based off Ole Miss success this season. If Ole Miss was 3-7 instead of 7-3, you would have fans disappointed with the season, but no where near as many idiots calling for Mullen to be fired after 1 bad season in a down year. God forbid Mullen didn't make a bowl in his first season with Tyson Lee quarterbacking..
Like I said, there is reason for concern, but there is no reason for the head hunting that's been going on. You guys are ridiculous. Funny how a couple of years make when people were begging Mullen to not take another job to now hoping he takes one.
What's ULL's strength of schedule? What's Msu strength of schedule? I can tell you one is at the top and the other is at the bottom, but I'll let you figure out which one... Don't bring that BS ULL is higher than us in the BCS when the best team they played was 6-4 Kansas St. which they lost by 21 and don't forget the 20 point beating Arkansas gave them. Yeah clearly ULL is a better team than Msu. You were spouting that **** in 2010 when Mullen had Msu finish 15th in the BCS standings...
Where did I say he deserved to be fired as of today? Please link it...
Yeah -- I hear this everytime someone disagrees with me.
********. My thinking is based off Mullen PROVING that he isn't getting it done and isn't improving AT ALL as a coach over time -- and having a narrow window of opportunity with the assumed successor. The fact that Freeze is getting it done right now with a **** roster and no draftable seniors just PROVES how average Mullen has been. What is it going to take for some of you to admit this "reality" to yourself?
Yeah -- seeing how that team was better than this one led by Dak Prescott and Tyler Russell... No one is complaining about year 1 or year 2.
Such is life in the SEC. Everyone is one loss away from the hot seat.
Say what? Nice straw man argument.
I know Hudspeth is at the MSU of the Sun Belt, has beat EVERY team in the conference in 3 years, and has essentially already secured a conference title with 2 games left to play. But, hey, we're happy with winning conference games at a 30% clip around here...
Big difference between spreading sarcasm all over the board and responding to sarcasm with sarcasm.
I would write a blog about it -- if I cared or otherwise obsessed over it. But I've got no problem letting it go once I click the red X. Have you started a thread "elsewhere" complaining about me yet this week?** I do appreciate how much thought you put toward me though.
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If you measure success by going to a bowl game three times out of every five years, then you definitely represent the status quo. This isn't 1974, when a bowl game was a reward for a great season. Now, everyone with a break even season goes to a bowl game. Even some teams with losing records are going to bowl games. God forbid that anyone desires to rise above the mediocrity that defines Mullen's tenure at MSU. Also, if we have such talent and depth, what is he saving them for? Why the hell isn't he playing that great talent now?