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I find it funny listening to conversations involving comparisons of Mullen to Croom or the Mississippi fans comparing Mullen to Orgeron. I don't see a similarity between them in their coaching styles.
I said from the beginning that I thought Mullen was a good hire. I think you guys will be much better before long, and really thought you'd be better this year than we've seen. I think Mullen will be a good coach. Now, I don't know how long he'll be there but I think he'll do a good job for you (and has already).
But I think Mullen may stay a while. The state has good recruits, he has a good pipeline in the state of Florida, and he could be the guy that puts this school on the map. It's clear that with the increase in football popularity that we will be able to expand the stadium within the next 5 years, and we should be able to keep his salary very competitive. Build a program, make pretty decent money, and compete in the toughest conference, a conference that he has become very familiar with. I think if we can become West contenders soon, he may stay. Orgeron showed that you can sell Mississippi to people not from here. He had a good California base from his USC days, just like Mullen has his Florida base while he was at UF. I think he can sell Mississippi and get big recruits to come here.
I've said countless times Mullen was a great hire, way better than O, etc... come to think of it, I don't know any Ole Miss fans who have decried Mullen.
But if you need to worry what some small percentage of fans (of a rival) think, rock on.
But if you need to worry what some small percentage of fans (of a rival) think, rock on.
All the rah rah speeches and practice reports reminded me of the worst SEC coach ever to play the game, but I have to say that I am impressed with what Mullen has been able to accomplish with your team. I didn't think they were exactly alike, but I did think that there were some similarities. However, several things are becoming clear to me.
He is creating something from nothing. He's come close to beating LSU and Florida with Tyson Lee and Relf. There are offensive coordinators who wake up in a cold sweat after having nightmares developing a gameplan around those two at quarterback.
Florida's offense looks horrible without him. Tebow and the gang simply are not the number 1 team in the nation. If you take away the bad calls they could have two losses to MSU and Arkansas right now. That would push them out of the top 15 and rightfully so. The only major difference (besides Percy Harvin) is that Dan Mullen is not calling the plays.
There better be some black helicopters somewhere. The MSU record might look a little different if it weren't for some seriously bad play calling. I have no idea why your team keeps getting blatantly screwed on national television by the officials, but something has to be going on. Nobody ever leaves a game saying, "Man, we lost that game, but I have to say that there was some damn good officiating tonight." However, State has gotten the raw end of the deal on several occasions. If not for those you may have a win or two more under your belt.
In conclusion, Mullen's pre-season antics did remind me of the O, but I am more than certain that he is a much more qualified coach. You've got a good coach on your hands, and anyone who says any different is a damn fool.
He is creating something from nothing. He's come close to beating LSU and Florida with Tyson Lee and Relf. There are offensive coordinators who wake up in a cold sweat after having nightmares developing a gameplan around those two at quarterback.
Florida's offense looks horrible without him. Tebow and the gang simply are not the number 1 team in the nation. If you take away the bad calls they could have two losses to MSU and Arkansas right now. That would push them out of the top 15 and rightfully so. The only major difference (besides Percy Harvin) is that Dan Mullen is not calling the plays.
There better be some black helicopters somewhere. The MSU record might look a little different if it weren't for some seriously bad play calling. I have no idea why your team keeps getting blatantly screwed on national television by the officials, but something has to be going on. Nobody ever leaves a game saying, "Man, we lost that game, but I have to say that there was some damn good officiating tonight." However, State has gotten the raw end of the deal on several occasions. If not for those you may have a win or two more under your belt.
In conclusion, Mullen's pre-season antics did remind me of the O, but I am more than certain that he is a much more qualified coach. You've got a good coach on your hands, and anyone who says any different is a damn fool.
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</p> </div> </td> <td class="lastcol post-content" colspan="4"> <div class="post-body"> <div class="scrolling"> <div> We played good teams close, only a qb away, Coach <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Orgeron</span> Mullen will get his players here and then we will win. Yeah moral victory.
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</p> </div> </td> <td class="lastcol post-content" colspan="4"> <div class="post-body"> <div class="scrolling"> <div> We played good teams close, only a qb away, Coach <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Orgeron</span> Mullen will get his players here and then we will win. Yeah moral victory.
because Mullen is energetic and has open practices, he's the next Orgeron? That's stupid.
O acted like an idiot. You never hear about Dan ripping off his shirt, beating the crap out of Les Koenning at a hotel, and etc.
Mullen is just energetic, but he doesn't act like an idiot.
Not to mention the fact that Dan was an offensive coordinator for two NC teams vs a defensive line coach with no coordinator experience for a NC team. Who sounds more qualified to be a HC just based on those credentials above?
O acted like an idiot. You never hear about Dan ripping off his shirt, beating the crap out of Les Koenning at a hotel, and etc.
Mullen is just energetic, but he doesn't act like an idiot.
Not to mention the fact that Dan was an offensive coordinator for two NC teams vs a defensive line coach with no coordinator experience for a NC team. Who sounds more qualified to be a HC just based on those credentials above?
Does Mullen have a history of being an alcoholic?No. But Orgeron does. It is a mystery to me as well where they came up with the argument saying Mullen is like Orgeron.
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going to quote me because i was responding to him/her. I have said on several occasions that the Mullen hire was very good not just good. However, the talk on here about UF hiring him away as a real possibility and all the credit he is being given for losing games reminds me of our comments about O. (The fan reaction to the two are similar more so than the coaches themselves.) The truth of the matter is that Mullen has not accomplished anything but moral victories.
but I've seen it made by other fans, most times I assume simply to try to get a rise out of MSU fans.
About the only thing I ever said about it was that with him being a coordinator hire you really don't know. Some guys transition better to the HC position than others. For some, they get Peter Principled when they get a head gig. So far I have to say that Mullen has looked the part.
He seems to be doing a solid job on the recruiting trail, and he's made something out of your offense this year, which is more than I expected. I knew your defense would struggle some due to personnel losses. So far though, even with the 3-5 record, I'll say that I think the team has performed much better than I expected. If you could take care of the football, you'd be 5-3 at least right now picking up probably 2 out of the LSU, GT, and Houston games.
I don't really put those turnovers on the head coach at least in his first year. He's done a good job making you competitive with a team that shouldn't be that competitive talent-wise. Before the year I was chalking the Egg Bowl up as basically an automatic win even if we played poorly. While I still think we win, I can say that I definitely think we're going to have to play well to make sure we don't lose it.
About the only thing I ever said about it was that with him being a coordinator hire you really don't know. Some guys transition better to the HC position than others. For some, they get Peter Principled when they get a head gig. So far I have to say that Mullen has looked the part.
He seems to be doing a solid job on the recruiting trail, and he's made something out of your offense this year, which is more than I expected. I knew your defense would struggle some due to personnel losses. So far though, even with the 3-5 record, I'll say that I think the team has performed much better than I expected. If you could take care of the football, you'd be 5-3 at least right now picking up probably 2 out of the LSU, GT, and Houston games.
I don't really put those turnovers on the head coach at least in his first year. He's done a good job making you competitive with a team that shouldn't be that competitive talent-wise. Before the year I was chalking the Egg Bowl up as basically an automatic win even if we played poorly. While I still think we win, I can say that I definitely think we're going to have to play well to make sure we don't lose it.