It's hard to know how much we could pay the guy. The fact is, he's brought in a lot of interest in the program that hadn't been there recently and money follows. You know that Starkville, the GTR area and MSU in particular have benefitted financially from what Mullen has done so far. There are people with money that might be willing to put up some cash if they like what he's doing. The school itself is not going to pony up a lot of cash but if Leo Seal, George Bryan, Miskelly's and some of the other deep pockets want something and are willing to put up the cash, then that could happen.
That said, I don't think he should get 6 million but I do think he deserves as much or more than Croom. If he were to win 1 or 2 national championships then let's talk about Saban money. But right now, he's only gotten us bowl eligible.