Is it me or does this raise questions. And yes I know

[vicious]

many have read this, but I just took another look. Does it all make sense now?

LSU board hinting that Mullen is a lazy recruiter. Says he lets his assistants do most of his recruiting and he could not pick up the slack when Hud and Diaz left. I'm not a believer (yet), but I did take a second look at this article. Although Dan can coach with the best, this article doesn't give me alot of confidence. Just seems like the coaches were on their heels, especially CM. CJ is not a back breaker in my opinion and either the coaches agree or they were just slow to react.

My apologies if this is against the rules.

An article on January 9th from a MSU publication (blog) from SDN, (Matthews).

Johnson: “It’s still a work in progress. I definitely feel better now that I’m pretty sure the defensive scheme and style won’t change much. I’ll keep in touch with Coach (Dan) Mullen and we’ll see what happens in these next couple of weeks.”</p>

SDN: Have you gotten to talk with Coach Wilson a lot and gotten a feel for him as a coach and person?</p>

Johnson: “We’ve talked once this week but not as long as I would’ve liked because of trying to prepare for the All-American Game and I’m sure he’s been busy as well. I hope we’ll get to sit down this weekend during my official visit to the school and get to know them and have them get to know me as well. This weekend will be real critical to how I make my decision. Deciding where I want to go to college is so critical that I want to take my time and make sure I make the best decision for my future.”</p>

SDN: Talk to me about the All-American game this past weekend, what was your experience like playing with all that great national talent but also with some other high-quality Mississippi prospects like Madison Central’s Tobias Singleton and South Panola’s Nickolas Brassell along with Lance Pogue being your team’s coach?</p>

Johnson: “It went pretty good I thought. It was a great experience to get a little bit of a taste of what college football will be like next season. I enjoyed it very much as an experience I’ll take with me for a long time.”</p>

SDN: Will you make another verbal commitment or will you take it all the way to National Signing Day (Feb. 2)? </p>

Johnson: “I’m going to wait until signing day – yes.”</p>

SDN: Have the decommitments of players like Brassell and Madison Central’s Joe Price affected your thinking about Mississippi State at all?</p>

Johnson: “Not really because here’s what people don’t understand. More than likely the reason they decommit from a school has nothing to do with me or my decision. I’m sure that guys like Tobias, Nick and Price have gotten pushing and pressure based on where they live to go to Ole Miss and you’ll get that based upon wherever you live. What I’m going to do is pick the best place for me and the place my mother is comfortable with me going to school for the next four or five years of my life. The pressure isn’t going to affect my decision.”</p>

SDN: I’ve heard you’ve kept in close contact with Mississippi State sophomore defensive tackle Josh Boyd (Boyd is a former high school teammate of Johnson’s), is that true and if so, what has he been saying?</p>

Johnson: “He’s really helped throughout this whole process and with my decision. Basically what he’s been saying is ‘go where you want to go’. He’s given me a lot of encouragement and advice throughout the process. He got me in contact with Coach Wilson once. Josh and I have such a strong bond so he’s been so important to me throughout.”</p>

 

[Thick]

are not in the game. It's between us and OM for CJ's services, and there is a lot of stuff going on behind the scenes with this young man. CJ really needs to look at the situation at both schools, because there is a **** load of differences/holes in their defense that CJ cannot fill by himself. OM knows it too.

 

[gravedigger]

I'm afraid, I heard something tonight that is not encouraging about our chances with CJ. Hate to lose one of the hs kids that was certain to break the starting lineup if what I heard is true.

I'll say this again. Whatever combination of kids we do or dont get I'm not in the least bit worried about how it affects us next season.

I will say that we need to finish strong with mackey at lb and a cornerback in case Whitehead is gone too.

 

[AlCoDog]

the guy is intense, and no way he is a lazy recruiter. His style may not be to pressure guys and stroke egos. Heard it put well today, Mullen is not going to kiss your *** to get you to buy what he is selling because he knows he can just beat your *** when it comes time to play the game. You can be a part of it or you can't, but he is moving forward with or without you. Some guys recruit brown nosing and kissing ***, and that definitely works for some guys. Guys that need to feel important or aren't self motivated. Different strokes for different folks. Mullen may turn some kids off with that attitude, and that is fine with me. I hate an *** kissing bullshitter. I'd much rather deal with a blunt straight shooter. Even if they tell me something I may not like. Mullen's recruiting definitely has nothing to do with laziness, but may be a turn off to some of these high profile kids.

 

[AlCoDog]

nm

 

[MSUbravesfan]

what is the phrase you keep hearing? If you know something or if you heard something, spill the beans already!

 

[LiamMcPoyle]

Anybody know when Mullen's in home visit is with Johnson?

 

[vicious]

from CJ that caught my eye.

 

[aTotal360]

the day before OM visits.

 

[AlCoDog]

I believe that was during the dead period where coaches cannot contact recruits, but recruits can call coaches. hence, he got me in touch with Wilson. I may be totally wrong about that.

 

[8dog]

That's why trooper Taylor and orgeron have jobs

 

[gdogg]

17m.</p>

 

[vicious]

Hope you are right.

 

[gravedigger]

We are pretty good at the end spot. I think we could make an all world kid like that into a lb.

 

[EAVdog]

Mullen could not possibly be the lead on every recruit. He's too busy. Recruiting is about relationships, the recruits we are having difficulty with had built relationships with Hud and Diaz. You can't just pop in a new coach and expect the relationship to be the same. You'll note that Whitehead is more sure of his choice and Wilson was always recruiting him. Mullen may be more of a 'soft sell' type guy, sure seems like his style. Remember when he met Tyler Russell he told him not to call him back until he was really sure he wanted to commit. It's one style of recruiting, maybe it pays off with CJ but who knows. He certainly is not the kind of guy who will be all in your face blowing smoke up your ***.