I mean, that's a seriously stupid move. We spend a lot of money trying to get people talking about Mississippi State, but now we are getting it for free. Oh yeah, he's so sick of being asked about this (wink, wink).
From a personal level, why burn any bridge. I have a good job and I like my employer. But do you think there is any way in hell I'm going to announce that I'm staying there no matter what? Hells no! In fact, there are times when I take little mini-vacations of a couple of days (usually to play some new video game or something) and my boss kind of freaks out thinking I may be interviewing. I don't bother to clear that little misconception up. I think it's a good thing for them to worry about.
Mullen was catching a little heat for the 6 and 6 year before all the coaching **** started. Not hearing about that now are you? Now people are talking about how do we keep him and how much of a raise would we be willing to give. Yeah, that sounds like something I would want to stop if I were him.