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I did a search and didn't find this posted already, so....

Florida's Dan Mullen Prepares to Take Over at Mississippi State

Rushing to get to the Gainesville airport after a Florida football practice last week, Dan Mullen felt his pockets and gasped.

He realized that he was missing one of his two cellphones, the tangible signs of the dual life he had been leading. Mullen's phone with the 352 area code represents the job he will finish this week as Florida's offensive coordinator. His 662 phone number signifies his new position as the coach at Mississippi State.

Mullen called the missing 662 phone, heard it ringing and still could not find it.

"It was sitting on top of one of the windshield wipers," said Mullen, who had placed the phone on the roof of his wife's Mercedes C230. "Thank God it landed there, or we would have had a major problem."
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Florida's Dan Mullen Prepares to Take Over at Mississippi State

Rushing to get to the Gainesville airport after a Florida football practice last week, Dan Mullen felt his pockets and gasped.

He realized that he was missing one of his two cellphones, the tangible signs of the dual life he had been leading. Mullen's phone with the 352 area code represents the job he will finish this week as Florida's offensive coordinator. His 662 phone number signifies his new position as the coach at Mississippi State.

Mullen called the missing 662 phone, heard it ringing and still could not find it.

"It was sitting on top of one of the windshield wipers," said Mullen, who had placed the phone on the roof of his wife's Mercedes C230. "Thank God it landed there, or we would have had a major problem."
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good stuff. very nice article. If my math is right, he should be having a child around or shortly after signing day. Will his life ever slow down?
 
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dawgatUSM said:
Will his life ever slow down?
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Judging by his level of energy, I'm not sure if Mullen would know what to do with himself if his life ever did slow down. That's maybe the one thing I love the most about him, an apparently tireless work ethic. I believe the MSU football program needed a shot of life like that.
 
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He's just gotta tell wifey, "Look, hon. I have a $1.2 mil/yr job I need to go to in the morning. Can you take the baby, please?"

****, that worked for me and I make $9.50/hr at Taco Bell/Pizza Hut.</p>
 
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Whether you are the one dealing with the baby or not, nobody is getting much sleep when a baby is crying. One of the most piercing sounds known to man. Of course, if you have soundproof walls and your wife will deal with it, then I guess you are good to go.
 
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son did not sleep through the night completely until he was 7 months old. I thought I'd never get a full night's sleep for the rest of my life.
 
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either that, or you had the best baby ever.

The months 0-6, were way worse than 18-24.

Actually the first six months are the worst.
 
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And cry at random times in the middle of the night. Just sayin.
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My two girls were actually pretty good sleepers from the beginning. As long as mommy wouldn't hit up daddy's spicy cooking too much all was well...
 
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After that they were total wretches for the first 4-6 months. Unless Mullen is giving the baby the boob or the bottle, there isn't a whole lot to do with 1-2 week olds.
 
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However, the couple of months have been a pain. Mainly because we seem to have an out-of-town trip every time she gets on a good schedule. The first few months were easy.</p>
 
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We have a 2 year old, and the first 2-3 weeks was terrible. Everything from the baby crying, to wife having postpartum, it was a nightmare.

After about 3 months, things got to some sense of normal.

Dear lord, I can't believe we are thinking about doing it all over again.
 
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That's why I recommend a split floor plan. Grown-ups on one side of the house, kids on the other. A baby monitor, turned down to almost sub-audible levels, is a good solution. After we had kids, my wife developed superhuman hearing, especially in her sleep. I swear I think she could wake up to a gnat farting 200 yards away.

I still slept heavy, knowing that my precious bundles of joy were about 50 feet away, behind two closed doors, and Mama could hear them blink their eyes.

Newborns are great to keep you company while you're watching football on the TV though.
 
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