Paul Finebaum Show......

[512taylor]

I don't watch this guy very often, but this is what I draw from what I have seen/heard on his show today.

Honestly, I believe Paul and most,if not all of the folks that have spoken, or called in today may need to be put on suicide watch when Dan announces he will remain at MSU.

 

[Palos verdes]

Tennessee people thank he's interviewing Friday. Media people have probably started using voodoo to will him away from MSU. This is a situation completely unique to us. What a sad commentary.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

I refuse to watch him in any capacity. He is a pot stirring POS.

 

[Carbaryl]

Tennessee people thank he's interviewing Friday. Media people have probably started using voodoo to will him away from MSU. This is a situation completely unique to us. What a sad commentary.

They also thought Gruden was at a restaurant in Knoxville this weekend.Tennessee people are giving Ole Miss people a run for the dumbest fan base in America.

 

[dawgdr]

How many coaches they had since he has been at State? He is dumb as 17 if he goes there!

 

[WrapItDog]

Tennessee people thank he's interviewing Friday.

Dan's going to have a busy Friday**

"My brother and his family and my dad are coming in. We’ll have a really nice Thanksgiving dinner. Friday I think I’m ringing the Salvation Army bells Friday morning, so at 9 a.m. you can come on out to Kroger. We’ll come in as a staff and wrap-up that game Friday morning and put that behind us. Everyone will go and enjoy Thanksgiving dinner."

 

[KurtRambis4]

I think it's a dumb

move, too.

He can make a SHITLOAD of money here, with a basement level cost of living.

He can win 7-9 games a year, with an occasional rebuild year, and please 90% of the fanbase.

He is about to have a ridiculous number of really talented in-state classes come through.

Your in-state rival is about to be 17d for a good 5-10 years.

You have a ridiculous amount of talent coming back for 2018.

Saban will probably retire soon.

What positives does UT have?

Yeah they may be able to pay a little more, but cost of living is prob higher.

Their program is a dumpster fire.

Their fans are batshit crazy.

Expectations are Are through the roof.

I really don't know about HS talent in TN, but it can't be great.

ETA: thanks for reading blacklistedfrombrains

 

[was21]

move, too.

He can make a SHITLOAD of money here, with a basement level cost of living.

He can win 7-9 games a year, with an occasional rebuild year, and please 90% of the fanbase.

He is about to have a ridiculous number of really talented in-state classes come through.

Your in-state rival is about to be 17d for a good 5-10 years.

You have a ridiculous amount of talent coming back for 2018.

Saban will probably retire soon.

What positives does UT have?

Yeah they may be able to pay a little more, but cost of living is prob higher.

Their program is a dumpster fire.

Their fans are batshit crazy.

Expectations are Are through the roof.

I really don't know about HS talent in TN, but it can't be great.

ETA: He also has a top 15 recruiting class committed for 2018.

Finebaum's opinion is just that...his opinion. He simply cannot believe that Mullen will be content to remain in Starkville. He doesn't consider it's a very good quality of life. He said that today on the show in so many words. So he is imposing his opinion as if it were Mullen's opinion. Mullen already stated that HIS opinion (and his wife's opinion) are the only ones that matter to him. Guess we'll know soon enough...there's been enough damn talk about it for certain.

 

[LandArchDawg]

Remember that time he got dressed down off the air by Saban? If only that mic was still hot to capture it.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

Plus, no one ever talks about his ego. Good & great coaches have it & the drive, work ethic, etc. He has almost total control of everything he wants/needs here. He won't at the places he's being linked to.

 

[BossDawg78]

move, too.

He can make a SHITLOAD of money here, with a basement level cost of living.

He can win 7-9 games a year, with an occasional rebuild year, and please 90% of the fanbase.

He is about to have a ridiculous number of really talented in-state classes come through.

Your in-state rival is about to be 17d for a good 5-10 years.

You have a ridiculous amount of talent coming back for 2018.

Saban will probably retire soon.

What positives does UT have?

Yeah they may be able to pay a little more, but cost of living is prob higher.

Their program is a dumpster fire.

Their fans are batshit crazy.

Expectations are Are through the roof.

I really don't know about HS talent in TN, but it can't be great.

But but but...Starksville is a SHEETHOLE!!!11!!

 

[PineGroveBully]

[/QUOTE] Mullen already stated that HIS WIFE's opinion is all that matters[/QUOTE]

Fixed it

 

[was21]

Didn't need to be fixed...it will be a joint decision with both agreeing regardless

 

[Philly Dawg]

Finebaum’s opinion is based solely on what her perceives to drive ratings for his shows.

 

[blacklistedbully]

There are plenty of good reasons to stay in Starkville as the HC of Miss State. Cost of living is not one of them. When you make $4.5 million+ per year, you can live extravagantly pretty much wherever you want, if you want.

The Mullen's already have plenty in the bank/investments, etc to already retire anywhere they want, so I suggest we drop the, "Cost of Living" argument, and focus on the other, legit ones.

1 big one is, I don't think Dan wants Megan to be stressed out going to the grocery store after UT losses. It's one of the reasons she did not like Gainesville. Anybody think it will be different in Knoxville?

 

[PhredPhantom]

I don’t think Dan is leaving after this year for sure. He and his family like it here.

And I don’t want him to leave.

In my opinion, the most likely scenario for him to leave would be for Saban to retire and the Ninja comes and takes him to Alabama where it is much easier for him to recruit National Championship quality players in order to win National Championships as he naturally wants to do. I’m not putting a percentage on that happening; I just think that the main reason for him ever wanting to leave us would be to have a higher probability of winning National Championships and the opportunity would obviously be greater at Alabama.

 

[Bobby Ricigliano]

I agree with this. When actual cost of living is, say, on the order 10% of your salary, it's not really a factor. After that it comes down to how much one wants to spend on luxuries vs saving/investing.

 

[PreacherDog]

I don’t think Dan is leaving after this year for sure. He and his family like it here.

And I don’t want him to leave.

In my opinion, the most likely scenario for him to leave would be for Saban to retire and the Ninja comes and takes him to Alabama where it is much easier for him to recruit National Championship quality players in order to win National Championships as he naturally wants to do. I’m not putting a percentage on that happening; I just think that the main reason for him ever wanting to leave us would be to have a higher probability of winning National Championships and the opportunity would obviously be greater at Alabama.

Because they like Starkville and you don't want him to leave you don't think he's leaving. Because your opinion matters to Dan. He would definitely have a better chance at a NC at Florida but I think they think they need a bigger name and people have discussed how his wife feels about it. He might not even get offered at either UT or UF, but the fact that his name gets brought up earns him another mil in negotiations. BTW, no way Bama comes knocking when Saban retires. Ninja or no ninja. Thats just delusional. Their first and possibly only choice for them is Dabo. For the record, I hope (and believe) he stays at State this year but if he leaves I wish him the best unless we play him.

 

[T-TownDawgg]

The stresses of coaching in Tuscaloosa are not for everyone.
Gene Stallings, who coached various teams in college and in the NFL, said the most difficult and stressful job he ever had was without question Alabama. And that was in the early 90's. I would hate to see a coach who is a family man, seeming to be happy and content, willingly jump into the meat grinder of Crimson Tide football just for a NC.
It's the kind of job where Saban is still spewing venom at the media 10 years into his tenure. After a 30 point win. After a loss these mother17ers melt, saying "That's it! We're out of the hunt for our gazzilionth National Championship! I quit! This team suxxx!!!" This is the only place I've ever seen the fans ***** about only beating opponents by 4 touchdowns.

 

[grimedawg1]

Finebaum's trolling

It was all fine and dandy to troll like this when he was on the radio in Birmingham. And, it is all fine and dandy to troll about wins and losses and coaches being hired or fired now that he's being paid by the SEC network. But, when he is openly trolling that one coach is leaving one SEC school for another, that would seem to cross a line - when he's being paid by the SEC network. You'd think he would need some sort of factual basis to say what he says. And, I don't think he is factual because he actually VERY rarely breaks any kind of news. He just provides a forum to discuss the news.

 

[johnson86-1]

Because they like Starkville and you don't want him to leave you don't think he's leaving. Because your opinion matters to Dan. He would definitely have a better chance at a NC at Florida but I think they think they need a bigger name and people have discussed how his wife feels about it. He might not even get offered at either UT or UF, but the fact that his name gets brought up earns him another mil in negotiations. BTW, no way Bama comes knocking when Saban retires. Ninja or no ninja. Thats just delusional. Their first and possibly only choice for them is Dabo. For the record, I hope (and believe) he stays at State this year but if he leaves I wish him the best unless we play him.

If Saban retired this year, Mullen would not get a call. If we finish 10-3 this year, and then go 10-2 next year regular season, and then averages 9 regular season wins the next two years (none of which is really outlandish looking down the road, although there is obviously a lot of uncertainty and that's a pretty high bar), and Saban retires then, Mullen could pretty easily be in the top three.

 

[blacklistedbully]

When you people harp on, "cost of living being so much lower in Starkville, Ms", you are not only stressing a point that has no consequence to the Mullen's, but you are also highlighting what most might consider a low-light.

You're basically announcing, "It may not be as nice here, but it's cheaper". Screw that. Talk up the place as a great place to raise a family, and leave out the, "it's cheaper" part. We don't need, nor should we want to be associated with, "cheap" when talking about multi-millionaires living here. And, "cheap" is what a lot of people will think when you keep referencing lower cost-of-living.

 

[KurtRambis4]

People with

lots of money aren't frivolous and reckless with it, mostly.

Most extremely wealthy people I've ever been around are the cheapest, most frugile people I know.

Just because they have it, doesn't mean they aren't responsible with it.

 

[Maroonthirteen]

What positives does UT have?

ETA: thanks for reading blacklistedfrombrains

The Sunsphere! In lovely Fair Park Knoxville

 

[tatedog]

My sources tell me that when Dan was a young coach, he and his lovely wife broke into Neyland Stadium at night one time while driving through Knoxville. Dan told Megan "I will coach on this field one day." Megan said "Let's get the hell out of this overrated dump."

 

[PreacherDog]

Those are some big ifs (but possible sure). I still don't see Bama coming after Mullen. If he beats Bama, maybe but he hasn't done it yet in 9 tries. I believe there would be several coaches (Dabo being their first choice) that would have to say no before he got a call. That's just my opinion. Mullen is a really good coach. He beats the teams he should for the most part (last year not so much - USA, UK). I thought this team was 7-5 with 8-4 as the ceiling this year before the season so they have definitely overachieved but the SEC is down big time this year. LSU lost to Troy at home and they are arguably the 5th best team. Next year team looks good with what we have coming back but at Bama and at LSU will be tough (especially since we whooped LSU and they will want revenge). I think 10-2 would be the ceiling because you also have Auburn (who will be good again no matter who their coach is) and Florida will surely be better next year and always has talent.

 

[PreacherDog]

And its alma mater.

 

[paindonthurt_]

He isn’t going to Tennessee. He isn’t leaving this year.

Book it.

 

[MeridianDog]

The unstated fact:

That Orange they wear in Knoxville is BUTT UGLY!

Megan would not be caught dead wearing it and Dan wants to keep Megan Happy.