Mullen interviewed at Miami..
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The officially unofficial 6 pack Mullen coaching interest list is growing. When will he hit double digits?
Penn State
Michigan
Florida
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Va Tech
Miami
Penn State
Michigan
Florida
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Va Tech
Miami
I still don't know what that means. Sources say he "interviewed" within the past 24 hours. Seriously, that could mean anything, but it doesn't necessarily mean Mullen has any interest in the job. I admit, he might be on the phone with Miami begging them to hire him, or it might mean he is simply on some wealthy alum's wishlist.
Another knock on Mullen vs the other 3 coaches in Miami's eyes....
is paying a buyout to MSU vs not for the other 3. Between that and him definitely taking a pay cut, I'd seriously doubt he's going there. The upside for him to do just that is recruiting is a formality there, and he'd automatically vault into the top tier of the ACC, and have a much easier route to any postseason success.
is paying a buyout to MSU vs not for the other 3. Between that and him definitely taking a pay cut, I'd seriously doubt he's going there. The upside for him to do just that is recruiting is a formality there, and he'd automatically vault into the top tier of the ACC, and have a much easier route to any postseason success.
You're right, not everything is 100% accurate on ESPN. The reality is Dan's name continues to find a way into the media regardless of the pay raises and facility upgrades we provide. We have invested heavily into his vision since he arrived. Either we have a lot more money in the pantry he's trying to secure in a raise, or he's looking for a program that he can continue to build but with a higher ceiling postseason-wise. Perhaps it's just how him and Meyer operate in jumping from program to program.
Not really. They confirmed that "sources told Chris Low" that he interviewed. Those sources might be the Clarion Ledger.
Exactly, some people just don't want to believe that Dan doesn't want to retire in SVegas...
He has no real ties to MSU or Mississippi besides the last 7 years here.
Mullen is looking to leave and I don't want him around if he doesn't want to be here...
Believing that he's not chasing down the 17ing Virginia job doesn't require believing that he wants to retire in SVegas. I have no doubt that Mullen has entertained offers since he's been head coach at MSU but our fans are idiots to believe everything rumor they hear. ESPN and other news organizations are perfectly willing to run with a completely unconfirmed rumor as long as they can attirbute "a source" or "sources". If Mullen had really interviewed or sought every job claimed, don't you think at this point he would have used some of his $4M paycheck to get some 17ing interview lessons and practice some mock interviews? Also, how stupid do you think he must be and how bad must his agent be for them to seriously consider or pursue so many jobs without taking steps to keep it quiet until they are sure there is mutual interest?
if Mullen had been in a hurry to leave Starkville he could have already done so and there's not much reason to think he's in a big hurry this year other than our fans are idiots and believe everything posted by an Ole Miss alum to twitter. Maybe Dan and Megan have decided that they just want to be somewhere else or they want Dan to relax more than an SEC schedule will allow, or even just to be somewhere where dirty recruiting just means some cash was dropped off with a recruit and the coaches are left completely out of it. If so, that's fine, but this year is no different than every year, Dan is still a hot enough name to be considered for open jobs and idiots in the media and other fan bases still have no clue what kind of job MSU has become or how much Mullen is paid. The only thing that is different this year is that there are more openings and you have some crazy MSU fans that are butt hurt pushing every ridiculous rumor.
If Mullen is leaving, he's probably only seriously talked to one or two programs. No chance he's seriously considered or pursued some of the open positions thrown out there and not gotten any of them.
Maybe a stupid question: What about protocol of one AD requesting permission to talk to the other AD about a potential candidate? Isn't that supposed to be some kind of gentlemen's agreement or has that fallen by the wayside. Or is the Miami AD not a gentleman
Dan had the opportunity to take the Miami job in 2010. Five years later we get an indicator that the sticking point was actually money.
https://twitter.com/smillerdegnan
Again, posturing.
https://twitter.com/smillerdegnan
Again, posturing.
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I don't want him to leave but if he's not all in then he needs to go. And it's been obvious that he's not all in. Maybe that's why his recruiting hasn't been up to snuff. Hugh is all in and it shows. I think HUD would be a good fit and would be all in. The coach from southern miss as well. Like to take a shot at Houston coach too. If stricklin is looking to he's a fool.
Until Mullen says in an interview "I interviewed for the head coaching job at Miami" I refuse to believe any "sources".
It wasn't posturing that they were actually offended by the amount of money he asked for. Again, they thought they were saving his *** from MSU and that at worst, they would pay about what MSU was paying him. For a coach from MSU to come in and act like they had to entice him away from MSU, rather than be begging to come to the U, was a real kick in the nuts for them. Obviously they've been a little humbled in the intervening period and it's also become obvious to everybody what Mullen knew then, that the landscape of college football had changed to where even being a have not in the SEC West was as good as all but the elite jobs.
He turned them down because their offer wasn't enough money. They thought they had to save face in case that got out and went into too much detail: the "invented football" comment wasn't based on desired salary. They should've just kept their mouths shut, but that's obviously not the only mistake that AD made.
I'd love to now have some media "confirmation" about their second 2010 offer after his first rejection so this argument would go from home run to grand slam.
I'd love to now have some media "confirmation" about their second 2010 offer after his first rejection so this argument would go from home run to grand slam.
Many of the mistakes the AD made revolved around the AD and board of regenets (or whatever they were called) not recognizing how the college football landscape had moved against Miami. People at Miami genuinely thought they were the equivalent of a USCw, Bama, Texas, FSU, UF, etc. (not completely surprising considering their history). They weren't huddled up discussing how to spin the fact that Miami was a second tier job. They were genuinely offended when they realized Mullen thought Miami was a second tier job.
He wants to keep his "nose clean" so he can go to Miami? There ain't a clean nose south of Pahokee.
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