Has Dan Mullen jumped the shark?....

thekimmer

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Lot of uneasiness in bulldog nation right now. I suppose losing to a second tier sunbelt team will do that in any circumstance but the whole dynamic of that loss combined with the recent slippage in recruiting and the perceived flippancy in DM's attitude, appearance, and approach to the game has really amped up the tension.

Nobody lasts forever in any program. A few do retire but most either get burned out, worn out, ran out or just grow complacent. In fact, I think DM is in a very precarious spot. Everybody's tolerance is different but If you hang around too long and lose your fire then nobody is going to want you and you enter a vicious cycle that ends up ruining or tarnishing everything you accomplished. Kinda like what happened to Jackie except he was helped along by Xena, Rich and gang.

Ive heard a lot of legitimate criticism of *** but has he reached a turning point in his tenure? Is his best days at State behind him and is just playing out the string? Might he have 'jumped the shark' at MSU?
 

The Riddler

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Yeah if you haven't Hurd this is really the fans fault. We would be nothing without Mullen and no other decent coach would ever even think of coming to Starkville. I completely agree sometimes the best thing for the coach and the program is a parting of the ways. We have reached that point. If we want to ever catch up in recruiting we need new blood. If we ever want to catch up to our opponents we need new blood. There is nothing wrong with that it is simply the nature of the beast when it comes to coaching.
 

mount lefroy

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Lot of uneasiness in bulldog nation right now. I suppose losing to a second tier sunbelt team will do that in any circumstance but the whole dynamic of that loss combined with the recent slippage in recruiting and the perceived flippancy in DM's attitude, appearance, and approach to the game has really amped up the tension.

Nobody lasts forever in any program. A few do retire but most either get burned out, worn out, ran out or just grow complacent. In fact, I think DM is in a very precarious spot. Everybody's tolerance is different but If you hang around too long and lose your fire then nobody is going to want you and you enter a vicious cycle that ends up ruining or tarnishing everything you accomplished. Kinda like what happened to Jackie except he was helped along by Xena, Rich and gang.

Ive heard a lot of legitimate criticism of *** but has he reached a turning point in his tenure? Is his best days at State behind him and is just playing out the string? Might he have 'jumped the shark' at MSU?

Jumping the shark means doing something out of character as a last ditch effort to get back popularity. When it doesnt work, show is cancelled.

Mullen has done the opposite. He hasnt changed a thing.
 

Xenomorph

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Jumping the shark is reaching the highest point in an evolution. Something about the muppets and fozzie bear water skiing.
 

CochiseCowbell

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I really think Mullen has Trojan Horsed! Notorious & Tbone have no idea what they're talking about!***

Fozzy bear & the Muppets should recreate that scene, though.
 

tatedog

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You are giving Mullen way too much credit saying he jumped the shark. The Fonz successfully jumped that shark, still wearing his patented leather jacket, looking very cool. Mullen broke the skis, nearly got eaten by the shark, and lost his khaki shorts in the process.
 
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