Oregon HC Helfrich fired...

[dawgstudent]

I think this might start the dominoes.

 

[57stratdawg]

Mullen would be a nice fit there. Just being honest.

 

[dawgstudent]

I'm not trying to knock us but where else can you get paid 4.5 million and be in the top 20 of salaries, go 5-7 in your 8th year and gain job security?

 

[thatsbaseball]

5-7 with a team that should have been 7-5 pretty easily.

 

[diggidydog]

I know they have a ton of money but I wonder if the shine isn't wearing off of those uniform combinations and that job?? I think that it may have a little which could be a bad thing for us and may could turn Mullen into a serious candidate.

 

[Spiderman.sixpack]

I think this might start the dominoes.

Don't be surprised if they make a run at Kelly

 

[Bulldogg31]

And we now enter the Season of Hurt Feelings for State fans.

 

[Palos verdes]

Mullen makes 4.2 million, and Fitz is only a soph. I'd hang around, even if I were sick of the scenery.

 

[Dawgzilla]

Mullen is a solid Adidas man. Phil Knight will have to come up with more than a Boston Marathon entry to make that move**

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

All it takes is two words to sum up why MSU fans should not be worried.

John. Cohen.

 

[RightOfCenter]

Didn't Kelly get in trouble recruiting around the time he left?

 

[Snog]

Yes he did.

 

[shotgunDawg]

I'm not trying to knock us but where else can you get paid 4.5 million and be in the top 20 of salaries, go 5-7 in your 8th year and gain job security?

Good point. He's got a great job so long as he doesn't get defeated mentally by having to play Bama & LSU every year

Hard to know what Mullen wants in life, but he's got a Frank Beamer type situation at MSU if he wants it.

If he wanted to, I seriously think he could be at MSU for 25 years & continue to go to bowl games, have a 5-7 season every once in the while, while balancing that out with top 15-10 type teams 3 out of every 7 years or so. Could probably get the our program to a Michigan State or Wisconsin type prestige level & compete for a few Nattys. Not sure what he wants though

 

[shotgunDawg]

I know they have a ton of money but I wonder if the shine isn't wearing off of those uniform combinations and that job?? I think that it may have a little which could be a bad thing for us and may could turn Mullen into a serious candidate.

I really don't see Oregon as that good of a job. I realize they have money, but the SEC Network has really balanced that out. I just think the uniform advantages have kind of run their course & now they have to deal with a rising Washington program & USC in which both schools lie in the two cities they depend on the most for recruiting.

Oregon is basically Nebraska without the elite tradition. There are very few local players to recruit

 

[Strike.sixpack]

Kelly got a show cause but it has expired now

 

[diggidydog]

I agree 100% about Oregon...him flirting with other jobs for the last 4 years makes it hard not to wonder if he would be interested if contacted by a program like that.

 

[coach66]

I really think Mcelwain will take that job, he fits in. In the land of fruits

and nuts he appears to be the right guy from a personality standpoint. He is from the pacific northwest and loves the area.

 

[patdog]

That's a pretty one-sided way of presenting it. 5-7 on the back of the 2 most successful seasons in MSU history and the most consecutive winning seasons in MSU history gives a more accurate picture. For the record though, Mack Brown was kept on at Texas after a 5-7 season in his 13th season.

 

[Strike.sixpack]

Lincoln Riley, PJ Fleck and a surprise departure as a candidate is Greg Schanio. Also, the coach at Eastern Washington as a long shot type but has done a good job. They had a great run at developing and promoting from within and that kept them very stable for a long time. Will be interesting to see what direction they decide to go in

 

[scotchie42]

We are probably the only 5-7 school in the country worrying about losing our coach because he is doing so well.

 

[fishwater99]

Knight must have paid up. Helfrich and his staff buyouts were over $15 million total...

 

[Xenomorph]

It's ok if we fire you.. but don't take another job. /only we can do that to our pledges!

 

[jethreauxdawg]

This is crazy

Oregon was in the National Championship 2 years ago, now they fire their coach. Maybe they think Kelly wants his job back. I'm guessing Kelly is to proud to go home.