I like this Mike Norvell

[Bulldogg31]

Would be an interesting hire if a position ever presented itself.

 

[RocketDawg]

It must be hard to be a fan of a steppingstone place like Memphis, where every time you have a coach that does well, he's most likely gone on to better things. We're like that to a certain extent, but nothing like schools such as Memphis, Tulsa, and Troy.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

I think they know this going in. The national media tries to treat State the same way. Yet, I can't recall a coach that just had to get out & moved on to better things in my lifetime.

 

[Shmuley]

I think the last head football coach to leave State to become a head coach at another college program was Darrell Royal in 1955. Someone tried to correct me that it was Murray Warmath, but Warmath left State in 1953 to coach Minnesota. Let that sink in. 62 years without losing a head football coach to any other program. If Merlinz boltz, we were due.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Yea they are all aware of the situation. That is why Memphis is a basketball school. They hold onto those coaches for much longer. Only problem is they aren't good at basketball right now.

 

[philduckworth]

Would be an interesting hire if a position ever presented itself.

I'm with you. This guy has a future.

 

[HotMop]

Mullens to Memphis! ***

#traderape

 

[MSUDawgFan86]

Been banging the Mike Norvell drum the whole time to replace Mullen if he decided to move on. Even told my Ole miss buddies they should make a push and they scoffed about it. I laughed and said he would be the best coach y’all have had since coach cut. He wouldn’t take that dumpster fire job anyway but their standards are funny.

 

[Palos verdes]

It must be hard to be a fan of a steppingstone place like Memphis, where every time you have a coach that does well, he's most likely gone on to better things. We're like that to a certain extent, but nothing like schools such as Memphis, Tulsa, and Troy.

MSU ain't anything like those programs. The media thinks that, but it just goes to show..

 

[natchezdawg]

Or put it another way...

Sans Mullen, every coach since Ike has been shitcanned or "asked to resign"....

 

[johnson86-1]

We were the winningest program in the west from like 96-00 or something like that. If we were a real stepping stone school, somebody would have taken Sherril.

Granted the west wasn't then what it is now, but we also didn't pay top 15 salaries then.

 

[Drebin]

Been banging the Mike Norvell drum the whole time to replace Mullen if he decided to move on. Even told my Ole miss buddies they should make a push and they scoffed about it. I laughed and said he would be the best coach y’all have had since coach cut. He wouldn’t take that dumpster fire job anyway but their standards are funny.

Blech. Wake me up when his team starts playing some defense.

His gimmicky offense would be a lot less successful against SEC defenses. Plus, he has to have the right QB. Norvell couldn't carry Mullen's jock right now.

 

[natchezdawg]

You're right. I think he actually had a chance to go back to Pitt but declined.

 

[MSUDawgFan86]

Blech. Wake me up when his team starts playing some defense.

His gimmicky offense would be a lot less successful against SEC defenses. Plus, he has to have the right QB. Norvell couldn't carry Mullen's jock right now.

HahahahahaHahahahahaha. Mullen’s teams have sucked collective *** at Defense as a whole except for 2010 and this season so don’t act all High and mighty about defense under Mullen. The 2014 D ranked 87th overall. Heh like Mullen doesn’t need the right QB? Mullen lost to South Alabama when he didn’t have the right QB. Mullen has a losing SEC record and is 5-forever against top 25. He beats the teams he’s supposed to but Yeah he can’t carry mullen’s Jock strap. Norvell has taken Memphis level talent and is #23 in the country. Pretty damn salty. He’d be very comparable to Mullen. Mullen is a good coach but has yet to be great.

 

[Dr. Funke.sixpack]

Sorta like the "plastic yards" Croom talked about? Who would want offense that isn't the right way. **

 

[patdog]

There's a lot worse things than being a steppingstone program. Like being a program that no bigger schools want to hire your coach from. If you're not a P5 school, you're either one or the other.

 

[Drebin]

HahahahahaHahahahahaha. Mullen’s teams have sucked collective *** at Defense as a whole except for 2010 and this season so don’t act all High and mighty about defense under Mullen. The 2014 D ranked 87th overall. Heh like Mullen doesn’t need the right QB? Mullen lost to South Alabama when he didn’t have the right QB. Mullen has a losing SEC record and is 5-forever against top 25. He beats the teams he’s supposed to but Yeah he can’t carry mullen’s Jock strap. Norvell has taken Memphis level talent and is #23 in the country. Pretty damn salty. He’d be very comparable to Mullen. Mullen is a good coach but has yet to be great.

Mullen coaches in the SEC and has put solid offensive teams on the field with different types of QBs and receivers against SEC defenses. Norvell has been great with his one QB and Fuente's recruits, playing in a **** league against **** defenses. At best, Norvell is completely unproven.

State would probably beat Memphis by 2 TDs. If they played an SEC schedule, they wouldn't be #23 in the country.

Maybe the MSU in your handle stands for Memphis State University, because you sound like one of their ridiculous fans.