Maryland site saying..

[57stratdawg]

Saying Dan agreed to a deal in the 6 year 33 million range.

It's not an administrator, but seems like awfully detailed info. Said they originally agreed on Tuesday and Mullen wanted to keep it quiet for the seniors and Egg Bowl.

Something to keep an eye on.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Damn! If true getting paid.

 

[tatedog]

There's only one football program in the state of Maryland on the rise... and it's the only program in the state of Maryland.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Out of curiosity, how much would they have to pay us to get Mullen out of his contract?

 

[aTotal360]

I lol'ed.

 

[thatsbaseball]

They`re in the B1G now and have to make a move. The whole thing makes sense to me for both parties.

 

[Drebin]

I hope he takes Diaz and Hevesy with him.

 

[rugbdawg]

Makes sense. Glad Dan is gone. He has consistently proven he can't win the big one. We can do worse but we can do better.

 

[00Dawg]

I hope Stricklin at least offered to match it.

I'm at the point I'd double-down on Dan and offer him whatever he needed to get us to that next level. We turned a serious profit last year, and he's the biggest reason.
What I really don't want is to be sitting here forty years from now talking about Dan like my grandaddy did about Allyn McKeen.

 

[57stratdawg]

He's going to a division with Meyer, Harbough, and Dantonio. I have a feeling it will take Maryland fans a couple of seasons to realize he won't consistently compete OR beat those coaches.

 

[BossDawg78]

Congrats to Maryland! Enjoy!

 

[msstate7]

He's going to a division with Meyer, Harbough, and Dantonio. I have a feeling it will take Maryland fans a couple of seasons to realize he won't consistently compete OR beat those coaches.

That division is a North Carolina upset from having 2 teams in the playoff.

 

[gtowndawg]

was reading a NJ paper this morning

And it talked about how far Maryland is behind. No indoor facility, a bunch of facility upgrades needed and they play in an impossible division. I think Dan knows he can't actually win championships but he can lay foundations to get better. That's it. That's his speciality. He has no where to go but down here, he got everything he asked for, so now it's time to move on. And yes, if he doesnt take our worthless o line coach with him I'll personally become a one man gang until he is gone.

 

[thatsbaseball]

and I don`t know many that would. Does Maryland have a rival game ? I know zilch about them other than they wear retarded helmets.

 

[dannyripms]

Yeah I'd like to keep dan as well. I like the guy and believe if he would make some changes and recruit better he would be hell to deal with. We really need a better organized bad man system. We need an average of 200-300k a year to bring in some big time recruits. They all talk about who pays the best and know where to go. We have to up the ante on that. I'm sure we have 30 people who could throw in 10k a year. All these damn farmers make a lot of money, now it's time to give back and pay some recruits. Let's get at least two 4 star offensive linemen a year and a few good defensive people a year and we would be set.

 

[Go Budaw]

Damn! If true getting paid.

Not really. 6-6.5 million in Maryland is probably equal to 4-4.5 million in Starkville. Cost of living is much higher up there. Financially, it's a lateral move. He obviously just wants out of here, if true. That's a terrible job.

 

[thatsbaseball]

Exactly. They wouldn`t necessarily be asking him to win championships....just do for them what he did for us. If he goes I think he`ll succeed.

 

[Shmuley]

I believe the US Naval Academy is located in Maryland.

 

[tatedog]

In that case, he's screwed.

 

[Original48]

if he doesnt take our worthless o line coach with him I'll personally become a one man gang until he is gone.

Well you have some big shoes to fill my friend...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Man_Gang

 

[57stratdawg]

That's what I'm saying. It's better than the SECW.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

All of their rivals were in the ACC.

 

[tatedog]

Yeah I'd like to keep dan as well. I like the guy and believe if he would make some changes and recruit better he would be hell to deal with. We really need a better organized bad man system. We need an average of 200-300k a year to bring in some big time recruits. They all talk about who pays the best and know where to go. We have to up the ante on that. I'm sure we have 30 people who could throw in 10k a year. All these damn farmers make a lot of money, now it's time to give back and pay some recruits. Let's get at least two 4 star offensive linemen a year and a few good defensive people a year and we would be set.

Not really. 6-6.5 million in Maryland is probably equal to 4-4.5 million in Starkville. Cost of living is much higher up there. Financially, it's a lateral move. He obviously just wants out of here, if true. That's a terrible job.

Plus in Maryland he'll just be a regular ******* instead of a Yankee *******.

 

[thatsbaseball]

In a way that would be a coach`s dream

 

[codeDawg]

Not really. 6-6.5 million in Maryland is probably equal to 4-4.5 million in Starkville. Cost of living is much higher up there. Financially, it's a lateral move. He obviously just wants out of here, if true. That's a terrible job.

Cost of living doesn't really work like that in that income range. He's not spending millions of dollars / year. Maybe he has to buy a $3-4MM house instead of a $800K house, but that's an investment and he's got it in the bank.

 

[treeddeep]

Not really. 6-6.5 million in Maryland is probably equal to 4-4.5 million in Starkville. Cost of living is much higher up there. Financially, it's a lateral move. He obviously just wants out of here, if true. That's a terrible job.

dubmass post

 

[KurtRambis4]

Making him the 4th highest

paid coach in America? Lol. He better take it. That's absurd, if true.

 

[ababyatemydingo]

Not really. 6-6.5 million in Maryland.

$33MM / 6 yrs = $5.5MM

 

[Drebin]

I hope you're kidding.

 

[Go Budaw]

I'm at the point I'd double-down on Dan and offer him whatever he needed to get us to that next level. We turned a serious profit last year, and he's the biggest reason.
What I really don't want is to be sitting here forty years from now talking about Dan like my grandaddy did about Allyn McKeen.

So, after seeing us finish 6th in the West and getting our asses drug at home in the Egg Bowl, your first thought is we need to give Mullen a raise of $1.5 million? That's pretty baffling.

 

[Mafiadawg]

I feel bad for Maryland if that's as good as they can do for 5.5 million.

 

[57stratdawg]

Cost of living calculator shows $4.2M in Starkville is $5.5M in Baltimore.

 

[DawgsOnTheWing]

LOL! Thanks, I needed that.

 

[Tomas Smid]

He gone. Dan's ego will not allow . . . . . . .

him to get skull drug year after year by Freeze. It's fixing to get a whole lot worse as the disparity in recruiting has already caught up with him. I would say bring on Hudspeth but in head to head matchups with Freeze, he hasn't fared any better.

 

[RocketDawg]

Our season is much more than the Egg Bowl. We play 12 games. And next year only 3 of those will be cupcakes. I don't know a thing about Hudspeth but he hasn't done all that great this year in his conference ... what would he do in the West? We need Dan to stay, and perhaps hire better assistants. If he loses to the Bears every other year, so be it. Somehow recruiting has to improve though.

 

[00Dawg]

No, I'm not, and to a small extent my reasoning is circumstantial. This is obviously not the year we want to be looking for a coach, and I think the odds are greater that we would come out of this offseason with a worse coach than a better one. I'd rather spend the money to keep Dan, structure his contract to protect our interests, and make some other staff changes to correct our shortcomings.
Honestly, with USC, UGA, etc., out there, is there a coach we could land with a better resume than Dan's?

 

[codeDawg]

It does not "cost" Mullen $4.2MM to live in Starkville. Cost of living calculators are a formula based on the cost of things like groceries, utilities, housing, transportation, etc. Dan may spend $300K / year to live in Starkville. The rest of that money is going into things like investments or other assets that will have the same cost no matter where he lives.

The biggest difference between cost of living for him in Starkville and Baltimore is housing and taxes. Add in some private school and country club, and we're still not looking at $1.3MM difference in cost of living. He can double his true cost to live between both places an come out way ahead.

 

[was21]

Hell, Hudspeth hasn't gotten any looks by any other team since he's been at ULL. The only place I've seen his name mentioned is on this site. Before Mullen was hired, he got some attention. We've come a long way since then and should have better options. Just because he's a local yokel who won some high school games shouldn't make him an attractive candidate. Seems that he recently was possibly involved in some under the table shenanagins re recruiting. We don't need that ****.

 

[xxxWalkTheDawg]

if he goes, he goes

Saying Dan agreed to a deal in the 6 year 33 million range.

It's not an administrator, but seems like awfully detailed info. Said they originally agreed on Tuesday and Mullen wanted to keep it quiet for the seniors and Egg Bowl.

Something to keep an eye on.

I am growing weary of the rumor mill starting up every late October right on time for the wheels to fall off. It`s a distraction through the bowl game right up to signing day. Nothing is done to quash the rumors and therefore it is a distraction to players, fans, and it is used against us in every way. Im sick of it. Leave or say you are not and be finished with it.

 

[was21]

What good would it do if he says he's not leaving. Right now, Fisher just said he wasn't leaving and yet the Georgia job just opened up. Let's see what he says now if it's offered to him. Remember Tubberville saying he wasn't going anywhere and next thing he was at Auburn. At least Dan is not lying about anything. None of us like the damn rumors, but things just have to run their course. He doesn't control the rumors and they probably feed his ego. But agree if he goes he goes and then we will have to hire another coach.