I've seen/heard so many people talk about how they hope another school will hire away Mullen, but I can't help but wonder what makes him appealing to someone else at this point. If I were an AD, I would have some tough questions for Mullen to answer before I forked over millions.
1. I liked your intensity when you took over and took MSU to the top back in 2014, but you seem like a different person since then. How do you explain that? How can we be sure the intensity will return and stay if we were to hire you?
2. It seems like you have never been able to get over the hump, recruiting-wise. What are the reasons for that?
3. You have made some good hires when it comes to your assistant coaches, but it seems they don't hang around for long. Is this strictly a dollars thing, or is there another reason they don't stay?
4. Speaking of assistants, there are a few guys that have been with you a long time, and whatever positional group they are responsible for never seems to be the strength of the team. They also don't seem to be strong recruiters, either. Why do you choose to keep these guys on your staff?
5. Are you willing to give us "relentless effort" and give us the intensity we saw prior to 2014?
6. Are you willing to do what it takes to assemble the best staff, regardless of any personal loyalties?
If someone else doesn't ask these questions, our next AD and/or Keenum should.
1. I liked your intensity when you took over and took MSU to the top back in 2014, but you seem like a different person since then. How do you explain that? How can we be sure the intensity will return and stay if we were to hire you?
2. It seems like you have never been able to get over the hump, recruiting-wise. What are the reasons for that?
3. You have made some good hires when it comes to your assistant coaches, but it seems they don't hang around for long. Is this strictly a dollars thing, or is there another reason they don't stay?
4. Speaking of assistants, there are a few guys that have been with you a long time, and whatever positional group they are responsible for never seems to be the strength of the team. They also don't seem to be strong recruiters, either. Why do you choose to keep these guys on your staff?
5. Are you willing to give us "relentless effort" and give us the intensity we saw prior to 2014?
6. Are you willing to do what it takes to assemble the best staff, regardless of any personal loyalties?
If someone else doesn't ask these questions, our next AD and/or Keenum should.
