re: Athlon's SEC Coaches Rankings

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1) Won 7 his first year
2) Landed a top 10 class
3) Took one year instead of four to beat a Western Division team not coached by Houston Nutt.

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To be honest though, #1 and 3 were due a lot to outside circumstances (Arkansas and Auburn being worse than they've been in a long time) while Mullen had the #1 hardest schedule in the country so it isn't really comparable.

#2 is a legit accomplishment by Freeze