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re: Dan Mullen contract extension.
Posted on 2/27/15 at 9:51 am to hg
Posted on 2/27/15 at 9:51 am to hg
Meh.
Mullen's built a solid program in Starkville.
Five consecutive bowl games
Five consecutive winning seasons
Three seasons of 8+ wins
One ten-win season (second or third in school history, IIRC)
Two final rankings in the AP Poll (only happened nine times in school history, IIRC)
Dak has certainly been the catalyst for their ten-win season in 2014.
Mullen's built a solid program in Starkville.
Five consecutive bowl games
Five consecutive winning seasons
Three seasons of 8+ wins
One ten-win season (second or third in school history, IIRC)
Two final rankings in the AP Poll (only happened nine times in school history, IIRC)
Dak has certainly been the catalyst for their ten-win season in 2014.
Posted on 2/27/15 at 10:18 am to Tornado Alley
The extension is based on what he has successfully built. Our administration believes that he has built a sustainable path to continuous improvement. Building a team off of development is in concept, and so far in practice, more sustainable than more flash in the pan approaches to building a program. He's taken one of the worst football programs historically and made it something fans can be proud of. New facilities, a renovated stadium, and a premier contract with one of the major apparel companies. He, and The rest of the department, have done a hell of a lot and I'm glad we are paying him for it.
- He also took a team from unranked to number 1 faster than any other in history.
- Held us at number 1 in the country in all 3 polls for 5 weeks, the first time we have ever been ranked number 1 in any poll.
- The first coach to win 3 consecutive top 10 opponents since like '83. I realize they didn't finish ranked that high, but it's still an impressive accomplishment, and some of their eventual decline has to be attributed to those games.
- He also took a team from unranked to number 1 faster than any other in history.
- Held us at number 1 in the country in all 3 polls for 5 weeks, the first time we have ever been ranked number 1 in any poll.
- The first coach to win 3 consecutive top 10 opponents since like '83. I realize they didn't finish ranked that high, but it's still an impressive accomplishment, and some of their eventual decline has to be attributed to those games.
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