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re: With all this talk about Dan Mullen being a candidate for new job
Posted on 11/8/17 at 9:39 am to Klongdawg
Posted on 11/8/17 at 9:39 am to Klongdawg
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quote: There is another line of thinking on that front as well though. Maybe Dan is the type of coach that doesn't want to go where it's been done before...where it would be almost immediately expected again. Maybe he is the type of coach that wants to do it where it's never been done. He may want to leave his legacy at a place where it will live forever (similar to Steve Spurrier). If he ever won the SEC at state, even once, he would be a legend forever. And he has worked hard, toiled, and sweat to build State into a respectable program that may just climb that hill. I wouldn't just discount the fact that he is not a competitive coach just because he stays at State. If anything, he is carving his own way despite the disadvantages.
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thank you. Somebody gets it. What's the fun, where it's been done. Mullen will have statues and buildings named after him, if he continues to build. He hasn't plateaued yet. Next years team is shaping to be the best yet, ever on paper. He has QB's lined up for the 18 & 19 class. And of course y'all know who Keytaon Thompson already is. The future looks brighter than ever and he knows it. This isn't your grand daddy's it even daddy's Bulldogs anymore. Yeah Tigers, we've beat you twice also in 4 years. Could have easily been 4/4. I understand why you want him to leave though, so you can that automatic W like in the 90's,00's.
Agree with both of you.
There is something to be said for leading a program to new success and continuing it for a long time without winning a national championship.
Who had the better college coaching career? Beamer at VaTech or Chizik at Auburn? Bill Snyder at Kansas State or Larry Coker at Miami?
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Posted on 11/8/17 at 10:20 am to MedDawg
Dan Mullen is the second most tenured coach in the SEC despite only being 45 years old. Think about that. He's got 20 years of coaching left should he want to do so.
He's got essentially a lifetime contract at MSU. We love him and we'll make sure he knows it when his contract is up for renewal. It's his program and everyone knows it.
Basically, any and every coaching job that he would possibly want outside of MSU will open up within his career. What current coach will be at the same school 20 years from now? If he truly does want out, he'll go on his own terms to the place he wants to go.
What any AD will realize is that if he goes 9-3 this year and backs that up with another strong year next year, especially with his QB reputation, he would have cemented his reputation for building a program and running it the right way. And that would pretty well open the door for him to pick where and when he wants to exit-if ever.
He's got essentially a lifetime contract at MSU. We love him and we'll make sure he knows it when his contract is up for renewal. It's his program and everyone knows it.
Basically, any and every coaching job that he would possibly want outside of MSU will open up within his career. What current coach will be at the same school 20 years from now? If he truly does want out, he'll go on his own terms to the place he wants to go.
What any AD will realize is that if he goes 9-3 this year and backs that up with another strong year next year, especially with his QB reputation, he would have cemented his reputation for building a program and running it the right way. And that would pretty well open the door for him to pick where and when he wants to exit-if ever.
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