re: Why MSU has no reason to fear Mullen leaving

You're right, he might; you never know.

you bastard

I upvoted

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He's winning now, and creating something at State, it seems.

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Exactly why I don't think he would leave unless it was to the two I mentioned. I think if Penn State offered, he's gone easily. Michigan would take some convincing though.

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I do think UM is the better job though. Obviously.

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Same.

I'm just curious about what exactly they found off-putting about his ego. Big egos are par for the course for big-time CFB head coaches. Saban's got one. Spurrier's got one. No doubt every HC in the SEC has one to a greater or lesser degree, but almost certainly more of one than the average person. But they singled Mullen out from a list that included Pelini and Harbaugh, both of whom clearly have big egos, so it would be interesting to hear what Mullen said or did.

He doesn't strike me as being unusual, personally. He's a disciplinarian and sometimes a hard-arse, but nothing that would make him unemployable in CFB ranks. I wonder if the real reason they didn't like him was more personal. Maybe they hated him when he worked for UF?

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The article was written in 2010 before he had anything to hang his hat on. I guess he claimed a couple of "Egg Bowl Championships."

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I'd prob be cocky after a 9-4 season and a NYD bowl win at a school like State too. You should know all about being cocky after a 9-4 season. Hell, you should know about being cocky after an 8-5 season.

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I'm just curious about what exactly they found off-putting about his ego. Big egos are par for the course for big-time CFB head coaches. Saban's got one. Spurrier's got one. No doubt every HC in the SEC has one to a greater or lesser degree, but almost certainly more of one than the average person. But they singled Mullen out from a list that included Pelini and Harbaugh, both of whom clearly have big egos, so it would be interesting to hear what Mullen said or did.

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Mullen arrived here in 2009. Beat a good Ole Miss team with a piecemealed Croom setup.

2010 Went 9-4 with a Michigan Gator Bowl rout. Worst ever.

Mullen was fluffing his bonus / contract. He didn't want to coach there.

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Looks like Miami might have made a mistake now seeing as they haven't been relevant since 2005 and pack 10,000 fans a game.

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What he has done at MSU is no small feat. Somebody make a list of the last time all these powerhouse teams were ranked like this.. Merlins is our king.

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Mullen arrived here in 2009. Beat a good Ole Miss team with a piecemealed Croom setup.

2010 Went 9-4 with a Michigan Gator Bowl rout. Worst ever.

Mullen was fluffing his bonus / contract. He didn't want to coach there.

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I can see him deliberately tanking an interview while hitting up his own administration for a raise. Not sure if that's the smartest course, though, since having another school sincerely considering hiring you is a better incentive than just applying for a job. But it's all speculation until someone who knows the facts decides to share them.

Mullen would have them back to the Butch Davis glorly days. The admin only wants yes men which is why Golden was hired

Evan Stone is the Tom Hagen to Muffin's Michael Corleone.