Will Dan Mullen ever be able to beat Hugh Freeze?

I would say the chances are slim.


Dan's best chance would have been this year, given our terrible situation in depth and upper classmen talent. State allegedly had it's best depth and talent to date under Mullen. He wasn't able to do it.


Ole Miss will return virtually our entire team next year. On top of that they will potentially sign a top 10 recruiting class, including the nation's top recruit. On the other hand, State will lose the main contributors on defense as well as their top offensive weapon in Chad Bumphis. Dan seems to be pulling in a solid class, but it will be far inferior to the Rebel's class, especially when the flippage starts later this month.


In short, Freeze's recruiting will most definitely continue to increase the talent gap between the two schools, and in three years or so it will likely be too much for Dano to overcome, ultimately leading to his demise.


Perhaps Hudspeth can come in and save the day at that point, but it might be too late. And Freeze has already made him his bitch too.