re: Chips are down: Is Tennessee "Back"?

I actually think Mullen is a very good comparison for Heupel (at least for now). Most years he’s gonna field at least a good to great offense and have his team somewhat competitive. The biggest question mark will be if he can recruit at a consistently high level (especially defensively and compared to the rest of the SEC) and if he puts in the effort to build a strong culture rather than relying on his offensive “genius” to get by.

Mullen failed in those respects.