Question for the HUD lovers

oh lawd

Good god. They would not do it unless they had HUD signed already.

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Tue but what if he bolts for UCONN

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Why would Mullen bolting for UCONN hurt us in ANY way? That's the best possible scenario for all involved. We don't have to fire a successful coach -- and we get the coach we really want anyway.

We've got a situation teed up for a coach to have success. For every coach that's scared away because "we fired Mullen too soon", there will be 2 that say "holy shite, I can win 8+ there for the next 2 years and jump to a nationally elite job" IF it came to that.

Bottom line is, we aren't getting rid of Mullen unless we've got something postdated on paper from Hudspeth...

And a possibility for plan B is Kyle Whittingham. Pretty well-known that he's had interest in our job. Had an MSU grad as his Director of Football Operations for awhile at Utah who has relayed his interest back before...

If he bolts to ucon maybe he will take darkhorse/soratable with him and not only will state have a new coach but everyone here will feel like the stayed at a holiday inn express last night.

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True but what if he bolts for UCONN

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He won't bolt for $750,000 a year.

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People who think big donors are making all the decisions are fricking idiot conspiracy freaks, even if you donate millions a year it does not make up for the lost revenue if fan apathy sets in. You can only count on the visitors to buy so many tickets.Watch the stands and next years season ticket sales and you will find your answer

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Why would you think "big donors" aren't ALSO making decisions based on ticket sales and what they see is in the long-term best interest of the program? Think they want to see "fan apathy" set in and the atmosphere die? Think they like seeing Davis Wade filled with red and blue like it probably will be on Thanksgiving? Hell, if they are donating millions, wouldn't it stand to reason that they probably want to win MORE than the rest of us?

I just don't see how you can even remotely attempt to disconnect the two things. The only way that would even make sense would be IF the big money people were all going to bat for keeping Mullen right now. They aren't.

Someone linked the Bulldog Club BOD and the Foundation BOD and a person that was on both was at an engagement party I had to attend last weekend. I probed and gave him every opportunity in the world to bad mouth Mullen and all he kept saying was he didn't like the negatives coming from 2 other mutual friends in the room. He is frustrated but nowhere near cutting this thing loose (Mullen). They have to figure out how to pay for the expansion, though. I am guessing it's 50/50 right now. This is going to be a big year for re-seating. We'll see.

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The question is -- will any of them step up and go to bat for Mullen

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There are probably some that are like Bundy and in fetal position over this.

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Isn't 50/50 a pretty significant change from your thoughts on this last week?

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What were my thoughts last week? All I remember saying was that if someone wanted to spend $7 million to buy him out, so be it. They won't get a dime of my money for that.

I actually trust that you are more in the know than the rest of the people on here. What are the real chances that mullin is gone after this year?

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I just thought you were in the faction of saying "no chance that it happens". If I'm wrong about that, my apologies...

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I never say no chance. My gut wants to tell me that he is at his ceiling (if you go back 3 or 4 years, you will see I was never a Mullen rah, rah kind of guy) but I seriously think those that know and have to look at the whole deal, he gets this year and has to do something with the schedule next year.