re: Dan Mullen's stock

Auburn has 55 4 and 5 star players. Msu has 16. That's not bad coaching, that's bad recruiting. I understand that recruiting is also his responsibility but, as far as coaching goes he's in the top 15 in the country imo. People always bring up his record against top 25 teams. Most of those losses came to top 10 teams. I think Mullen can't come up with a scheme that overcomes the talent difference on the field. 55 to 16 is a significant talent gap. I think its unrealistic to think he's a bad coach because he doesn't consistently beat top 10 recruiters when he recruits in the high 20's. IF State had 2 or 3 first rounders drafted in the NFL every year and had put 30 players in the league in the last 4 years then I would say he does a poor job coaching. Bottom line, Dan does a good job coaching the talent he has but, he is not a good recruiter. That's why State will be a 7-5 type team most years, with a shot a 10 wins every 4 or 5 years.