re: Dan Mullen would never leave for Florida, Texas A&M, or Tennessee.

If Dan wants a NC, UF is best chance in SEC.
If Dan wants money and a place to retire from, he needs to stay in Starkville.

Alabama Nick Saban: $11,132,000 — $26,900,000
Texas A&M Kevin Sumlin: $5,000,000 — $10,416,667
Auburn Gus Malzahn: $4,726,960 — $6,898,958
Mississippi State Dan Mullen: $4,500,000 — no buyout
Florida Jim McElwain: $4,457,400 — $12,916,668
Arkansas Bret Bielema: $4,245,000 — $5,874,227
Tennessee Butch Jones: $4,110,000 — $8,125,000
Kentucky Mark Stoops: $3,763,600 — $14,765,625
Georgia Kirby Smart: $3,753,600 — $10,800,000
LSU Ed Orgeron: $3,500,000 — $8,791,667
South Carolina Will Muschamp: $3,100,000 — $7,188,333
Vanderbilt Derek Mason: $2,721,834 — no buyout
Missouri Barry Odom: $2,350,000 — $1,462,500
Mississippi Matt Luke: $1,160,000 — $1,430,000

He already makes more than Florida's ex 2 time SEC East championship coach!