re: Mullens' conservatism is almost disqualifying

Although they lost, this was the best Miss State has played Alabama in Mullen's tenure, even better than 2014. The first 3 quarters were actually advantage to Miss St. Maybe he should have done things a little differently in certain moments, notably the drive after Bama missed that fg, or maybe he should have gone for it on that 4th and short (although that's a BIG gamble when your defense has been playing decently throughout the game). But he got an out-matched team to play a competitive game and I'm still impressed with what he has put together at State.

Bama sort of took control in the 4th quarter and played their best football at the end of the game in the biggest moments, which is what good teams do. I also think Miss St tired out and some of their depth issues showed a bit towards the end. In any case I think Mullen would be a great hire for a lot of big schools if he should ever choose to leave Starkville.