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MSU fans: Are you sure Mullen is a lazy recruiter?

Posted on 12/20/17 at 3:59 pm
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
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Posted on 12/20/17 at 3:59 pm
Are we still sticking with that narrative? Not a bad transition class in 3 weeks. Agreed?

This post was edited on 12/20/17 at 4:00 pm
Posted by higgs_boson
State College, PA
Member since Sep 2014
22755 posts
Posted on 12/20/17 at 4:05 pm to
How is the class looking?

Posted by jcolding41
Member since Sep 2015
5844 posts
Posted on 12/20/17 at 4:06 pm to
Isn’t Florida in the 20s? That’s not that great. Congrats on EJ though.
Posted by meansonny
ATL
Member since Sep 2012
26005 posts
Posted on 12/20/17 at 4:07 pm to
Getting a QB is huge.

But no one should judge him on 3 weeks of recruiting (obviously ).
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
149580 posts
Posted on 12/20/17 at 4:13 pm to
Class looks pretty good so far in a transition year.

15 recruits and ranked 14 on 247. That's the lowest number committed of the top 20 (Clemson has 15 too).

8 4*
7 3*

Lots of work to do still for sure. It's a good start.
Posted by PorkRoast
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2015
6047 posts
Posted on 12/20/17 at 4:15 pm to
He absolutely was lazy at State. Let his assistants handle it. The odds of him not caring at UF are a lot less than they were at MSU.
Posted by meansonny
ATL
Member since Sep 2012
26005 posts
Posted on 12/20/17 at 4:17 pm to
Grantham did pull in his biggest talent at state.

Posted by PorkRoast
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2015
6047 posts
Posted on 12/20/17 at 4:19 pm to
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Grantham did pull in his biggest talent at state.


Every NFL player besides Dak and Gabe Jackson (a Croom recruit mainly) that State has currently is on defense.

ETA: And for clarity, I'm talking active roster. Not practice squad.
This post was edited on 12/20/17 at 4:28 pm
Posted by higgs_boson
State College, PA
Member since Sep 2014
22755 posts
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:03 pm to
I think that is really good, esp given the timing of the hire.

I for one am excited to see what he can do with the type of talent Fl has.
Posted by AllbyMyRelf
Virginia
Member since Nov 2014
3728 posts
Posted on 12/20/17 at 8:43 pm to
After watching the way he recruited for 10 years, yes, I'm pretty sure he's a lazy recruiter. His reputation as a good QB coach and Dak has made that position better (see K. Thompson at State 4* and Jalen Mayden 4*).
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
22953 posts
Posted on 12/20/17 at 9:09 pm to
Maybe Miss State is just not a place you recruit well at? Let's see how they do next year without Mullen.

I think he didn't go after as many high profile guys there, but no excuse for that at UF.

HE was confident enough that he went hard after the guy he wanted and didn't just keep Mac's guy. Was smart for Corral to go to an offense more his style, and smart for Mullen to believe that Jones, his type of guy was going to come.

UF still doesn't have all of our coaches. Hard to recruit without everyone. But he has bought in some pretty good guys so far. Gonzalez was incredible at UF and LSU recruiting. Warren is a very good recruiter, Seider is the best recruiter Mac had, and best overall position coach. Grantham seems to recruit well though haven't actually checked his history for some reason top recruit wise.

He could be bad at it. Time will tell. But this win was a big win for Florida, which hasn't really happened since Muschamp. So he seems to have the ball rolling decently.
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
14781 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 4:17 am to
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Maybe Miss State is just not a place you recruit well at? Let's see how they do next year without Mullen.


We will recruit better under Moorhead on offense, no doubt. Yes, Mullen is known as a lazy recruiter, but his effort varied. Some years he put more effort than in others. Honestly, however, he was getting a bit green about the gills having to constantly recruit against a cheating machine like Ole Miss. They make the former USC and Miami look small time.
Posted by hehatedrew
New Zealand
Member since Oct 2009
25504 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 7:49 am to
Lol
Posted by DingLeeBerry
Member since Oct 2014
11496 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 9:06 am to
If I had the choice of hitting the recruiting trail or stay in Gainesville, I'd hit the trail too. May be a good move for him.
Posted by UFMatt
Proud again to be an American
Member since Oct 2010
12496 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 9:36 am to
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If I had the choice of hitting the recruiting trail or stay in Gainesville, I'd hit the trail too.


And if he had the chance to live in Starkville or Gainesville, he would probably choose Gainesville. Oh wait...............he already chose!
Posted by Saskwatch
Member since Feb 2016
17518 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 9:41 am to
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live in Starkville or Gainesville


I've been to both and have no reason to give Starkville preferential treatment. Gainesville is worse. I liked the "Swamp", but everything else really sucked.
Posted by meansonny
ATL
Member since Sep 2012
26005 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 9:48 am to
quote:

he already chose!


You gave him a $1.5M/yr pay raise (33%) and extended his contract from 3 years to 6.

On top of that, only 2 coaches in the SEC have a bigger buyout l $12M)
Posted by 0
Member since Aug 2011
17101 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 9:50 am to
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And if he had the chance to live in Starkville or Gainesville, he would probably choose Gainesville. Oh wait...............he already chose!


He chose to get paid a shite ton more. He didn’t choose to live in shitty Gainesville.
Posted by UFMatt
Proud again to be an American
Member since Oct 2010
12496 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:02 am to
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He didn’t choose to live in shitty Gainesville.


Really? where is he living Ocala, Jacksonville, White Castle, Middleburg, Stark? I think he chose to live in Gainesville.
Anyone who thinks Starkville is a better place to live than Gainesville needs to see a doctor.
Posted by Gatorbait2008
Member since Aug 2015
22953 posts
Posted on 12/21/17 at 10:36 am to
Not ten years ago it was rated the best city to live in, in the country.

LINK

Don't think Starkville is comparable.
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