With all this talk about Dan Mullen being a candidate for new job

He stays because he likes pastures, illiteracy, and longevity.

He leaves to satisfy his ego and other non-bovine desires.

Go to Florida and deal with Foley and the Ole Ball Coach trying to run the program or go to Tennessee where the Boosters think they run the program... not a tough choice at all. He isn't going anywhere.

Because with all of that killer talent he has returning to state next year, he knows he will still be a mediocre team. Its fricking miss st dude, it shouldn't be too tough to figure out. Some people want to be the best at their craft and shoot higher than being a coach at miss st, which limits the amount of success you can have due to its disadvantages as a program in the sec. It's in the bottom 3rd of programs in the sec and that aint changing. Some people want to live somewhere other than starkville miss an coach at a bigtime program. Some coaches want to actually win a title and leave a legacy behind. Some coaches want to strive to be the best they can be. None of these will happen for mullen at state, ever. That's why he would leave state for a better program. Not saying he will, but if he plans on ever winning even an sec title, he should leave state, because we all know state will never win a title with the programs that it has to face every year. They're outclassed as a program man, period. Sure, they might win a game here and there when the other program overlooks them, but let's be real, they aren't going to go toe to toe with bama, lsu, auburn, texas am or even ole miss when they're cheating, lol, consistently. Just isn't gonna happen.

Part of me thinks Dan can do better at a more traditional power.

However, part of me also believes Dan has a job that is a good fit for his personality and enjoys the lower pressure of only being expected to sneak up on someone now and then.

But he would also probably like a few more dining options.

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My question is, if Mullen takes the UF job, will you change your name or your school loyalty? Thorny question, right?

Mullen would be an idiot if florida offered him the job and he stayed at miss state, a complete fool. You don't just say, well I have it made here at state where I can just make a bowl game and keep my job, all I have to do is beat lsu 1 time in 10 years, and I keep my job. I'm sure dan wants more out of his coaching career than simply settling for that at state. He wants to be known as a bigtime coach that coached and won against the best, possibly winning a title to solidify his status forever. All coaches do, and thats why coaches leave for bigger programs all the time. I look at mike rilet at oregon st, he loved it there and could have retired there, but when nebrass came calling, he jumpedophile ship in att heartbeat. It's furthering your career and moving to another institution that gives you the tools you need to show your coaching prowess. Will it definitely work out? No, but that's the risk coaches take to be considered the best at what they do. I'm sure dan has aspirations of winning titles, all coaches do. Like i said, mullen would be a fool if florida offered and he stayed at state, hell, even if tennessee offered, he should go in a heartbeat. They're just bigger and better jobs.

The facility race is an ongoing battle man. They may have nice facilities, I'm sure they do actually, but so does every other sec program besides vandy. Kentucky has an awesome football complex now that they just built. You know what they don't have though? Trophies in their trophy case, they don't have the sustained success over many many years that they can show recruits. Also, they don't have the rich history of showing potential recruits how many players have gone pro from their program. Those are the main things recruits look at. Gsmeday atmosphere also plays a huge part into recruiting. It's more than just wanting to do better, you have to actually do it. Mullen hasn't had any hardware he can show recruits at all like lsu bama and auburn can. That's the big difference. Stste has improved though under mullen, I will give you that, but at what point is the ceiling reached? I believe it was reached a few years back when state was in the orangebowl with dak. It will take a miracle for state to overcome the disadvantages it has being in the sec west, a miracle.

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Mullen would be an idiot if florida offered him the job and he stayed at miss state, a complete fool. You don't just say, well I have it made here at state where I can just make a bowl game and keep my job, all I have to do is beat lsu 1 time in 10 years, and I keep my job. I'm sure dan wants more out of his coaching career than simply settling for that at state. He wants to be known as a bigtime coach that coached and won against the best, possibly winning a title to solidify his status forever. All coaches do, and thats why coaches leave for bigger programs all the time. I look at mike rilet at oregon st, he loved it there and could have retired there, but when nebrass came calling, he jumpedophile ship in att heartbeat. It's furthering your career and moving to another institution that gives you the tools you need to show your coaching prowess. Will it definitely work out? No, but that's the risk coaches take to be considered the best at what they do. I'm sure dan has aspirations of winning titles, all coaches do. Like i said, mullen would be a fool if florida offered and he stayed at state, hell, even if tennessee offered, he should go in a heartbeat. They're just bigger and better jobs.

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How ambitious is Mullen, though, really? Maybe he's satisfied being a multimillionaire with a multi-million dollar annual salary and one of the most stable jobs in the SEC. Sure, we can assume all HCs have some ambition, but even among HC, some have more ambition than others. I'm obviously not a college HC, but, speaking for myself, if Vandy offered me the job and I could take it knowing that I'd have a secure place to earn millions with middling expectations and little drama, I'd think long and hard about choosing, say, the Bama job over that.

I see that argument. If a coach is really that satisfied with not winning anything of significance, I could see that. However, most coaches do want to win championships, and do realize that winning one at a certain program just isn't in the cards like it is at another. You then have to look at the leadership at a program that allows a coach to win no titles and keep his job making millions and millions. How ambitious are they as a program really? If they re simply satisfied with 8-4 7-5 seasons then they're the ones to blame for letting a coach get over on them like that. Either that, or theyre realistic and realize that it's the best their program can do in their situation. That's my whole point in this.