re: Would Mullen ever go back to State?

Tommy Rees would be a great fit at state. Hell of an offensive mind who's worked under two legends in Brian Kelly and Nick Saban.

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I always thought Mullen would be a perfect fit @ Virginia Tech

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If he wanted back in coaching - I agree - he could be the head coach at Blacksburg for many years to come.

I think Dan implied in so many ways that he thinks Starkville is trash

Tom Herman vs Lane Egg Bowl would be meme-packed holiday fun!

Dan Mullen would not even be welcome in hell.

I don’t think he has any desire to get back into college coaching. His kids are older now and I believe they travel with his son for a lot of junior golf tournaments (his wife is a former Golf Channel anchor, FWIW). I think he’s content to live on a lake, make good money doing TV a few months a year, and have a lot more free time.

To answer the question of would State take him back… I think opinions are mixed, some would say yes but probably a majority would be a no.

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Who would be realistic options for them to hire? Mullen Kane Wommack Jon Sumrall Phil Longo Mike Macentire Barry Odom How attractive is that job in the NIL world?

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I think Gus Malzahn would get a call but not sure if he’d want to leave UCF, especially with them now in the Big 12.

Wommack and Sumrall could be guys in the mix. My gut says if it doesn’t work with Arnett, the reaction will be “he wasn’t ready for it” so the next guy would probably be someone with head coaching experience in some capacity. And they showed with Leach that they’re capable of landing a sitting P5 head coach (to a certain extent).

I think it would probably take 4-8 or worse for Arnett to only get one year. But, well, that could happen.

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Who would be realistic options for them to hire?

Mullen
Kane Wommack
Jon Sumrall
Phil Longo
Mike Macentire
Barry Odom

How attractive is that job in the NIL world?

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No to Odom he isn't a good recruiter. NIL in recruiting /transfer portal at MSU aren't going to be that good due to lack of spending from boosters for NIL in recruiting and transfer portal. Still will be far behind in recruiting/transfer portal from most of the SEC team. This is what separates from top team from middle team and the bottom team. Most of time it is how much money is spent on NIL. That is the key. Missouri isn't going to win championship with medium to low NIL every year. That is why just try get someone who knows who will never win championship and just win 8 games a year on average.