Hudspeth on Mullen on Mullen at Penn State

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Originally Posted by Tripple Threat

I read something interesting this morning...

Mississippi State received their first 5 star commitment since 2005. According to the recruit, Quay Evans, he was told by Mullen to not pay attention to the rumor mill. Possibly coach speak of course... "He told me (Wednesday night), 'I know you're hearing all this stuff about me,' " Evans said of Mullen. " 'I'm not going anywhere.' "

I don't believe I remember reading Hudspeth be so commited by saying "I'm not going anywere."

One of the issues that Mullen has spoke of, is the inability to pull better recruits. This may be a sign of his willingness to stay.

http://www.clarionledger.com/article...7/1079/RSS0202

Of course, we'll see how things play out, but could this be the shine of a positive light of Mullen not leaving? We shall see... :)


What say you raginpagin?

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One of the ESPN analyst, and I do not know how big a recruit he was, said when he was being recruited to Ga Tech, Bobby Ross in a private conversation assured him he would be the coach for his entire college career. Ross left the very season he signed.

You, and everybody else needs to get this. Coaches lie period. Mullen to Penn State? Maybe, maybe not? If he is persuing the job and doe not get it, you better believe he wants all the high quality players he can get at MSU.

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Originally Posted by axg8750

I think it would benefit recruiting for Hud at UL if he did come out and say something like this.

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Agreed - makes me nervous that he hasn't said anything close to assuring that he's staying.

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Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

One of the ESPN analyst, and I do not know how big a recruit he was, said when he was being recruited to Ga Tech, Bobby Ross in a private conversation assured him he would be the coach for his entire college career. Ross left the very season he signed.

You, and everybody else needs to get this. Coaches lie period. Mullen to Penn State? Maybe, maybe not? If he is persuing the job and doe not get it, you better believe he wants all the high quality players he can get at MSU.

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That's why I mentioned the possibility of coach speak; it will always be there

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Originally Posted by CajunEXPRESS

One of the ESPN analyst, and I do not know how big a recruit he was, said when he was being recruited to Ga Tech, Bobby Ross in a private conversation assured him he would be the coach for his entire college career. Ross left the very season he signed.

You, and everybody else needs to get this. Coaches lie period. Mullen to Penn State? Maybe, maybe not? If he is persuing the job and doe not get it, you better believe he wants all the high quality players he can get at MSU.

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It sounds more like he was being drafted for the Penn St. job than persuing it.

Reminds me of a joke I once heard. This millionare bought a house in a swanky neighborhood with a huge swimming pool in his back yard. One night soon after he moved in he invited everyone in the subdivision to a party. Well, at the party he asked everyone to walk into the back yard. He opened a curtain to the pool & they had this 16' alligator in the pool. He figured he'd have a little fun with his guests so he offered the keys to his brand new Lamborghdini & a million dollars to anyone who would jump into the pool & swim to a ladder on the deep end with the gator in the pool.

About that time there was a splash & one of his neighbors was swimming like an olympian to the ladder & jumping out. Well the host was so impressed he goes over to the guy & ask him man you must really love Lamoghdinis, to which the guy said hell no. He then asked the guy if he needed the money that bad & he said that aint it either. The guy then said well what did he want for doing it, to which the man replied I want the name of the SOB who pushed me into the pool!

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Originally Posted by bigearl

Agreed - makes me nervous that he hasn't said anything close to assuring that he's staying.

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Another in agreement here! We drank the "program building" kool-aid...

Yep, We all drank the Kool-aid and it tasted GOOD all the way down!!!! I cant wait to drink some stiff Kool-aid in N.O. and next year's flavor too! Whoever brews it I am sure it will be BETTER THAN THIS SEASON!

Don't we all know Hud is leaving? Isn't it a realization that he won't retire here?

Come on guys. You bash him one way.. you bash him the other. So he doesn't say he is staying forever.... Bowl game in 15 days.

Does anyone know of any players to decommit from UL so far?

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Originally Posted by anhil8tor

Don't we all know Hud is leaving? Isn't it a realization that he won't retire here?

Come on guys. You bash him one way.. you bash him the other. So he doesn't say he is staying forever.... Bowl game in 15 days.

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First, I'm not bashing him one way or the other. So don't start pointing fingers at folks and claiming they're coming at him from every direction. But, I am calling a spade a spade. Everyone that seems content with the idea that he'd be here a year, well good for you. There are plenty of people, myself included that expected a couple of years. I never expected that he'd stay forever. I hoped he stay long-term, but never expected forever. Based on his enthusiasm and rhetoric, I thought we had a coach that would spend a few years here "building". In one year, do you really think he's 'built' anything? Me either. He's done great, and for that we are all very grateful. But he's 'built' nothing yet.

It's people like you that are making easy for him to avoid the topic. Anytime he's been pressed, he hides behind the bowl game. He knows all he has to do is say "we're concentrating on the bowl game" and the fan's eyes glaze over in a zombie sort of contentment. I'm sorry but that doesn't get him a pass on this particular topic as far as i'm concerned. I want him to WANT to be here as much as he said he did when he took the job. Frankly, i'm insulted that he considered Ole Miss.

If he had not put himself into the Ole Miss running, I could forgive the MSU talk. I actually understand his connection and desire for MSU. If Ole Miss had never factored into this, I could find understanding for that one. But, that's not how it went down. He was willing to consider the crappiest job in the SEC as an alternative to what he started here.

I like Hud. I want him here as much as he said he wanted to be here. I'm proud of his accomplishment here. I especially proud of THE PROGRAM's accomplishment this year under him. But, I'm not gonna sit back and gaze through "bowl-colored" glasses and give him a pass everytime the press asks him about these coaching interviews.

Jesus, guys.... to paraphrase J1M, can you please shut down some of the estrogen flow in here? Hud is still our coach today. We have a bowl game in two weeks. No recruit has decommited so far as anyone knows. Mullen is still at MSU, for Christ sake, and Hud isn't going anywhere else. Take a couple of deep breaths and relax.