ESPN reporting:

[axg8750]

That article also said if HUD leaves most if not all of his assistants would follow. That would be tough to overcome. Start from a clean slate again?!?

[moorecajun]

One of the articles said we also need to be worried about Hud going with Mullen to Penn State to be a co-ordinator. As much as losing him to another mid-major would suck, losing him to a job as an assistant would really be tough to take.

He's tasted the good life now! There is no need for him to take an OC job now; he will be readying himself for his SEC gig right here!

[sportsfanatic21]

I highly doubt that. Why would he leave for an OC position when he is already on a short list for Head coaching gigs?

OCs at bigtime schools make WAY more than he is making, and seeing that he wasnt OC at Miss State, he could see that as a better springboard to a bigtime HC position. Im not saying Im buying that he would leave to be an OC, but there is at least a bit of logic to it.

[CoolCajun123]

Tony Dungy is prob the main guy to take it

[DieHard1280]

Relax guys. My comment was made partly in jest. Anyone who says they aren't the least bit worried about Mullen going to PSU, and the prospects of Hud being high on the MSU list are kidding yourselves. There are waaay too many variables in all of this, but I was much more comfortable with him interviewing at Ole Miss than I am with the idea of him possibly being a candidate (if Mullen is hired away) at his "dream school."

[moorecajun]

OCs at bigtime schools make WAY more than he is making, and seeing that he wasnt OC at Miss State, he could see that as a better springboard to a bigtime HC position. Im not saying Im buying that he would leave to be an OC, but there is at least a bit of logic to it.

You're right about the money part, but the step down to an OC from a mid-major school with a winning program just doesn't look good on a resume ... it makes you think "can he not handle the pressure?".

I just don't see that.

[sportsfanatic21]

Mullen aint going anywhere... Why would you leave an SEC school to go to a big 10 school? PSU will look at rutgers head coach or boston college head coach... They know the area to recruit better... Mullen has it too good at MSU

Penn State is a WAY better job that Mississippi State. And Mullen is from New Hampshire and attended college in Pennsylvania. Im sure he knows the area.

[CrazyCajun]

One of the articles said we also need to be worried about Hud going with Mullen to Penn State to be a co-ordinator. As much as losing him to another mid-major would suck, losing him to a job as an assistant would really be tough to take.

not gonna happen,

[CrazyCajun]

Penn State is a WAY better job that Mississippi State. And Mullen is from New Hampshire and attended college in Pennsylvania. Im sure he knows the area.

you did see on TV that an ex-coach was caught raping boys in the shower and everyone knew about it right? did you hear anything about that?

[sportsfanatic21]

You're right about the money part, but the step down to an OC from a mid-major school with a winning program just doesn't look good on a resume ... it makes you think "can he not handle the pressure?".

I just don't see that.

I agree with you. But maybe he really liked working with Mullen, and his "winning program" is all of one year. And a year that has seen him finish 3rd in the Sun Belt, and lose 3 of his last 5 games. Granted, he took a 3-9 team to 8-4, but lets be honest, last second wins against FAU and ULM kept it from being 6-6. There are quite a few instances of "mid-major" successes that have become HCs at BCS programs, but there are also a bunch of OCs and DCs that have gotten major jobs as well. I dont know the breakdowns, but Brady Hoke to Michigan and Urban Meyer come to mind in group one, and guys like Jimbo Fisher, Will Muschamp, and even Dan Mullen come to mind in group 2. Who knows what will happen, but I'd much rather lose Hud to a BCS HC position that to another mid-major, and even moreso to an assistant's job somewhere. But, whatever is gonna happen is gonna happen.

[CajunZ1]

I agree with you. But maybe he really liked working with Mullen, and his "winning program" is all of one year. And a year that has seen him finish 3rd in the Sun Belt, and lose 3 of his last 5 games. Granted, he took a 3-9 team to 8-4, but lets be honest, last second wins against FAU and ULM kept it from being 6-6. There are quite a few instances of "mid-major" successes that have become HCs at BCS programs, but there are also a bunch of OCs and DCs that have gotten major jobs as well. I dont know the breakdowns, but Brady Hoke to Michigan and Urban Meyer come to mind in group one, and guys like Jimbo Fisher, Will Muschamp, and even Dan Mullen come to mind in group 2. Who knows what will happen, but I'd much rather lose Hud to a BCS HC position that to another mid-major, and even moreso to an assistant's job somewhere. But, whatever is gonna happen is gonna happen.

You bring up a good point. Success in CFB is highly fragile. This is why "strike while the iron is hot" is so crucial for coaches. The true goal here is to get set for life: 4 years of $1.7MM would do that.

Look at Stockstill and Larry Blakeney. If they lose next year, all of a sudden the seat is hot. Last year they were rock stars!

[sportsfanatic21]

you did see on TV that an ex-coach was caught raping boys in the shower and everyone knew about it right? did you hear anything about that?

So you think that a Big 10 school with its campus basically being its own town, multiple national championships, a 100,000 seat stadium, and the tradition of Penn State is just gonna go away because 5-6 people tried to "protect the brand"? As horrible as that whole situation is, they are cleaning house there, and I'd be willing to bet that nobody ever even mentions any of it within the next couple of years, as sad as that may seem.