Hudspeth on Mullen on Mullen at Penn State

[Orestes]

You are sounding depressed. I have a cure for ya. Go to the atheletic building, double up on your RCAF donation, go buy five more tickets to the bowl game & you'll feel better in no time.

LOL, I'm not depressed... really. I'm already giving UL a bunch of money and have five tickets. Hell, we've had reservations in N.O. since the team was 4-1 (honest truth!!!).

[Bandwagon King]

LOL, I'm not depressed... really. I'm already giving UL a bunch of money and have five tickets. Hell, we've had reservations in N.O. since the team was 4-1 (honest truth!!!).

Well go buy 5 more. I'm telling you, you'll be whistling zippidy doo-dah before you know it.

[Orestes]

Well go buy 5 more. I'm telling you, you'll be whistling zippidy doo-dah before you know it.

I don't know if a bowl game is enough to convince 5 more people to spend several hours around me, but I just might try it, lol.

[anhil8tor]

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.

I hope Coach Hud interviews for all SEC openings.... I hope he gets one someday. I can not for the life of me understand why any of you would not want this.

[Orestes]

I hope Coach Hud interviews for all SEC openings.... I hope he gets one someday. I can not for the life of me understand why any of you would not want this.

For me? Because I'm less concerned with our program gaining some kind of "coaching cradle" notoriety. I'd prefer we find a coach who is a good fit (i.e. Hud) and who will spend some time building our program.

But that's just me.

[VObserver]

If he's good enough to build our program, he's good enough to interview for SEC jobs. You can't have it both ways, Orestes.

[raginsaints]

bmarcello Brandon Marcello
RT @BWISnyder: BWI's Phil Grosz has confirmed that Dan Mullen will interview for the #PennState job on Monday

https://twitter.com/#!/bmarcello

[CajunMarineBBK]

Thats just now the way it goes in the coaching industry. You win other school seek to talk to you. Hud may or may not be staying that choice is his to make all I can do is make this job look better for the next guy. By continuing to support this great University. I truly believe it will take more than one coach to build us where we want to be. If it is Hud great if not Scott will find the next one who just might be better than Hud. Will we loose recruits that is yet to be seen. It would be there loss to not want to live in Lafayette and attend one of the best Universities in the South. See ya in New Orleans.

[Orestes]

If he's good enough to build our program, he's good enough to interview for SEC jobs. You can't have it both ways, Orestes.

Since when did this become about how good of a coach he is? I think he's a great coach. That's exactly the reason I want him to want to be here as much as he acted like he did. Interviewing for Ole Miss?!?!?! Come on Man!!!

[anhil8tor]

bmarcello Brandon Marcello
I just got off the phone with Dan Mullen. More on the blog in a few minutes.
2 minutes ago

[anhil8tor]

Since when did this become about how good of a coach he is? I think he's a great coach. That's exactly the reason I want him to want to be here as much as he acted like he did. Interviewing for Ole Miss?!?!?! Come on Man!!!

I think thats dancing the dance. He has made it no secret he wants the MSU job. Maybe he figured he needs to polish up his interview skills?

[VObserver]

I can give you about 12,500,000 reasons to interview with Ole Miss.. That is roughly the value of a 5 year deal there for a head coach.