Hudspeth on Mullen on Mullen at Penn State

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Earlier this week, Dan Mullen was livid over reports that connected him to the Penn State opening, particularly one that had him on the verge of accepting the position. How livid was/is Mullen? So much so that, in an attempt to stick it the ...

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[GATOR GRUNT]

Oh by the way, Dan Mullen sucks. He went 6-6. Who and the hell would want that dude. He is a PLUG!

[Bandwagon King]

Oh by the way, Dan Mullen sucks. He went 6-6. Who and the hell would want that dude. He is a PLUG!

Penn State is having a slight image problem these days & is looking for someone as far away as possible from "Happy Valley" that still speaks English. They are banking on the rumor that Starkvul still doesn't have cable or the internet. It's too bad the World League of American Football isn't still around or they could have trolled the Barcelona Bull's head coach.

[Turbine]

Oh by the way, Dan Mullen sucks. He went 6-6. Who and the hell would want that dude. He is a PLUG!

That is my thing, if he won the recruiting war the last 3 years like he says he must not be much of a coach.

I say never hire a coach who hasn't been a head coach. He is good there. Never hire a coach from a program that was't a big winner the year you hire him away. If he did win, make sure the one year wasn't a fluke.

I can't see Penn State players respecting a 6-6 coach.

[gorcajun]

If I ever saw a situation where-- I don't want to be the guy who follows a legend (Paterno); I want to be the guy who follows the guy that follows the legend-- this is yet. Dan Mullen run for the hills and fast.

[sportsfanatic21]

I can't see Penn State players respecting a 6-6 coach.

Unless they put it into perspective.

Five of the losses were to teams that are currently ranked in the top 14 in the BCS standings, and the other was a road loss to the defending national champion. And they were in every game with the exception of getting blown out at Arkansas. Miss State was the only common opponent of LSU and Alabama that stayed within 20 points of either team, and they did that against both of them. And I think that we can all agree that Mississippi State will never win the recruiting wars with most of the teams they play on a regular basis, including all 6 teams they lost to this year.

Mullen is doing a great job there, hopefully the MSU administration realizes it and does everything they can to retain him.

[CajunDreDog]

It would be an incredible life long legacy for Coach to lead our Cajuns to 52000 fans in remodeled stadium. The new stadium would literally be a monument to him if he stayed to this point. We get our foundation in place.........Hud spends next 10+ years piling up mounds of SEC LOOT

Maybe he will lead a MSU team into our new 52,000 seat stadium in a few years and we can welcome him back, thank him for what he started, and then send him home wishing he stayed because we just upset his dogs.

[03cajunalum]

That is my thing, if he won the recruiting war the last 3 years like he says

I believe HUD won the recruiting battle in Mississippi last year, AMIRITE?

[CharlieK]

Here is another perspective on life changing money and SEC jobs. I don't believe anyone can be a consistent winner at either ole miss or miss state. The two of them and Southern Miss divide up too much of the pie, not to mention LSU and Alabama raiding them. Neitehr school is ever going to pull program changing talent from Louisiana as long as LSU is a semi pro team. So let's say Hud goes for "generation changing money" like 2 mill a year. Houston Nutt, a proven coach, lasted 3 years. There is a chance hud is good enough to win there, but chances are no. So let's say he lasts 4 years. that's 8 million. And his brand is damaged so he's now looking for a job at the bottom again. Now say he stays here and gets a raise to 550 k next year, goes back to the NO bowl and wins 10 games. We bump him to 750K. Now we have a new stadium and are filling it up with 50 k. Now we can pay him 1 mill plus. Lets say he stays for 20 years. I'm saying he's ahead, by a long shot, over a short stint in the SEC.

I know he won't pass up Miss St. But I would, and this is why. He'll make more money long term building a winner here, where we have talent everywhere and only one big time in state school to compete with for it. He'll also be a legend, probably have a field named after him, not to mention a whole generation of little boys named Hud Thibodeaux and Hud Hebert.

Now if LSU, Florida, or Alabame offered a job, that's a job you can win at. The talent is available, and you will be able to get it.

I hope this don't offend JohnBoy, but there is a reason no one has won consistantly at eitehr of those miss schools for generations. There is also a reason we have never won, but he retired two years ago. Hud has lit the fires, but the train will roll with or without him. If I was him I'd stay here, build a legacy AND set my family up for life.

[Flcajun]

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