Originally Posted by
Coach34
What I'm writing today is straight to the point. I know it will be met with some applause and some boos. But- It's time.
Dan Mullen- its time to dedicate yourself to Miss. State or its time for you to get gone after the 2016 season. It's commitment time. Dont ask the players, the fans, the administration, and faculty, or anybody else for their commitment when you havent given that yourself. You asked for upgraded practice fields, an expanded stadium, and a new football facility- we gave you that. You asked for the fans to buy in and support you completely- we gave you that. We have made Scott Field a tough place for people to come play- which helps make your job easier. You want "strain"- well you got it from your support system.
It's time for you to stop the buddy system that's holding you back. People hire our defensive assistants away every season. We couldnt give Sallach, Hevesy, and Greg Knox away if we tried. Sallach and Hevesy couldnt recruit a fat woman to a dessert table- yet they stay employed. They are an albatross hanging around your neck. Our OL's- while usually coached pretty well- are always less talented that most of the SEC. That has cost us dearly the last two seasons. You only get so many chances to compete for the West- and we pissed it away with an inferior OL while having the best player in school history at QB. Not one draft pick from the OL recruited by you, Hevesy, and Sallach. That's just pathetic.
It's time for you to stop shopping every offseason. It bit you in the ass good this recruiting cycle. I dont know if the rumor is true, and I pray its not- but if you really flew to interview with Miami Thanksgiving Day and flew back- I want you gone. You dont do that kind of shit with the Sugar Bowl on the line. It may just be a BS rumor- but its out there and was used against you by other staffs.
You control if your name is out there or not. Nobody was mentioning Freezus or Bielema for every damn job that came open- but your agent made sure that yours was. Thats on you. Either stop that shit or GTFO. Stop playing the middle to the public and allow people to view you as someone just biding their time in Starkville. It took Jackie Wayne 6-7 years to do that himself- but when he finally stopped having one foot out the door and realized what he had- he got us to Atlanta. Commit or get gone.
It's time to commit to recruiting. It's more than a necessary evil- it's got to be done with passion. OM and Freezus arent the only people throwing money around- the others are doing it too- but they are winning battles with their passion for it. You guys are lazy recruiters and have that reputation. Reps are usually earned and from what Ive seen firsthand- its dead on. We are solid- but we get crushed vs top teams time and again. We dont ever pull the big upset because our OL is getting dominated. Our OL recruiting has to change immensely. Finishing 31st in the country after 19 wins the last 2 seasons means there is a problem. Showing people you can win here is supposed to enhance recruiting- not make it harder. We had miss after miss this recruiting cycle- thats inexcusable. Something has to be done.
Stop half-assing it Dan. Commit and do what the other coaches are doing in recruiting, commit and remove your name from job searches until you actually accomplish something, commit and make some hires that will enhance the staff and program- or carry your ass out of town somewhere else. It's beyond time.
C34