Thinking About Mullen's Contract

[Tbonewannabe]

He's already priced at a point where not many are going to be able to out pay what we are now. So, I would keep him where he is now and then pay up if someone else actually offers more.

That's the whole reason he is still here.

We are happy with the shape of our program but he is probably fired somewhere else if he led them to #1 and then collapsed down the stretch. Then followed that season up with making the Belk Bowl with the best QB in MSU history at the helm and then a 5-7 record. A big program isn't paying him 6-10 Million for those results which is the price it would take to get him out of MSU. He was already basically priced out of Maryland, Virginia, and Miami and that was with a lower buyout because of years off his contract.

[Todd4State]

We are happy with the shape of our program but he is probably fired somewhere else if he led them to #1 and then collapsed down the stretch. Then followed that season up with making the Belk Bowl with the best QB in MSU history at the helm and then a 5-7 record. A big program isn't paying him 6-10 Million for those results which is the price it would take to get him out of MSU. He was already basically priced out of Maryland, Virginia, and Miami and that was with a lower buyout because of years off his contract.

This is true but we have a lot of alumni that are happy with winning the Egg Bowl and going to the Liberty Bowl. Dan has pretty much done that most years. And certainly more consistently than any other coach. No fan base remembers "how bad" seasons like Tech and 10 and 2003 were more than MSU.

I will say that I think Stricklin was probably not a good AD for Dan professionally in that I'm not sure that he knew how to push him and challenge him. I think when he left and Cohen took over, we started to see changes with Dan almost immediately- upsetting Texas A&M in Starkville and a different demeanor on the sideline which was welcome. I do think that Ole Miss cheating like they were was a factor because it has to be frustrating to build a program the right way with hard work and lead for a lot of the players that they were flipping. Dan probably sees the same opportunity that most of us do as well. Another factor was I think Dan viewed us at one time as a stepping stone- but like some of us find out sometimes the best paying job and best situation is the one you currently have. The problem for Dan was he misevaluated some in recruiting around 2013 or so and he had to lay in his bed that he made so to speak.

I think he's through that identity crisis stage as a head coach and will be committed to us going forward unless the NFL or Notre Dame comes calling.