Thread for the Mullen complainers (including me)...

[Todd4State]

What changes do you think our president and Cohen told Mullen to make? I personally find it ridiculous. I can see a meeting where they ask dan what he needs to take the program up a notch... which led to more money for a D.C. (Grantham). If Cohen and our president sat Mullen (our best coach ever) down and told him how to run his program, I feel certain Mullen would've told them to stick it. Mullen doesn't need miss state to be a successful HC.

So, you don't believe me but you do believe that they would have a meeting where they would tell him to take it up a notch? LOL. I don't think the meeting was even that threatening- I think it was just how can we improve the football program and ways to do that. And I've already said what they told him to change at least twice in this thread.

1. Hire a legit DC.
2. Improve his recruiting by bringing in assistants like Looney and by improving our class.

No one has said that Cohen and Keenum are telling him how to "run his program". Do I think they make suggestions? Yeah. Dan respects Cohen a lot because Cohen has coached before and they have been friends for as long as Dan has been at MSU. Keenum used to play football himself at the JUCO level- so he has a little more credibility than some in the football arena. It's actually a really good situation for us. Are they telling him who to play or who to hire?- no.

As far as your last sentence- the thing is we don't need Dan to be a successful football program either. (I'm sure THAT is going to be taken completely out of context especially by you) That said, because we do have a relationship it's good for BOTH of us if we're successful TOGETHER. It's a two way street. By that I mean MSU supports Dan by giving him suggestions on how to improve the program and also by giving him resources- money- to implement those suggestions. And I don't think Dan is as arrogant as you think he is- otherwise he wouldn't have made changes- including demoting his ex-college roommate who had been on staff for eight years.

And I'm actually happy that they pretty much made the changes and that they have worked- so you can be willfully ignorant as well if you choose to.

Again- the proof is in the pudding. No extension after 9 wins in 2015 and an extension after major changes were made in 2016 despite fewer wins.