You know what's funny. Scott Stricklin made the comment that Dan was a very direct person and they had some very direct conversations. Chip Kelly is cut from the same cloth as Dan Mullen. They are both part of that New Hampshire Mafia, and both Dan Mullen and Chip Kelly are about as blunt as you can get. It's one of the reasons Chip flamed out in the NFL. The players eventually tuned him out. It works in college though, just not so well for Gary Crowton (the other member of the NH Mafia).