So what is TN obsession with Mullen?

[Cooterpoot]

Exactly. The bar will be raised if he gets top 5 money.

With all the big jobs open, $7M might not be top 5. Mullen already makes $6M with everything included. He needs to push for a larger recruiting budget. Ours is the smallest in the SEC.

[maroonmania]

With all the big jobs open, $7M might not be top 5. Mullen already makes $6M with everything included. He needs to push for a larger recruiting budget. Ours is the smallest in the SEC.

Exactly, Mullen makes PLENTY for himself. If he wants a top level program here he should be asking for more money for assistants and recruiting. Apparently Mullen really wants to win championships. If that's the case he will never get that at MSU eating up all of our available money with his own personal salary. He could potentially get that done spending more money on things that would really help strengthen the program.

[NCDawg]

Exactly, Mullen makes PLENTY for himself. If he wants a top level program here he should be asking for more money for assistants and recruiting. Apparently Mullen really wants to win championships. If that's the case he will never get that at MSU eating up all of our available money with his own personal salary. He could potentially get that done spending more money on things that would really help strengthen the program.

My thoughts exactly. I understand Alabama paying Saban an exorbitant amount of money because he is a great ROI. I don't think Mullen is there yet.

[Dawgology]

With all the big jobs open, $7M might not be top 5. Mullen already makes $6M with everything included. He needs to push for a larger recruiting budget. Ours is the smallest in the SEC.

This is what I was thinking. All of these jobs opening at once in the SEC will create a sellers market. I think we are about to see 5+ coaches in the SEC being paid 7 mil+.

[ShotgunDawg]

He needs to push for a larger recruiting budget. Ours is the smallest in the SEC.

Ours is the smallest because we recruit mostly players from this area not because we can't afford a larger recruiting budget.

I always laugh at this comment. The coaches can do whatever they want in recruiting, b

[WSOPdawg]

With all the big jobs open, $7M might not be top 5. Mullen already makes $6M with everything included. He needs to push for a larger recruiting budget. Ours is the smallest in the SEC.

Exactly, Mullen is already paid as a top-15 coach in America. People are also forgetting the revenue jump we had a few short years ago with the SEC network coming into play. We can afford to keep Mullen if we choose. Unlike what the media would have the rest of the country believe, not all of us drive tractors to Omaha.