Lotta "Dan Mullen to Oregon" talk right now...

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Originally Posted by bulldawg28

By now our fans should be able to ignore it by now. Every year his name pops up. With the success of Dak now his name will become even hotter.

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It's not for our fans. It's for the potential recruits.

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Originally Posted by msstate7

Doesn't Mullen have 2 years left on contract? With no guarantee here beyond that, why say he has no interest?

What if Mullen hasn't even been contacted? What would he be shooting down? A 247 article?

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Is 247 not a reputable web site?

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Originally Posted by blacklistedbully

For $4+ million he can do it as many times as it helps. If he needs to do it 5 times a year...ten times a year, so what?

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Exactly.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Is 247 not a reputable web site?

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Yes and no.

David Johnson writes for 247. Is he credible?

Our fans are the biggest idiots with respect to "Mullen to _______" rumors. Let me summarize the annual cycle for ya'll:

1) Some dumbass blogger or UMiss tool throws some dumbass rumor out there that has no legs.
2) Mullen makes the statement (either in a press conference or in an impromptu interview) that he's happy in Starkville and he doesn't address rumors.
3) Our idiot fans freak the F*** out and are convinced that he's looking and tell him to pack his bags and get the F*** out thereby perpetuating the rumors.

You people need to stop. He's already said (in the Egg Bowl post-game press conference) that he's looking forward to next year and that he has a lot of work to do to get this team ready for next year.

Sack up and quit believing all the dumbass rumors that are being floated by people/teams that want to see us suffer.

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

It's not for our fans. It's for the potential recruits.

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You honestly don't believe Dan would address with recruits? He's done it every year.

I read somewhere that Mullen was going to be in Trump's cabinet *****

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Originally Posted by dawgday166

I read somewhere that Mullen was going to be in Trump's cabinet *****

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Secretary of New Jobs**

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Originally Posted by msstate7

Secretary of New Jobs**

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Ha! He going to arbitrate all the off-season coaching moves.

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Originally Posted by dawgday166

I read somewhere that Mullen was going to be in Trump's cabinet *****

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Hah just don't put him in charge of department of defense. Don't think our country can handle a bend don't break policy...

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Originally Posted by Todd4State

Businesses don't want their employees looking around for other jobs period. I don't care if you are the CEO or the cleaning lady. You might want to tell that second sentence to the guy that didn't extend his contract in the first place. No one is above being fired at any time for any reason- reasonable or not. That includes me and you.

All we're asking for is a damn statement from his secretary. That's really too much to ask? Do you think Dan is better than Florida's coach which is a much more prestigious program than ours? PJ Fleck denied rumors on ESPN when they tried to bait him but Dan is somehow above that? And what you aren't getting is a statement might also quell any of the other rumors.

You're asking why would it help when you should be asking what would it hurt? Why would you not want our football program to do a small thing that would secure it's stability and only help? Because you think it's "stupid"? Because you think I'm arrogant? GTFO.

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Todd, I manage 11 people and I am going to disagree with you. If you are happy where you work, are performing, well and have a good relationship with your manager, I have no problem with my reps testing the waters or interviewing to see what is out there's. And those that I want to keep and who like working for me, we have that relationship where they tell me when they get a call from another company or have an interview. They tell me that because they respect me and like working for me, and they know I respect them. And this is what I think Dan has with Keenum and now Cohen, and I don't think they ask him to make public statement about rumors or facts for the matter.

I've got a few really good reps who have been contacted numerous times, and I am sure they don't tell me all but they do come to me if it is relevant. I don't blame them for seeing what is out there, because it is business! And to be honest I've had them turn down more money to stay because they liked their current setup and it was more about the overall situation than $10-20K more. They trust me to give them my honest opinion and I just know Dan and our people have that. We all go through a phase of not being happy or looking at our options just to see what else the world offers, and our heart keeps us here.

I'm just saying we have to stop these threads and speculating and creating more drama. If Dan leaves, then he leaves. He's recruiting the guys he wants to be here and he has never, and will never get hung up in all of the BS.

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Originally Posted by TXDawg

Our fans are the biggest idiots with respect to "Mullen to _______" rumors. Let me summarize the annual cycle for ya'll:

1) Some dumbass blogger or UMiss tool throws some dumbass rumor out there that has no legs.
2) Mullen makes the statement (either in a press conference or in an impromptu interview) that he's happy in Starkville and he doesn't address rumors.
3) Our idiot fans freak the F*** out and are convinced that he's looking and tell him to pack his bags and get the F*** out thereby perpetuating the rumors.

You people need to stop. He's already said (in the Egg Bowl post-game press conference) that he's looking forward to next year and that he has a lot of work to do to get this team ready for next year.

Sack up and quit believing all the dumbass rumors that are being floated by people/teams that want to see us suffer.

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Amen brother!

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Originally Posted by msstate7

Doesn't Mullen have 2 years left on contract? With no guarantee here beyond that, why say he has no interest?

What if Mullen hasn't even been contacted? What would he be shooting down? A 247 article?

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Saying he has no interest can help recruiting. What does it matter if he was contacted or not? The point is, we want to dispel rumors that he is considering leaving.

I would limit his responses to those put out by publications with at least some credibility. If one of the known sites, or a known, credible media source mentions it...address it. If its just Yancy or a fan MB...ignore it.

He says he has no interest publicly to limit damage to recruiting. That does not prevent him or his agent from talking to other schools.

In his salary range, potential employers are not going to give a shit what he says publicly about staying at MSU.

Did Texas drop their interest in Herman when he denied having any interest or contact with them the day before he was officially offered?

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Originally Posted by Activated Alpha

Hah just don't put him in charge of department of defense. Don't think our country can handle a bend don't break policy...

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LOL ... I think he been eliminated from that one. The "bend don't break" and "crooting new soldiers" combined to slam the door on his nomination ******

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Originally Posted by TXDawg

Our fans are the biggest idiots with respect to "Mullen to _______" rumors. Let me summarize the annual cycle for ya'll:

1) Some dumbass blogger or UMiss tool throws some dumbass rumor out there that has no legs.
2) Mullen makes the statement (either in a press conference or in an impromptu interview) that he's happy in Starkville and he doesn't address rumors.
3) Our idiot fans freak the F*** out and are convinced that he's looking and tell him to pack his bags and get the F*** out thereby perpetuating the rumors.

You people need to stop. He's already said (in the Egg Bowl post-game press conference) that he's looking forward to next year and that he has a lot of work to do to get this team ready for next year.

Sack up and quit believing all the dumbass rumors that are being floated by people/teams that want to see us suffer.

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The ones who freak out to shit on Nafoom, OM Spirit, etc are idiots. The ones who want Dan to respond to stuff put out by an ESPN, CBS Sports, Yahoo, or similar reporters/networks are not idiots.

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Originally Posted by Bucky Dog

Todd, I manage 11 people and I am going to disagree with you. If you are happy where you work, are performing, well and have a good relationship with your manager, I have no problem with my reps testing the waters or interviewing to see what is out there's. And those that I want to keep and who like working for me, we have that relationship where they tell me when they get a call from another company or have an interview. They tell me that because they respect me and like working for me, and they know I respect them. And this is what I think Dan has with Keenum and now Cohen, and I don't think they ask him to make public statement about rumors or facts for the matter.

I've got a few really good reps who have been contacted numerous times, and I am sure they don't tell me all but they do come to me if it is relevant. I don't blame them for seeing what is out there, because it is business! And to be honest I've had them turn down more money to stay because they liked their current setup and it was more about the overall situation than $10-20K more. They trust me to give them my honest opinion and I just know Dan and our people have that. We all go through a phase of not being happy or looking at our options just to see what else the world offers, and our heart keeps us here.

I'm just saying we have to stop these threads and speculating and creating more drama. If Dan leaves, then he leaves. He's recruiting the guys he wants to be here and he has never, and will never get hung up in all of the BS.

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How would you feel if your employees went around telling everybody, including your customers and employees that they were looking at taking a job with a competitor? How would you feel if you heard from your customers that one of your top reps was talking to one of your biggest competitors about leaving you and taking several of your employees with them?

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Originally Posted by blacklistedbully

How would you feel if your employees went around telling everybody, including your customers and employees that they were looking at taking a job with a competitor? How would you feel if you heard from your customers that one of your top reps was talking to one of your biggest competitors about leaving you and taking several of your employees with them?

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See now don't start that about Dan because that's not what he's doing. But to entertain your point, my employees that trust me and respect me and have a great relationship with me would not do that. Now if I had an employee that started that and it got back to me that he was undermining me and the job, he would be gone. But that is not Dan, he's not going to Oregon. Mountain meet mole hill!

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Originally Posted by Bucky Dog

See now don't start that about Dan because that's not what he's doing. But to entertain your point, my employees that trust me and respect me and have a great relationship with me would not do that. Now if I had an employee that started that and it got back to me that he was undermining me and the job, he would be gone. But that is not Dan, he's not going to Oregon. Mountain meet mole hill!

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When we hear reports from credible sources...right or wrong, that Dan is a candidate for another job, and Dan refuses to outright deny it, that is nowhere near your rep coming to you as you described.

In your scenario, it would be like Dan hearing from Oregon, then going to Cohen and/or Dr. Keenum to tell them. As those on our side have said time-and-again, we are fine with that. But when it gets out...and the position Dan takes serves to cause us problems with recruiting, that's a different story.

A better analogy for you would be if your top rep was rumored to be considering going to a competitor and that rumor got out to your customers who like doing business with him, but are willing to shift their business elsewhere, to their 2nd favorite rep who works for your competitor because of their uncertainty your guy is staying to handle their business...would you be fine with your rep not telling your customers he's staying with you? Would you be OK with your rep allowing the rumor to spread and gain steam? Or would you expect him to, "shit or get off the pot", especially if you're compensating him higher than all but 15 people in his entire profession?

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Originally Posted by TXDawg

Our fans are the biggest idiots with respect to "Mullen to _______" rumors. Let me summarize the annual cycle for ya'll:

1) Some dumbass blogger or UMiss tool throws some dumbass rumor out there that has no legs.
2) Mullen makes the statement (either in a press conference or in an impromptu interview) that he's happy in Starkville and he doesn't address rumors.
3) Our idiot fans freak the F*** out and are convinced that he's looking and tell him to pack his bags and get the F*** out thereby perpetuating the rumors.

You people need to stop. He's already said (in the Egg Bowl post-game press conference) that he's looking forward to next year and that he has a lot of work to do to get this team ready for next year.

Sack up and quit believing all the dumbass rumors that are being floated by people/teams that want to see us suffer.

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This all day long

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Originally Posted by dawgday166

I read somewhere that Mullen was going to be in Trump's cabinet *****

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Going to make football great again.