Now do wins... 1st 3 years the teams Mullen beat were collectively 105-180 (.368) or close to that. So he played a tough schedule, so will every MSU coach. Some of those 8-9 win seasons were against totally sh*t opponents.
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I used this for 2011
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011...tball_rankings
2021
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb...021-polls.html
Anticipation as MS7 tallies the stats...
Gotcha.
Again Clark, I'm glad you are still putting up the good fight. You and I and a handful of ppl on this board were the only ones defending Mullen at times. I'm very guilty of defending our current coaches because... I want to believe!! Lol. That said, looking back and watching old games, blah... A few games we'd look unstoppable and then totally inept, much like Leach.
I think the eye test (based on my memory which definitely isn't perfect) shows that 3rd year Mullen is a little better than 3rd year Leach but I just don't think you can make a fair comparison on paper because the Covid year (Spring practice and the season) was so different than any other year in college football.
Went by my original post a few days ago, but you are correct... 7-6 UK and a 9-4 OM (crazy how the wheels came off that Nutt program after that).
So they both have 3 wins, against SEC teams with winning records, in their first 3 years. And Leach has one more chance to break the tie!! Hope you two are rooting for him to do just so!
ETA: I know both of you are pulling for Leach on Thursday.
I agree for the most part, and then came South Alabama in what, year 6? Remember that smirk at the end of the game? Everyone on here lost their ever freaking minds! I defended ole Dan saying he was basically in shock that he'd just lost to that team. And I still believe that, shocked and embarrassed.
Ultimately there's no need to have a big Mullen vs. Leach argument since they're both very solid coaches who've set a new baseline expectation for Mississippi State, winning at a level that most coaches out there wouldn't be able to do.
I think that we have hit our ceiling without a slight upgrade in recruiting talent.
Also anytime I start to think about Mullen with maroon colored glasses, I think about Holloway being sent up the middle. Awesome running back but didn?t need to be running the ball between the tackles!