Quote Originally Posted by maroonmania View Post
Which is not surprising. Mullen didn't rank very well his first full recruiting cycles either. Takes a little while to learn what you are up against in the SEC plus the OM network in MS recruiting. Mullen held Croom's class together and then struggled the next couple of years just like Leach held JoMo's class together and is now having to learn the pitfalls. The one thing about Leach though is his reputation pulled some offensive guys especially in TX that not even Mullen could get in his early days.
Mullen a first time coach vs a guy in his 19th year coaching in P5 seems a weird comparison esp when you compare the state of miss state football and facilities when each took over.