Quote Originally Posted by StarkVegasSteve View Post
This is correct. I was unaware of this til this weekend and was told by multiple people that if Dan comes back, Hev will not be with him. They had a big falling out over the Florida stuff and Dan kind of throwing Hev under the bus to temporarily save his job.

I will say this on Dan and folks I have talked to the last few weeks and really the last 14 months. Dan wants back in and he now knows how good he had it in Starkville. He wanted our job last year. The rumors around Leach stepping down were real. Dan knew about it and wanted the job. He has been making moves to let it be known that he wants our job. All the posting this year about his time at State, coming to Old Waverly the last two summers, being in Starkville this summer, being excited about getting to the call the Egg Bowl although that got taken away?.all of that is not a coincidence and it was never was. Dan is not my first choice, but he is not far from the top.
Mullen is my top choice. We should?ve offered a godfather contract in 2017, instead we?re about to hire our 4th coach in 6 years. Obviously there are other circumstances but the point stands. I want Mullen not because he was here but because I do not believe we can take another risk on a G5 head coach or a P5 OC. The program badly needs stability and a clear path forward. You know Mullen knows how to run a program. Does he have his faults? Sure. But he doesn?t have off of the field problems, he?s organized, he can develop a QB, he?s been in the SEC and understands the challenges.