I spoke to someone very reliable yesterday. They told me point blank that the "Mullen wants out of Starkville" thing was a total joke and twisting of words. He said that Mullen had apparently told his agent he would be interested in talking to any "Big Name" programs (mentioning specifically UGA, FSU, USC types), but ONLY a big name program that could be a huge step up in his career.

This guy I spoke with said his agent got that word out, but some members of the media took only part of that, and claimed Mullen was "interested in leaving" period...which IS NOT the case. Therefore schools like Maryland, Virginia, etc., reached out to him as they should have thinking he "wanted out". So apparently Dan basically saying he wouldn't turn down an interview with a Top 5 ish program, got turned in to "Dan wants out".

From that point, our very own decided to believe everything they heard, and ran with it. Some even going as far as to say they could tell he wanted out, which according to this source, is completely untrue. He says Dan and Megan are totally happy in Starkville, but just like any of us, he is not going to say No to a conversation and interview with a Top program in the country. After all, coaches have to strike while their stock is high, or it may pass them by.

Anyway, that's what I was told. He even said that Dan seemed disappointed about the loss Saturday, but fired up about closing recruiting strong and winning the bowl game. Feels good about what he has coming back.

Take that for what it's worth. That is part of the reason that it pisses me off that some loud voices are trying to paint this as "Dan wants out", when it doesn't sound like it is at all true. And I don't want our fan base to jump on that wagon when there may be a totally other side to the story. If what my source says is true, there is zero reason to believe Dan wants out, & we should be supporting him while maybe pushing for staff changes...but not trying to run him off based on false info, and potentially hurting the program and recruiting in the process.

That's all I've got...I just want y'all to think for yourself. Don't believe everything someone pushes...and that includes me. I just feel confident that Mullen doesn't want out, so I'm not jumping to conclusions.