CD, I agree, we all need to chill for now. Staff changes are necessary, but I don't think Mullen wants out of Starkville. He, like any of us, would take a look at a step up in the world, and I have no fault with that. That being said, I think Dan also knows that he has built the foundation for a successful program. So the only way to leave would be for something better (higher paying/more prestigious).

IMO, what we saw after the Egg Bowl was a distraught Mullen. He had to keep his calm for the press (including the guy from farmersonly.com), but I'm sure inside he was eaten up. Any coach worth his salt would be. He just didn't know what to do or say, so it came out as "distant."

My biggest fear, and it happens often to us, is that we will play poorly in the Bowl game. Dan will have to find a way to motivate these guys (Dak's last game in DWS didn't seem to do it) to really take out frustration on an opponent.