Quote Originally Posted by Quaoarsking View Post
Damien Williams started 1 game in his career here - the 2013 Egg Bowl. We all know the story of Dak coming off the bench to win the game, but I wouldn't say that Dak not starting was coaching malpractice.

The only other game where he got significant playing time was the 2016 against South Alabama, where Fitzgerald was benched after a poor start. You can argue that Mullen should have let Fitzgerald play longer, and I would probably agree, but it's not Williams had bad stats in that game or was responsible for the loss. Mullen went back to Fitzgerald for the rest of the season.

It's fascinating how this phenomenon of "misremembering Dan Mullen as being worse than he actually was" has been so widespread here and on other boards among Lebby supporters.
Dan Mullen against top 25 teams in 9 years: 7-33

Dan was a good coach and I loved his time here and like Dan a lot as a person. But he beat the teams he was supposed to beat and never really punched above his weight. 3 of his 7 wins were in 4 weeks in 2014.

And this is coming from someone who wanted to hire Dan in both 2023 and 2024. I would take Dan back, but understand what you are getting. 7-8 wins and nothing more. And the minute he has success, he will be trying to get a bigger job.