Virginia Tech looking at Mullen??

[BulldogBear]

Just Egg Bowl week distraction and part B recruiting perception. They make up a story about Mullen leaving so Freeze can try to use it. This is to be expected. Just beat them and their class full of Masolessiahs and later Mullen counter their BS on the couch with that.

[FISHDAWG]

I said I agree. My "however" was in reference to the original statement of VT only paying Beamer 2.5M. VT will pay. Maybe they'll pony up $6m/yr. Who knows? I simply said I am confident they will pay much more for their new coach, assuming it's a name they absolutely want. Rumors were that they would pay RRod $4-5M, but the big money players up there don't like him. They are still leaning in Foster's direction.

For the last time: I do NOT feel Mullen will take that job. I DO think they will pay MUCH more than the $2.5 they're paying Beamer, for someone OTHER than Mullen.

wow ... that's a hell of a lot of moon shine

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wow ... that's a hell of a lot of moon shine

Lol... A lot, and I mean A LOT of coal money up there.

[Johnson85]

It'll be hard to outpay us and will likely take an SEC school, Texas, etc... to do it. Our big boys have deep pockets too and the people pulling the strings now will not accept losing ever again.

For any feasible scenario, MSU will pay Mullen as much as anybody else will.

If Mullen leaves, it will be because he decides the place he is going is better for non-salary reasons. Whether it be location, better chance to win, better quality of life, whatever. But Mullen will not be in a position where another school is offering him an extra $1M more than state will pay a year and he feels like he has to go. If Texas offers him $6M, the only decision for the MSU AD will be whether we want to pay $6M for Mullen, not whether it will crimp our finances. Obviously there are boosters at other schools that could make it an issue if they just decided Mullen was the man and price is no issue, but as a practical matter, that just doesn't seem likely to happen without Mullen winning a national championship.

Now if a school like Texas offered him a staff budget that would allow him to hire a $1M per year offensive and defensive coordinator plus top salaries for the other assistants, I'm not sure if the same applies.

[defiantdog]

Lol... A lot, and I mean A LOT of coal money up there.

Not so much anymore..... Coal production is being moved out of the country in places like Columbia and Japan..... Thanks Obama. A lot of the coal money got the hell out of there.

[IMissJack]

VT interested in Dan....doubt Dan's interested in VT

Seems like a lateral to me.

[PendingTransaction]

Dan would be a damn fool to leave MSU. He's earning top $. Win 8 a year and his seat stays comfortable. Others may pay him 5-6 mil, but they will kick his butt out after a few 8-win seasons.

[deadheaddawg]

Going undefeated in the ACC will get you in the playoff. Go look at VT schedule and look at ours and tell me who has the easier road to going undefeated