Turner to A&M done deal

[Dawgtini]

I don't know that anybody thought Miami would have been an option for him. It is what it is, andi have seen enough in Mullen to know that he makes great hires and we don't miss a beat. I trust his judgement

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Coach again.

[DudyDawg]

Any rational fan knows this and has known this the entire time.

You mean we aren't level with Texas and Miami.... well I'll be.....

[Dawgtini]

As has been stated, we are probably hurt more on the recruiting front than actual on field coaching. Mullen makes some pretty good hires so on the field coaching will be fine with the turnover, I'm not too worried about that, however, it does take time to build relationship with HS coaches and that's where we get dinged and we often see the results on signing day. Guys like Hev and Sallach that have been around well, I'm not sure how many HS coaches want a relationship with them.

We just hired some well respected high school coaches to help with our issues in that regard. I think Mullen is recommitted and is building the staff - on and off the field - to make another jump with this, OUR, program. It is happening. Enjoy it!

[War Machine Dawg]

Something is seriously wrong with our program right now.

I wish their was some transparency about what's going on. These are lateral moves. People don't do this if they are happy.

I've never seen this many people jump ship after a team was ranked number 1. How does this happen?

Uhhhh.....ever heard of Auburn? Win the NC and 2 years later fired their staff.

[War Machine Dawg]

Hev and Knox have been here since the beginning.

And they're 2 of the 3 everyone here would axe in a heartbeat.

Until Dan stops being a Yankee and also stops meddling with and tinkering with the defense, we will continue to see this. Honestly, please raise your hand if you'd want to work for someone who knows little about what you do but constantly tries to tell you how you could do your job better. And on f*cking top of that he will not get rid of one of your colleagues who absolutely sucks and covers an area which the head boss has the most experience? Jesus some of you throw logic and perspective out the windows when you put on your maroon glasses. Wake up. This comes from the mismanagement at the top.

Been saying for years Dan is a big micromanager. We've been seeing the fruits, but it wasn't blindingly obvious until this season. Anyone with a functioning brain should've known no successful HC changes his DC EVERY DAMN YEAR.

[dawgday166]

I don't know that anybody thought Miami would have been an option for him. It is what it is, andi have seen enough in Mullen to know that he makes great hires and we don't miss a beat. I trust his judgement

You're correct Coach ... every season we dominate KY and usually another SEC E team that sucks, and then squeak out wins against 1 - 2 SEC W teams that are having down years. Oh, and we beat up on those stellar OOC opponents we face too.

[NCDawg]

If Miami doesn't hire Richt we would have kept Manny. Richt is still a good coach and not a retread hire.

Kid of ironic Miami would hire Richt, a job that Mullen apparently wanted, and Richt hired Diaz away from Mullen.

[TrapGame]

Kid of ironic Miami would hire Richt, a job that Mullen apparently wanted, and Richt hired Diaz away from Mullen.

LOL, I guess if Mullen had gotten the Miami job he would have taken Manny with him.

[parabrave]

So um doesn't lose any of their key coaches that I know of, in the wake of the investigation, and we lose our entire defensive staff. What gives?

with the exception of 3 or four bad plays and a 4th and 25th OM had a kickass defense.

[Really Clark?]

with the exception of 3 or four bad plays and a 4th and 25th OM had a kickass defense.

They were 10th in the league in scoring and total defense in conference only games last season.

[TrapGame]

with the exception of 3 or four bad plays and a 4th and 25th OM had a kickass defense.

Memphis disagrees.

[PassInterference]

with the exception of 3 or four bad plays and a 4th and 25th OM had a kickass defense.

3 or 4 plays and 4th & 25? Arkansas moved the ball at will on OM. Everybody remembers 4th and 25, but Arkansas did just about whatever they wanted on offense during that game.

[Percho]

You're correct Coach ... every season we dominate KY and usually another SEC E team that sucks, and then squeak out wins against 1 - 2 SEC W teams that are having down years. Oh, and we beat up on those stellar OOC opponents we face too.

Eight years ago and beyond that, we could not beat those teams.

[dawgday166]

Eight years ago and beyond that, we could not beat those teams.

So you want to stop there then?

[Really Clark?]

So you want to stop there then?

Nobody said a thing about stopping. Most understood when Mullen got here that the right guy would take a decade to build the program to what it needs to be and that wins and losses would never (and this is for every school athletic program that has ever existed) be a straight upward trajectory. The decade is not up and we still have work to do.

[dawgday166]

Nobody said a thing about stopping. Most understood when Mullen got here that the right guy would take a decade to build the program to what it needs to be and that wins and losses would never (and this is for every school athletic program that has ever existed) be a straight upward trajectory. The decade is not up and we still have work to do.

Ok ... we'll see in a couple of years then. And I think that is reasonable. Clean slate on D staff ... let's see how they do and how they stick.

I have always been bothered by the DC turnover and I believe Mullen mucks with the D too much. I also don't like how he's quick to blame them for an L. He needs to get that O working top-notch all the time (not just for the first 8 games of 2014, which is really the only time it's been that good). Being able to consistently run a 2 minute offense when it's needed would be nice, as well as having good special teams.

Don't know if you notice, but an L is never the Os fault. And many times to me it has been.

[Dawgtini]

simplistic, but effective.

[Tripp McNeely]

simplistic, but effective.

Somebody PLEASE pin this post!!

[dawgday166]

I believe there needs to be a statue built for him lol.

[Coach34]

LOL, I guess if Mullen had gotten the Miami job he would have taken Manny with him.

that was their plan. Mullen had the Miami job until Richt got fired