DAN COACHING QBS

[Reason2succeed]

Tom Herman, PJ Fleck, Scott Satterfield, Blake Anderson, and Montgomery at Tulsa. I did that without even mentioning Mark Hudspeth.

Tom Herman would not come to State. Even if he did I'm not sure he's a better coach than Mullen. Mullen likely could have done the same thing against Houston''s schedule. He beat a Florida State team that didn't want to be in that bowl game other than that his three biggest wins were Memphis, Navy, and Temple. They lost to UConn. Those teams are not Alabama, LSU, (but Memphis DID BEAT) OM.

Mark Hudspeth would likely have us in the exact same position that OM is in right now. But then again I guess that's why everyone likes him.

I'm not seeing the upgrade in Blake Anderson, Scott Satterfield, PJ Fleck, or Phillip Montgomery. Most are still relatively inexperienced, have not put many big names in the NFL, have not shown an ability to recruit our region any better than Mullen. I'm just not seeing what you are seeing other than just having another guy. Mullen had put numerous big name guys in the NFL as OC and QB coach before coming here. Alex Smith, Aaron Hernandez, Percy Harvin, Tim Tebow, Josh Harris.... This means a lot to recruits.

Yes, State has a new influx of money that it has never had before but then again so does every team that we play in the SEC. Ask Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and South Carolina if having new money automatically transforms their program. The only reason OM is different than they have been before is because they put their money in an "opportunity fund". ***

What Mullen did the first couple of years was solid. You can't ask for much more than that. He's building our program the right way and we are becoming a consistent force in CFB.

Plus, if you go and fire the first coach that has ever gotten you to #1 in school history you can hang it up on ever attracting a serious coaching candidate for the remainder of time that that AD is there and possibly longer because it is a sign that the fan base is out of control.

Give Mullen the credit he deserves.