If Mullen wants to be here and if he makes the necessary staff changes...

[ShotgunDawg]

I want him here next year. He can run a program. He can develop players. He is excellent with QB's. And he has a good offensive system. Recruiting has been the issue. Maybe he was looking elsewhere. Maybe we don't have a full staff of great recruiters. Maybe we rested too much on the mantra of being a developmental program. Or maybe it's a combination of it all. But Mullen can coach. He has built our program up. What we are dealing with now is a result of 1 really bad recruiting class and lack of talent at a couple of key positions.

The vocal minority on here needs to chill out b/c there is a lot of stupid stuff being said.

I can go along with this, but he's got a steep, multi- year rebuild ahead of him.

1. When you ask a coach to turn over his entire staff, your also asking him to hire people that he's probably never worked with or has any chemistry with.
2. This is in addition to #1, when you replace the entire staff, what are the odds that the players have any clue what they are doing next year? Look how out of position & screwed up we look after replacing the entire defensive staff. If you do it the offensive staff as well, it may be a total cluster 17.
3. We do nothing well as a team. So who do you fire? I can make a case for firing every assistant, but we know you can't do that.
4. Is Mullen's heart in it? This may be the main one. If you could tell that Mullen was hell bent on turning this around, then I could go along, but I know I'm getting 110% commitment from a new guy. Is 75% of Mullen worth 100% of PJ Fleck or Brohm?

I like the Dan Mullen in his prime as MSU's football coach. I really do. I am forever grateful for what he has done & the experiences he has brought to this university. However, there's a good chance that Humpty Dumpty has fallen off the wall & all the king's horses & all the King's men just can't never ever ever put him back together again.

What say you?