I'd vote to keep Mullen, but he's quit on us.

[thf24]

Maybe so. But scheme didn't have much to do with what happened last night, whoever was running it. We got steamrolled up front and our secondary isn't good enough to cover without quick pressure up front. When we did get pressure it was because we were bringing extra people, and not just the viper (I think that's what we call that spot). That led to more open receivers. We made decent adjustments to stop what they were doing on the ground but we had no answer to the pass. Sometimes physics just takes over.

I'll argue that it was scheme that killed us last night (3-4 requires more linebackers to take on first level blocks more often, linebackers couldn't get off those blocks, which led to them being able to do whatever they wanted in the run game), but it's not scheme that Mullen's always accused of meddling in. That would be philosophy, and he's been more flexible in that regard this year. His biggest mistake regarding defense this year is hiring a DC who tried to implement a scheme that's extremely difficult to execute effectively at the college level under the best of circumstances, when we didn't have nearly the necessary talent and personnel to implement it to the degree we did in year one.

[Cooterpoot]

We played an ass load of man coverage last night compared to usual. We played our best safety at LB against a huge OL.
Our DC is a tard. Dan is letting the DC do what he wants for the most part. But Sirmon is brain dead.

[Dawgsfanalongtime77]

We played an ass load of man coverage last night compared to usual. We played our best safety at LB against a huge OL.
Our DC is a tard. Dan is letting the DC do what he wants for the most part. But Sirmon is brain dead.

Mullen was the one that hired that tard. Doesn't matter what coverage you run when you can't tackle. I've seen more missed tackles that led to big plays nearly every time than I care to. That just comes down to physicality which we are lacking immensely

[Bamboo]

So you say he's quit on us, but you want to keep him?

I'm saying that the people who are saying fire Mullen may not be saying that because of his potential, more because he has made it abundantly clear that he wants to move on. IF he truly has a commitment to our University, then we should hang on to him due to his success in prior seasons.

I can't help but think that he is sticking with us only due to his lack of options. Recruits pick up on that and is one of the 3 primary reasons why we can't recruit.

He needs to publicly promote Starkville and MSU to prove how much loves it here. If the recruits are convinced, then it will help significantly.

BTW... Fitz is a beast. He has shown more heart than the rest of the team combined.



Cowboys time - Go Dak!!