Recruiting Forum Football Talk XLV

[Chief Vol 13]

Idc how much he supposedly hates the SEC or south or Dolly Parton. You double someone’s salary...they will consider it.

I really don't understand why they wouldn't double it considering the offer they made Gruden. Petersen is better.

 

[MrVolton]

Currie isn’t hiring this guy either...

What did James Franklin vs. the SEC look like while he was at Vandy?

 

[RockyTop85]

Those Mullen records are inaccurate. I know he lost to Kentucky a few years ago.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Lol at hiring Mullen a “disaster”.

Our IQ level as a fan base isn’t the highest

Still waiting to here of his great wins that make him a slam dunk hire.

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

Basketball school

 

[DD4ME]

10 pt lead
turkey almost done
soon

 

[Smokey123]

Those Mullen records are inaccurate. I know he lost to Kentucky a few years ago.

They are. He's also 3-3 vs A&M and has 2 or 3 wins vs Lsu

 

[HankHill]

Who says he hates that stuff?

Him and David Shaw have been very critical of the south’s atmosphere and SEC.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Lol at hiring Mullen a “disaster”.

Our IQ level as a fan base isn’t the highest

It is incredible.

 

[Chief Vol 13]

This. No wonder national media gives us so much $h¡7.

Yep. People act like what Mullen has done there is just kind of alright. He's done a very, very good job there. A lot of fans want to talk about how great of a job UT is, which I would agree, and then act like Mullen would have the same level of success at Tennessee. You can't have it both ways. Common sense would tell anyone that if you give a guy better resources, he'll do an even better job. Think it through.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

Yep. People act like what Mullen has done there is just kind of alright. He's done a very, very good job there. A lot of fans want to talk about how great of a job UT is, which I would agree, and then act like Mullen would have the same level of success at Tennessee. You can't have it both ways. Common sense would tell anyone that if you give a guy better resources, he'll do an even better job. Think it through.

He has done a good job there, but he doesn’t have a signature win, he hasn’t beaten Bama, and he’s lost to some teams like South Alabama. He’s a good coach, but overrated. I mean, again, Campbell has two wins this year that are more impressive than any of Mullen’s and he has even less talent

 

[HankHill]

Yep. People act like what Mullen has done there is just kind of alright. He's done a very, very good job there. A lot of fans want to talk about how great of a job UT is, which I would agree, and then act like Mullen would have the same level of success at Tennessee. You can't have it both ways. Common sense would tell anyone that if you give a guy better resources, he'll do an even better job. Think it through.

I like making hires that will give you stuff you know:

By hiring Mullen - you KNOW you’re gonna be on offense. When Georgia hired smart- they KNEW they would be good on defense.

If you’re good on either side of the ball year I’m year out...you will have a chance.

 

[volfanCLT]

Still waiting to here of his great wins that make him a slam dunk hire.

You said hiring Mullen is a disaster.

I can’t have a legitimate conversation with someone who believes that. There’s no point.

This is one reason our fan base gets made fun of. We scream Gruden for 2 weeks and then potentially hire a really good coach and fans then scream disaster and call for the AD to be fired.

 

[BigZiti09]

Him and David Shaw have been very critical of the south’s atmosphere and SEC.

Link?

 

[LotteryPick]

It's really funny to me. I've seen posters call Mullen, Campbell and Taggart disaster hires. Mind boggling.

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

You said hiring Mullen is a disaster.

I can’t have a legitimate conversation with someone who believes that. There’s no point.

This is one reason our fan base gets made fun of. We scream Gruden for 2 weeks and then potentially hire a really good coach and fans then scream disaster and call for the AD to be fired.

Still waiting

 

[DeepPurpleFloyd]

This picture is making the rounds on VQ.

It's another pic of the back of pseudo-Gruden's head, this time in the box with Currie (?) from last Saturday.

I think the guy looks a little too stocky to be Gruden. Head and neck look too thick.

If only Gruden had an easily identifiable mole on his neck. Get Kress on the case, stat!!!

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

We will never win the SEC with Mullen imo. May win the east a few times, but no real championships. That’s not what I’m looking for

 

[Chief Vol 13]

He has done a good job there, but he doesn’t have a signature win, he hasn’t beaten Bama, and he’s lost to some teams like South Alabama. He’s a good coach, but overrated. I mean, again, Campbell has two wins this year that are more impressive than any of Mullen’s and he has even less talent

They're both really good coaches IMO. Mullen has beaten LSU and A&M three times. I'm not gonna hold not beating Bama against him. But he has competed with them a few times with inferior talent. I don't think he's overrated at all. In fact, I think he's underrated.

 

[MrVolton]

Still waiting to here of his great wins that make him a slam dunk hire.

In 2014, Miss State beat #8 LSU, #6 A&M, and #2 Auburn all in row to become the fastest team ever to rise from unranked to #1. That's not too shabby, especially considering they had a fraction of the talent those other teams had. Mullen is not #1 on my wishlist, but people out there saying things like hiring him would be a disaster are making the whole fan base look stupid.

 

[Nash_Vol97]

Vols looking good right now!

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

They're both really good coaches IMO. Mullen has beaten LSU and A&M three times. I'm not gonna hold not beating Bama against him. But he has competed with them a few times with inferior talent. I don't think he's overrated at all. In fact, I think he's underrated.

You would think he would beat somebody during his tenure there if he’s such a great coach. But he hasn’t. His best wins are over teams who finished 8-5 for the season. Not impressive

 

[Orange And Garnet]

We will never win the SEC with Mullen imo. May win the east a few times, but no real championships. That’s not what I’m looking for

That’s the first step to winning championships is winning the east. We are not going to go from where we are to winning national titles over night. Mullen gets us competing for the east year one or two and has plenty of potential to take us to the next level

 

[Bassmaster_Vol]

In 2014, Miss State beat #8 LSU, #6 A&M, and #2 Auburn all in row to become the fastest team ever to rise from unranked to #1. That's not too shabby, especially considering they had a fraction of the talent those other teams had. Mullen is not #1 on my wishlist, but people out there saying things like hiring him would be a disaster are making the whole fan base look stupid.

How did those teams finished? None of them won more than 8 games. Excuse me for not being impressed. That’s like saying Butch’s wins last year over Florida and GA are wins against great teams. They weren’t

 

[buffaloblue]

We will never win the SEC with Mullen imo. May win the east a few times, but no real championships. That’s not what I’m looking for

Not sure that’s true. If he can recruit on the level of Butch and develop players we are a very strong program.

He is down the list for me, but he’s in no way some nightmare hire.