UF Announces Dan Mullen as HC $36 Million over 6 Years
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Ok guys, I know Mullen wasn't the guy that any of us wanted, but we have to look at the big picture here. I truly believe he is better than Muschamp and Mac, and with the sec east being MUCH easier than the west, I think he can provide us with trips to Atlanta on a regular basis. PLEASE lets just give him a chance before we bite his head off.
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Just emailed...
Gator Fans:
It is with great pleasure and excitement that I introduce to you the University of Florida’s 27th head football coach, Dan Mullen.
As we embarked on this coaching search a couple of weeks ago, there were key traits we were looking for in the new head coach, such as a strong work ethic and great competitiveness. We wanted to determine if he had the toughness and confidence to lead our young men and be the face of this program. Coach Mullen embodies these traits and is ready for the challenges ahead.
I also wanted Florida football to be fun again. Fun for our fans, student-athletes, staff and this University.
Dan Mullen certainly checks those boxes and so many more. He will put together an organized plan to compete for championships and make us all proud.
The search was exhaustive, one that has included countless conversations with people in the college football industry and a thorough review of statistical and analytical data trends on numerous candidates.
In the end, I strongly believe Dan is the most prepared candidate to have immediate and long-term success at the University of Florida. Coach Mullen is one of the best offensive minds in all of college football, and has an unbelievable track record in tutoring successful quarterbacks (such as Alex Smith, Chris Leak, Tim Tebow, Dak Prescott and Nick Fitzgerald.)
Coach Mullen will do a tremendous job in developing accountability and toughness through a well-coordinated strength and conditioning program. Dan will work closely with the coaching staff, academic advising staff and administrative team to give every student athlete he coaches the opportunity to grow and excel at a high level athletically, academically and socially.
Dan has obviously been a part of some of the greatest moments in Florida football history when he was the offensive coordinator for the Gators from 2005-08. Those teams won two national championships, two SEC Championships, featured the first sophomore Heisman Trophy winner and won 23 of 25 games in The Swamp.
He built similar great moments at Mississippi State, leading them to a school-record, eight-consecutive bowl berths, and to the school’s first-ever number one ranking during a five-week stretch in 2014, which included the Bulldogs earning the No. 1 spot in the inaugural College Football playoff ranking.
On a personal level, this was a challenging situation because I’m proud of the job Dan did at MSU, my alma mater. However, as the Gators’ Athletic Director, my sole responsibility is to make decisions that are best for the University of Florida, and that is why Dan Mullen is our new head football coach.
Thanks for your continued support as we move into the next chapter of Florida football and for the loyalty and passion you have for Gator Athletics.
Let’s go have some fun, and let’s Go Gators!
Scott Stricklin
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Wow. That is forced and awkward. Thanks for nothing Foley Jr.
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What a monumentally disappointing hire... Again...
Still, despite my current level of nausea, I really hope he proves us all wrong. I hope he can walk-back the unnecessary, inappropriate, and disparaging comments he and his wife have made about our fans and university - and prove to us that this is his dream job. I hope he can also prove he's not just a mercenary here for a 3 year pay-day and a big buyout. I hope he can recruit and develop elite talent. I hope he can install an offense that is fun, productive, and creates numerous exciting big plays each game (by design, not by dumb luck). I hope he won't lose any stupid, should-win, games (like he did annually at MSST). I hope he has an overwhelmingly positive record vs top 25 opponents (unlike what he accomplished at MSST). And I hope he can hire competent coordinators and staff that will help him achieve those goals.
I really hope he can do all of that. My confidence that he will be able to is admittedly quite low. However, once I finish puking, I will give him a chance. A very small chance, with a very short leash, and then I'll be calling for his head. He has a lot to prove - but I sincerely hope he does...
However, if he doesn't, then I really hope there are some major performance metrics required to meet that purported $7mm salary. Also, I hope there are some reasonable clauses to lessen the buyout we owe him down to almost nothing if (when?) we have to let him go (I.E. buyout severely reduced for things like sub .500 SEC record in any season, a loss to any non-Power 5 team, etc).
Back into the broken down RV we go... Let's see if it can get us anywhere...
Still, despite my current level of nausea, I really hope he proves us all wrong. I hope he can walk-back the unnecessary, inappropriate, and disparaging comments he and his wife have made about our fans and university - and prove to us that this is his dream job. I hope he can also prove he's not just a mercenary here for a 3 year pay-day and a big buyout. I hope he can recruit and develop elite talent. I hope he can install an offense that is fun, productive, and creates numerous exciting big plays each game (by design, not by dumb luck). I hope he won't lose any stupid, should-win, games (like he did annually at MSST). I hope he has an overwhelmingly positive record vs top 25 opponents (unlike what he accomplished at MSST). And I hope he can hire competent coordinators and staff that will help him achieve those goals.
I really hope he can do all of that. My confidence that he will be able to is admittedly quite low. However, once I finish puking, I will give him a chance. A very small chance, with a very short leash, and then I'll be calling for his head. He has a lot to prove - but I sincerely hope he does...
However, if he doesn't, then I really hope there are some major performance metrics required to meet that purported $7mm salary. Also, I hope there are some reasonable clauses to lessen the buyout we owe him down to almost nothing if (when?) we have to let him go (I.E. buyout severely reduced for things like sub .500 SEC record in any season, a loss to any non-Power 5 team, etc).
Back into the broken down RV we go... Let's see if it can get us anywhere...
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Meanwhile Swamp Donkey is in the fetal position in the BHGS bathroom...
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That might be the funniest part.
We wont pay the going rate for a fvkking decade until we are 4-8 then we run out and pay Sabanlike money to guy with a losing SEC record because we destroyed our brand with this penny pinching shyt!!!
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I am stunned. A lot of commentators said this early on. I simply thought them uninformed. I was the one who was uninformed.
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Mushchamp thought our cupboard was bare. Ours currently has dead moths in it!!
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