Mullen says he'd like to coach in the NFL

[oxrageous]

But he "hasn't spoken to anybody in the NFL this year". Boy, I wonder why?

Dan Mullen of Mississippi State on if he'd like to coach in the NFL: "I think I would. I don't know when a time would be." Said like players, he thinks every coach is curious if he can do it at the highest level at some point. "I have not spoken to anybody in the NFL this year." Said it seems to come up because of QB development, so he hopes it keeps coming up since he has one to develop. (On The Midday 180 in Nashville.)

Discuss.

 

[MidwestChomp]

Hoping is different than reality.

 

[Gator Fever]

Don't see Mullen as an NFL coach

 

[BMF]

He's probably getting too much credit for Dak's success this season w/ the Cowboys. That dumbass should have bolted that sh*t town years ago. He could have landed any number of B10 or ACC jobs over the years. As much as "some" people around here don't like him, he's actually a sought after coach and would be an upgrade at a lot of programs. Winning at Miss State is difficult and playing in the SEC West is a no-win situation for him.

 

[oxrageous]

As much as "some" people around here don't like him, he's actually a sought after coach and would be an upgrade at a lot of programs.

A lot? They could be counted on one hand. He's awful.

 

[Gator Fever]

Except for 2014 I think Mullen hasn't done too much at all. That new QB looks like he could become a good one however.

 

[MertzJay26]

And I want to be an NFL GM....

 

[BMF]

A lot? They could be counted on one hand. He's awful.

Disagree, he's turned down a number of jobs over the years and has had his name in consideration. In fact, he was considered for the Oregon job this year. Like I said, "some" people don't like him.... (i.e. "some" = you).

https://www.seccountry.com/mississi...blessing-and-curse-for-mississippi-state-fans

For the past seven years, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen has been nothing short of a miracle for the Bulldogs. But in recent years, around this part of the season, he has also been a consistent source of anxiety — the kind you hate to have to worry about, but are glad you aren’t burdened with the opposite.

Everybody seems to want him.

This year, Mullen has been at the center of seemingly countless job hunts. Reports had Virginia, Virginia Tech, Maryland, South Carolina and Miami all interested in Mullen to fill recently-opened positions. From their side, it makes perfect sense.

In his seven years at Mississippi State, Mullen has taken a team that had one winning season in its previous eight years before his arrival and has given them six straight. He took a team that had never been ranked in the top five in the AP poll and led them to No. 1 last season. He took a team whose record for consecutive bowl game appearances was three and marched them to six in a row. He took a team that had never had a head coach be a finalist for coach of the year and won the 2014 Maxwell Football Club National Coach of the Year award to go along with his 2014 Associated Press SEC Coach of the Year trophy.

 

[Captain Sasquatch]

He's gonna ride the Dak train as long as he can.

 

[GatorTAG]

(On The Midday 180 in Nashville.)

I see Ox is hanging out with Alvin in his spare time.

 

[oxrageous]

Everybody seems to want him.

Let's just pray we are one of the teams who don't.

And he was "considered" for the Oregon job? Why didn't he get it? We always hear about him being in consideration yet no one actually offers him the job. Has he ever even been interviewed? As far as him supposedly turning down jobs, I don't believe it.

If he was 1/10th of the coach he actually thinks he is, he'd never lose a game. He thinks very, very highly of himself. He's been trying to weasel his way out of MSU for years but the fact is there haven't been any takers.

 

[FireFoley]

cousin Eddie coaching in the NFL?

Cousin Eddie could not mop the showers of an NFL locker room.

 

[BMF]

Let's just pray we are one of the teams who don't.

And he was "considered" for the Oregon job? Why didn't he get it? We always hear about him being in consideration yet no actually offers him the job. Has he ever even been interviewed? As far as him supposedly turning down jobs, I don't believe it.

If he was 1/10th of the coach he actually thinks he is, he'd never lose a game. He thinks very, very highly of himself. He's been trying to weasel his way out of MSU for years but the fact is there haven't been any takers.

Ox, I don't know. I don't think he's a "great" coach, but winning at MSU is tough. He's done an admirable job and other AD's feel that way. I agree, I'd rather not see him in Gainesville again (other than on the visiting team's sideline). But he is sought after, as much as some of us don't care for him.

I actually met him in 2005 before he ever coached a game at UF. He spoke to our Gator Club and was a breath of fresh air after the Zook era. I wish him no ill will. I agree w/ you that he's arrogant and that is due to coaching under Urban - who was the most arrogant m'fer I've ever met (I'm sure there are other coaches just as arrogant - such as Saban, Jack Del Rio, etc). Mullin needs to realize he's 8 years removed from his glory days at UF!

 

[oxrageous]

Ox, I don't know. I don't think he's a "great" coach, but winning at MSU is tough. He's done an admirable job and other AD's feel that way. I agree, I'd rather not see him in Gainesville again (other than on the visiting team's sideline). But he is sought after, as much as some of us don't care for him.

I actually met him in 2005 before he ever coached a game at UF. He spoke to our Gator Club and was a breath of fresh air after the Zook era. I wish him no ill will. I agree w/ you that he's arrogant and that is due to coaching under Urban - who was the most arrogant m'fer I've ever met (I'm sure there are other coaches just as arrogant - such as Saban, Jack Del Rio, etc). Mullin needs to realize he's 8 years removed from his glory days at UF!

I agree that winning at MSU is an absolutely impossible task which I why I think he would have left years ago if he had received any serious offers from other decent schools.

 

[maheo30]

My jags would hire him. Our front office loves mediocrity. We'd hire Butters too. That's how we roll.

 

[TN G8tr]

He might want to coach in the NFL but he'd better improve where he is or he'll be coaching in High School. You hear his name from time to time mentioned for jobs, but I am with Ox. Never heard him interviewed or making the cut.

 

[rogdochar]

He was rejected from that Oregon HC offer because he was a climate change denier.

 

[OllieGator]

Wish in one hand, **** in the other.

 

[EyeDocGator]

And I want to be an NFL GM....

Can I be an owner?

 

[Okeechobee Joe]

Our current athletic director is a Mississippi State guy. Don't give him any ideas.