Lsu was a colossal failure across the board. Unfortunately I was there and witnessed it first hand. And I've said before, it will be "that game" that is referenced again and again if/when he's fired. But we didn't lose because Mullen was comfortable losing. We lost because he thought we had enough, even without Pitts, to beat them, which is theoretically true. The problem is, once we showed that mindset, the team as a whole adopted it. It was moronic and a severe blow to his limited credibility. But again, the idea that he doesn't care about winning it silly. The bowl may be the only support of that.
Equally wrong is the notion that he doesn't play underclassmen. All coaches are more comfortable with players they know and have seen repeatedly in action over time. That's not new or unique. But Elam has been a starter since his FR year. Diabate started as a FR. Dexter was in on the second or third series of the season last year. Wright had almost identical touches as Davis last year. White, Braun along the line. Copeland has been targeted since his first year. On and on. Just because someone with a stripmall law degree says it over and over doesn't make it factual. And the idea that Toney's emergence last season supports that is also wrong. The guy transformed himself into a true WR. Prior to that he'd been a guy with poor route running, questionable hands, and a tendency to go backwards more often than forwards. There's a reason he looked at the NFL and scouts/agents said no.
