As always, close but no. My only defense of the JM was that he should never have been hired, as we should’ve made a move a year prior(or avoided WM all together ideally). I also gave him credit for a few wins that we got in ‘15 and ‘16 that his predecessor would’ve botched. He was an upgrade from WM and still is. But that’s less an endorsement of him as it is an indictment of Muschamp. Neither should’ve ever stepped foot on UF campus.
But to your original misstep, the “you should probably sit this one out” line was primarily used by me when you were still buying into Steele’s whole story and considering him a “hero” for laughing at a girl being forced into sex. The steps you and a few others took to blame Mullen and his handling of matters—just sure that it wasn’t simply a case of a spoiled weakling who wanted to take his doll and go home—was ridiculous, at the time, and flat out embarrassing when he eventually landed at USC. I laughed, as did others, as your credibility took yet another hit.
Let’s be clear though. I still like you. You’re not a wartime consigliere, but that’s ok. Somebody has to read and revise those warning labels on the back of soap bottles to keep within general compliance, both state and federal. Don’t let anyone ever look down on you.