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As I said earlier in this thread, it’s not even about defending the staff. You can acknowledge that we have major areas that need improvement while also still recognizing that this is about the kids. But even with the perception issue, you can’t ignore the fact that Mullen’s time here has coincided with the new portal phenomenon and overly loose transfer rules. That can’t be compared with previous coaches because transferring like this was almost unheard of. I’ve talked to players who absolutely despised Meyer and still do. Yet they played 5 years under him. Guys like Gould and Sabelhouse were ridiculed widely for leaving and stand out because of the rarity of their move. Today, it’s commonplace. And I guarantee you no one will know this kid’s name 30 years from now, like those examples, mainly because there will be so many ever year. Just different eras entirely.
If we’re truly laying it all at the feet of Mullen, than the question is was this the case at MSu. I honestly don’t know if it was or wasn’t. But I don’t recall hearing about it. The fact that Steele and Walker both went to their home town schools, tells me this was more about them than anything else. Before 3 years ago, they’d have stuck it out because it’s just how it was done and they didn’t have choices readily available. Now, it’s visit, troll for attention, commit, enroll, enter portal, visit, troll for attention again, commit, repeat. We’ve created this problem.
And I’ll still say our inbound transfers have been far more impactful than anyone we’ve lost. Again, we still have major recruiting issues. But this isn’t the same thing, imo.
If we’re truly laying it all at the feet of Mullen, than the question is was this the case at MSu. I honestly don’t know if it was or wasn’t. But I don’t recall hearing about it. The fact that Steele and Walker both went to their home town schools, tells me this was more about them than anything else. Before 3 years ago, they’d have stuck it out because it’s just how it was done and they didn’t have choices readily available. Now, it’s visit, troll for attention, commit, enroll, enter portal, visit, troll for attention again, commit, repeat. We’ve created this problem.
And I’ll still say our inbound transfers have been far more impactful than anyone we’ve lost. Again, we still have major recruiting issues. But this isn’t the same thing, imo.