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I still say he was the best we could get at the time and has brought much needed stability at a crucial time in our history. We were so close to becoming UT.That’s sort of the irony here. The vols were just sure that they could do better than Fulmer, who’d actually been in decline for 5 years. They’ve had Kiffin, Dooley, Jones and Pruitt, the past 12 years(possibly looking for #5 this off-season), have missed bowl games most of those years, and are a complete dumpster fire that may need a decade to correct.
And yet that’s the mentality that several here are employing. Anyone would be an upgrade over Mullen. They’re lining the street with better options and slam dunk candidates. That’s where some of us say, no thanks. I want to see improvements but will take my chances on what we have right now going forward rather than risk that. As I’ve said 100 times, what made Mullen the right hire was that he wasn’t another wrong hire(see Frost, Kelly, Brohm, anyone else Law preferred, etc). Doesn’t necessarily mean he takes us back to the top. But he wasn’t the guy to further destroy the program and has done some good.
Btw, none of this diminishes the fact that this thread is Top-5 worst ever. I’m not championing that view at all. Then again, I’m not hammered midday either, so bear with him.
I want Grantham gone yesterday and I want relentless recruiters on staff, but I’ll keep Mullen around until we KNOW we have the right guy lined up to take us to the next level. I don’t ever want to endure another decade of Chump and Butters ball!