SI Article: Samford debacle should be final nail in coffin for Mullen

[oxrageous]

This will be unpopular but here goes

Mullen is not getting fired and really at this point does not deserve to be either.

Reasons are there are few if any better choices, he just had a great year last year, and his deficiencies (there are plenty) can be improved a lot. In addition his attitude can be improved and as with many others is not the most important part of his job. Some of the issues are related to the organization of football where the head coach thinks and acts as if he does not have a boss and can manipulate rumors to get money.

Here is a list not in any particular order

Mullen needs training in communications with the media, fans, etc., this includes changing his on field attitude and appearances.

Mullen needs better assistants and a process, the same one that say Saban uses. In addition he needs to know and act as if his job is very important, every part of it. He needs to know that his performance will be judged at the championship standards that we have set and to hold all his assistants to the same standards. If not well he should be gone.

As to our latest game I only listened, but it seemed that our team was not properly prepared to deal with their offense, nor properly led during the game. Somehow our best cornerback got beat on man coverage and needed to hold. how could that even be. It seemed our opponent understood that taking what you really can't stop is the best idea, they executed it very well. We got almost no pressure nor properly defensed QB runs. It almost looked like nobody even looked at film or tried to come up with a plan, perhaps that is what actually happened.

I never want to lose, and our offense did some decent things. Hopefully the players are motivated to play much better and the coaches will at least have a plan on defense.

We also have issues on special teams. Why don't we kick long avoiding any returns, and take the ball by fair catch every time. Analytics would indicate both are the best strategy at least this year.

So basically, Mullen just has to completely change who he is as a person and a coach and all will be great!

Just my ignorant opinion, so consider that.

Oh trust us, we did.

 

[Gator By Marriage]

@ChiefGator , I will neither long cat your post nor dissect it line by line; it’s not necessary. The simple fact is that everything that is wrong with the team is Mullen’s fault. All of it. And at this point in his life, and given his personality, he is never, ever, going to change. The only (good) reason to keep him would be if there were some indication he will turn things around. Can you point to anything that would give you hope? I cannot. Next year’s roster will be less talented than this year’s. And the way things are going with recruiting, the following year’s will be worse than that.
At this point, the only viable option is to start over with someone new.

 

[Bushmaster]

These losses would be easier to take if Mullen wasn't such an insufferable arrogant, *******.

I think he has a touch of ambergers. Have never seen anyone who is so out of touch. Zero social awareness. Just frigging clueless.

Dancing after giving up 52 points to Samford?? That is a fireable offense right there, but the team would probably keep dancing with joy.

If we are going to be a 6 loss team, bring back ron Zook. He worked his ass off and at least was likeable. This MFer is lazy and despicable.

 

[SGG]

So basically, Mullen just has to completely change who he is as a person and a coach and all will be great!


Oh trust us, we did.

Schit is embarrassing, even for him.

 

[GatorJ]

 

[Durty South Swamp]

The narrative that noone could win at ms state and mullen did the best that anyone could ever do was always complete and total horsesht and disgusted me every time I heard it uttered by anyone. Pure loserspeak. Anyone who uttered that lazy excusefest can EABOD. That attitude is the reason we hired this useless turd.

 

[FireFoley]

Interestingly, regarding football, it was always said you can't win at Cowbell, but you don;t hear that same type of can't win theory at Ole Piss. Funny thing is, since the inception of the SECCG, the only original member of the SEC West who has never played in the SECCG is Ole Piss. Even Cowbell. yes Cowbell made the CG.

 

[Bait'n Gator]

What fuchin recruits?

 

[soflagator]

We've survived plenty of coaching turnovers recently and been just fine the following year, despite not even hiring the right coach. It always looks worse than it turns out to be. This will be no exception.

Anyway the only people that pay attention to Tiktok are teenage girls, homosexuals, and my wife(dammit).

 

[GatorInGeorgia]

Interestingly, regarding football, it was always said you can't win at Cowbell, but you don;t hear that same type of can't win theory at Ole Piss. Funny thing is, since the inception of the SECCG, the only original member of the SEC West who has never played in the SECCG is Ole Piss. Even Cowbell. yes Cowbell made the CG.

I was at that game.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Just my ignorant opinion, so consider that.

I will admit it is a completely ignorant opinion. you nailed that part.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

. Even Cowbell. yes Cowbell made the CG.

Mullin sure is hell didn't do it though.

even with Dak, he finished the year on a triple face plant.

sound familiar?

 

[Tunaboat]

Dan found his SugarTit dream job here, but he really should be in politics. He's a natural born snake oil salesman and a straight-faced liar. Remember "Gator Standard" and "Relentless Effort"? Just a bill of goods out of this maroon, it never meant jacksh!t to DannyBoy. Too bad; I think he had the tools to actually be a good HBC but didn't GAF and ruined his opportunity. Here we go again, time to pay the bill and start over.

 

[gatorplank]

Kiffin said it on Game Day: Mike Leach is the best offensive coach in football. And then he picked MSU because of analytics.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Anyway the only people that pay attention to Tiktok are teenage girls, homosexuals, and my wife(dammit).

So is your wife a teenager or a homosexual?

 

[Bushmaster]

So is your wife a teenager or a homosexual?

Could be both.

 

[SGG]

So is your wife a teenager or a homosexual?

Yes

 

[maheo30]

So basically, Mullen just has to completely change who he is as a person and a coach and all will be great!

Hey, there are idiots today who think that through nothing but blind faith and force of will they can magically turn their pecker into a vagina. And, after watching Mullinz, I think that is more probable than him suddenly learning how to recruit, manage a team...etc.

 

[gatorev12]

The article said it's stunning how fast Mullen's fall has been...and I have to agree. I've never seen a coach plumment in the media as far and as fast as Mullen has. Article after article has been absolutely torching Mullen for weeks now with no end in sight.

I'm absolutely thrilled to see it because it shows him the door that much faster, but I really cannot think of a single time when a coach was publicly pilloried like this.