UF Announces Dan Mullen as HC $36 Million over 6 Years

[kepler]

Well fellow gators, I hope for the best but feel like Stricklin personally kicked me in the balls with a steel boot. So many quality candidates and we hire Mullen.

So many quality candidates? You better call Tennessee, Arkansas and everyone else because they cannot find them.

 

[T REX]

Poor decision to go to ms.

But why did he stay for so long? Was he happy being mediocre?

 

[T REX]

We got turned down by Kelly and Frost and god knows who else Guess you would rather have kept butters?

What does Mac have to do with another crappy hire?

 

[Mr2Bits]

This thread is going to be pretty interesting in 2 years.....cant wait, just set a reminder in my iCal

 

[danicus007]

Whats the deal with his wife and publix? Can someone explain?

There was a thread here a few weeks ago where she was interviewed for local radio in Mississippi and inferred that UF fans are such awful horrible scourge of the Earth that she had to literally drive ALL THE WAY to Orlando just do her grocery shopping to get away so she wouldn't be heckled or hear about losing a game.

 

[Crunchtime]

I could tell from your comments in the Kelly discussion that no matter what Stricklin did, you were not going to like it. So I admit that I don't give your posts that much attention. Question, I am I contradicting myself by responding? Hmmm.

Not true. While I would have only been truly excited with CK or Frost....there are a number of coaches that would have just received the "[shrug], oh well" response from me and many others. There was two Taggart and Mullen that absolutely were the worst possible option in my mind and one of them won the lottery and is getting 7M a year for winning 8 or 9 games a year. I suppose you are happy with this outcome which I will not attack you for BUT if you are going around just marking my comments with dislike, give me a reason other than I don't agree with you. Facts as to why this appears to be a good hire would be preferred but if you don't have those (they are few and far between) please feel free to bloviate on the redeeming qualities of our new illustrious leader. Meanwhile, I will provide 9 years of historical evidence as to why DM @ MSU give little to no reason to expect a positive experience @ UF. Not sure but you may have heard the saying that history is the greatest predictor of future event and DM history as a head coach does not bode well for his future as head coach. The facts are pretty clear.

 

[kepler]

What does Mac have to do with another crappy hire?

Everything. Barely enough players to field a team, poor skill position play, maybe the worst linebacker corps I can remember in college ball. But we expect the best of the best to want us.

 

[MooseSmack]

What does Mac have to do with another crappy hire?

Who else is out their that would have said yes. Memphis is re doing Norvel's contract not coming. I think Foley screwed the university. 2 really bad hires in a row... I think our stock is a lot lower than most of us realize... Did you watch that game Saturday or all season?

 

[PaulDrake]

Mullen knows Florida. That has to be a positive. He knows the situation here and where we can improve as program I would think. Go gators!

"Mullen knows Florida's bank account number. That has to be a positive. He knows the situation here and where we can improve as program I would think. Go gators!" There, fixed it.

 

[RocketCityGator]

But why did he stay for so long? Was he happy being mediocre?

If I remember correctly, he wanted to come here when we hired Mac, but Foley wouldn't.

 

[SaintPeteGator]

Who else is out their that would have said yes. Memphis is re doing Norvel's contract not coming. I think Foley screwed the university. 2 really bad hires in a row... I think our stock is a lot lower than most of us realize... Did you watch that game Saturday or all season?

It surely can't be so low that the coach of UCF won't even grant us an interview, can it?

 

[T REX]

I love how our fanbase now makes excuses for all his failures at MSU. We are gutless.

 

[AugustaGator]

But why did he stay for so long? Was he happy being mediocre?

Dead end job. No one came knocking?

 

[78]

I fear for Mrs. Mullen when she goes to the grocery store. Hopefully she uses Amazon home delivery.

 

[MooseSmack]

It surely can't be so low that the coach of UCF won't even grant us an interview, can it?

Guess so they were supposed to do that today and nothing...

 

[RocketCityGator]

Not true. While I would have only been truly excited with CK or Frost....there are a number of coaches that would have just received the "[shrug], oh well" response from me and many others. There was two Taggart and Mullen that absolutely were the worst possible option in my mind and one of them won the lottery and is getting 7M a year for winning 8 or 9 games a year. I suppose you are happy with this outcome which I will not attack you for BUT if you are going around just marking my comments with dislike, give me a reason other than I don't agree with you. Facts as to why this appears to be a good hire would be preferred but if you don't have those (they are few and far between) please feel free to bloviate on the redeeming qualities of our new illustrious leader. Meanwhile, I will provide 9 years of historical evidence as to why DM @ MSU give little to no reason to expect a positive experience @ UF. Not sure but you may have heard the saying that history is the greatest predictor of future event and DM history as a head coach does not bode well for his future as head coach. The facts are pretty clear.

Okay first, I'm not enamored with this hire. Mullen, Taggart, and Strong would have been my 3rd tier choices. I believe that they can all be successful here, but I wanted a young, innovative coach to shake up the SEC. And I'm not sure why we jumped from Frost (who I'm not surprised that we didn't get) straight to the third tier.

That being said, we got Mullen. And I do believe that he can be successful. You discount his record at MSU and the recruiting and competition environment, I don't. People on here quote his record against ranked teams but go silent when the same thing is said about SOS. People give Meyer all the credit with Leak, Tebow and the 2 NCs yet don't seem to realize the drop off after he left.

In summary, I'm not enamored with the hire but I'm not as pessimistic as some on here. And I really don't like the F-this and F-that and the name calling, etc. It bring nothing to the discussion.

 

[78]

I love how our fanbase now makes excuses for all his failures at MSU. We are gutless.

Not gutless. More like resigned to our fate. Here, take this liferaft.

 

[CGgater]

It surely can't be so low that the coach of UCF won't even grant us an interview, can it?

If he really wants to coach at his alma mater? Yep, but maybe that skews the perspective a bit.

 

[GatorStud]

At this point, a few minutes of microphone time from Megan to give the token 'all is fair in love and war' apology, reiterate she was there loving the Glory runs with us and still likes the GNation. Genuine or not who cares, but there seems to be enough animosity to detract from a big mission Dan has in front of him. I'll reserve losing my mind if we don't put together a formidable OC, DC (or some new blood if Shannon retained), S&C program/director. Now the big question, is the AD going to finally pony up on the support side of things which seems to put us at a preparation disadvantage both at game time and on the recruiting road. I can't do anything. Mullen has signed on to be a Gator again. So, he's on my damn team again. He's in his forties, young enough for rebuilds... he's been practicing for 9 years on how to be a HC if I only had more real play makers, well he's come to the right area to find that. May this deja vu blast from the past and twilight zone coaching search be the beginning of something fun to watch. Go Gators!

 

[Concrete Helmet]

I'm sure that 7 Million is for the total contract right? Like as in 7M over 3 years right?....Right?