and not to Florida. Makes a lot of sense to me!
Dan Mullen
Mullen’s name has come up with every Florida job opening this decade (2010, 2014, 2017). Florida opted to hire Muschamp in 2010 and too loudly let it slip that Mullen was “not a candidate” for the job in 2014.
The thinking here is that Mullen didn’t forget that: who could forget Mullen calling Geoff Collins’ decision to leave Mississippi State for Florida a “lateral move” in 2014? Mullen’s family certainly hasn’t forgotten, judging from his wife’s remarks last month about how unfriendly Gainesville was during Mullen’s time as offensive coordinator under Urban Meyer.
That sounds like Stricklin, who was Mullen’s old boss at Mississippi State but didn’t hire him to that job, would have a tough sell. And that’s before you get to the Florida fan base that doesn’t want Mullen despite the fact that he’s won more than any coach in Mississippi State history and coached a stable of successful quarterbacks like Alex Smith, Chris Leak, Tim Tebow, Dak Prescott and Nick Fitzgerald.
My guess? He isn’t coming.
Dan Mullen
Mullen’s name has come up with every Florida job opening this decade (2010, 2014, 2017). Florida opted to hire Muschamp in 2010 and too loudly let it slip that Mullen was “not a candidate” for the job in 2014.
The thinking here is that Mullen didn’t forget that: who could forget Mullen calling Geoff Collins’ decision to leave Mississippi State for Florida a “lateral move” in 2014? Mullen’s family certainly hasn’t forgotten, judging from his wife’s remarks last month about how unfriendly Gainesville was during Mullen’s time as offensive coordinator under Urban Meyer.
That sounds like Stricklin, who was Mullen’s old boss at Mississippi State but didn’t hire him to that job, would have a tough sell. And that’s before you get to the Florida fan base that doesn’t want Mullen despite the fact that he’s won more than any coach in Mississippi State history and coached a stable of successful quarterbacks like Alex Smith, Chris Leak, Tim Tebow, Dak Prescott and Nick Fitzgerald.
My guess? He isn’t coming.