Mullen?

[bonefish1]

Was a thread about him started by NewPal in late Oct. Worth a revisit and discussion.

Dan Mullen

Anyone have thoughts on Dan Mullen? Pros: Has won at an “underdog” school in the SEC Still only 52 years old Florida has gotten worse since firing him Currently working in TV so can start immediately (can you be here Monday morning?) Cons: Got fired from last job Good but not a great recruiter...

purdue.forums.rivals.com

Money wouldn't be an issue, would probably need to be in the $8M range. Would need to build a staff, but assuming he's got a lot of connections to do that. Is he willing to grind it out in recruiting, NIL and portal?
He'd have an instant impact with recruits and fan base. Probably see a nice bump in NIL contributions to help him build a team.

 

[ImRonBurgandy?]

Not completely against it, but seems like a retread at this point. Not sure how much motivation he has.

 

[bonefish1]

Not completely against it, but seems like a retread at this point. Not sure how much motivation he has.

Would love to know if we're at least putting out the feelers to him. I would assume he sees that his name is at least being mentioned in the media.

 

[FireRyanWalters]

I honestly don't see mullen at 8 mill. Maybe at 6 to 7 mill.

I like the idea he has some good success finding and developing qbs at miss st. But remembering one knock on him was his ability to win the first 6 weeks and then doing poorly the next 6.

 

[msfboiler3]

Not completely against it, but seems like a retread at this point. Not sure how much motivation he has.

I think he would have been a great hire after brohm. He won at miss state. The timing is the issue. He would need to build a staff, get back in the recruiting game, i dont know how much of the nil world he knows about, etc. If he was the guy they should have fired walters at the bye and got him on board then. We really need someone who can bring their staff and cherry pick players to get off to a quick start imo. Hes a very good coach imo just not now.

 

[PaBoiler78]

I think he would have been a great hire after brohm. He won at miss state. The timing is the issue. He would need to build a staff, get back in the recruiting game, i dont know how much of the nil world he knows about, etc. If he was the guy they should have fired walters at the bye and got him on board then. We really need someone who can bring their staff and cherry pick players to get off to a quick start imo. Hes a very good coach imo just not now.

I think he'd be a good hire, want Silverfield, but probably wind up w/ someone like Chryst ( meh)

 

[pboiler18]

He’s an abhorrent recruiter. Truly awful. Chases stars and not fit. It’s taken Napier 3 years to flush the stink from the UF program.

He’s an upgrade from Walters but I’m not sure he’s a guy that is special enough to lead us to any marked success. He’s not the same coach he was 8-10 years ago

 

[msfboiler3]

I think he'd be a good hire, want Silverfield, but probably wind up w/ someone like Chryst ( meh)

Agree on silverfield. Next tier would be chuck martin for me. Hes been succesful as a hc at two stops, turned miami around, and seens to have hit his stride as a coach the past two seasons

 

[yogi10]

Was a thread about him started by NewPal in late Oct. Worth a revisit and discussion.

Dan Mullen

Anyone have thoughts on Dan Mullen? Pros: Has won at an “underdog” school in the SEC Still only 52 years old Florida has gotten worse since firing him Currently working in TV so can start immediately (can you be here Monday morning?) Cons: Got fired from last job Good but not a great recruiter...

purdue.forums.rivals.com

Money wouldn't be an issue, would probably need to be in the $8M range. Would need to build a staff, but assuming he's got a lot of connections to do that. Is he willing to grind it out in recruiting, NIL and portal?
He'd have an instant impact with recruits and fan base. Probably see a nice bump in NIL contributions to help him build a team.

I know this. Chuck Martin from Miami of Ohio and Chris Creighton from Eastern Michigan are two SOLID choices. Both have been through adversity and both have built Solid programs. Both programs were in a disastrous situation and they were rebuilt in a solid patient manner. There is no easy fix unless some Alum decides to kick in Big Dollars!

Agree on silverfield. Next tier would be chuck martin for me. Hes been succesful as a hc at two stops, turned miami around, and seens to have hit his stride as a coach the past two seasons

Love Chuck Martin from Miami of Ohio. Been through a lot of adversity. Knows how to re build a program. Solid choice.

 

[PaBoiler78]

He’s an abhorrent recruiter. Truly awful. Chases stars and not fit. It’s taken Napier 3 years to flush the stink from the UF program.

He’s an upgrade from Walters but I’m not sure he’s a guy that is special enough to lead us to any marked success. He’s not the same coach he was 8-10 years ago

good summary, want Silverfield he's not in any champ game, could start right away

 

[Chi-Boiler]

I think he'd be a good hire, want Silverfield, but probably wind up w/ someone like Chryst ( meh)

Chryst, Mullen and Helton were mentioned in a CBS article that I didn't get a chance to read, just saw the notification.

 

[PaBoiler78]

Chryst, Mullen and Helton were mentioned in a CBS article that I didn't get a chance to read, just saw the notification.

doesn't surprise me, as he was mentioned for us in the past and he is now unattached. He had a good record at wisky but he just guided a machine there at Pitt ( a similar program to us ) he was just ordinary and not well liked there.

 

[msfboiler3]

Chryst wou

doesn't surprise me, as he was mentioned for us in the past and he is now unattached. He had a good record at wisky but he just guided a machine there at Pitt ( a similar program to us ) he was just ordinary and not well liked there

Chryst would be a safe hire but would need to build a staff and all the other negatives around getting going now.

 

[IronChefBBQ]

good summary, want Silverfield he's not in any champ game, could start right away

Silverfield is my #1 also. Just realize that Memphis is rather senior-heavy so he won’t be bringing many Tigers…

 

[AZPurdue]

Chryst wou

Chryst would be a safe hire but would need to build a staff and all the other negatives around getting going now.

No to Chryst. He is a retread.

 

[Chi-Boiler]

No to Chryst. He is a retread.

I read that very quickly and thought you said something different, something not very sensitive....

 

[Boilerfla]

I read that very quickly and thought you said something different, something not very sensitive....

you mean like Hurley would say…..