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Great article on Mullen
This is a great article. Makes you think UF might not be better off!
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That article doesn’t have any comparisons to how Miss St did before Mullen got there.
UF (unfortunately) WILL be better, & Georgia (as always) is going to have to work for anything & everything against the hated Gators.
I suspect Mullen's record at State has more to do with the resources provided him during his tenure there and on his coaching and administrative abilities, than State's prior record. Either way I agree with the writer. Mullin's record at State did not warrant the contract he received at Florida. Personally I'd be okay if the Gators went bankrupt!
The list that showed 51 of his 69 wins there was eye opening. Is he overpaid for his production so far? Yes I think that is fairly obvious. But was he the best option for Florida? I think he was and that $6.1M is just the cost of doing business.
We are all soon going to find out. Florida DOES have some pretty serious resources, & a very large population (talent pool) / fan base (crazies) / alums (folks that write REALLY big checks) .... & it is all in place for him there in Gainesville, Florida at the most appropriately named "SWAMP". IMHO he is far & away better there for them than Jim McElwain ever was. Anyway, I am seriously hoping that Georgia just THRASHES Florida annually for the next 30-35 years at a minimum.... Just to get the Steve Spurrier thing as far in the past as a distant memory as is possible.
He will do well. He will have access to better recruits than he did at state. Our advantage is that we got rid of our coach two years before they did
Dont think comparison was the the point of the article, it was about production. But feel free to b.i.t.c.h away.
I agree that UF has a much better talent pool. We will have to see what he can do with it.
LOL...
The point is, production is relative. Kirby’s freshman head coach season at UGA, pretty sure he went 9-5. Which is basically a losing season at this school. But at Vandy, that’d be like manna from heaven.
There are lots of variables. But the first one I’d want to take into account how well Mullen did vs how well his predecessor did.
andrews1253 made a good point. If they were the Miss St admin was pouring more money into the program, that would definitely help Mullen recruit. And would give him and advantage over his predecessor.
I don't agree on the talent pool being that much better. Looking at the 247 comp 2018 rankings, Florida had 66 kids with a 4* ranking or better, Georgia had 40 at 4* or better. Of those 66 in Florida, 11 came from IMG, which brings in kids from across the Country.
Also, Florida is home to three legit P5 programs, whereas here it's just us and the has-been. The only coach locking down the home state better than CKS is Herman at Texas.
Could be wrong, but I think he meant the talent pool compared to Miss State. As to being higher than Georgia, I definitely think that Georgia is a better coaching situation as far as talent goes now than the Florida schools.
7-5 regular season. Won the bowl game which made it 8-5. If you count the 2016 G-Day game....9-5.
I didnt mean that he had a better talent pool than kirby. I meant he has a better talent pool in Florida than he did in Mississippi.
I hate the Gators, but admit I'll hate them a little less now that Mullen is there. He's a ... gulp ... class act.
That was hard for me to say about a Gator ....
@BullyDawg -- Don't worry -- you'll be back to the pre-Mullen level of lizard hating in no time!