Mullen actually would do well here. He could probably put together a very good staff.
Staff Assembly:
First he's tutored great dual threat college QB's at every stop. Josh Harris at Bowling Green, Alex Smith at Utah, Leak and Tebow at Florida also recruited Cam Newton to Florida originally, Prescott at MSU. That's a lot of success. It is a QB driven game, having them able to run is almost a necessity in today's game.
His current staff, namely co-ordinators, has a lot of recruiting ties to Florida besides Mullen himself.
His Co-OC/Passing game co-ordinator/ WR coach is Billy Gonzales who coached with him at Florida cor 4 years and also recruited the state when he was at LSU.
His other Co-OC/ Running game co-ordinator/OL coach OL is John Hevesy who coached OL and TE with him at Florida.
His DC/ LB coach is Manny Diaz who is from Miami and was a GA at FSU as well as DC at Texas.
His RB /Recruiting Co-ordinator is Greg Knox who was Auburn's WR/RC for a decade. They recruit the state of Florida a ton. He was responsible for central Florida and the Tampa area for Auburn.
An added bonus is his strength coach is Rick Court, a Mickey Marotti disciple. Marotti is Urban's strength guy from Florida and OSU. Court was Marotti's assistant at OSU for a few years.
Recruiting/Player Development: here are the guys drafted since his first 2009 class. Mostly include the 2009-2011 classes. Dak Prescott was part of the 2011 class as well as 4 other guys projected to be drafted this year by CBS 2016 pre draft grading.
2015 2 38 Preston Smith Redskins DE Mississippi State
2015 2 43 Benardrick McKinney Texans LB Mississippi State
2015 6 178 Matt Wells Patriots LB Mississippi State
2015 6 195 Malcom Johnson Browns TE Mississippi State
2015 6 205 Josh Robinson Colts RB Mississippi State
2015 UFA. Kaleb Eulls Saints DT Mississippi State
2014 3 81 Gabe Jackson Raiders OG Mississippi State
2014 UFA. Denico Autry Raiders DE Mississippi State
2013 2 36 Darius Slay Lions CB Mississippi State
2013 2 43 Johnthan Banks Buccaneers CB Mississippi State
2013 5 167 Josh Boyd Packers DT Mississippi State
2012 1 12 Fletcher Cox Eagles DT Mississippi State
2012 5 170 Vick Ballard Colts RB Mississippi State
2011 5 165 Pernell McPhee Ravens DE Mississippi State
Recruiting rankings per rivals:
2015- #22 , #7 in SEC
2014- #37 , #13 in SEC
2013- #26 , #11 in SEC
2012- #35 , #10 in SEC
2011- #44 , #11 in SEC
2010- #38 , #10 in SEC
2009- #25 , #11 in SEC
I believe he is a coach who is doing more with less in the SEC West, the toughest division in College Football. Those early classes weren't highly ranked but he is developing them in to NFL talent, while being more than competitive in the SEC.
Having said all this, with my luck, he will likely lay an egg tonight versus Ole Miss.
Staff Assembly:
First he's tutored great dual threat college QB's at every stop. Josh Harris at Bowling Green, Alex Smith at Utah, Leak and Tebow at Florida also recruited Cam Newton to Florida originally, Prescott at MSU. That's a lot of success. It is a QB driven game, having them able to run is almost a necessity in today's game.
His current staff, namely co-ordinators, has a lot of recruiting ties to Florida besides Mullen himself.
His Co-OC/Passing game co-ordinator/ WR coach is Billy Gonzales who coached with him at Florida cor 4 years and also recruited the state when he was at LSU.
His other Co-OC/ Running game co-ordinator/OL coach OL is John Hevesy who coached OL and TE with him at Florida.
His DC/ LB coach is Manny Diaz who is from Miami and was a GA at FSU as well as DC at Texas.
His RB /Recruiting Co-ordinator is Greg Knox who was Auburn's WR/RC for a decade. They recruit the state of Florida a ton. He was responsible for central Florida and the Tampa area for Auburn.
An added bonus is his strength coach is Rick Court, a Mickey Marotti disciple. Marotti is Urban's strength guy from Florida and OSU. Court was Marotti's assistant at OSU for a few years.
Recruiting/Player Development: here are the guys drafted since his first 2009 class. Mostly include the 2009-2011 classes. Dak Prescott was part of the 2011 class as well as 4 other guys projected to be drafted this year by CBS 2016 pre draft grading.
2015 2 38 Preston Smith Redskins DE Mississippi State
2015 2 43 Benardrick McKinney Texans LB Mississippi State
2015 6 178 Matt Wells Patriots LB Mississippi State
2015 6 195 Malcom Johnson Browns TE Mississippi State
2015 6 205 Josh Robinson Colts RB Mississippi State
2015 UFA. Kaleb Eulls Saints DT Mississippi State
2014 3 81 Gabe Jackson Raiders OG Mississippi State
2014 UFA. Denico Autry Raiders DE Mississippi State
2013 2 36 Darius Slay Lions CB Mississippi State
2013 2 43 Johnthan Banks Buccaneers CB Mississippi State
2013 5 167 Josh Boyd Packers DT Mississippi State
2012 1 12 Fletcher Cox Eagles DT Mississippi State
2012 5 170 Vick Ballard Colts RB Mississippi State
2011 5 165 Pernell McPhee Ravens DE Mississippi State
Recruiting rankings per rivals:
2015- #22 , #7 in SEC
2014- #37 , #13 in SEC
2013- #26 , #11 in SEC
2012- #35 , #10 in SEC
2011- #44 , #11 in SEC
2010- #38 , #10 in SEC
2009- #25 , #11 in SEC
I believe he is a coach who is doing more with less in the SEC West, the toughest division in College Football. Those early classes weren't highly ranked but he is developing them in to NFL talent, while being more than competitive in the SEC.
Having said all this, with my luck, he will likely lay an egg tonight versus Ole Miss.
