This Mullen at UF, what is the deal?

[SmokeyRone]

Hate to see them win, but I'm more interested in his recruiting impact.

Even as the gatas' plan D hire, he's obviously an upgrade over Teef at every level, right?

How much more of a threat will UF be for recruiting against us?

Can he win/compete for the SEC immediately, or is this a rebuild situation?

I see he has a Goldenesque record against ranked opponents, but he was at MSU. (then again, some pretty mediocre SEC teams are always ranked, so his 2-18 record isnt good)

 

[mavericksouth]

not concerned about Mullen one bit.

 

[TheEye]

Randy Shannon is no longer recruiting for UF, so honestly Miami should be fine. Yes, he's at UCF but I don't consider UCF a major threat. Just like I don't consider Butch a big threat 10 miles away.

 

[Tad Footeball]

Ron Zook would've had his record at Miss St. Mullen is still living off of the Urbie and Teblows shine.

 

[Echtcane]

Definitely an upgrade from McElwain, but he's not a guaranteed recruiting beast. He should do OK, but I don't see him ever consistently outrecruiting Richt and Taggart . It's not a bad hire at all, but I think he has a ceiling that they won't be satisfied with. And yes, it's kind of a rebuild. UF won't be elite without 2-3 years of serious recruiting success.

 

[simplycanes]

We're screwed. I mean Mullet @ UF, Fartgurt at FSU? How will we ever make it. I mean, we are going to have to recruit, and these guys have jobs. And Randy at UCF, Lane at FAU and Butch, my gosh Butch, he's at FIU, just down the road. Have you seen the billboards, "Why not them?" is right. I was listening to Letubolard and he said FAU, UCF and the Coast Guard Academy would all beat us. And Michael Jackson going pro. And Strong at USF. I just don't see how we'll be elite again with these Legends of football coaching everywhere. And then I heard Levitt is in the mix. And someone said Criscoballz was coaching at Oregon, but if he becomes permanent then he will lock down south Florida for the Ducks. They have Nike money. We don't. I just don't see it. Gosh.

 

[g8rh8rMD]

Here’s how to look at it:

1-They didn’t fold the program when McTeef didn’t work out.
2-They hired a coach to replace him. This coach was their 4th or 5th choice.
3-The sun will rise tomorrow and all that goes along with that.

We’re good. What happens in college football depends on us, not on the actions of others.

 

[canecat]

Muellen is obviously better then Mackletooth but he ain't all that. He will have UF a 9-10 win team every year but UF ain't winning any titles or anything with him. UF got better , FSU got worse and Miami is a better program than both and on the rise.

 

[wushah]

I see him as an upgrade over Mac. Seems to be more organized and made a crappy MSU team competitive at the very least. He’s not the 2nd coming of Urban and won’t have that level of success, but he’s not a complete moron either.

I don’t see Miami having to deal with him in recruiting any more than we did with Mac and possibly less as we continue to improve.

Mac’s biggest problem in recruiting will be Taggart because of Taggart’s previous experience in the Tampa area. UF has always been able to count on that area, and I don’t see that being tilted in their favor anymore.

So long as we execute our plan, we should get ours both on the field and in recruiting.

 

[nystateofmind]

Ron Zook would've had his record at Miss St. Mullen is still living off of the Urbie and Teblows shine.

Dude had Miss State as the #1 team in the country. That's impressive no matter how you slice it.

You're a very good poster but you were way off with Kirby. I hope you're right this time.

 

[Bicho]

Mullen will do very well there.

CMR will do very well here they aren’t mutually exclusive.

 

[Memnon]

Mullen getting Miss St to #1 was overblown.

For one, it was done during the old rankings system...

For two, it was because they beat an overrated #8 LSU on the road, beat a good #6 TAMU & then beat #2 Auburn, so they became #1 by upsetting a bunch of SEC teams.

They were ranked #1 for exactly 3 weeks playing absolutely nobody, until they played Bama & lost, then proceeded to finishing the season losing to both Ole Miss & GTech.

Mullen coached Miss St for 9 years & only had 2 good seasons. The SEC East only has UGA, if he's any good at all he should take over that division pretty quickly.

**** even McElway accidentally won the East twice lol

 

[BALLHAWKU]

Mullen will do very well there.

CMR will do very well here they aren’t mutually exclusive.

So far the difference seems like coach Richt is getting a lot of elite kids and Mullen is content with 3 star kids and sprinkles some 4 star kids. Should be the other way around imo

 

[Tad Footeball]

Ron Zook would've had his record at Miss St. Mullen is still living off of the Urbie and Teblows shine.

Dude had Miss State as the #1 team in the country. That's impressive no matter how you slice it.

You're a very good poster but you were way off with Kirby. I hope you're right this time.

Freeze had Ole **** at #3 too so I take those over-inflated SEC West rankings with a grain of salt in relation to a resume bullet point. I dunno- my issue with Mullen is all the analysis of his record involves a built-in mulligan for the overall unimpressive numbers because he was at a place people have deemed as "impossible" to win at. Well then why did he leave UiF for such a hellhole? He's getting a lot of the benefit of the doubt and it's funny that a school with such a bloated sense of self-worth would have to explain away why their new head coach finished 4th or worse in division in 8 of the 9 years at his previous job. Then again, he was their 12th choice to replace McEltoof.

The Kirby point is fair right now. He got them into The Playoff this year so that trumps anything but I still think the jury is still out longterm on the guy. I also think they get smoked by Oklahoma. Their 2018 schedule sans a homegame against Auburn looks pretty easy though too. So let's see if he keeps them relevant nationally in a junk SEC East.

 

[nystateofmind]

Ron Zook would've had his record at Miss St. Mullen is still living off of the Urbie and Teblows shine.

Dude had Miss State as the #1 team in the country. That's impressive no matter how you slice it.

You're a very good poster but you were way off with Kirby. I hope you're right this time.

Freeze had Ole **** at #3 too so I take those over-inflated SEC West rankings with a grain of salt in relation to a resume bullet point. I dunno- my issue with Mullen is all the analysis of his record involves a built-in mulligan for the overall unimpressive numbers because he was at a place people have deemed as "impossible" to win at. Well then why did he leave UiF for such a hellhole? He's getting s lot of the benefit of the doubt and it's funny that a school with such a bloated sense of self-worth would have to explain away why their new head coach finished 4th or worse in division in 8 of the 9 years at his previous job. Then again, he was their 12th choice to replace McEltoof.

The Kirby point is fair right now. He got them into The Playoff this year so that trumps anything but I still think the jury is still out longterm on the guy. I also think they get smoked by Oklahoma. Their 2018 schedule sans a homegame against Auburn looks pretty easy though too. So let's see if he keeps them relevant nationally in a junk SEC East.

I'm not ultra high on Mullen but I think he's a solid coach who'll have some success in Gainesville.

Don't see UGA losing to OKLA. Oklahoma simply doesn't play defense. Mayfield will have to be otherworldly.

 

[bocacane]

Mullen has zero connections in the South Florida recruiting scene. He does not know the coaches or handlers down here. Now don't get me wrong, Florida will throw around money and they will get a few guys that either just want to go to UF or get paid. They will in NO WAY make a major impact to our recruiting. Alabama is more of a threat with a football power house, their scumbag coach and money bags...

 

[Gatorhater]

Here’s how to look at it:

1-They didn’t fold the program when McTeef didn’t work out.
2-They hired a coach to replace him. This coach was their 4th or 5th choice.
3-The sun will rise tomorrow and all that goes along with that.

We’re good. What happens in college football depends on us, not on the actions of others.

Amen. What we do is all that matters.

 

[simplycanes]

Randy Shannon is no longer recruiting for UF, so honestly Miami should be fine. Yes, he's at UCF but I don't consider UCF a major threat. Just like I don't consider Butch a big threat 10 miles away.

I kind of liked Randy on staph there, especially in recruiting.

 

[paksat]

Randy Shannon is no longer recruiting for UF, so honestly Miami should be fine. Yes, he's at UCF but I don't consider UCF a major threat. Just like I don't consider Butch a big threat 10 miles away.

I kind of liked Randy on staph there, especially in recruiting.

I did too

All the guys here that defend him saying he was a great defensive coordinator.. lol @ that georgia game this year

he was splendid

 

[Dwinstitles]

I thought it was a good hire but its abad sign when hes recruiting the same way like if his polo has a miss state logo on it. If he does that he will fail at uf in 3 seasons dont care how good his x's and o's are u need the elite players.