Lol. Stop hating. And yes he is. This is kinda funny. The last two hires I bitched and moaned like a 2 yr old and most of you acted like I was losing my mind. I am actually ok with this hire and some of you think this is a worse hire than Zook.
Woody > On Nov 26, 2017, at 9:45 PM, Darlene Goodfellow <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Mullen is charismatic? Who knew? > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Oliver Barry > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 9:33 PM > To: Gator Talk <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatortalk] Mike Bianchi-Orlando Sentinel > > Thankfully, Gators hire Dan Mullen instead of Chip Kelly > > On this Thanksgiving weekend, the Florida Gators should feel blessed they got > spurned by Chip Kelly and ended up with Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen as > their new head coach. > > Often times — as UF athletics director Scott Stricklin will find out in the > years to come — the best hires are the ones you don’t make. Or, as that noted > college football analyst Garth Brooks once observed, “Some of God's greatest > gifts are unanswered prayers.” > > The national perception may be that Stricklin struck out with Kelly, but I > believe a more accurate depiction is that he hit a grand slam with Mullen. > > The only question is, why did UF go after Kelly in the first place? Why > wasn’t Mullen their first choice? Why wouldn’t they initially go after a > coach who has SEC roots, Florida bloodlines and was an instrumental cog in > arguably the most successful era in Gator history? > > Although Stricklin and the Gators obviously wanted to make a splashy hire > with Kelly, thankfully they ended up making the right hire with Mullen. > > In Mullen, Stricklin has hired a coach who actually wants the UF job and > knows the UF job instead of a coach [Kelly] who obviously was stringing along > the Gators until something better became available. > > “I have such great memories of the championships we won during our time here > and have a love for Florida,” Mullen said upon his hiring. “ … We will give > relentless effort in everything that we do on and off the field. Our > commitment will match the passion that the Gator Nation has for this program.” > > As I’ve been saying and writing all along, Kelly was never a good fit at UF > and — in the end — even he realized it. Why do you think he accepted a job at > UCLA — a place where there’s little pressure; where football is an > afterthought; where he can win eight or nine games a year and everybody’s > happy? If Kelly wasn’t completely sold on being the next coach of the Gators > then he why would you want him in the first place? > > If the Gators couldn’t lure Scott Frost away from UCF, which apparently they > couldn’t, then Mullen was my second choice — ahead of USF’s Charlie Strong, > Oregon’s Willie Taggart; Memphis’ Mike Norvell and Virginia Tech’s Justin > Fuente > > And, without question, ahead of Kelly. > > Mullen, who once worked for Stricklin at Mississippi State, is an infinitely > better fit at UF and checks so many more boxes than Kelly ever could have. > > Why is Mullen a better hire than Kelly? > > Well, let me count the ways: > > 1. Unlike Kelly, Mullen is somebody who truly covets and treasures the UF > job. Kelly obviously didn’t want to be under the UF microscope or else why > would he choose a lesser job in a weaker conference? > > 2. Unlike Kelly, Mullen knows the demands at UF and understands what it takes > to win in the ultra-competitive SEC. He was, after all, at Florida for five > years as offensive coordinator and is one of the main reasons Urban Meyer won > two national titles in Gainesville. > > 3. Unlike Kelly, Mullen — if he wins at an acceptable rate — will be in > Gainesville for a long, long time. Here’s all you need to know about Mullen’s > loyalty quotient: Even though he had numerous opportunities to take other > jobs, he spent nine years living in the appropriately named Starkville and > coaching at Mississippi State. Give that man a medal for dedication and > devotion. > > 4. Unlike Kelly, Mullen helped turn Tim Tebow into a Heisman Trophy winner > and a cultural icon. Need we say more? > > 5. Unlike Kelly, Mullen has not been fired from his last two jobs. Do you > really want to roll the dice on a coach who may have lost his mojo? > > 6. Unlike Kelly, Mullen is charismatic and outgoing and has the people skills > to schmooze the boosters who stroke the $10 million checks to pay for the > facilities UF so desperately needs to upgrade. In contrast, Kelly has the > personality of a tilapia filet in the Publix seafood case. > > 7. Unlike Kelly, Mullen has never been nailed by the NCAA for a $25,000 > payment made to a Houston-area football scouting service whose operator > funneled players to Oregon (when Kelly coached the Ducks). > > 8. Unlike Kelly, Mullen seems to actually enjoy the recruiting process and > hasn’t let it be known that he prefers the NFL, where he can concentrate on > watching tape and game preparation. Mullen is well aware that in the State of > Florida and in the SEC, you better embrace the recruiting process or you will > get devoured by recruiting dynamos such as Nick Saban, Kirby Smart, Jimbo > Fisher (if he stays at FSU), Mark Richt, Scott Frost and Charlie Strong. > > Full disclosure, I thought Will Muschamp and Jim McElwain would succeed at > UF, too, but how did that work out? > > That said, the two greatest coaches in Florida history — Steve Spurrier > (Duke) and Meyer (Utah) — proved themselves at non-traditional programs > before taking the Florida job. > > So, too, has UF’s new coach. > > If Dan Mullen can put lowly Mississippi State on the map then he ought to be > able to put the Florida Gators back on top of the college football world. > > > > Oliver Barry CRS, GRI > Real Estate Broker > PARKS Real Estate Services > 305 B Indian Lake Blvd > Suite 220 > Hendersonville TN 37075 > Office: 615-826-4040 > Mobile: 615-972-4239 > [email protected] > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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