Dan Mullen

[Day2]

I feel like I just heard the price is wrong music in the background of this thread.

Except we won’t get a Showcase Showdown.

 

[orange_cream]

Put it this way. We know he can coach better than Dino, and better than most. If Dabo is the only ACC coach who he can't outcoach on game day, that's great news.

I don’t understand how you know this though? He hasn’t done it at this level yet. And recruiting is such a big part of the college experience and he hasn’t done that at this level either.

 

[rocfan44]

I'm going to Kim K ugly cry if we find out it was something crazy like Mullen wanted Orgeron on staff and we were like "nah."

I think he was on the list looking at some posts and reading the tea leaves. And with Mullen salary and the salary others would need it was too much.

 

[SuFTW]

You might be right. If he does that though, so many people will accuse him of not wanting to invest in the program, and in turn that could impact NIL giving, attendance etc.

If he hires Chesney (who I like), this could be a delicate situation. 12/4 is a week away. Mullen will still be very much in people’s minds.

I suppose he could say money was not a limiting factor. I don’t think he would say we couldn’t afford some coaches on the market so we settled for this guy.

 

[NineOneSeven]

OX getting some beauty sleep but expect some activity bright and early.

 

[David332]

I suppose he could say money was not a limiting factor. I don’t think he would say we couldn’t afford some coaches on the market so we settled for this guy.

I honestly have no clue what he will say, but I do think he is fairly transparent. He will be professional above all else but I do think he will give somewhat of an answer.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

We obviously don’t know any of the details of what did or didn’t happen. However, it’s supremely disappointing from the perspective of a hire like this would have shown a true commitment to the program. Any other hire(to admittedly a small, diehard portion of the fanbase aka us) will feel like a missed opportunity. The truth is I bet most fans never knew Mullen was in consideration.

 

[CuseBlood44]

I honestly have no clue what he will say, but I do think he is fairly transparent. He will be professional above all else but I do think he will give somewhat of an answer.

Don’t get your hopes up. He won’t address any candidate that we didn’t hire just as a coach wouldn’t address a recruit that chose another school

 

[NineOneSeven]

We obviously don’t know any of the details of what did or didn’t happen. However, it’s supremely disappointing from the perspective of a hire like this would have shown a true commitment to the program. Any other hire(to admittedly a small, diehard portion of the fanbase aka us) will feel like a missed opportunity. The truth is I bet most fans never knew Mullen was in consideration.

Correct. Most fans have no clue who is in consideration.

 

[OmahaCuse]

What if he was asking for 9-10 million?

That should have ben vetted before we fired Dino. You dont fire him without knowing how much you will pay for your guy.

 

[CLTCuse]

Seems like people are jumping to a lot of conclusions to justify getting out the pitchforks.

I have no idea if/how interested Mullen was, or if/why it might have fallen through.

Bottom line is he isn’t going to be the coach here for reasons we will probably never be privy to. Part of this feels like a rumor that just got way out of hand.

 

[pokercuse08]

I don’t understand how you know this though? He hasn’t done it at this level yet. And recruiting is such a big part of the college experience and he hasn’t done that at this level either.

What I'm saying is that recruiting is my concern with Chesney. That's the big unknown. Coaching up fundamentals doesn't change much if at all from level to level. Strategy is the same. Going up against better minds on the opposite sideline doesn't change the nature of the strategy, it means countermoves happen faster and you may get caught off guard more often.

But anyone who watches football sees highly paid coaches right on up to the NFL level calling boneheaded plays and making awful strategic decisions every week. So a good gameday coach should translate from level to level.

The recruiting is my big concern.

I mean, damn, if Dino coached his teams up to an average level on discipline and made better fourth down decisions, he'd probably have gotten another extension.

 

[SuFTW]

That should have ben vetted before we fired Dino. You dont fire him without knowing how much you will pay for your guy.

No, Dino wasn’t fired based on the intent to replace him with Mullen.

 

[DoctorBombay]

F' it.
Its disappointing, but ...

Orange first, Orange forever.
His loss.
NEXT!!

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Seems like people are jumping to a lot of conclusions to justify getting out the pitchforks.

I have no idea if/how interested Mullen was, or if/why it might have fallen through.

Bottom line is he isn’t going to be the coach here for reasons we will probably never be privy to. Part of this feels like a rumor that just got way out of hand.

It's possible.

But weird stuff did happen.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Now I'm just envisioning all the people that went to bed that are going to wake up, see more pages, and then... oof.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Now I'm just envisioning all the people that went to bed that are going to wake up, see more pages, and then... oof.

Happy to be here. Exactly what I needed after seeing Buffalo rip my heart again tonight.

 

[orange_cream]

Happy to be here. Exactly what I needed after seeing Buffalo rip my heart again tonight.

Could be worse. You could be a Jets fan and an SU fan. Incompetence from top to bottom twice weekly in the fall!

 

[Day2]

Seems like people are jumping to a lot of conclusions to justify getting out the pitchforks.

I have no idea if/how interested Mullen was, or if/why it might have fallen through.

Bottom line is he isn’t going to be the coach here for reasons we will probably never be privy to. Part of this feels like a rumor that just got way out of hand.

That brand of gaslighting might work with the casual fans, but not on us psychos in this here thread.

 

[kcsu]

I heard the guy from Miami of Ohio was way up the list. Others heard Al, the toledo coach, and many others.
What is interesting is who that Pete never mentioned Dan . Never which I find very interesting and very telling. The fact he didn't mention him always had me second guessing the validity of Dan truly being the next coach.
Two things. Pete is rarely wrong and almost never wrong when it comes to SU.

 

[Toga]

Depending on how and why it fell apart you may see Wildhack retire within the year.

 

[RoofBeam]

I feel very sad for the younger fans of the program who have not yet learned how to temper hope with SU's version of reality....let this be a lesson for you, grassyhoppers!

 

[Toga]

I thought someone was going to call me.

 

[OrangeCrush22]

I’m really curious to know just how much of the Mullen stuff was true versus just speculation.

 

[pokercuse08]

I feel very sad for the younger fans of the program who have not yet learned how to temper hope with SU's version of reality...let this be a lesson for you, grassyhoppers!

I got to Syracuse in the fall of 2004, graduated in 2008. This is the only Syracuse football I know. Rare, fleeting hope.