Dan Mullen

[JRHEETER]

Makes zero sense. These interviews are conducted in airport hotels.

On Campus….on Thanksgiving week none the less.

SMH

Was he picking up his daughter or something??

Uhm, you are aware his whole family lives in New Hampshire right? LOL

Like I said chief, there’s no point having this discussion with you.

You aren’t going to believe what we say anyway.

So carry on with your day

 

[KaiserUEO]

Uhm, you are aware his whole family lives in New Hampshire right? LOL

Like I said chief, there’s no point having this discussion with you.

You aren’t going to believe what we say anyway.

So carry on with your day

New Hampshire.

What? Who?

Where is that exactly? Between Jamesville and Dewitt? Near Liverpoo!?

I don’t care and didn’t know you were Paul Revere for that.

Nashua is 330 miles from Cuse.

So is:

Cape Cod
Portland, ME
Quebec City
DC
De-freakin-troit

And all places in between that also don’t make sense as to why he would be on campus for an interview when Wildhack & team would come to him.

 

[JRHEETER]

New Hampshire.

What? Who?

Where is that exactly? Between Jamesville and Dewitt? Near Liverpoo!?

I don’t care and didn’t know you were Paul Revere for that.

Nashua is 330 miles from Cuse.

So is:

Cape Cod
Portland, ME
Quebec City
DC
De-freakin-roit

And all places in between that also don’t make sense as to why he would be on campus for an interview when Wildhack & team would come to him.

You’re right! He wasn’t here!



















Are you happy now?

 

[Deleted member 7047]

Thus ends the wild and wacky ride on the magical Dan Mullen thread.

...and to all a good night.

 

[KaiserUEO]

You’re right! He wasn’t here!



















Are you happy now?

No.

Say you’re a liar to your fans here.



But like I said, I really don’t care, I know I’m right and have no friends, so I’ve got a clean conscious.

If it turns out I was wrong, just like the Fonz, it will suck…but I will admit as much.

Go die on that hill, Internet sleuth hero, it’s fine.

As you were.

 

[AZOrange]

It’s easily explainable, but it can’t be because sources will be exposed. Like JRHEETER says, don’t care if you believe it or not. It happened. And JW has some very good reasons for denying it all.
People Want the scoop, but when told, don’t believe it. Fine. Is what it is. People will not be so ready to share in the future.
Go Ahead and flame

It’s so funny…if people read what JW said how specific he was….nothing of which precludes Mullen from being here

 

[CousCuse]

I hope he's never even considered for head coach of Syracuse football. No bueno.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Hey believe whatever you want. I don’t really care

Doesn’t really bother me

I know for a fact he was, but like I said, doesn’t bother me if you believe it or not


The bottom line is, we didn’t hire him, so ultimately it doesn’t matter if he was or was not on campus I guess in the grand scheme of things

When do you think the Mullen files will get declassified? I hope it's not the standard 27 years.

 

[pokercuse08]

The guy getting to drink bourbon while watching his wife get banged by Sam Elliott had a higher probability than that fantasy.

Wait I missed this part of the thread and have just been pretending I understood the Sam Elliott jokes... What in the sweet name of Fran Brown happened in that part of the thread???

 

[pokercuse08]

I have it from a very reliable source that Wildhack 100% talked to Mullen's agent...






About his client, Fran Brown.

 

[GoSU96]

It’s easily explainable, but it can’t be because sources will be exposed. Like JRHEETER says, don’t care if you believe it or not. It happened. And JW has some very good reasons for denying it all.
People Want the scoop, but when told, don’t believe it. Fine. Is what it is. People will not be so ready to share in the future.
Go Ahead and flame

I didn’t ask him to name names sport. Just why the level of certainty.

 

[GoSU96]

It’s so funny…if people read what JW said how specific he was….nothing of which precludes Mullen from being here

The only way that works is he took a personal screening meeting with Herm and the committee and after some coffee and lunch one side or both said no need to go any further.

Mullen could have said I really like the ESPN gig and what I’m getting there on top of my buy out and it would take north of that to leave.

That would be enough for me to start looking at my watch.

 

[pokercuse08]

Another hilarious possibility is that Jimmy Sexton put enough money on Dan Mullen as the next Syracuse head coach to move the line, sent a look-a-like to campus, and then confirmed the rumor to a reporter or two.

Somewhere in between a Slippin' Jimmy and Jimmy McGill level of deception and trickery.

 

[CousCuse]

Dan Mullen can kick rocks. I'm now thinking the Florida people were right about him.

 

[5OutFred]

Pages on this thread every time it's on the verge of finally dying

 

[pokercuse08]

The only way that works is he took a personal screening meeting with Herm and the committee and after some coffee and lunch one side or both said no need to go any further.

Mullen could have said I really like the ESPN gig and what I’m getting there on top of my buy out and it would take north of that to leave.

In the spirit of "the simplest explanation is usually right," let's try this one on for size...

1. Mullen expresses interest in the job, through his agent Jimmy Sexton.

2. Wildhack says sure, we'd be interested, but let's not waste each other's time. Before we do interviews, what's he need for salary, assistants salaries, etc?

3. Sexton returns with those numbers, Wildhack says he'll go see what he can do and let him know whether it's worth interviewing. Meanwhile, the search in general moves forward with other candidates.

4. Perhaps there are some rumors around campus that Mullen has expressed interest. Maybe a look-a-like is spotted, and thus people truly believe they saw him. Thus people spreading that he was there are 100% confident he was on campus, but really it was just some random dude around the same age.

5. Sexton leaks that he and Wildhack are talking numbers, waiting to see if demands can be met. The credible national reporters who are used to dealing with Sexton, perhaps know that this could mean any number of things... But maybe a local TV reporter trying to confirm the rumor Mullen was on campus who has never dealt with Sexton before draws the most obvious conclusion, "Whoa? They're talking numbers? It's basically a done deal!"

6. 240+ pages of SyracuseFan GREATNESS. We'll always have Enterprise!

7. On Sunday night, Wildhack lets Sexton know that they don't need to talk to Mullen, but Fran Brown is the guy and they start hammering out a deal.

8. Sexton tells Mullen it's not happening, and Mullen drops his Tweet.

9. We churn onward, because this thread cannot die. 300 pages or bust!

 

[Chip]

The only way that works is he took a personal screening meeting with Herm and the committee and after some coffee and lunch one side or both said no need to go any further.

Mullen could have said I really like the ESPN gig and what I’m getting there on top of my buy out and it would take north of that to leave.

That would be enough for me to start looking at my watch.

Yeah, that's probably what happened. The firm reached out to him, had a few initial conversations. Word got out, everyone got their jump to conclusions mats out and started passing it around to their friends (two references to that in one thread, bang!). Mullen probably told Barrie the firm reached out to him, Barrie had some fun with it.

Mullen said he's happy at ESPN. Which would make sense because you don't hear his name mentioned at any other job. So that's what he's telling everyone. The Florida Gator lunatic fringe probably did a real number on him.

Never got to Wildhack's level, so he could be that definitive in his statements, he's not lying.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

We'll always have the one magical night together.

With Sam Elliott.

 

[CousCuse]

Yeah, that's probably what happened. The firm reached out to him, had a few initial conversations. Word got out, everyone got their jump to conclusions mats out and started passing it around to their friends (two references to that in one thread, bang!). Mullen probably told Barrie the firm reached out to him, Barrie had some fun with it.

Mullen said he's happy at ESPN. Which would make sense because you don't hear his name mentioned at any other job. So that's what he's telling everyone. The Florida Gator lunatic fringe probably did a real number on him.

Never got to Wildhack's level, so he could be that definitive in his statements, he's not lying.

It doesn't have to get to "Wildhack's level" when half the people that work at ESPN are Syracuse alumni or old colleges of his.

 

[OburgOrange]

And, not one, not one poster giving out this info has any reason to stick by their story and defend it, other than it’s true.

I didn’t ask him to name names sport. Just why the level of certainty.

ok chief. I know youre butt hurt because of Your man crush on Marrone and he wasn’t even considered

 

[FrancoPizza]

We'll always have the one magical night together.

With Sam Elliott.

I was here for the entire 300 pages and maybe I’m just a staunch heterosexual dude but I could’ve done without the Sam Elliot sexual fawning.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I was here for the entire 300 pages and maybe I’m just a staunch heterosexual dude but I could’ve done without the Sam Elliot sexual fawning.

We could have done without a lot of things in this thread.

And yet here we are.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

We'll always have the one magical night together.

With Sam Elliott.

A hall pass for the whole board!

 

[GoSU96]

In the spirit of "the simplest explanation is usually right," let's try this one on for size...

1. Mullen expresses interest in the job, through his agent Jimmy Sexton.

2. Wildhack says sure, we'd be interested, but let's not waste each other's time. Before we do interviews, what's he need for salary, assistants salaries, etc?

3. Sexton returns with those numbers, Wildhack says he'll go see what he can do and let him know whether it's worth interviewing. Meanwhile, the search in general moves forward with other candidates.

4. Perhaps there are some rumors around campus that Mullen has expressed interest. Maybe a look-a-like is spotted, and thus people truly believe they saw him. Thus people spreading that he was there are 100% confident he was on campus, but really it was just some random dude around the same age.

5. Sexton leaks that he and Wildhack are talking numbers, waiting to see if demands can be met. The credible national reporters who are used to dealing with Sexton, perhaps know that this could mean any number of things... But maybe a local TV reporter trying to confirm the rumor Mullen was on campus who has never dealt with Sexton before draws the most obvious conclusion, "Whoa? They're talking numbers? It's basically a done deal!"

6. 240+ pages of SyracuseFan GREATNESS. We'll always have Enterprise!

7. On Sunday night, Wildhack lets Sexton know that they don't need to talk to Mullen, but Fran Brown is the guy and they start hammering out a deal.

8. Sexton tells Mullen it's not happening, and Mullen drops his Tweet.

9. We churn onward, because this thread cannot die. 300 pages or bust!

something like that

 

[Scooch]

This denial has now made psuedo national news. [Sorry if this has already been reported on here but if so I didn't see it in yesterday's or today's pages]

Syracuse's John Wildhack says he 'never talked to' Dan Mullen, making Matt Barrie's on-broadcast remarks more awkward

Media reports and on-broadcast discussion linked Dan Mullen to Syracuse, even with a specific meeting, but John Wildhack denied that.

awfulannouncing.com

And the reporter doesn't even mention this site and the 246 pages of this thread.

And the reporter doesn't mention the possibility that Wildhack talked to his agent or the agent talked to Wildhack's search firm.

And this article isn't even written by the SU alum on the staff of Awful Announcing -- Sean Keeley (the founder of the NunesMagician website) who usually writes things Syracuse related.

Do we think it's possible that this whole rumor could have been started by Mullen's agent to generate buzz for him to be hired by some school? I recall that early in this thread (like maybe Thursday night or Friday) someone posted that agents do things like that.

Still a mystery.

“I don’t know where this originated and it kind of had a life of its own, but I never met with Dan Mullen,” Wildhack said as part of a short conversation he initiated to dispel the conversation. “I never talked to him about this job, let alone him being on campus and meeting with him. None of that.”

Wildhack said his last interaction with Mullen was a conversation with him and Barrie before a Thursday night game between Syracuse and Virginia Tech earlier this year. In addition to not speaking to Mullen as a job candidate, Wildhack said he didn’t meet with him to discuss candidates that he should consider.

“I saw Dan and Matt Barrie, who did play-by-play for our Thursday night game at Virginia Tech,” Wildhack said of their last interaction. “As I normally do, I stopped by the announce booth to say hello. The three of us had a casual five-minute conversation. Nothing more than exchanging pleasantries. Never talked to Dan. Never interviewed Dan. Never talked by phone. Never communicated by text. Email. Never.”

There's no need for Wildhack to lie. Who's he protecting by lying? Now there's a conspiracy afoot where many people were with Dan Mullen on the SU campus last week but will take it to their grave? Because...?

I imagine everyone here has, at some point in their life, been in a situation where a rumor spread that wasn't true. It happens all the time. It's, like, part of the human condition.