Manny took the jobs away from the underperforming upper class men and loaded up the line up with freshman. Since then the effort has totally changed and Miami went 5-1 and let FSU off the hook. Mario has been skull drugged all over the field by an inferior Utah team in playoff ramification games and in the last 6 quarters they've beat their brains in to the tune of 52-7. Yes that's not the largest sample size. But every year media hypes up Oregon and they always face plant. I mean everybody was screaming for Harbaugh to be fired. I'm just saying expecting a first time HC to turn around a program that's been a disaster for 20 years seems a little premature. But I thought Florida should have totally revamped their recruiting efforts and given Mullen one more year but I know I just lost everybody on the last sentence lol
I have absolutely no doubt Mario will kill it in recruiting in South Florida but we're still talking about Willie Taggarts old OC lol
Miami’s record is worse this year than last year. They went 5-1 against a bunch of tomato cans and they proceeded to lose to a bad FSU team. I agree that there is nothing special about Mario but I do think he’s better than Manny.
I don't disagree with this. However, IMHO I don't think Mullen was ever going to become a good enough recruiter to get us consistently over the hump. Maybe I'm wrong.
Because I don’t think Mullen had much interest in recruiting no matter what you gave him.
He probably wouldn't I would have just liked for him to have had the same commitment that Napier is getting.
Good point. The question in my mind is did he ever ask for this? Or did he have this type of vision?
Who knows it was probably time for him to move on. Looking back he wasn't really a fit for Florida. Perfect for Miss St. Should have stayed there.
I think Napier is getting it because he asked for it, and knew what to ask for. The fact that he places the premium on recruiting and Mullen never bothered to ask for that kind of support is probably why mullen didn’t get that support? Now, if he did ask and got rebuffed and they turn around and gave that to Napier I could see him being a little salty, but I don’t think that’s the case
I still believe Dan Mullen is a good coach. He need to find a good fit for him and the expectations that exist at that school.
I think it probably started out with Florida rebuffing Mullen. Floridas attitude about recruiting was always Spurrier didn't need it.Yes I know there getting a new stand alone football facility but that attitude didn't really change till after the Georgia game Kirby started running his mouth about how great a recruiter he was. He should have just beat them and kept his mouth shut like Saban does. Now Floridas all about recruiting. What a dumb @ss.
No doubt he's a good coach but he have stayed at Miss St. Where it was way more laid back and he could just half ass recruit.
He could coach forever at Duke or Colorado or somewhere like that. Every few years he’ll almost beat someone they shouldn’t and they’ll all be happy with that.
Exactly… and was it just me, or did it feel like he never saw us as a destination, but as a stepping stone. I think he’s been angling for an NFL job and saw us as just one stop on that ladder.
He won't care. UF is just a bunch of BLM communist and he'd be fine if the intramurals play every Saturday instead.
VTech stresses recruiting big-time. ACC may be a bit easier but that arrogant prick still won't put in the time to visit any prospects. That bum!!
