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Did Florida rush to judgment when firing Dan Mullen?

Discussion in 'RayGator's Swamp Gas' started by GatorBait42, Dec 18, 2023.

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  1. GatorBait42

    GatorBait42 Junior

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    Now that the dust has settled did Florida rush to judgment when firing Dan Mullen?
     
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  2. Tito22

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    Nope. I like Mullen but he lost the team and the fanbase. It was over.
     
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  3. gatorchamps0607

    gatorchamps0607 Always Rasta

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    Yeah, lets bring back Dan "we will recruit in the off-season" Mullen back.

    Regardless of how much this didn't work, that needed to be over as well.
     
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  4. fox

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    Had to check to see if you had more than 2 posts.
     
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  5. TrueGator

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    There's a German saying "immer geradeaus" that applies here. It means, "always straight ahead." No reason to look back now. I still think he can be a good OC somewhere, though.
     
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  6. ozgatorfan

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    If he’d had an army, we might have seen a different result. Good(very) OC, not so good head coach.
     
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  7. gatorchamps0607

    gatorchamps0607 Always Rasta

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    Lets just combine all of our recent mistakes into one working staff. Dan for OC, Muschamp for DC, Zook for recruiting and Napier can run the show.

    Oh and McElwain can sit in a corner making people PB&J's.
     
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  8. Distant Gator

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    I say this as a huge Mullen fan- one who defended him so many times...

    It's clear to me that he quit on the program.
    He just didn't quit/quit because then he wouldn't have gotten his buy-out.
    But have no doubt- he "quiet quit" during the 21 season.

    We had to fire him- there was no choice.
     
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  9. CadGator

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    Completely dropped the ball especially in recruiting!
     
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  11. LS1

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    I think he was tired of the college grind and the pressure of competing at Florida. Clearly he wanted an NFL gig, didn't get one, and something changed after that loss to A&M and his "pack the swamp" comments. He just mentally checked out and it was all downhill from there. Glad we got rid of him when we did because there was no turning it around.

    Why is this thread even a thing? We have beaten this topic to death already.
     
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  12. tripsright

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    Isn’t this the same entity that started the Would We Take Deion thread?
    It’s ridiculous lmao
     
  13. TrueGator

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    I love me a good belly laugh. Thank you.
     
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  14. Tito22

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    He wanted that Jets job that Salah got. I'm sure of it.
     
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    Ban yourself OP.
     
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    Who?
     
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  17. wyldcrocodyl

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    Whether he was given the appropriate resources or not, we needed someone to come in and remake the program with an increased focus on competitive recruiting.
     
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  18. ThomasD89

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    No. By the time of his firing Mullen had already checked out.
     
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  19. Gatorhead

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    "has not yet worked"
     
  20. gatorchamps0607

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    Touche - Im down on Napier and staff but I can see enough where it could be simply "yet".
     
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