re: Can you talk me out of thinking Dan Mullen wouldn't be a bad choice?

A. He only has a winning record against 2 SEC West teams Ole Miss (4-3) and Ark (4-3), soon to be no SEC West teams after this season

B. His records are ALWAYS bolstered by the fact they routinely play the WORST non-conf. schedule in the SEC. In 8 years, MSU has played exactly ONE (1) ranked OOC opponent in the regular season. ONE! It also doesn't hurt when your cross-division rival is Kentucky (whom he hasn't lost to)

C. He's had ONE winning conf. record in 8 years.

The planets aligned for MSU in 2014. In addition to racking up 4 wins against powerhouses such as S. Miss, UAB, S. Alabama, UT-Martin, he scored to "HUGE" SEC wins against UK and Vandy along with beating a 2-6 Ark. team, a 3-5 A&M team, and the worst LSU team since 2008. His best win was against a 4-4 Auburn team.

It's been 8 years. He's still at MSU for a reason. Sure he's done better than Sylvester Croom, but is that what LSU wants? Someone who is better than Croom? Hell, he's not even the best coach in the state of Mississippi. If we are going to get someone from MS, get Hugh Freeze. He's 3-1 vs. Mullen and 2-2 against Saban.

Thanks, but no thanks Dan. We've already had a coach who was "almost" good at a lesser SEC program (Dinardo)