I'm not convinced that Tennessee is more appealing than MSU these days. Seriously.
No, he was head coach at Fordham. I also think something else is at play here, it appears that OCs are favored over DCs by the new age ADs unless there is some deep connection to the hiring school, i.e: Kirby Smart.
Coaches probably see MSU as more stable, as Mullen left the program in pretty good shape; and, for the most part, they've been winning lately. And, the head coach just got a bump to the Florida gig. All of that spells opportunity for the right coach.
Solid choice for them. Good offensive mind, won't break the bank and could keep them competitive at the very least.
Right now UT is the last SEC team anyone wants to coach. They are as bad as Vandy, and 100 times more behind the scenes mess. Right now UT has to be the worst SEC team out there. Arky is 1-7 in conference UT 0-8 both 4-8 over all. UT by all measures is the worst team in SEC and most definitely has more issues than all other SEC teams. I say this with this in mind, purely HYPOTHETICAL, put Saban at UT or ARKY, where could he win more and faster??? ARKY hands down. I think even Saban would have a hard time getting recruits to UT as they are 4 yrs from a winning record in the SEC. They may get 6 wins in season but to get 4 SEC wins in a year is a long way off, even with others struggling.
