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I went back and searched my posts for when I have referenced Mullins. I have put them below but before skipping to them you need to realize something.
Despite you accusations both now and in the past I have never been in the pocket of the university. I have criticized both Mullins and Bartow in the past along with how programs have been run.
You attack everyone who disagrees with you in your own mini Lance Armstrong type way.
I have supported what I perceive to be good actions and criticized bad actions but I have never done so purely out of who took the actions as you seem to.
http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=177...#pid102448
How many times do we have to read the same posts!!!!!! Pitt what are the odds that you can go until next Wednesday without complaining about Mullins, Stanton, Warren, or Murray's contract?
http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=274...pid2979884
Dr. Stanton has done alot of good things for the college on the academic side whether or not you like what he has done for athletics. I am not as familiar with the accomplishments of Dave Mullins and maybe the pressure to push forward should be laid there.
http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=297...pid3298750
On the sports side it will be interesting to see what the new President does and who they bring in as athletic director. I can't imagine the new President not wanting to bring in their own personnel so I would think Dave Mullins might be out as well. It will be refreshing to get a new view on the athletic department.
http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=298...pid3310948
RE: Is this weekend Tony Skole's last stand?
I wonder if they will make any changes in coaching before the new president comes. I bet the new president will come in and replace Dave Mullins and then they can do that together.
http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=387...pid4632533
IF YOU GOT A BIG ENOUGH GROUP TOGETHER WITH BIG ENOUGH WALLETS IT WOULDN'T MATTER IF STANTON OR MULLINS WERE IN CHARGE YOU COULD BRING FOOTBALL BACK
http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=387...pid4635627
I didn't say not to criticize Mullins and Stanton. But criticize them for their current decisions and things that could potentially change. Criticize them for how they deal with fund raising, criticize them for handling Bartow contracts, criticize them for marketing.
I just want people to quit focusing on what used to be and realistically has no chance of coming back. Or once again raise more money. In 6 years since football was dropped the members of this board and the BFFF haven't been able to do anything that actually moved the bar any closer bringing football back - I think its time to move on.
http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=425...pid5268920
On the money for the tournament question, I thought I would give you the answer that Dave Mullins gave to the Kingsport Kiwanis club on Friday when asked about that.
He said that payout is based on shares based on what round of the tournament your team makes it to. Last year the 1st round share was about $225,000.00. That money doesn't come to ETSU though. It goes to the conference who then splits it amongst the conference teams (it sounded like evenly). The ASun also gives an extra 15k to cover expenses not covered by NCAA travel allowance.
http://csnbbs.com/showthread.php?tid=496...pid6519816
RE: OFFICIAL - Belmont leaving ASUN for OVC
Interesting tidbits from this morning interview with Mullins on 640.
- Sounded like everyone in the conference was blindsided, including Lipscomb's AD
- They all found out when everyone else did
- Lipscomb's AD indicated to Dave that they were not looking at this time to move out but he did say everyone would have to go an look at thier options
- Apparently when Mullins told Bartow, Murray's reaction was that the league just got easier to win
- A number of callers asked him to explain football being dropped and he repeated a number of times that they made in the their minds a business decision and that dropping football had allowed them to invest in multiple other sports.
- When asked why every other TN school had solved the football problem he said that he didn't think they had solved it. He said they had chosen to maintain football at the expense of both academics and other sports and few had had success on the grid iron to prove it was worth it.
- Mullins had finished his interview and left the booth, then a caller called in and said a former tennis coach under Mullins had told him that Mullins was a football hater and that football would never come back with Mullins. - Mullins came back into studio because he heard the caller and laid it to him. He told him he had been to every home football game for 16 years, was friends with the football coaches, had gone to numerous away games in horrible weather and sat through them all, and that he still loves football. He said multiple times that he did not appreciate people throwing statements out there personally attacking him and the president versus the facts.
I am not passing judgement but I thought the board might be interested. If I am misrepresenting the interview in anyway please feel free to correct me. This was just what I took away from it.