2-9 against power 5 in his last 11 games

If Kelly did that he would be fired too. Yes, what Mullen did at Miss. St was impressive. He was #1 in early November. Then they lost 3 of their next 4 and ended the season out of the top 10. Is it more impressive than making a championship or 2 playoff spots before getting crushed by an obvious superior team? Maybe, but it’s not like losing to a 12th ranked Georgia Tech is much better in a bowl game is much better. .

I agree with your last sentence. I don’t know why Mullen fell completely off this year, and it may be worse than Kelly’s 2016 season. Kelly should have been fired back then. No argument. But he was given another chance and he has made the best of it. Some appreciation should be granted for that 180.

Mullens biggest issue seems to be that he sucks at recruiting, if he was recruiting at the level he should, especially when you consider that Miami and FSU suck right now too, he probably would still have a job.