Dan Mullen opens up about relationship with Kirby Smart
Much was made in the offseason about Dan Mullen’s perceived trash talking of Georgia and Kirby Smart, most notably with the spring game attendance figure.
But Mullen clarified his feelings for Smart this week on the SEC media teleconference.
“Yeah, I don’t think there’s any trash talk,” Mullen said. “I’ve been here a long time, seen a bunch of coaches come and go in there. Everyone has great pride, trying to do good for the SEC. We are the best league in college football and we try to do that and I know the commissioner does that.”
Mullen also explained how the coaches get along.
“I’ve seen him in the summertime,” he said, “we have a lake house in the same lake, we’ve played golf… I’ve not hung around him much, but it’s always cordial.”
Here’s what else Mullen said on the call:
- On UF’s receivers: Yeah, they bought in, Coach Gonzalez has done a great job. If you want to be a great wide receiver, you come to the University of Florida.
- On having everyone back on defense: We still have a few that we lost for the year, that we lost early on… the next guy has always been stepping up, I’ve been pleased with that, shows mental toughness… It’s exciting to think about how we can be with everyone.
- On Zuniga and Greenard back: They have been good… good to have them out there. We limited their reps early, we expect them to be ready to play.
- On Kyle Trask’s makeup: I think through the years we put different guys through different things but he is always ready to work… he has been very consistent in his performance and what he’s been able to do. He has been unflappable… we have never asked him to do anything that he wasn’t prepared to do. He has done a really good job but he is prepared for his. in our development, we want guys to be starters, that’s how we develop guys… when his number was called, he was ready for his opportunity.
- On D’Andre Swift: He was a great recruit out of high school, he plays with speed, plays with power and quickness to make you miss. Extremely talented guy… if you have one guy there, you can run him over, make him miss.
You mean mullet doesn’t hang around the I75 truck stop when he has down time? Mullet heads to his lake house in Georgia?
Just like all prior coaches at UF, just cashing checks until he can get the hades out of there.
Urban Meyer still keeps a lake house here. Spurrier still has a house here.
says the UGA fan. The last time Georgia won a national title the Rubik’s cube made its debut. I watched Florida when three national titles wow Georgia has 0 in my lifetime. I don’t think pointing out coaching it’s a good idea for a Georgia fan ♂️
@Rowdylizard91…………Florida won with Urban Liar!!!!! I do seem to recall a georgia team, KICKING FLORIDA AND URBANS BUTTS WITH TEBOW!!!! I believe Florida was ranked #1 at the time. If I’m wrong oh well. But anyway….
If the REFS had of played FAIR along with the COMMITTEE!!!!! UGA WINS 2 STRAIGHT NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS THE LAST 2 SEASONS!!!!!
Florida has been largely IRRELEVANT since your last national championship!!!
Let’s not forget that UGA had or has the longest running bowl streak of any team!!! LETS NOT FORGET THAT UGA OWNS FLORIDA IN THE SERIES!!!! UGA IS WAY AHEAD IN WINS VS FLORIDA!!!!! Oh and one more thing……
I know everyone is really excited about those gators. As if they were undefeated or something. BUT HEY, REALITY CHECK………..
FLORIDA HAS THE SAME RECORD THAT THEY HAD LAST YEAR COMING INTO THE COCKTAIL PARTY!!! And so does UGA!!! The biggest difference is that. Last year Florida had lost 1 game at the beginning of the season and came in red hot!!!!!
And UGA had recently lost. And both lost to LSU AT HOME!!!! Only UGA was a known upset period!!!! Anyway……
Those red hot gators got cooled off in a big way 36-17!!!!!!! This time both of us lost recently. Only you lost to a better team. And we lost in double OT to a team that knows it was a upset. We lost because of 4 turnovers to none!!!! Otherwise we dominated that whole game!!!! Take just 1 of those stupid plays away and WE WIN!!!! Even hotrod was off and that won’t last!!!! FACT IS UGA IS ONE DUMB PLAY FROM BEING TOTALLY COMPLETELY ” UNDEFEATED!!!! ”
Everybody knows if we play the same south Carolina team tomorrow. We win big probably 10 out of 10 games!!! I’m not trying to take anything from SC. BUT I THINK THEY KNOW IT!!!!
But I bet LSU beats Florida at least 7 or 8 out of 10!!!!!! Auburn played terrible in the swamp. And nobody really knows who they really are anyway. It’s just to bad that you didn’t play them IN AUBURN WHERE ITS A DIFFERENT BALL GAME!!!!
Other than a huge question mark team named auburn. WHO HAS FLORIDA BEAT??? Who have they played????
Just a small reminder. UGA HAS THE #1 RANKED DEFENSE IN THE SEC!!!! We are #1 in total defense and #1 in scoring defense!!! THOSE ARE THE STATS THAT COUNT!!!!!
Yea Florida gets a lot of sacks. But that is because Florida blitzes on almost every play and WE DON’T!!!! If we sent as many blitzes as you do. We would DOUBLE YOUR SACK TOTAL!!!! Mark my words on it!!!!!
That is EXACTLY WHY THE NFL HAS DRAFTED FLORIDA PASS RUSHERS RECENTLY. And pretty much every one of them has been a huge BUST!!!!! People are going to stop drafting Florida pass rushers. Eventually their going to realize that a team that blitzes on every play. Their going to have a lot of sack leaders!!!! It don’t make them elite players!!!! In recent years Vandy got lots of sacks to!!!! Are they elite????
Mark my words. IF Fromm plays with a clear head and the coaches call the right plays giving the correct options. He is EXACTLY the right kind of QB to light you up!!!! You MIGHT get a few sacks and look good early. But eventually with all those blitzes your going to pay!!!!!
PS. Those UGA WRs are young and still finding their way. But talent is NOT their problem!!! If you keep disrespecting them, you’ll pay!!!! Our biggest weakness is NOT A WEAKNESS!!!!
King Negan
Yawn…
and by the way… Georgia has been irrelevant since your last National Championship… which we won 3 NC’s since your last one. So… suck it.
@shadow Georgia has been irrelevant since this idiot’s last post
They’re like every other coach in the world. They coach at rival schools, so they’re rivals, but away from cameras they’re both parts of the same fraternity that is college football in the SEC. Even Steve Spurrier and Phil Fulmer were friendly (and still are) off the field and I’m not sure any 2 coaches hated each other more than they did.
As for having a lake house in Georgia…does it really matter if the Head Coach at Florida owns property in the state of Georgia? These guys are multi-millionaires and it should be no surprise that a lot of them own property in other states. A lot of wealthy people up north own property in the south where they prefer to spend their winters..and these guys are not just rich, they’re famous, too…I wouldn’t fault either of them for finding a relaxing place out of state to spend time with the family, on a lake, by the beach, or in the mountains somewhere.
@investigator……..Sorry but with Mullen’s BIG MOUTH. I think maybe he should sell his property in Georgia!!!! HIS UGLY FACE STICKS OUT!!!!! Nobody here likes him!!!
King Negan
Bruh! How you gonna steal my name like that?!
Man you sound so ridiculous. Every time I try to take your comments seriously, I just laugh and move on. Could not help myself this time.
You are one of the 3 dumbest people that have ever posted on SDS. Along with Corch and the King $%#@$. (I can’t remember his name). I will give you this. Unlike the other 2, you still have the guts to post garbage even after the USC game.
@gatorboy……….Did you have something to say gator BOY?????
King Negan
Wow. The short bus has shown up. Welcome Queen Negan. Your ballz must have dropped when I called you out. Oh well. All we need now is for that loser Corch to show up and I can listen to you 2 desperate ladies talk about how Jawga is going to dump their mud on Saturday. Sad but funny.
Really curious what Gator fan in TDoW’s life pissed in his cereal. Alot of animosity here lol
I don’t know who has, but I’d wager there are more that would if they could….
Hey crackhead, you are a Moron
The Conflict Pup is a pathetic example of an angry, resentful human being and not in any way representative of the Georgia fans I know, or even most of the Georgia fans on SDS.
Yep – Corch and Queen Negan tucked their tails after the South Carolina game. Hopefully we’ll give TDOW a reason to tuck his tail and hide after this weekend. Most of the UGA posters on this site have been great.
He’s probably not too good at math, so expect to see him on here after Georgia loses saying they’re still going to win the Natty. Too busy trolling to be bothered with the facts…
@gatorfan9696………….Hey there gator fan. I haven’t went anywhere. I predicted the sc loss. I knew it was a trap game from the start!!!! It’s a once in a generation win for them!!! I also predicted the vols would beat sc to!!! Go read a little!!!!
You saw what UGA did to the same vols right????
I simply had noth
@gatorfan9696………….Hey there gator fan. I haven’t went anywhere. I predicted the sc loss. I knew it was a trap game from the start!!!! It’s a once in a generation win for them!!! I also predicted the vols would beat sc to!!! Go read a little!!!!
You saw what UGA did to the same vols right????
I simply had nothing to say about the sc game. I predicted it. So why would I say anything???? I was hoping I would be wrong. But with everyone talking about Florida or auburn or whoever. I knew it could be a long day!!!! SC was too quiet and we were too loud!!!!
MESSAGE TO UGA TEAM
I’ll say it right now. For today Florida is my concern. I think we win!!! But after that. MISSOURI is my biggest concern!!! I hope we play like we can and win it. But ……. I SURE HOPE THIS TEAM UNDERSTANDS. FLORIDA IS ONLY THE BEGINNING!!!!! ITS NOT OVER IF WE BEAT FLORIDA!!!! MISSOURI BEAT FLORIDA AS BAD AS WE DID IF NOT WORSE AND THEY HAVE BEEN HOT AT TIMES!!!!! A up and down team. But when their UP they are really good!!! Probably better than Florida!!!!
PS. Giving sc that game might have been coaching strategy!!! Honestly I believe Smart wanted these games to all be do or die!!!! I just hope that strategy works!!!!
King Negan
You sir have got to be the most ignorant human on this planet. I bet the flea-factory is proud to have you on their side. Your post (or should i say books) are not legible or make any sense. Please get back to your basement and lick yourself.
“I haven’t went anywhere?”
Illiterate.
LOL, I only read the first couple sentences in this idiot’s long dissertation. ” I haven’t went anywhere”, classic.
So Queen negan and DumdsOfWar came out together for the first time since the USCjr game. I think they are trying to get their last digs of the season in before Saturday after that they will shut it down until next year.
Man…..TV is not giving us any chance. All they do is talk about SC and Kentucky games so negatively. We lost 1 by 3 pts in 2 OT and won the other 21-0. I had to walk away from the ESPN show. Over and over same $hit. They act like our team shouldn’t even bother. Hopefully it will motivate our guys cause game will be won by emotion and in the trenches.