Does Florida have a championship team? Dan Mullen: 'We certainly have the potential'
Dan Mullen has been around national championship teams at Florida, and coached Mississippi State to be a No. 1-ranked team. So as the Gators prepare for their first scrimmage this week, the Florida coach was asked how this team measures up as a championship contender.
“I think we have the potential to go compete for a championship and be a championship team, obviously a lot of things go into that,” Mullen said on a Zoom meeting reporters. “But I think we have that potential, which is really good and really exciting. That assumes a lot of things have to happen for it to play out that way, for it to end up being a championship team … A lot of things have to happen for it to play out that way, but we certainly have the potential.”
Florida has received some interest from media outlets and college football analysts to win the SEC East, but the division largely comes down to the game against Georgia. The Gators pulled Ole Miss, Arkansas and LSU from the SEC West.
The coach also noted one roster change as Dante Lang moved from tight end to defensive end.
As for the scrimmage, Mullen said he simply wanted to come out healthy.
“What’s interesting, we haven’t played football in a really long time,” Mullen said. “We’re going to go out there and tackle and ball-security…to see where we’re at.”
Lloyd Mullet: What are the chances of a guy like you and a girl like me winning a championship
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Lloyd Mullet: So you’re telling me there’s a chance
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!
Why don’t you go insult some other team’s coach and players for a while. It really gets tiring seeing you and other said UGA trolls on here constantly posting the same old crap. Nothing ever intelligent or enlightening. Just insulting and ignorant crap.
Lloyd from Dumber and Dumber thinking he had a chance with the hot girl; mullet thinking he has a chance to win a championship. Come on, you have to admit there are some eery similarities.
And Lloyd and mullet – the overlap in physical similarities and mannerisms is uncanny. That dance mullet did for Franks, the tiktok’ing with Mrs mullet – that is classic Jim Carey
Get a life and let Florida do the talking. The likes of Kirby and Chubb would squirm at the thought of your meritless braggadocio.
And to think I thought you had grown out of that twink stage, oh well
The twink in this room is the one using Dumb & Dumber analogies to preemptively boast about beating a highly talented, hated rival–said task to which he puts in no labor or expertize, but trash talks beforehand more than a Florida DB.
*expertise
Lil Kirby
Serious question – are you a female?
If so I apologize for assuming you were a male, and treating you as such.
Gotta say that I thought the same thing. Using Dumb and Dumber, while at the same time not even knowing the real name of the movie, and identifying with one of it’s characters as some type of hero or role model is telling.
But then again this is DumbsofWar we are talking about and in his own words he is Dumber and Dumber
Go back to your dog house and do what dogs are good at, sniffing…don’t be a typical ugly baby cry dogs.
NO DAN MULLEN DID NOT COACH MISSISSIPPI STATE TO A #1 RANKING. THAT IS MISLEADING!!!
They were #1 ONCE thanks to great players. Then that #1 RANKING fell apart. As they lost to Alabama. Then to others. THEIR SEASON FELL APART!!!!
Mississippi state was not #1 at seasons end. Not even close!!!
KN
Finishing the season not ranked number 1 seems like something UGA fans can relate too…
zing!
I hate these stories. What’s he supposed to say? No?
Exactly 78, has anyone ever heard a coach say: Nah, i don’t think we’ll win any games this year, we suck. But i’m glad DOW had time to check in today. It wouldn’t be the same without the 2-3 numbnuts that live on here. I’m pretty sure he believes his posts really are making a difference.
Maybe Lou Holtz to fire up his team, but nobody else.
Leeland’s first law of everyday life: don’t ax when you know what they be gome say.
Dan Mullen: “No, we have no shot at any type of championship. That is why I came to Florida to not win championships. I have said that a million times before, you do not come to Florida to win championships. Florida has never won championships. No SEC East titles. No SEC titles. No national titles, and especially no national titles within the last 40 years. We only recruit and sign 2 and 3 stars and coach them down after we sign them so we will not win championships. It is our primary goal to not win championships. Next question, please.
The Gators pulled Ole Miss, Arkansas and LSU from the SEC West.
Missing Texas A&M
gator out west. As long as the Gators team pilot knows where Texas A&M is located, they will be fine missing Texas A&M until they play them. It is going to be much better going out there to play them with not many fans in that stadium. But I guess teams feel the same way about coming to The Swamp this season.
Just peeked at the latest UGA article about the WR injured and out for the season. A couple of Gators posting sincere concern for him. I know theres a couple of gators that post negative things, but why is it the Florida board gets bombarded by the UGA “tards” on almost every article?
Don’t take it personally G8rwhip my friend, you’re very likeable…probably Because we love your coach…what was that attendance figure again, 39476 wasn’t it? Was looking forward to 40490 strong at our spring game this year, but unfortunately for covid…lost opportunity. Stay safe out there compadre…
You are wasting your time. Georgia Morons can’t stay away from anything Gator. It’s what they live for which is sad because it shows they have no life, no friends or family. Spend all their time spouting crap on the Gator page
I disagree mee palley, I come here FOR my friends, cheers mate!
Listen Humper bro I don’t want you to misunderstand me but I’m glad to hear from you. I was thinking about you yesterday afternoon wondering if you were OK. What was it? Four Gator articles or so and no sight of you had me worried. I even went to the dark side(Georgia page)thinking maybe you stayed in your lane and were posting there but didn’t find you.
So on the one hand I’m glad to see you are fine on the other hand you come in with weak arse attempt at humor like your post below and then I think it was better when you were not around. So there it is
Seriously I have to ask, How is posting only on Leghumper articles considered staying in lane?
As for weak attempt at humor, that Pinocchio’esque Mullet was da@m funny, I don’t care who you are…top shelf material if I must say so myself.
Btw I do appreciate you wondering if I was ok tho, appreciate you too me palley…
I’m sorry, I really really tried to leave it alone but I lost the battle to the dark side…again!
Is it just me or what? Does this Mullet moment remind anyone of a certain Pinocchio’esque television commercial?
When I look around this room….I see untapped potential…you have untapped potential…uhh, and you have untapped potential, and…oh boy, and you have uhh….oh boy…
Keep trying, one day you’ll surely win that mythical missing championship. I think UCF won one of those a few years back, maybe they’ll share with you.
Ha. Gator or not that’s funny.
It’s not true and you suck, but it’s funny. Lol!
Not sure i know what you mean Dallas??? Gator or not? I’m a Gator and whats not true?
I think he was referring to leg humpers post
Another failed attempt at humor. That would only be funny if it had any semblance of truth, you may be able to say that about Vandy and have a point. Keep trying
He said “potential.” He’s not wrong. Alabama, Georgia and Ohio State were all more talented on paper than LSU last year, which had a 2% higher BCR than Florida will have this year. And the Gators arguably played LSU tougher than any other opponent last season, given that the game was played in Baton Rouge at night.
That said, LSU had a special quarterback, which, like 2016 Clemson, offset a 10-15 percentage point BCR deficit.
Nash, you obviously haven’t heard the news, UGA has not one but two Heisman Candidates that transferred in this year. One from the football powerhouse of Wake Forest and another that didn’t even start for his team last year but is the real deal. We may witness the first time in history that two QB’s from the same school win the Heisman in the same year.
Dang it man, listening to the mutt fans I had the Jamie for Heisman, #1 overall NFL draft pick deal as a sure bet. And then you come in with a curveball that he will share his trophy with JT Daniels and make history in the process. Genius!
Why didn’t I think of that, I may have to borrow your revelation in future posts.
Weren’t you the one that spotted Newman walking on water a few months ago?
Tailwhip, I got tears in my eyes from laughing at your last sentence. I think that may be the funniest line I’ve ever read in the general category of preseason hype.
When I look around this room….I see untapped potential…you Nash, have untapped potential…uhh, and you G8rwhip, have untapped potential, and, uhhh…oh boi…CO…you, whew boi…
Using the “untapped potential “ narrative. Kirby has the outright lead hands down.