It’s pretty amazing to track how Gator fans’ views of Mullen have changed over the years. In 2005-06, people didn’t like him because the offense as helmed by Chris Leak struggled to take off. Then when the offense did excel in 2007-08, I think fans were more quick to credit Tim Tebow and Percy Harvin than Mullen. When he took the Mississippi State job, a lot of folks didn’t foresee problems because Urban Meyer was still around. Sometimes you really don’t know what you have until it’s gone.
I think a lot of Gators rooted for him in Starkville, but there was never was never a huge movement asking for him to return.