After the South Alabama debacle, I didn’t think Dan Mullen would be fired barring an 0-12 season. But I was assuming two things: Scott Stricklin would remain the athletic director and the team would not quit on Mullen.
In a 38-14 loss to Auburn, it certainly looked like the team quit on Mullen. The game wasn’t even as close as the 24 margin makes it look as the Tigers got everything they wanted in the first half and called off the dogs in the second half.
It’s not the first time we’ve seen a really poor effort (2012 vs.