There are a few different ways you could look at Dan Mullen’s $4 million per year contract to run the Mississippi State football program.
1. Thank you for the 2014 season
He was awarded a hefty raise after going 10-3 in 2014 and reaching No. 1 for five weeks….going from $2.85 million to $4 million per year. Clearly he was due a raise at that juncture.
“Thank you” for the 2014 season is no reason for a raise, however. The contract was for four years so that’s $16+ million over the life of it. You don’t get $16 million for one really good season – a season that while great by MSU standards, should not merit $16 million of debt to a man….