Dan Mullen will be out of a job when Florida's season ends. While this season fell well below expectations, his 103-61 record as a head coach and his track record of developing quarterbacks means he should not be out of a job for long, should we so desire.
But we can safely say Dan Mullen won't be an offensive analyst at Missouri in 2022.
To quickly back up a bit, Mullen's tenure at Florida effectively ended with two gut punches, delivered by the fists of Eliah Drinkwitz.
First, he called a successful 2-point play for Mizzou to pull off a 24-23 overtime win over Florida last Saturday night. Mullen likely doesn't survive this season even had his Gators escaped Columbia with a win, but he didn't. Florida lost that game and Mullen was out of a job by Sunday.
Then, in the press conference, Drinkwitz dug into the archives to land another punch.
MIC DROP from #Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz after beating Florida in OT! π
β Andrew Kauffman (@A_Kauff) November 21, 2021
"May the force be with you." pic.twitter.com/cVw9CcvXK0
It's the type of move Drinkwitz and his deputies plotting a full year in advance. "If we beat them next year...."
Asked about it on Tuesday, Drinkwitz then gave his former colleague this parting shot on his way out the door.
#Mizzou coach @CoachDrinkwitz on @1010XL, explaining irony of beating #Gators & Mullen after last yearβs near brawl:
β Matt Hayes (@MattHayesCFB) November 23, 2021
βMy father was a farmer, and thereβs an old saying you reap what you sow. If you sow kindness, you reap kindness. If you sow jackass, you reap jackass.β
Tell us how you really feel, Drink.