The Florida Gators suffered an embarrassing 55-20 loss to the Oklahoma Sooners in Wednesday night’s Cotton Bowl. Head coach Dan Mullen’s comments didn’t make the situation any better.
The Gators played without 16 of their core players, including multiple starters, leading Mullen to make one of his more questionable comments after the loss.
“The last game the 2020 team played was 11 days ago,” Mullen said.
Mullen is known for his sometimes mercurial post-game reactions, though which way he’s going to fall is anyone’s guess. A little under two weeks ago, Mullen was bluntly honest about his mistakes after the Gators SEC Championship loss to Alabama. After losing to LSU over that odd shoe-throwing incident, Mullen was salty as hell.
Wednesday night, his comments seemed to take a dig at players who rightfully chose not to play in a meaningless Bowl game, and were a knock on the players who will be stepping up in future seasons.
Florida coach Dan Mullen tonight after getting embarrassed:
“The last game this 2020 team played was 11 days ago.”
“We didn’t have to play.”
“I thought our scout team guys played well.”
Didn’t think it was possible, but his quotes are more embarrassing than his teams play
— TJ Eckert (@TJEckertKTUL) December 31, 2020
Anyway, it did not go over well with college football fans, because he sounded like a big baby making excuses.
Dan Mullen lobbied to have a full stadium during a pandemic.
He then caught the disease.
He dressed up like Darth Vader.
He lost a game because his player threw a shoe
He lost a championship game
He’s getting blown out in a half assed attempt at a bowl game.
That’s a full season.— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) December 31, 2020
Dan Mullen should stop giving postgame press conferences. He gets worse and worse. https://t.co/BmwRpN7xSF
— Brandon Walker (@BWalkerSEC) December 31, 2020
Dan Mullen the type of dude to turn the Xbox off before he loses.
— Derrick Scoops PhD (@DerrickScoops) December 31, 2020
Dan Mullen should take notes from Ryan Day on how to do a press conference. Dan Mullen is such a trashy coach, the way he threw his players under the bus. pic.twitter.com/fm3sXedfSw
— Carrie Lynn (@OSUFAN4U2NV) December 31, 2020
If you don't have enough players then don't play… If you have enough to play and get your ass kicked then say you got your ass kicked, credit the other team and move on. Play or don't play. Win or don't. Just own it. https://t.co/25zuMzm9Gb
— Curtis Fitzpatrick (@cfitzfox) December 31, 2020
On another episode of Dan Mullen making excuses for his team https://t.co/Txd2RtVVw8
— jackie (@YaAlreadyNole) December 31, 2020
If I was a highly ranked recruit all of the excuses Dan Mullen makes would turn me off faster than a light switch. https://t.co/M2qWwQeH9h
— jack not jackson (@jackwilliam50) December 31, 2020
Dan Mullen is so ridiculously unlikeable at times https://t.co/jG67zgoRCu
— Matt Jones (@KySportsRadio) December 31, 2020
Dan Mullen post game press conference following #CottonBowl loss. #G8RH8R pic.twitter.com/mWGczDzbHn
— Mad Dawg 🐾🦴 (@Mad_Dawg19) December 31, 2020
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