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Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen sits in the quarterback room at the Bulldogs’ football complex, jotting down a few thoughts in a notepad. A few moments later, Dak Prescott enters the room.
Mullen: “Hey, Dak, how you doing, buddy?”
Dak: “Better than I deserve, Coach.”
Mullen: “Well, that’s good to hear. Did you do anything last night? Go out with some of the guys, enjoy yourself before we crank it up again?”
Dak: “A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.”
Mullen gives Dak a quizzical look, then remembers.
Mullen: “Oh, right. Sounds like you’ve been paying attention to all of that Dave Ramsey financial education you guys have been getting.”
Dak: “If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.”
Mullen: “Sure thing.
“Alright, well, let’s go ahead and get started. Today, I want to spend our time looking at the cutups of all your third down throws in the last half of last season.
Dak: “You must plan your work and then work your plan.”
Mullen pauses for a beat, then turns on the projector and kills the lights.
Mullen: “Let’s start with the Alabama game. Some things in here that we all need to look at so we can be much better against them next year.”
Dak: “The enemy of ‘the best’ is not ‘the worst’. The enemy of ‘the best’ is ‘just fine’.”
Mullen: “Couldn’t agree more. Probably need to put that on a t-shirt.
Mullen writes something in his notepad, then picks up the projector remote.
“Ok, let’s see here. We’re looking at 3rd and 4 from our 43. You can see them showing pressure off the edge, so you know, more than likely, the ball’s gotta come out hot. I know it can be uncomfortable, but you gotta trust the guys to adjust to the quick throw.”
Dak: “Humpty Dumpty is hard to put back together, and so is trust.”
Mullen: “Well, we’re gonna have to build that with some of the younger guys, but it’ll come eventually.”
Dak: “La Rochefoucauld once said, ‘The most untutored person with passion is more persuasive than the most eloquent without’.”
Mullen: “Dang, Dak, you are just a t-shirt idea machine today. A little wordy, but it still might work.
Mullen writes a reminder in his notepad, then picks up the projector remote.
“Alright, next sequence. 3rd and 7 at our 24. Right off the bat, you can see them drop back, so you know this will be a tight throw into coverage, which means your mechanics have to be perfect. You see how your front side starts to open early? You’ve gotta keep it tucked in to be able to put it in that small window.”
Dak: “Most people won’t change until the pain of where they are exceeds the pain of change.”
Mullen: “Exactly. And we’re down early in this game…”
Dak: “You can’t be in debt and win. It doesn’t work.”
Mullen: “Another t-shirt! He’s on FIRE, ladies and gentlemen! You got anything else?”
Dak: “Pray like it all depends on God, but work like it depends on you.”
Mullen: “Keep ’em coming, Dak!”
Mullen puts the projector remote on the table and begins furiously writing in his notepad.
Dak: “When people get scared, they quit giving.”
Mullen: “Another one! Keep this streak going!”
Dak: “You should always be dreaming. Dreaming is a sign you have hope.”
Mullen: “There it is! Let’s have another!”
Dak: “I tell everyone never to take more than a 15-year, fixed-rate loan, and never have a payment of over 25 percent of your take-home pay. That is the most you should ever borrow.”
Mullen: “YES!
“Wait. Well, maybe not that one. Probably a little too heavy.
“Why don’t we take a break from t-shirt ideas and get back to the film.
Mullen tosses his notepad aside and picks up the projector remote.
“Feels good to know we’re in here working and getting better while everyone else is enjoying their summer, right?”
Dak: “You must walk to the beat of a different drummer. The same beat that the wealthy hear. If the beat sounds normal, evacuate the dance floor immediately! The goal is to not be normal, because as my radio listeners know, normal is broke.”
Mullen: “Preach, Brother Dak, preach! Hey, when did you get a radio show?”
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