While Smart has what appears to be a tko against mullen, I would suggest the ko came with the hiring of Cortez Hankton. More than money moved Coach Cortez Hankton from the gators to the Dawgs. I Suggest that Hankton was not going to fall in line with mullen's tactics. Smart hire, iron sharpens iron.
Appears as if mullen is/was trying to be the second coming of spurrier. Taking shots at Georgia was a favorite pastime of spurrier. After his success with the gators spurrier had a so-so record coaching football, not nearly as successful as the run he had with the gators. My guess is that mullen is what most would classify as a copy cat. Trying to copy meyer and spurrier. Having a lot of fun down this way watching mullen trying to dig his way out of the hole he created, and then pulling out his urban liar meyer method of denial.