"It's really an insult to coaches and to players at institutions," said Mullen, whose Bulldogs are No. 1 in The Associated Press poll this week, making them the first team in the poll's 78-year history to go from unranked to No. 1 in five weeks. "Whether they're putting websites out to hire you or fire you or do all these different things, I don't think that does any good for anybody. "... You're so committed, yourself, your family, your team, everybody's so committed, that I think it's insulting to the job everybody does.