Seems hypocritical to say MC deserves to have a statue in Ames, yet when given the chance to hire someone internal to continue the legacy & we chose not to.
If that only person wanting the job was Mouse, I don't fault the decision as he was quite underwhelming as an OC. Someone else on staff would have been much better, but if no one wanted it & Campbell was adamant on who he wanted/no flexibility, then it was just a major difference of opinion. But if he's held in that high of regard to have the statue narrative, then someone internal should have fit, but since it appeared to only have been Mouse, then I think the Campbell camp had their head in the clouds.
The speed of naming Rogers as the new coach was a negative move. Meeting with the players first should have been paramount. But treat them like professionals in the NFL. We (ISU) will make the decision best for the entirety of ISU & if someone outside is more qualified & better candidate, we'll make that choice. The immediate announcement came across as a FU move, at least IMO.
The nature of college football nowadays makes this all a cluster-**** in how to deal with & address. No way to avoid all mistakes, but I think waiting 1 or 2 days & giving players a little more involvement, or at least time to give their voices, would have been a better route. Pollard dropping the details on Rogers asking him earlier what it would take for him getting the position (which his response as he'd need experience as a HC at the FBS level) was a tell - NO ONE on MC's staff met that standard. To me Mouser was not some svengali worth bypassing this standard, but I think Pollard used it was support for not making that decision (hiring Mouse).
TLDR - seems the parties (Campbell's & Pollard's) were to the point they were never going to be able to come to accepting/coming to a consensus, to the point it comes across as personal. An extremely poor position to be in. It will be telling how the NIL issues are addressed going forward.
If that only person wanting the job was Mouse, I don't fault the decision as he was quite underwhelming as an OC. Someone else on staff would have been much better, but if no one wanted it & Campbell was adamant on who he wanted/no flexibility, then it was just a major difference of opinion. But if he's held in that high of regard to have the statue narrative, then someone internal should have fit, but since it appeared to only have been Mouse, then I think the Campbell camp had their head in the clouds.
The speed of naming Rogers as the new coach was a negative move. Meeting with the players first should have been paramount. But treat them like professionals in the NFL. We (ISU) will make the decision best for the entirety of ISU & if someone outside is more qualified & better candidate, we'll make that choice. The immediate announcement came across as a FU move, at least IMO.
The nature of college football nowadays makes this all a cluster-**** in how to deal with & address. No way to avoid all mistakes, but I think waiting 1 or 2 days & giving players a little more involvement, or at least time to give their voices, would have been a better route. Pollard dropping the details on Rogers asking him earlier what it would take for him getting the position (which his response as he'd need experience as a HC at the FBS level) was a tell - NO ONE on MC's staff met that standard. To me Mouser was not some svengali worth bypassing this standard, but I think Pollard used it was support for not making that decision (hiring Mouse).
TLDR - seems the parties (Campbell's & Pollard's) were to the point they were never going to be able to come to accepting/coming to a consensus, to the point it comes across as personal. An extremely poor position to be in. It will be telling how the NIL issues are addressed going forward.
