Rocco joining the Transfer Portal
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Transparent, yes. But it is clear how emotionally tied he is to the coaches which cannot help but cloud his coverage. No way you can be that emotionally charged without it clouding things.
It isn’t like Campbell hasn’t flirted with other jobs that past few years. He nearly left for USC before Riley swooped in to take it. So you’d think CW would have the possibility in the back of his mind. CW once used the analogy of this being equivalent to a girlfriend or wife leaving. Well, if she flirted with leaving you for others on and off for the past few years, you’d think you’d create some level of emotional separation there but I guess not.
If he wants to continue to run CYCLONE fanatic, he needs to have more allegiance to the Cyclones and our fans than to a coach who has occasionally flirted with other jobs. And I say all of this with no ill-will to Campbell. And I won’t have any with Rogers when he eventually leaves. Or whenever Otz leaves, which I assume will happen someday. I enjoy it while we have it but my love for ISU is bigger than any coach or AD - Orr, Walden, Floyd, McCarney, Eustacy, Chiz-****, Morgan, McDermott, Rhoads, Hoiberg, Campbell, Rogers, Otz. I’ve loved ISU long before these guys came and will love it long after they’re gone. I’ll continue to donate, buy tickets, tailgate, travel to away games. Not for the coaches but for ISU.
Or maybe Bill felt that to prepare for the postseason what the team needed more than anything was to hear from someone who had personally gone through the adversity of a coach abruptly leaving for a bigger job despite spending most of their career at ISU?
Has he ever really acted like he's an expert in those domains? To me he has always talked about them as someone who is really into a hobby but I don't think he's ever claimed to be an expert in any area. I guess it's like two buddies on a podcast shooting the **** so of course they will talk about things they're interested in.
A lot of this can be true while still understanding in the moment people aren't always going to be able to react perfectly professionally.
I'm not sure at this point what beating CDub with socks filled with quarters is supposed to achieve. By that Sunday morning, outside of Jeremy, they knew they were out of line and have been trying to fix it since.
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Life in being a CFB fan is way easier when you understand what the coaches tend to think of fans. They all say the right things and probably mean it in the few moments of 100% positivity and support.
But then the mask slips a bit at a tough press conference. Better yet at things like coaching clinics in informal times it’s pretty clear what the industry thinks of fans. Keep writing bigger checks and STFU. There absolutely is contempt and zero respect for fanbases as a whole. While they are smart enough to know who ultimately foots all these bills, coaches’ views generally are that fans are useful idiots and they should feel lucky to have the coaching staff they have.
But then the mask slips a bit at a tough press conference. Better yet at things like coaching clinics in informal times it’s pretty clear what the industry thinks of fans. Keep writing bigger checks and STFU. There absolutely is contempt and zero respect for fanbases as a whole. While they are smart enough to know who ultimately foots all these bills, coaches’ views generally are that fans are useful idiots and they should feel lucky to have the coaching staff they have.
I fell in love with the process, and I thought it loved me back. Now the process is leaving me for another school!
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Some of you guys are being way too harsh on CW.
Here’s some perspective:
- Hindsight is 20/20 and now we all have our own version of events that went down the weekend CMC left. It sucked. We all remember that right?
- It was jarring when Rogers got announced so suddenly. Many connected people (media, players, coaches, etc) had gone days without any info from Campbell about what was next. And here we get a HC named immediately.
- I would’ve put betting odds that Mouser was a favorite as HC. Why wouldn’t we expect some kind of continuity from the greatest decade in ISU football?
- CW just released his life’s work in book form. The first thing he said on his emotional pod was how chapter 1 is all about why Matt never left ISU. Very unfortunate timing, yes?
- CW is on book events around the state. He and a few others are hand packing these books to get out to customers. He did not write that book to get rich. He’s had a lot happening these past several weeks.
- I’m excited for Jimmy. People want him on the podcast immediately, but 1) the full staff isn’t officially named and 2) I’d rather Jimmy be working tirelessly to secure our roster than spend time talking to us right now.
Everyone step back and take a deep breath. You get to choose what media you consume. You are welcome to go enjoy the 247 coverage or whatever the Rag puts out if that’s your cup of tea.
Here’s some perspective:
- Hindsight is 20/20 and now we all have our own version of events that went down the weekend CMC left. It sucked. We all remember that right?
- It was jarring when Rogers got announced so suddenly. Many connected people (media, players, coaches, etc) had gone days without any info from Campbell about what was next. And here we get a HC named immediately.
- I would’ve put betting odds that Mouser was a favorite as HC. Why wouldn’t we expect some kind of continuity from the greatest decade in ISU football?
- CW just released his life’s work in book form. The first thing he said on his emotional pod was how chapter 1 is all about why Matt never left ISU. Very unfortunate timing, yes?
- CW is on book events around the state. He and a few others are hand packing these books to get out to customers. He did not write that book to get rich. He’s had a lot happening these past several weeks.
- I’m excited for Jimmy. People want him on the podcast immediately, but 1) the full staff isn’t officially named and 2) I’d rather Jimmy be working tirelessly to secure our roster than spend time talking to us right now.
Everyone step back and take a deep breath. You get to choose what media you consume. You are welcome to go enjoy the 247 coverage or whatever the Rag puts out if that’s your cup of tea.
If you can’t handle the process at its worst then you don’t deserve the process at its best.
I disagree on Mouser. He was not a logical one. As an AD, Jamie would look at it and say what has worked and what hasn’t. The most successful FB coach we have had is one who was a HC and brought staff with him.
It was pretty obvious that Campbell would pull several staff and players with him. So now Mouser gives you a guy who needs to fill a staff from a group that is basically similar connections as Campbell. He also needs to replace players from a pool he doesn’t have “readily available “ to him due to not having coached at other schools.
When you analyze the options, Miuser was FAR from an obvious or quick turnaround choice.
I think you're being a little hard on CW here. Point of fact: he did indeed say that Campbell was out the door if SC had offered. He's said that more than once.
And getting close to coaches gets you access to information. Obviously there are things coaches don't want shared with the masses at certain times. But as a journalist, if you don't build solid relationships with the coaching staffs where they trust you, you're not getting scoops period. And in a 10 year span (like Campbell's here) those contacts can invariably become good friendships.
Put yourself in his shoes. If a bunch of your close friends suddenly had to uproot their lives out of nowhere, might you feel a little emotional? Cut the guy some slack.
