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Assuming this is a "QB coach plus" because of his experience as a head coach. Surprised to see so much head coaching experience on his resume.
 
I like this. Even if it's not all good experience, this guy has more years of experience than the rest of the offensive staff combined! :yes:
 
Lots of up and down moves over his career. Hopefully we count as an up.
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Jim Hofner, BuffaloRecord: 8-49 (2001-05)Hofner came to Buffalo in 2001, which was shortly after the Bulls moved from the FCS to the FBS ranks. While the transition to the FBS wasn’t expected to be easy, Buffalo was largely uncompetitive under Hofner’s watch. The Bulls went 8-49 in his tenure and never won more than three games in a season. Buffalo had back-to-back 1-11 seasons from 2002-03, and Hofner finished his tenure with a dismal 1-10 mark. One of the few highlights of the Hofner era was a 36-6 win over Central Michigan in Brian Kelly’s first season. - See more at: http://athlonsports.com/college-foo...coaching-tenures-bcs-era#sthash.9BgI7k7V.dpuf

Ranked better than Turner Gill.
 
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Jim Hofner, BuffaloRecord: 8-49 (2001-05)Hofner came to Buffalo in 2001, which was shortly after the Bulls moved from the FCS to the FBS ranks. While the transition to the FBS wasn’t expected to be easy, Buffalo was largely uncompetitive under Hofner’s watch. The Bulls went 8-49 in his tenure and never won more than three games in a season. Buffalo had back-to-back 1-11 seasons from 2002-03, and Hofner finished his tenure with a dismal 1-10 mark. One of the few highlights of the Hofner era was a 36-6 win over Central Michigan in Brian Kelly’s first season. - See more at: http://athlonsports.com/college-foo...coaching-tenures-bcs-era#sthash.9BgI7k7V.dpuf

Ranked better than Turner Gill.
There's a few things that came to my mind.

1. That would be hard to make a push from FCS to FBS. It's hard enough for Iowa state to play in the FBS level but making that move would be even harder. Feel for the man.

2. There is more to the story than what is told. We do not know what happens in the meetings or football team. So there could be a story behind this.

3. Some coaches are meant to be just assistants. A lot of people are not meant to be head coaches but we've all seen someone try to go in and make something out of it. But it just doesn't work sometimes. And this is America, where you can do whatever you want to do.

So so at the end of the day I would call this a learning experience from this man.
 
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Jim Hofner, BuffaloRecord: 8-49 (2001-05)Hofner came to Buffalo in 2001, which was shortly after the Bulls moved from the FCS to the FBS ranks. While the transition to the FBS wasn’t expected to be easy, Buffalo was largely uncompetitive under Hofner’s watch. The Bulls went 8-49 in his tenure and never won more than three games in a season. Buffalo had back-to-back 1-11 seasons from 2002-03, and Hofner finished his tenure with a dismal 1-10 mark. One of the few highlights of the Hofner era was a 36-6 win over Central Michigan in Brian Kelly’s first season. - See more at: http://athlonsports.com/college-foo...coaching-tenures-bcs-era#sthash.9BgI7k7V.dpuf

Ranked better than Turner Gill.

Football is full of good assistants that didn't make it has head coach.
 
I don't think Coach Campbell wants a team of former head coaches . . . or assistant coaches with nice resumes.

His priority seems to be on putting together a one-minded staff . . . and seems to be doing it.

I would love to be able to analyze Coach Campbell's leadership style. If he can lead the players the way he seems to lead the coaches, we are definitely heading in the right direction.
 
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Jim Hofner, BuffaloRecord: 8-49 (2001-05)Hofner came to Buffalo in 2001, which was shortly after the Bulls moved from the FCS to the FBS ranks. While the transition to the FBS wasn’t expected to be easy, Buffalo was largely uncompetitive under Hofner’s watch. The Bulls went 8-49 in his tenure and never won more than three games in a season. Buffalo had back-to-back 1-11 seasons from 2002-03, and Hofner finished his tenure with a dismal 1-10 mark. One of the few highlights of the Hofner era was a 36-6 win over Central Michigan in Brian Kelly’s first season. - See more at: http://athlonsports.com/college-foo...coaching-tenures-bcs-era#sthash.9BgI7k7V.dpuf

Ranked better than Turner Gill.

No Gene Chizik at ISU even in the "other bad tenures of the BCS era"?
 
Just saw on the Cyclone FB Twitter page that Bueker will remain as Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach...good for him. Hard working Iowa guy who knows the players well.
 
Always wondered the same. Can anyone share exactly what a football QC does?
When recruits come in, insures no prostitutes, plans no drinking, acquaints them with Hickup Park, provides hi qual water, executes limo airport ride bypassing Huxley.
 
Always wondered the same. Can anyone share exactly what a football QC does?

I don't know for sure at Iowa State but I read somewhere that the QC analyze our and other teams trends. Like out of this type formation the team is likely to run this play, or are more likely to pass or run in certain situations. Lots of computer work.

It helps in establishing trends for other teams that can translate to players having a pretty good idea what teams will do in certain situations, or out of certain formations, or with certain player groupings.

It also ensures that our team isn't predictable. It might be why in certain situations you wonder how a player got so open. It might be because a team always runs a certain type of play out of a formation and then they identify that they've developed a trend and they come out in that formation and run something completely different and catch the opposition off guard.