So you're saying when an AD fires a coach they know who they are going to hire to replace?? It’s a total BS question.
I don't want Campbell fired. I do want changes in the creativity of the formations and plays. Players, Formation, Plays, right?
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I don't want Campbell fired. I do want changes in the creativity of the formations and plays. Players, Formation, Plays, right?
One would hope so, but CMC comment this week about the quality of ST over their entire tenure here despite analytical evidence showing ST has regressed each of the last 6 yrs is damning. Hard to give the HC the benefit of the doubt on at least the ST issue.
I’m not so sure. Dekkers is a turnover machine and has been proven to lock in on one guy (X). I’m all for seeing what else we have in the QB room because it’s not working with him leading the offense (I fully admit, he’s probably not the issue but we don’t know for sure).
I think Dekkers has the talent. He needs better coaching. Our staff couldn’t fix Purdys throwing mechanics in four years but the 49ers did it in an off-season. Coaching both of the QB’s to never run is also a mistake.
Obviously I get not abandoning the pocket or throw too early, but it’s being coached to the other extreme of there’s rarely runs when there’s no one open and you have room to run for the first.
Obviously I get not abandoning the pocket or throw too early, but it’s being coached to the other extreme of there’s rarely runs when there’s no one open and you have room to run for the first.
Feel like Zeb Nolands complete crumbling in an offseason should get some talk as well
The priority should be to get the first down and there's ways to run a QB to do that while also avoiding contact.
And it's weird if that's not a part of what ISU does. That goes up with not QB sneaking on 1/2 yard.
Yeah, im not implying its Prohm level bad, it would take another 2 year stretch like this to come close. I'm saying this last 12 months are starting to look like one of Prohms losing stretches.
Losing magnifies everything and winning paints a rosy picture despite there being issues beyond either.
Things like Noel throwing the ball at an opponent reminded me of some how CSP's last three teams operated. I'm not saying it's that type of disconnect but I don't sense stability right now either.
Nice restraint.
This. As well as the contradiction of saying how close they are on one hand, and seeing the poor performance in play and play calling on the other.
I would rather see Campbell light some fires under the offensive coaching side/behinds, which would include himself, and plot an inward change in strategy from this point forward. Nothing to lose at this point.
If Stormin is right, and ISU makes some improvement the rest of this year and next, it may not matter, unless very dramatic. Perception is pretty strongly against this team now. The adage, that perception is 9-10th's of reality, applies here and now. The hole to climb out of is getting deeper.
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I would hope our offense is at a big time floor. This year we are averaging less than 16ppg in Big12 games.
I trust Campbell will get things fixed as our next lowest ppg in Big12 play was 2017 at 26 points. Every other year we have been over 30ppg.
I think we need to accept that changes in offensive strategy just aren't going to happen this season. They would have happened after the bye if it was going to happen. We should all know by now that on the offense side of the ball, the staff just isn't capable or turning a ship like that.
We will have to continue to eat this **** sandwich until next year. This year is over.
The real question is what happens on the staff in the off season. If nothing happens, then Campbell loses some luster to me, and next year would be pretty important for the trajectory of Campbell as a head coach and ISU's football program.
We will have to continue to eat this **** sandwich until next year. This year is over.
The real question is what happens on the staff in the off season. If nothing happens, then Campbell loses some luster to me, and next year would be pretty important for the trajectory of Campbell as a head coach and ISU's football program.
I watched the game with my 14-year-old grandson who has watched all of about 3 football games his entire life. He is into hunting and outdoor stuff and runs track. He kept saying ISU is not very good on offense and ISU either has bad players on offense or they don't know what they are supposed to do. Either one is bad this far into this staff's tenure.
Just as with Prohm, I hope Pollard sits down with CMC and asks really hard questions about what needs to change. Prohm was ready to hit transfers hard and rebuild, and Pollard decided to do that with a new head coach.
I think if Pollard and CMC have an honest discussion and Pollard insists on changes to the offense in OL coach and OC and running an offense that is willing to attack a defense instead of what we have been trying to do, in all likelihood, Pollard will be having a search for a new head coach. And if we are lucky, in the midst of that discussion, some NFL team will be desperate enough to hire CMC away. I do not think that is likely.
Pollard seems to be able to hire the person who will take us to the next level, and I hope that happens. I really wanted CMC to have success and last like coach Fennelly has had. But I just don't see that happening and if the talk is another year to rebuild, perhaps a new staff is who should rebuild, because if this is a rebuild year, I see NO PROGRESS toward rebuilding.
Just as with Prohm, I hope Pollard sits down with CMC and asks really hard questions about what needs to change. Prohm was ready to hit transfers hard and rebuild, and Pollard decided to do that with a new head coach.
I think if Pollard and CMC have an honest discussion and Pollard insists on changes to the offense in OL coach and OC and running an offense that is willing to attack a defense instead of what we have been trying to do, in all likelihood, Pollard will be having a search for a new head coach. And if we are lucky, in the midst of that discussion, some NFL team will be desperate enough to hire CMC away. I do not think that is likely.
Pollard seems to be able to hire the person who will take us to the next level, and I hope that happens. I really wanted CMC to have success and last like coach Fennelly has had. But I just don't see that happening and if the talk is another year to rebuild, perhaps a new staff is who should rebuild, because if this is a rebuild year, I see NO PROGRESS toward rebuilding.
Even if CMC is 100% online for making major changes, he isn't going to say any of that in public. If he is lighting up Manning, Myers, et al we are never going to know about it - it will all be behind closed doors.
He will drop coach speech in public, that's what he does. I just hope he is indeed going to make some changes. Status quo is just not an option.
We saw the warning signs in the Virginia and Purdue tourney losses though. Curious that you would entertain 2 more years like this one, when the warning signs have been there since the Oklahoma CCG loss.
CampbellBall will no longer work without an NFL level RB.
Those teams had at least one NFL running back on the roster to cover up for the offensive coaching ineptitude.
Now what? CMC went into this season without one, and has shown virtually no creativity on offense, and refused to fire someone to get the attention of players and coaches.
He got mad at the fans for ridiculing his gutlessness at Kansas though. That was endearing.
Which warning signs are you referring too? I don't see anything that similar here....just some circumstantial events at best. Let's see:
1. A fanatical desire to continue to use a game plan that repeatedly does not work.
2. Claiming being good at fundamentals and minimizing mistakes is the key to winning, then never executing on these claims.
3. Completely unwilling to make any in-game adjustments.
4. Lashing out at the fans when events go awry.
5. Presenting the key value of caring about players as a top priority yet events during certain games seems to contradict this value.
6. Being perceived as above any criticism for past accomplishments. Any wording of any sort of questions or criticisms are attacked with the mentality that the coach moves in mysterious ways, just give them time, or we could be a lot worse, we've been worse in the past do you want to return to that?
7. Wins turning to close loses, close losses accumulating, defended by saying we are almost there.
8. Having the greatest amount of professional talent in the history of the team and underperforming.
9. One word: Nepotism
Again, I am sure this is just circumstantial, just give it time and all will be well.
When you can't run the ball at all and have to throw it every play you will get intercepted.
Pollard has said he has a list of potential replacements for any coach. At all times. It is called being prepared. Campbell was on Pollard’s list when Pollard fired Rhoads.
Well if no changes are made, then next year is the make or break yr for Matt after the performance of the last two seasons. On the other hand, if we see shake up on the offensive side and a ST coach hire (not just analyst), then he has bought time and trust to try and turn this thing around for a few seasons.
If Matt Campbell does not get rid of Tom Manning or Jeff Meyers this off-season, I predict he will be relieved of his duties as head coach within the next two years.
Even though Tom Manning is pathetic, I don't see Matt Campbell firing him. We are watching the beginning of the end of the Matt Campbell tenure.
Y'all may think I'm crazy. Down vote me all you want. Y'all did the same thing when I said that Steve Prohm needed to go after the Ohio State loss. Obviously, Iowa State couldn't fire him immediately after... but the writing is on the wall.
Even though Tom Manning is pathetic, I don't see Matt Campbell firing him. We are watching the beginning of the end of the Matt Campbell tenure.
Y'all may think I'm crazy. Down vote me all you want. Y'all did the same thing when I said that Steve Prohm needed to go after the Ohio State loss. Obviously, Iowa State couldn't fire him immediately after... but the writing is on the wall.
