Lol. Fun to look back through this thread.
To their credit, at least the first 2 guys said they hoped they were wrong. (and they were!)
Lol. Fun to look back through this thread.
Jeesh no kidding. Mods please modify these rebooted threads in the titles by adding FUN BUMP or something so we don’t have strokes.Thread title scared me for a nanosecond before “ISU”
From an interview in September:
Q. Kind of an off-beat question. But last week on your radio show you mentioned you tried to hire Toledo coach Matt Campbell to your staff. Going back to that time, what stood out about him? Can you take us back to that time?
COACH MEYER: Yeah, that's a great question. He at the time was the No. 1 assistant at Toledo, and I was putting together a staff from scratch. Kind of an idea with Tom Herman because I worked on that a little previous to that. But other than that, no idea. Then I started recruiting, and he's really well known throughout the State of Ohio. Obviously has Bowling Green ties, where I do too, and obviously Mt. Union ties which I knows those guys really well too. Just the feedback was really positive. We have a great relationship, and I think he's a star in the business right now.
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/09/ohio_state_football_everything_14.html
I forgot that heHow this guy ever had a job at ESPN will always baffle me.
I forgot that he said North Texas might be a better job.How this guy ever had a job at ESPN will always baffle me.
How this guy ever had a job at ESPN will always baffle me.
The concerns about his staff building abilities seemed valid at the time.... Until knowing what we know now, which is that most of the staff he brought over was apparently already Big 12 caliber. Our player development and schemes have been incredible.
It's fun reading old threads about coaches and recruits. Few are going to get it right. I've admitted not being excited about Hoiberg. I did read a couple posts from posters that talk a lot on here. One was excited about more 6-7 seasons with Campbell and the other called Campbell a paper tiger.
I remember when Campbell still hadn't picked his DC yet. When he did announce that Heacock was going to be the DC, seemed like more fans than not, were a upset that he didnt go after someone else or a bigger name. Turns out Campbell knew what he was doing.
There is probably a post in here from me wishing we hired row the boat.
what a dumbass
I've learned with coaching hires, that the "big names" almost never work out unless its Urban Meyer or Nick Saban.I remember when Campbell still hadn't picked his DC yet. When he did announce that Heacock was going to be the DC, seemed like more fans than not, were upset that he didnt go after someone else or a bigger name. Turns out Campbell knew what he was doing.
Spoken by Morgan FreemanNarrator: And he was wrong.
@tolfbfan helped us grow in our appreciation of Campbell. Not sure when he started posting, but it made a difference.