Purdy plays his best when the lights are the brightest
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All Sage did was lead us to first 9 win season in forever and our very first bowl win. Not saying Sage is the GOAT, but a winner just like Purdy, Breece and Rose, and deserves much more love. Sage led us to our only other 9 win season in modern era.
Just bumping this because Matt Campbell says Purdy will leave the best football player ever at Iowa State. For those of you who disagreed with the OP, are you saying Matt Campbell is wrong?
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PODCAST: Matt Campbell on the 2020 season and beyond
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Meh, OP has paper hands.Just bumping this because Matt Campbell says Purdy will leave the best football player ever at Iowa State. For those of you who disagreed with the OP, are you saying Matt Campbell is wrong?
PODCAST: Matt Campbell on the 2020 season and beyond
Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell joins Chris Williams to discuss all aspects of the football program following an unforgettable 2020 season. The highs, the lows, and everything that went on behind the scenes. Campbell talks leadership, overcoming adversity, success and more in the first installme
Just bumping this because Matt Campbell says Purdy will leave the best football player ever at Iowa State. For those of you who disagreed with the OP, are you saying Matt Campbell is wrong?
PODCAST: Matt Campbell on the 2020 season and beyond
Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell joins Chris Williams to discuss all aspects of the football program following an unforgettable 2020 season. The highs, the lows, and everything that went on behind the scenes. Campbell talks leadership, overcoming adversity, success and more in the first installme
Coolerifyoudid is reluctant to engage people that talk about themselves in the third person.
OK, tell why Brock Purdy is better than Troy Davis.Just bumping this because Matt Campbell says Purdy will leave the best football player ever at Iowa State. For those of you who disagreed with the OP, are you saying Matt Campbell is wrong?
PODCAST: Matt Campbell on the 2020 season and beyond
Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell joins Chris Williams to discuss all aspects of the football program following an unforgettable 2020 season. The highs, the lows, and everything that went on behind the scenes. Campbell talks leadership, overcoming adversity, success and more in the first installme
While Troy was a singular force that is probably unmatched in production, specifically, Brock has great overall stats, the wins, and the culture change to hang his hat on. I believe Purdy, among others, is the foundation for what Campbell is trying to do here. Add on top that he is a wonderful ambassador for Iowa State and I think it stands to reason he might go down as the best to ever do it here.
I completely agree with what you are saying. But watching history being made when Troy was playing. I don't think anything compares to that. I guess all I can say is I wish Troy was on the current team. Maybe 3000 yards back to back seasons. Not taking anything away from Breece Hall or Brock Purdy. They are very good. The game has changed since Troy was playing to now. So let's not turn this into an argument about what player was better or what team was better. let's be thankful for what we have now. GO CYCLONES !!!!!
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I was thinking today about how there will be many records broken by our team in the coming years, etc...and that's good...doesn't take away from past great players, but we are getting to the next level. Ultimately any "best" discussion will have variables people use to meet their narrative. Agree....Troy was great and certainly THE ONLY bright spot for that era so resonates with so many. Same with Seneca....certainly was the brightest spot in a resurgence of ISU football....but didn't win the big games, etc...and that's ok!
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I disagreed with this because the majority of the board did not want Purdy benched. There were a vocal few shouting for it, but the majority were levelheaded enough to know that that was a stupid, knee jerk reaction to a few tough games from Purdy.
I must have missed people wanting Purdy benched, but nothing here surprises me lol. A loud few doesn’t equal “the majority”
I however do remember a lot of people wanting a new OC and to hire a ST’s coach.
I however do remember a lot of people wanting a new OC and to hire a ST’s coach.
Matt Campbell made the statement. Maybe you can debate our head football coach about that.
He’s a QB, has pretty much every Iowa State record, has lead Iowa State to more wins than anyone else before.
Sure Davis is one of the all time greats, but wins are the most important stat.
No debate needed. Matt can obviously only comment on those players he's seen play.
I don't think anybody disagrees with the high praise he gives Brock. He's in my top five which is lead by Matt Blair.
I remember posting about putting Dekkers in after the 3rdish pick in the Baylor game but I think I was thinking more of giving him a break for a series or two and let him settle down, not as a benching forever or even as a punishment.
Luckily CMC knows Purdy better than any of us and let him work his own way out of it.
I'd wonder if there was some sort of real 'grounded' discussion at half time there because after that Purdy seemed to let the short game take care of everything else. But that may have also been a change with the whole offensive unit.
My own.
Brock's a great player. One the best we've seen in Cardinal and Gold.
Move on.
Statistically sure he's the best. Athletically, I disagree. Overall I have no problem giving him the crown.
I didn't want Purdy "benched", but I wanted Campbell to get him out of the Baylor game for a bit to get his head back on straight. Like taking a pitcher out who's getting shellacked. I had confidence that Purdy was still our #1 QB, but I didn't think he would come back in that game the way he did.
