So....he should have told them to all sign someplace else? Do you hear yourself?
Dear Matt Campbell,
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demoncore1031
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I am not sure the money was the major reason that he left, it was to win a championship, something that was never going to happen at ISU. We all can get jaded when you hear a coach like Campbell talking, about family and team, but there is a limit to all of that. I get the feeling that the people pissed at Campbell today really thought he would turn down the opportunity of a lifetime to stay at ISU. If he was older, I could maybe see that, but he is still young enough to move on and coach at the new school for 20 years. Being older you learn to settle a little more, and realize that you are never going to win a championship at your school, but you can have a great life and little pressure to win at a high level. Campbell chose to believe in himself and follow his dream of winning a championship, that was not an easy decision, but it was his to make and he is still chasing the dream.
Snyder is a poor comparison as he was older than Campbell, he was almost 50 years old when he got his first head coaching job at KSU, he had been an asst. for 17 years in one form or another. At his age by the time he started winning at KSU, he had roots down and did not want to leave. Not many people want to make a major change in their life when they are approaching 60 and are very successful at where they are at.
We really need to stop hiring these young up and coming coaches. Jamie drops the ball again.
I think the majority of Cyclone fans, while maybe disappointed that Campbell has now left, are also thankful for what he was able to do here, what he stood for, and for how long he did stay.
Those fans will mostly remain silent. 'The vocal minority' is the operative phrase here, with this OP and thread.
I thought he was here to shape young men to be the best versions of themselves...maybe I'll let the army do that. You just make sure you win games. You should do a lot of that at Pedo St.
Dear Matt Campbell, thanks for staying with the Cyclones for 10 years and keeping us a winning program with great wins and Big 12 title game appearances!! Aloha!!
He will do well but not well enough to satisfy the pressure cooker demands of the penn state fan base. A four game losing streak will not be tolerated there.
Loved him while he was here but a couple seasons losing to iowa, Michigan, and THE OSU will land him back to the cement plant he came from. Granted he will be worth millions then, but...sour grapes
Loved him while he was here but a couple seasons losing to iowa, Michigan, and THE OSU will land him back to the cement plant he came from. Granted he will be worth millions then, but...sour grapes
Perhaps. I don't know. Still, it's an emotional day. A day or a week of sleep before making a derrogatory comment like you (and others) did, might not be a bad idea.
Pollard has been on thin on ice as far as I'm concerned since losing Sanderson and Hoiberg. He lost Campbell and his ego has been a problem every single time. I'm done with him.
I hope he fails miserably at penn state.
Fair enough. Thanks for sharing your opinion and I respect you for it.
You are a passionate fan and I also respect that! Very much. Have a good night. The sun will come up tomorrow.
I have no ill will for CMC. Go chase that natty. Can’t fault you for that.
The way it went down doesn’t sit well though. PSU mangled their search, went through the Rolodex and hit with CMC. I guess I’d feel better if ISU had a killer season and he was a red hot prospect. We lost to Colorado…
The way it went down doesn’t sit well though. PSU mangled their search, went through the Rolodex and hit with CMC. I guess I’d feel better if ISU had a killer season and he was a red hot prospect. We lost to Colorado…
So like over a decade ago when those things happened?????
