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Campbell couldn’t do better than 7-6 with half an NFL roster. And now his DC has retired. Good luck in Happy Valley, Matt.
Our new tight end coach is an Iowa native and a Wartburg grad. Wartburg is a great D3 football school and the football program is incredibly connected to Iowa high schools and coaches.
The spring game will be interesting. Hopefully many of the new kids can enroll right away for spring practice.
Awesome post. I would just add no more rooting for coaches on a personal level either. Loyalty is a 2 way street.
I understand fans for being upset about all of the players leaving, I do -- for me, I'm just not shocked. Players have not been loyal to universities pretty much ever since the transfer rules changed and NIL became such a huge factor in college athletics too.
Campbell's culture whether you want to admit it or not led to not a lot of players leaving because they genuinely enjoyed playing for him. So it's not rocket science that when he ultimately decided to leave Iowa State, that tons of players would follow suit. This happens everywhere now. And as bad as we feel about it still, imagine how Wazzu and Oregon State fans feel. They've been given the ultimate middle finger.
And for programs like North Texas, or hell even the really good FCS programs -- they are just feeder programs for FBS or P4 teams now.
Campbell's culture whether you want to admit it or not led to not a lot of players leaving because they genuinely enjoyed playing for him. So it's not rocket science that when he ultimately decided to leave Iowa State, that tons of players would follow suit. This happens everywhere now. And as bad as we feel about it still, imagine how Wazzu and Oregon State fans feel. They've been given the ultimate middle finger.
And for programs like North Texas, or hell even the really good FCS programs -- they are just feeder programs for FBS or P4 teams now.
This last month has been incredibly revealing. Can’t really think of anyone who has come off looking too good. ISU - the program suffers as a result.
Thanks for saving me the trouble. I thought we were way past all that crap.
I'm never going to mock a man for crying, but I also can't take your reporting seriously if you get this emotionally connected to people on the inside. I'm sorry, it's just not how it works for me.
I've also heard this explanation thrown out on the other pods. "The fans just don't understand how modern football works, that's why they're so pissed." Nice strawman argument. I guarantee you the average fan understands that players are paid and can transfer at any time. That's not what we're all pissed about. We're pissed because a man took over our program, became the face of our athletics, while preaching "loyalty" and telling us how he was so different than all the other coaches out there. He was not. He left for more money and a chance to win a NC. That's all.
I'm through the grieving process. I'm just pissed at Campbell and will always root against him. Just how it is for me.
Mouser is such a short sighted hire...and I don't get how guys like CW don't understand that. He has not proven anything in his tenure. And do we really think that if we hire Mouser that no one transfers? I believe more of these players have more loyalty to Campbell than Mouser.
Pretty sure Sowell just dropped another pass. Will be interesting to see where he drops down to.
The sooner that fans realize that modern day coaches look at these jobs as.......jobs....the better. Nick Saban wasn't loyal to LSU...FREAKING LSU.
This is dramatic. He left for a 7 million dollar raise. Closer to home. 30 mil a year to put a team together. Blue blood program. He was here for 10 years and elevated the program to it's highest level ever. Stop being so bitter.
You're not wrong about it. I will always root against the guy. Period.
Exactly. Campbell was here for over a decade, it's not like he was here for a year and then left.
