That would be a great start. Except for the one who went into the portal. Don't take him back. Only take kids that want to be at ISU.
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That would be a great start. Except for the one who went into the portal. Don't take him back. Only take kids that want to be at ISU.
Nothing preaches loyalty and trust the process more than throwing a bunch of cash at you
I’d be surprised too. I’d like to think you’d be open minded and take the best player at each spot but this could also create some dynamics in the locker room you don’t want - especially as you’re trying to come in and put your stamp on things. At minimum, it wouldn’t align with other reports of what’s going on with the current roster.
Notre Dame might be going after Brahmer. Price might go up.
ISU can do better than Vorhees.
I guess we’ll never know but we’ve seen people here report upwards of 7M between Brahmer, Rocco and Manske. They’ve got money to spend but that seems crazy.
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I think Campbell is excellent at building a structure and a culture that allows for consistent success, with everyone and everything all working together toward specific aims.
I will admit that his OC and DC picks will be key for gamedays. Who knows how the Campbell era would have gone without Heacock, and his early success there is pretty critical so that he has time to put it all in place.
That's nearly 1/4 of the supposed 30 million. Seems nuts for 3 guys with one being the backup QB next season
And if Rocco is getting 3.5 it means some of these other big mass are probably pulling 5.
I have no doubt there is big money being thrown around but some of these numbers are probably being plucked out of thin air.
Even if it’s $5 million for those three, that’s crazy.
I’d love some of these players give Campbell the middle finger for more money lol
Rogers is going to have a good chunk of money to spend on core players like QB, RB and WR. He probably will do better.
How many former isu players are suddenly represented by ECS... the Erica Campbell sports agency?? $$$$ CMC gets his cut.
There's a lot of changes happening at the same time.
I'd kind of forgotten the change where football rosters are now limited to 105 players. But as part of that change, schools can award more than 85 scholarships.
This fall WVU signed 49 HS recruits. There were a handful of other schools that signed 35-40 HS players.
So does it make sense with the ability to scholarship 105 players for Rogers to sign bigger HS classes. Maybe use some of the "House/NIL" budget on scholarships to borderline kids that may have historically gone to UNI, SDSU, NDSU, etc.
Linemen should be your core players. RB/WR are plentiful in the portal. QB will be interesting. Is Moberly the guy, or do you go get a big fish, can you afford it? My bet is a unheralded QB, either a current backup somewhere or a lower division player, to complete with Moberly.
It does seem like crazy money, especially for a TE and backup QB.
But I can see Campbell bringing in an unusual number of current roster Cyclones to help implement his culture and schemes if he sticks with 3-3-5.
CW think Raynor is a good chance at coming in at QB and I imagine he beats Moberly out. Lots of experience. Knows QB coach.
