And while this "coaching" was going on people defended him and made excuses very much the way they are right now.
I have no issues saying Campbell is the best coach in ISU history. I also know that coaches can flame out and we may be witnessing that. Dont listen to frustrated fans just Look at these last two years. Its not pretty and the team underperformed.
All Im saying is that this isnt just one bad season. Look at the results and trends over the last few years.
Campbells does look a bit better to be fair
Year 1 - Sucked, but punched above our weight level. Very clear improvement from the UNI opener to the Tech game
Year 2 - Fantastic. Expectations blown away. 2 of the biggest wins in program history. Mid season adjustments completely flipped the season
Year 3 - bad start, changes made mid season at QB saved the year. Made the Big 12 title hunt until the very end
Year 4 - first disappointing year under CMC. Didnt beat anyone that good. Tons of losses in the margins. Got embarrassed by Notre Dame. Not a good year
Year 5 - ULL embarrassment aside amazing year start to end. First regular season Big 12 title, title game appearance, and NY6 appearance/win. the covid * is valid. I think of it the same way as facing teams with injuries or the likes though. When luck shines upon you allow it to do so.
Year 6 - Flop of a year. Defense struggled at times. Offense did too. st sucked and cost hs games. Beat nobody good. Lost a lot of games we shouldn't have. Bad year
Year 7 - Terrible year. No post season. Offensive flaws that we knew existed were amplified by 100 and even our elite defense couldn't hide it.
Dont feel like its the same. It could trend that way but he's above that tier right now