Why is Matt Campbell still at Iowa State? To reset, rebuild the Cyclones’ magical rise
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It was a very good article. Should make us appreciate HCMC even more. With a stable Big 12 and the CFP opening up to 12 teams, Matt still has plenty of good reasons to stay. We can get there.
Campbell is still here because he was turned down for the jobs he wanted.Today's Athletic article (Subscription required)
“From Day 1, I feel like that’s what they’ve said about this place: You can’t sustain it. It’s not doable,” Campbell said. “The more things change, the more they say it can’t happen. You’ve got to be uncommon here and be willing to do it in an uncommon way. That’s the thing I love about this place. I know this program is really what I believe, or at least how I believe you should run a college football program. We still get to do that here."
Why Matt Campbell had to fix The Process at Iowa State
As challenging as the Cyclones' last two seasons have been, there’s nowhere Campbell would rather be, running a rising program his way.theathletic.com
Good article. FINALLY- a peak behind the curtain. Philosophically, Campbell says all the right things for a Cyclone football head coach. I want to believe, but we need to give UNI a decent curb stomping first.
OSU, ND were jobs that he coveted. He couldn't get together either with USC and OU. '20 and '21 have now changed everything for him.
Changed everything in what way?
I do think it is fair to say that Ohio State would be a job he would very much consider, and Day is starting to feel the heat from the fanbase (as foolish as that may be). But there is no way Matt would be considered at OSU following his recent record.
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Presumably meaning he's not as much of a hot commodity after 2 lackluster seasons.
2020 was a lackluster season? The post states that 2020 and 2021 "changed everything."
Could be true but I also believe that he has turned down at least one very good job to stay here.
Source(s) that prove that he coveted these positions and/or interviewed for them? Prior to his tenure at ISU does not count.
I've interviewed for plenty of jobs that I did not covet. Nor did I ever go to an interview because I loathed my employer at the time. I'm interested in the mind readers who advance such malarkey. They might come in handy during the season as preparation for game strategy.
Just a thought.
Matt’s interviewed for a couple of jobs and they’ve gone a different direction. He’s also turned down numerous opportunities to interview because he believed there wasn’t a fit.
He’s no longer a hot ticket item because of the last two years, but it’s reactionary just like it was when his name was popular due to winning 8 games in his second year.
He’s no longer a hot ticket item because of the last two years, but it’s reactionary just like it was when his name was popular due to winning 8 games in his second year.
I think it is reactionary to say he's not a hot ticket item any more. He's maybe not as big of a draw, but I'm guessing if he was out there lobbying for jobs he'd be strongly considered for just about any of them---the Athletic article said that of the coaches hired in 2017 (there were 27 or so), he has the second most wins of any of them (Kirby Smart has the most). Even with the last 2 years, he's been very successful. I'd guess part of reason why he might not be as sought after is that he has stayed.
I think we all know he'd jump at ND (we were lucky Freeman was a draw for them b/c I think Campbell was choice #2) and OSU. The one that I'd love to know the whole story on is USC because it sure seems like that was one he was going to take and that's the one that seems like the oddest fit. I could see him at ND. I could see him at the premiere Big 10 schools. But USC? It's hard to picture that. Considering what has gone down in with their AD, I'm guessing he's happy he didn't get or take that one.
I also suspect that there's someone close to Campbell that kind of jumps the gun on saying he's leaving.
Hopefully Campbell realizes and I think he does that there are only 10 to 12 schools that can win a national championship and being at one of those schools put a lot of stress not only on the coach, but their entire family.
A job like ISU carries little of that, I saw Campbell a couple of weeks ago at an elementary music concert his oldest son was singing in. He was sitting halfway towards the top, and people were leaving him alone to have some quiet family time. He is well paid, but getting to do things like that are not happening at the highest rated schools, and that type of peace of mind is worth a lot to a person and their family.
A job like ISU carries little of that, I saw Campbell a couple of weeks ago at an elementary music concert his oldest son was singing in. He was sitting halfway towards the top, and people were leaving him alone to have some quiet family time. He is well paid, but getting to do things like that are not happening at the highest rated schools, and that type of peace of mind is worth a lot to a person and their family.
“There were 28 coaching hires after the 2015 season. Only seven have not moved on or been fired. Just one Power 5 coach hired in that cycle has won more games than Campbell: Georgia’s Kirby Smart.”
That’s wild but makes me even prouder
That’s wild but makes me even prouder
Read the article (comes with my NYT subscription), good read and explains why he has stayed. His painful (having to dismiss people who had been loyal and with/to him for years) reorganization after last season was covered but he knew it needed to be done if the "process" was going to be successful. He continues to focus on the athletes and how to enable them to be successful, and he is able to run the program his way at ISU. We are lucky as a fan base to have him and he seems to be dedicated to building our (and especially the ISU athletes) program.
CMC has so many people fooled IMO. There, I said it.
I believe the only reason he hasn't left yet is because a better opportunity hasn't been offered to him.
I believe the only reason he hasn't left yet is because a better opportunity hasn't been offered to him.
