Campbell turned down $68.5m NFL contract this off season
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It's the Lions. Even the best coach in the history of football could lose there. The NFL front office is what defines and enables success for any team. Good coaching is needed, but not the most important.
CMC could have taken that job, done his best, and still been fired in 3 years for not being able to do the impossible. And retired on the buyout which was probably less than the full contract amount.
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Depends on what a person's tastes are, I suppose. I've run into Coach and his family eating at Old Chicago, here in Ames. So, you know he has expensive tastes. No cheap ass Dominos for the Campbells. No sir.
He could retire next year with ~$15 million (depending on his savings/investing returns).. more than I'll ever see.
To be honest, if he got the same contract offer from, say the Chiefs, Steelers, 49ers, Patriots... basically a GOOD organization he might be gone. But he's smart enough to hold out for a GREAT NFL job. If he really wants to be in the NFL. It's not for everyone. Ask Nick Saban.
EDIT: Not to say even those offers would be enough for CMC to leave. Just that offers from a good NFL organization would be more tempting in general.
EDIT: Not to say even those offers would be enough for CMC to leave. Just that offers from a good NFL organization would be more tempting in general.
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Is there a difference in quality of life between Detroit and Ames?
Did we ever get clarity on what he makes with his contract extension? Or what TJ is getting?
I was literally thinking of Leonardo Dicaprio throwing fun coupons off his yacht when I was thinking about what you can do with $8.5 million per year.
If Dodd is correct, it's means CMC is betting on himself, and that a destination he may really want will be there down the road.
Detroit gets **** on, and with good reason, but I think it's improved since Robocop. And I think the swanky suburbs are really nice
This. He can take any job he wants. Why go to the Lions?
Woah, we are going to have to pony up even more money if he's blowing through it like that.
It could if money was what motivated a person. But in all seriousness, he's never going to get a better deal than he has now. When you have more money than you can ever spend with millions more on the way, the ability to do whatever you want unimpeded is quite valuable. There is no job he can step up to that would that would give him that kind of freedom, especially in the NFL.
I almost added that I haven't been there (other than flying through the airport) since about 1990 so my view of the area might be slightly outdated. But I am an Iowa kid to the core so I would rather live in Ames over a lot of places anyway.
Or that he REALLY likes teaching kids about football and life and can get paid more money than he'll ever be able to spend.
Pollard probably gets him gift cards out of his own pocket.
I THINK I've heard that they've cleaned up the city quite a bit and, good or bad, gentrification has raised property values like in every major city. All the rich people live in the best suburbs anyway.
The Lions were willing to pay Matt Campbell more than either well acclaimed coach from last year's Super Bowl.
Think about how good Matt Campbell is.
Think about how good Matt Campbell is.
