Campbell turned down $68.5m NFL contract this off season
- Thread starter CyTwins
- Start date
I’m going to enjoy CMC while he’s at ISU. I am also going to try to support ($$) the program more too! Everything else is out of my hands.
Last edited:
Campbell would have control over the players no matter where he went IMO
Haha. So you have?
You've never heard of the Sukupanov family?
Has any college coach ever had personnel control their first year in the NFL? I don’t think even many NFL coaches have that say. That’s typically the GM’s job.
Honestly, I doubt there are more than a handful of jobs in the last 3 years, NFL or college, where he wasn't at or near the top of the wish list. I'd bet a lot of money he could have had Texas. We all know that the lessor SEC teams would have killed for him. Hell Tennessee has wanted him twice.
Next year is the year that I think we will know if he really wants to commit to 10-15 years at Iowa State. We lose what seems like a lot and we all know how much he loves Brock. Next year would be the natural year to move on.
We should all become huge Jim Harbaugh fans
Next year is the year that I think we will know if he really wants to commit to 10-15 years at Iowa State. We lose what seems like a lot and we all know how much he loves Brock. Next year would be the natural year to move on.
We should all become huge Jim Harbaugh fans
You've obviously never met a Russian Oligarch.
Or my wife.
I think it is pretty obvious that Matt Campbell is not particularly motivated by money. You can see that in how he had his raises go towards his assistants instead of himself, how he doesn't have an agent, etc etc. If he was eager to accept a job that paid more, he would have left ages ago. Florida State, or any of the NFL jobs would have paid more.
I do think that it is likely that Campbell will leave eventually, but it won't just be because he is paid more. It will be that he wants a different challenge, or ISU reaches their ceiling, or something along those lines I think.
I do think that it is likely that Campbell will leave eventually, but it won't just be because he is paid more. It will be that he wants a different challenge, or ISU reaches their ceiling, or something along those lines I think.
Actually multigenerational wealth like that can start to cause more problems than it is worth when you start getting generations removed from where it was earned.
Yep. But there is also a compelling counterargument for many that leaving kids and grandkids that kind of money isn't a good thing.
It's one thing to leave a legacy that pays for their education, a downpayment on a house, and gets them a jump on life, but many would donate the money to charity before creating a situation where a couple of subsequent generations would never have to work. That money would certainly buy them comfort, but also quite possibly ruin their lives because they'd never have to strive for anything.
Assuming he stays healthy and and is good with his money...which by all accounts seems to be the case, he will make more than enough so that those generations won't have to work anyway.
I agree. You can just see how he's wired. How many people walk away from a D1 scholarship to play D3? You have to be wired a bit differently to do that. A lot of people chase money or fame because of ego. If he has one, there is no one else better in the world at hiding it. I think he stays in Ames for as long as he feels challenged and is given the tools to be successful....or feels that he has become "the best version of himself." Hopefully that day when he leaves ends up many, many years from now.
And when he leaves, he leaves it to someone that he has mentored and has a similar outlook/philosophy. That would be the best case scenario.
Umm... that’s not how it works. If you actually believe that.. I’m sorry and good for you... But the term “many” is used a little loose here. (IMO).
Don't know but guys that come to mind are Chip Kelly and Saban.
We all know about the Jimmy Johnson - JJ feud.
Dang I didn’t realize they gave him GM responsibilities too. I know Bill does that with the Patriots, but even Reid doesn’t have that with the Chiefs.
Saban didn’t have player control. He wanted to sign Brees and they went with Culpepper. He wanted to draft a WR(can’t remember if it was Fitzgerald or Megatron), and they went with whatever bust they went with.
