Monday Musings: To be or not to be disappointed

[flycy]

I’m excited to see how much of our success was Matt Campbell and how much is everything else - administration, fans, etc.

Campbell was awesome but also had a lot of faults/frustrations too. Will be fun to sit back and watch Rogers build his own thing. It’s possible he does it even better than Campbell.

The landscape has changed, Rogers may be better and still doesn't have as good of results.

 

[drlove]

Great facilities and fans do not always equal success. Look at Iowa, for example. They got rid of Dr. Tom and they went into the crapper after that -- and Dr. Tom didn't take any players with him and left the cupboard full.

are ISU's football facilities better than other schools of Iowa States size at this point? Honest question.

 

[Cloneman89]

CJR has my loyalty unless he is a total fail! Expect losses as 70 new guys without a base foundation will be difficult to get wins. Cheering them as I am a Clone. Cheering every loss by Pedo State too! Screw all of them!

 

[Big_Sill]

Facilities don’t matter, that was the early 2000’s game.

Now you just need a coach and a budget.

 

[Cyched]

And I hope that there’s not a complete meltdown when we do lose games here.

First time here?

 

[superiorcyclone]

Neither comment really addresses my point. The poster I was responding to arguing that there essentially isn't a "program" if there are no players left from the previous coach is basically like saying without the previous staffs players there is no differnce between taking over the Iowa State football program and the Drake football program. It's silly. Of course there is an Iowa State football program regardless of who the coach and players are and there are relative advantages and disadvantages depending on what other programs you are comparing.

We are definitely in a better spot in Football with our national reputation, our fan support, and facilities than we were years ago. I hope Rogers works out.

 

[Kettes]

This is the first time in a while that we’ll have a coach that didn’t leave better players in place than they received. To discount that isn’t fair to Rogers.

I totally agree with this. Initially, I wasn't upset with CMC leaving, as Pedo-U seemed like a step up. But as more time progresses, the less I think of him. He didn't need to totally clean us out. He also knew that all the ISU players transferring with him weren't going to start. Being open and honest about that might have made it a less than total clean-out.

Glad there isn't a statue.

 

[everyyard]

As Jimmy Rogers takes over in 2026, he gets to take over a program with a recent tradition of winning. That's something Matt Campbell couldn't say in 2016.

But as Andrew Harrington writes in this week's Monday Musings, comparison is the thief of joy. It's time to enjoy the ride.
https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/06/monday-musings-to-be-or-not-to-be-disappointed/

Campbell blew up the winning tradition on his way out the door. Hard to compare to something that was obliterated.

 

[LAClone]

I’m excited for the new era. It’ll take a lot to be disappointed.