And the thing with recruiting (and football programs in general is) if you're not progressing, you're regressing.
Recruiting could easily take a spiral if this program appears to be sputtering out
Matt Campbell postgame quote
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And the thing with recruiting (and football programs in general is) if you're not progressing, you're regressing.
Recruiting could easily take a spiral if this program appears to be sputtering out
I’m sure he got some really ****** emails because we have some ******** in this fan base. But the problem was not including “some of” in his statement.
Do I think it’s a major issue? No. And I agree he was probably just frustrated. But it still wasn’t a good thing to say and was still incorrect.
And way to remind everyone you’re an ass
That's not covering for him. That's just his assessment that Campbell isn't going to inject that kind of instability into the program mid-season. I think he's probably correct; I'd be very surprised if Campbell made that kind of move now.
It will only be the end for Matt if he wants it to be. It would be nice if he took some responsibility and was open to making some offensive changes. I think he will be. He is a little slow on the uptake.
Peaks and valleys at ISU. This here is a valley, duh. Need to score points or we will be last in the Big 12, or close to it. That's not what Matt signed up for.
Looks like we can look forward to seeing the same 4-5 plays for the next several seasons.
I disagree that you set the fans expectations at 8 or 9. Our fans won't accept 0 wins for very long. It cost Danny Mac his job and it cost Steve Prohm his job. Our fans expect competency. And the offense is falling way below that right now.
I get that, but I feel the ones with voices(media) should speak on our part. Ask the hard questions. Don’t be afraid to ask them and put our coaches on the spot. They are paid millions to answer to these things. No more softball questions or editorials.
The only way a change would be made mid season is if we laid goose eggs on the scoreboard for the next three or four games..
I mean, it’s a tough reality, but our improved recruiting still has us bottom half of our conference. He’s done more (both in terms of winning and raising the bar) than any coach we’ve ever had. When he came, 3-3 would have been absolutely acceptable and we would have looked at how close we were to winning these games and felt decent about finding three mor to become bowl eligible (which again would have been a big deal).
For sure. It was a dumb thing to say. But I don’t think there’s any reason for our overly sensitive fans to overreact to it.
Honestly, he’s got a little fire now. I think the quote is less about him bashing the fans and more about him being pissed in general. We should all be happy he’s pissed.
Firing a coordinator mid season is not the way to entice better coordinators to come to Iowa State.
Strong words but kinda true. The truth hurts sometimes.
I never listen to post game coach crap talks. Am I wrong in thinking a comment this dumb must be somehow related to a really dumb Randy Pete question? 
"mediocre"
If these last 5 years have been mediocre then a lot of programs would sign up for it.
It was a frustrated coach. We’d be pissed if he wasn’t frustrated.I never listen to post game coach crap talks. Am I wrong in thinking a comment this dumb must be somehow related to a really dumb Randy Pete question?
This is coming from someone who is a huge CMC fan and has defended him at almost every turn, he can **** right off with that quote. Screw that bull ****.
He’s not personally insulting you.
There isn't going to be change, in season or after season unless somebody hires our coordinator away (you'll get better odds of winning with your next lotto ticket than of that happening).
If that happened, shame on those people and students. No room for that. Campbell probably heard about it and went on defensive mode.
It's big time sports. Need to put your big boy pants on I suppose. Doesn't mean you have to like it. Campbell needs to coach for these after-game situations. I also think Campbell needs to be a little more honest and direct with some of his feelings. Not always easy.
He wants these kids to succeed. So do we.
