tolfbfan has already told us what Campbell's program is like. Sounds good to me. If someone doesn't want it, then I would suspect there are other issues involved.
Montgomery and Thomas are gone
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tolfbfan has already told us what Campbell's program is like. Sounds good to me. If someone doesn't want it, then I would suspect there are other issues involved.
I don't want anyone to leave but color me idgaf if we lose some guys during this coaching change. The guys you mention aren't crucial to building a base like the the three I mentioned are. those are the 3 guys I have identified that will be the biggest part of what Campbell can do going forward that is left over from CPR.
The guys you mentioned I put in the "Good for ISU but not really that good in the overall scheme of things" or "production/impact on the team could be replaced fairly easily" categories.
Rhoads did 6am winter workouts in the month or so leading up to spring break, two or three days a week. Plus lifting groups every day including some at 6am. After spring break, practices were twice a week around 4 (meetings around 2) and then late morning/early pm on Saturdays plus lifting groups every day. Fall practices all after school with lifting throughout the day to accommodate schedules. His staff also used class attendance checkers, I think for all freshmen, new team members, and anyone on in or close to having academic issues.
I don't think there was a rule about where you could sit or having to be there early (frankly, that's impossible sometimes with how classes are scheduled). Some student-athletes at the school I'm at now also have to sit in the front two rows, and not on the ends or in the corners. Front and center.
Good points. Regarding process, I saw no evidence of one the last three years. If Campbell thinks doing a complete re-model down to the studs (no pun intended) is required, then we have to trust him. It's his *** that's on the line if it doesn't work out.
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What was our record the past 3 years? Like I said I don't want anyone to leave but a couple backups want to leave then who cares?
You've changed your tune. People were disagreeing with you because you were saying everyone except for 3 players should GTFO. It's a great recruiting class, but there needs to be a base to build off of or those guys will get destroyed and may possibly never amount to anything
This means the new staff has had some conversations with the players now and some of them are beginning to realize that there's not going to be acceptance of "old ways" of doing things, or that any "status quo" situations are going to be tolerated. I'm guessing it's just a matter of "Up your game to an Elite level or move on" kind of conversations. Some of the mentally weak or other at risk types will fail this simple test, and it's better to know early than in August.
Yup it's no big deal to lose a guy who had offers from Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, Mississippi St., Ohio State, etc (per rivals and espn). Those guys are a dime a dozen at ISU.
Don't know how we overcame the loss of this guy.
http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1369547
Lanning was there signing autographs too. I have no doubt the staff is reaching out to current players, and even more so now that recruiting has died down. One of the first things CMC did after being named head coach was to call Mitch Meyers and wish him luck in his treatments, and assure him he expects him to be on the field for the Cyclones again. CMC's team rules may be different or even tougher and the competition may get tougher, but if a player doesn't think he can handle it he can always leave, and there will likely be more of that. Losing Thomas is tough, but as others have said, Montgomery looks like he will be just as big with more speed, and we'll have players that can fill his role.
I saw him out at a party on a Friday Night. I think it was the night before the Utah beat down.
I suspect you are thinking beyond 2016, but a good 2016 maintains the momentum, so Tucker is absolutely critical. Excluding him in that category is crazy.
i agree if guys are not buying in then I hope they leave. But from a talent standpoint I think people are not being realistic about this recruiting class. Outside of Catalina, if he ends up here, there isn't a DL or OL prospect ready to play and upgrade those position groups probably until 2017 at the earliest. It's still a recruiting class that is very good by ISU standards. Just like KCM, Campos, Jh. Thomas and others are very talented players by ISU standards.
Could be a few more announcements possibly then. I also look for the chronically injured on our team to leave the team.
