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Anyone know what other jobs Campbell turned down? There was an article today from some outlet in Pennsylvania where he said he actually had decided to take two previous jobs but "slept on it" and it didn't feel quite right so he stayed.
USC. Slept on it and they offered it to Riley before he could accept. From a capt that was a senior that year.
I think unc was a possibilty last year.
 
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I would say some of them could agree to come in to be psu but be prepared to be in the two deeps. Which is something that the top teams have had over isu.

I just have the sneaky suspicion that the recruitment speech isn't "hey! wanna come be a backup at Penn State?!?!" :p

(even if that's the reality)
 
I think some of this is a matter of semantics. You can’t technically be “in the portal” until it opens. But you can announce your intent to do so.

Same if you’re an incoming recruit you can decommit.

What I’m worried about is that literally not one person has come out and said “I’m staying”.
 
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I think some of this is a matter of semantics. You can’t technically be “in the portal” until it opens. But you can announce your intent to do so.

Same if you’re an incoming recruit you can decommit.

What I’m worried about is that literally not one person has come out and said “I’m staying”.
I think it's a good sign that we don't have many who have announced that they are entering the portal so far. Hopefully they are giving Rogers a chance to talk with them first.
 
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Anyone know what other jobs Campbell turned down? There was an article today from some outlet in Pennsylvania where he said he actually had decided to take two previous jobs but "slept on it" and it didn't feel quite right so he stayed.
But I was told Jamie Pollard is the reason he left, and he would have stayed at ISU forever if it wasn’t for him.
 
I think one was USC. And you’ll hear different opinions about whether that was actually turned down by Campbell or if Lincoln Riley snuck into it at the last minute.

Not sure about the other. He was rumored to have wanted the Notre Dame job before they eventually gave it to Freeman.

Again, not sure if he turned it down or if they turned him down.
Rumors of Washington were out there.
 
Not sure why people make a big deal of social media posts like this.

Kids commit to coaches as much or more than schools. And obviously $$$ matter.

Maybe kids should say, "I commit to Jimmy Rogers" or "Thank You God, I'm gonna play for Matt Campbell". Avoid any disillusion by fans.
Obviously a joke because kids always say "1000% committed" and then decommit or transfer after 1 year.
 
MC is screwing the team by flipping all the ISU recruits to Pedo State. LOI is to ISU not Matt Campbell! My respect for him is now zero!
Athletes typically choose their college based on the coaches, not the school. I'm not going to be bitter if ISU players or recruits decide another program, PSU or elsewhere, is a better fit for them personally.
 
A lot of folks looking at recruiting rankings to try and talk themselves into thinking we’ll retain our best players. Stop doing this to yourselves. Recruiting rankings matter until you step in the field. Performance is all that matters then. Plenty of our guys can step right in at Penn State and not miss a beat. Just accept that our best players are gone. They are.
 
Athletes typically choose their college based on the coaches, not the school. I'm not going to be bitter if ISU players or recruits decide another program, PSU or elsewhere, is a better fit for them personally.
I agree. I dont think I want a kid on the Cyclone football team that questions his desire to be a Cyclone. If the new coach or old coach is a deal breaker, so be it.
 

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