Road game against ranked Memphis. It was an impressive win. We also got totally screwed on officiating vs WSU in that bowl or it would have been a win.
What's the next step for ISU?
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Road game against ranked Memphis. It was an impressive win. We also got totally screwed on officiating vs WSU in that bowl or it would have been a win.
They are so sour that they get another week of ISU love in the state of Iowa and national college football media. They can't stand when people have nice things to say about ISU, and they definitely can't accept that ISU fans are loud and proud right now. F em.
Get as big an extension as possible done and announced before the CCG. The rest will take care of itself. Searching ISU football the last couple weeks mostly results in stories about
- where Campbell will go next
- how losing to ISU likely cost Herman his job
As great as the publicity is, it’s tough to capitalize when the stories are all framed as how this year has made MC a candidate for better jobs.
- where Campbell will go next
- how losing to ISU likely cost Herman his job
As great as the publicity is, it’s tough to capitalize when the stories are all framed as how this year has made MC a candidate for better jobs.
I think the next steps are to "fill in the margins" such as building depth of talent, establishing a mental foundation that fuels confidence that can't be shaken by an interception on a game-ending play (otherwise known as tradition), flesh out development and recruiting plans for the coaches, and probably several more areas that need to be shored up to build a consistently high-performing football program. I think the progress the team has ade is real, but fragile; one or two more Co-vid incidents or an injury to one of our key players could have set us back substantially.
Matt Campbell has done well but I'm sure he would agree that time-wise we're quite a ways away from where we need to be. I'm a disciple of the 80/20 Rule, that is 80% of the progress is achieved in the first 20% of time. Therefore, the final 20% necessary to finish the project properly will take four times as long. You don't see much but if you don't do it, the whole thing can fall apart.
I don't see this as a negative or downer. I think that is what I hear Matt Campbell say which would mean that he wants to be in Ames until it's done properly. In my reckoning, that could be up to 15 years.
I'm 76, let's hope I don't see Matt leave before he's done it right.
Matt Campbell has done well but I'm sure he would agree that time-wise we're quite a ways away from where we need to be. I'm a disciple of the 80/20 Rule, that is 80% of the progress is achieved in the first 20% of time. Therefore, the final 20% necessary to finish the project properly will take four times as long. You don't see much but if you don't do it, the whole thing can fall apart.
I don't see this as a negative or downer. I think that is what I hear Matt Campbell say which would mean that he wants to be in Ames until it's done properly. In my reckoning, that could be up to 15 years.
I'm 76, let's hope I don't see Matt leave before he's done it right.
I do agree their priority should be dropped on that list.
But we've now accomplished things to the level that if we want to take a 'next step' that will require winning our nonconference games as well as our conference games. So since Iowa is always on our schedule, either we need to start beating iowa or we need to dump them off the schedule. I'm fine with either, but I think we all know due to the money involved and the amount casual fans and media care about that game, it probably isnt going anywhere.
How do you think Iowa will fare in the Duke Mayo Bowl or music city bowl? Those are two the whole nation will be tuned into!!!
A couple of reasons:
1. so we can improve instate recruiting. I know we have people that says, they want the best kids, no matter the state, which is true, but when we have 4 stars players here in the state, it would be nice to see them at ISU, instead of EIU.
2. As the program improves, then money that is now going to EIU from corporations, start flowing into the pockets of ISU.
3. To shut the EIU fans up, and stop their complete BS about ISU and the Big 12.
Make CMC the highest paid head football coach in the state. The way I see it, the best coach should get paid the most.
