cyclonelifer

Campbell would be the first to say he's a figure head. The basic coaching (fundamentals, discipline, etc) is player driven. They are all responsible to each other and no one needs to make a worldly play to help the team. Just do what you need to do and let your teammates do what they need to do and everything will work out. Campbell often says that for ISU to win they need to do it in the margins. It's one reason they don't win big... or lose big. The culture of ISU will not allow players to be destroyed by the fans. What I mean is everyone is part of the culture. I lived in Nebraska for over 30 years and when things were going good, NU could do no wrong. But when things started to change players were ripped. Coaches are one thing, it comes with the job. But at the end of the day these kids are just that kids. 18-22 year olds. When Campbell coached Toledo and they played in Ames, he was overwhelmed with the support Iowa State had for what he would later call "the laughing stock of college football." It wasn't the facility, or stadium, or money, that brought him to Ames, it was the fans, that had him believe that Iowa State could be successful.

Don't know the % but Matt Campbell did it in two! Been reading different threads, so if I seem to bounce around, I apologize. Just sharing my thoughts from different posts. To those wondering, Matt Campbell isn't going to leave ISU for NU. The culture is wrong, the atmosphere is wrong. Not saying NU is bad, just that it's wrong for him. Campbell is a teacher more than a coach. If you'd like to see what I mean watch this video. The Soul of A Cyclone. As far as bringing Frost bringing his staff with him from UCF, many successful coaches have done that in the past. In fact, Campbell did it with his staff from Toledo! That's a few steps below UCF, yet he has made it work. In a few years many of those coaches will be HC. And they too, will be more like a teacher than coach. As far as money goes, Campbell isn't obsessed with it. He doesn't have an agent. And his last raise? He didn't take it, instead he gave it all to his assistants. I hope Campbell stays at ISU for a long time, yet I am a realist. He's turned down a couple of pro jobs and a couple of college. I think the only jobs he would take right now would have first been Ohio State, thankfully they went a different way, and Michigan, which may happen very soon. Besides that I think he'll stay at ISU even with an uncertain future for the Cyclones...