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Have you ever been to Ames IA?
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:10 pm
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:10 pm
Have you?
Because I have. My Aunt and Uncle went there. Met there. I even applied and visited.
It's in the middle of nowhere
It's literally a school surrounded by corn fields
The fact Matt Campbell went to a school that unappealing and took a football program that was a complete laughing stock and put them into national conversations is astounding.
The fact that some of you are treating him like some kind of joke is ridiculous.
I'm not saying he's my number one guy... but I did like the possibility of him coming here.
Imagine what he could do to a program like LSU.
Because I have. My Aunt and Uncle went there. Met there. I even applied and visited.
It's in the middle of nowhere
It's literally a school surrounded by corn fields
The fact Matt Campbell went to a school that unappealing and took a football program that was a complete laughing stock and put them into national conversations is astounding.
The fact that some of you are treating him like some kind of joke is ridiculous.
I'm not saying he's my number one guy... but I did like the possibility of him coming here.
Imagine what he could do to a program like LSU.
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Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:13 pm to Delacroix22
Weren’t they returning all 22 this year and expected to contend for the conference championship?
….maybe that was Iowa.
….maybe that was Iowa.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:16 pm to Delacroix22
Ames has the largest federal animal disease center in the United States. Who wouldn't want to live there?
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:16 pm to Delacroix22
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took a football program that was a complete laughing stock and put them into national conversations is astounding.
He didn’t do it with recruiting, though. He has scouted and developed well. That is a good recipe when your ultimate goal is to win 8 games and crack the top 25. It’s not enough to get LSU to where it wants to go. You have to recruit at a top 10 level AT ABSOLUTE WORST if you want to have a chance at a championship. Matt Campbell has not shown an ability to recruit at a high level. Maybe he will turn out to recruit well at LSU, but he has not done it at all to this point in his coaching career.
Edit: lmfao you people are truly insane if you don’t think recruiting is a fair question with respect to Matt Campbell. If recruiting wasn’t an question mark with Campbell he’d be the head coach at texas with a little less than a year under his belt.
This post was edited on 11/15/21 at 6:58 pm
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:19 pm to LifeAquatic
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He didn’t do it with recruiting, though. He has scouted and developed well
Because that's how you have to do it at a place like ISU
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:20 pm to Delacroix22
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Ames IA
I know I former LSU QB that was born there. Maybe you've heard of him.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:20 pm to Delacroix22
I'm just convinced some people just want their guy. If you like Napier and Aranda I don't know why you wouldn't like Campbell.
He's in that same young, up-and-coming mold but he's got more of a proven track record, in a P5 conference.
He's in that same young, up-and-coming mold but he's got more of a proven track record, in a P5 conference.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:21 pm to LifeAquatic
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He didn’t do it with recruiting, though. He has scouted and developed well. That is a good recipe when your ultimate goal is to win 8 games and crack the top 25. It’s not enough to get LSU to where it wants to go. You have to recruit at a top 10 level AT ABSOLUTE WORST if you want to have a chance at a championship. Matt Campbell has not shown an ability to recruit. Maybe he will turn out to recruit well at LSU, but he has not done it at all to this point in his coaching career.
You're always going to get 15 4-star recruits in a class at LSU, and a couple of 5-stars to go with them.
What Campbell's skill set could give you is a lot more Lloyd Cushenberrys and less Kardell Thomases.
Because in case you haven't noticed a lot of our success has come from guessing right on lesser-recruited kids. Even Orgeron found Neil Farrell when Marvin Wilson didn't want to come, and there's no doubt who's had a better career.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:22 pm to tigerfan84
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I know I former LSU QB that was born there. Maybe you've heard of him.
Youre messing up their attempt to belittle Ames
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:22 pm to Delacroix22
The whole state of Iowa is surrounded by corn fields
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:22 pm to Delacroix22
He is my number 1. You people are fools
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:22 pm to LifeAquatic
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He didn’t do it with recruiting, though. He has scouted and developed well. That is a good recipe when your ultimate goal is to win 8 games and crack the top 25. It’s not enough to get LSU to where it wants to go. You have to recruit at a top 10 level AT ABSOLUTE WORST if you want to have a chance at a championship. Matt Campbell has not shown an ability to recruit. Maybe he will turn out to recruit well at LSU, but he has not done it at all to this point in his coaching career.
Serious question, what was recruiting like before he got there and how does that compare to now?
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:24 pm to jlnoles79
Head coaching record
Overall 76–47
Bowls 4–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 MAC West Division (2014, 2015)
Awards
MAC Coach of the Year (2015)
3x Big 12 Coach of the Year (2017, 2018, 2020)
2x AP Big 12 Coach of the Year (2017, 2020)
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:24 pm to macaoidh
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You're always going to get 15 4-star recruits in a class at LSU, and a couple of 5-stars to go with them.
Lmfao.
We’ve landed multiple 5*s and 15 4*s in a single class exactly once since 2015. Probably longer, but I didn’t feel like going back any further.
You just described a top 3 class. You think a top 3 class is an automatic shoe-in? If you buy that a class like that is something you can pencil in, you are outside of your fricking mind.
This whole board is out of its mind.
This post was edited on 11/15/21 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:25 pm to CatfishJohn
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Serious question, what was recruiting like before he got there and how does that compare to now?
It was in the 60’s when he got there it’s in the 30’s now
Posted on 11/15/21 at 6:31 pm to Eauxld Geauxld
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Head coaching record Overall 76–47 Bowls 4–3 Accomplishments and honors Championships 2 MAC West Division (2014, 2015) Awards MAC Coach of the Year (2015) 3x Big 12 Coach of the Year (2017, 2018, 2020) 2x AP Big 12 Coach of the Year (2017, 2020)
You mean he’s not a career Defensive Line Coach who sucked as a Head Coach before he came to LSU? Sounds great! I’m sold!!
Posted on 11/15/21 at 7:16 pm to LifeAquatic
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You have to recruit at a top 10 level AT ABSOLUTE WORST if you want to have a chance at a championship. Matt Campbell has not shown an ability to recruit at a high level.
This argument just makes me laugh as it shows how little some here understand the world outside of LSU.
Name me 4 coaches that could pull top ten classes at ISU.
*I'll name one that might be able to. Saban, solely due to his name and 8 NC's. No one else is going to do it.
Posted on 11/15/21 at 8:11 pm to Delacroix22
Napier has and owned that place.
This post was edited on 11/15/21 at 8:22 pm
Posted on 11/15/21 at 8:16 pm to macaoidh
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You're always going to get 15 4-star recruits in a class at LSU, and a couple of 5-stars to go with them.
So we've only had 15 4 * plus a couple of 5 stars twice in the last 10 years. 2016 & 2021 2nd and 3rd ranked classes.
2014 could be thrown in there too I guess, 13 4 * but 4 5*, also 2nd ranked.
What you are describing is not a common occurrence, whoever the new coach is, he and his staff have to work for those numbers.
2012 ranked 13th 0-5* 16-4* 6-3*
2013 ranked 6th 0-5* 19-4* 8-3*
2014 ranked 2nd 4-5* 13-4* 9-3*
2015 ranked 4th 2-5* 11-4* 9-3*
2016 ranked 2nd 2-5* 16-4* 9-3*
2017 ranked 2nd 1-5* 14-4* 9-3*
2018 ranked 15th 1-5* 12-4* 9-3*
2019 ranked 5th 3-5* 11-4* 10-3*
2020 ranked 4th 3-5* 13-4* 6-3*
2021 Ranked 3rd 2-5* 16-4* 5-3*
Posted on 11/15/21 at 8:32 pm to BuckyCheese
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Saban, solely due to his name and 8 NC's. No one else is going to do it.
Pre-LSU Saban couldn't do it at MSU, he darn sure couldn't do it at Iowa State.
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