If you wanted to make the "right" hire and not the flashy one...Matt Campbell

Agree he is a great coach but could he handle the pressure and Stress of running a big time program at LSU? Iowa st is one thing but LSU is a much bigger animal. Campbell reminds me of Dan Mullen. Great X's and O's guy but can he handle everything else?

So for the rest the season people who want attention are going to bring up the name of every coach that wins a game that week

I’m a huge Matt Campbell fan, and an ISU and LSU alum and fan.

1) I’m not certain Matt would do as well at LSU as ISU - totally different coaching mentality requirements. Matt doesn’t try to recruit 5* or even 4* players at ISU. He find coachable, developable players and invests in them. I’m not sure he could deal with what’s involved with going after highly sought after players.



2) Matt is family first and doesn’t want a tier one gig where that causes conflict.


3) he turned down a Brian Kelly sized contract with the Lions a few years ago to stay in Ames.

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Any chatter on whose on Arkansas’ hot board?

Any chatter Petrino gets the interim removed?

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Petrino needed to beat auburn or Mississippi State to have a realistic shot.

I'm out of the loop and I think everyone is pretty bummed due to bigger jobs opening. Silverfield, Golesh, and Morris from UNT have been mentioned. There were Franklin whispers but those have died down.

Morris or Golesh could be good

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1) I’m not certain Matt would do as well at LSU as ISU - totally different coaching mentality requirements. Matt doesn’t try to recruit 5* or even 4* players at ISU. He find coachable, developable players and invests in them. I’m not sure he could deal with what’s involved with going after highly sought after players.

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This is why so many "program builder" types fail at big time jobs. It's just a literal night and day difference in how you run a program.

What he's good at is perfect for a smaller school who doesn't have high expectations and doesn't work if your goal is the elite tier and titles.

He’s 5-4 and has had 1 double digit winning seasons.

You don’t pay 55m to hire a coach that has 25 losses in the last 4.5 years

He has made it clear in the past that he's not leaving Ames. Young guy, young family, in a place more concerned about basketball and wrestling than anything else. Perfect job .

He’s not leaving. End of story. I have real sauces on this person in particular.

Im a big Campbell fan but i agree with the ISU fan. He’s where he needs to be. Feel the same about Lea and Drink.

Im ready for the out of left field candidate that waylays everyone.

I wanted him in 2021 but he has lost his shine since then. Can't win the big game imo