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Sports Illustrated: Gator fans might need to learn how to speak MATT CAMPBELL
Posted on 11/21/25 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 11/21/25 at 4:48 pm
https://www.si.com/college/iowa-state/latest-news/iowa-state-coach-understandably-seen-as-potential-candidate-for-florida-gators-job
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Matt Campbell, Iowa State head coach
Based on some of the guys AD Scott Stricklin has hired in the past, Campbell seems right up his alley in terms of temperament and having a quality résumé at a smaller school. There’s a case to be made he’s the best coach in Cyclones history. He’s won a lot at a place where that’s not easy to do. He’s been in the mix for bigger jobs the last few years (including in the NFL) and might be just the type who can get Florida back on track quickly
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Posted on 11/21/25 at 4:51 pm to theCAW
Yikes
Posted on 11/21/25 at 4:51 pm to theCAW
Campbell is a great coach, but will be a tough pull from Ames. He's got deep roots there now. He'd have Florida as consistently good, but not sure if they could win the SEC these days.
Posted on 11/21/25 at 4:54 pm to theCAW
Slam dunk. Period.
I cant believe he hasnt been snatched already tbh
I cant believe he hasnt been snatched already tbh
Posted on 11/21/25 at 4:55 pm to theCAW
Matt will turn them down with quickness.
Posted on 11/21/25 at 4:55 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
For Iowa State? 
Posted on 11/21/25 at 4:55 pm to theCAW
Real ball knowers understand that Campbell would be a slam dunk hire for anyone
Posted on 11/21/25 at 4:56 pm to JimTiger72
quote:tbh Iowa state might be a better program in 2025 than UF after what the UAA had done to it
For Iowa State?
Posted on 11/21/25 at 4:57 pm to theCAW
I like Matt Campbell a lot
Don’t want him at Florida or really anywhere in the SEC
Don’t want him at Florida or really anywhere in the SEC
This post was edited on 11/21/25 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 11/21/25 at 5:00 pm to GrizzlyWintergreen
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I cant believe he hasnt been snatched already tbh
Teams have tried including the Lions offering a $85MM package a few years ago he turned down.
Posted on 11/21/25 at 5:01 pm to theCAW
They could do way freaking worse than Campbell
Posted on 11/21/25 at 5:03 pm to JimTiger72
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For Iowa State?
Yes. He’s turned down multiple offers including the NFL (Lions). Matt will retire from Iowa State.
Posted on 11/21/25 at 5:03 pm to theCAW
Would be an excellent hire
Posted on 11/21/25 at 5:05 pm to theCAW
Continued smoke covering the lane snatch
This post was edited on 11/21/25 at 5:05 pm
Posted on 11/21/25 at 5:05 pm to Chad504boy
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Continued smoke covering the lane snatch
Posted on 11/21/25 at 5:06 pm to JPLSU1981
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like Matt Campbell a lot Don’t want him at Florida or really anywhere in the SEC
Was my same thought about Bama getting Deboer and why I was happy that Lanning went out of the SEC if he wasn’t coming to LSU. I’d rather not see really good football coaches hired at the schools I have to compete against.
Posted on 11/21/25 at 5:11 pm to GrizzlyWintergreen
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Slam dunk. Period. I cant believe he hasnt been snatched already tbh
For the same reason Mullen failed- will he be willing to scale up the way he does things to a top-tier P2 level? We saw Mullen, who we all know can coach, fall flat at UF because he just refused to give a shite about recruiting. He wasn’t willing to adapt to a different situation.
Now, I know the landscape is different now with NIL and the Portal, but a coach from a smaller program still has to be willing to adapt to more responsibility and more demands. They definitely have to accept much higher expectations. Again with the example, Mullen wasn’t willing to change and UF fans were not going to accept him acting like he was still at State.
Campbell has said no to a lot of offers over the years because he’s waiting for a particular job or one of a small set of jobs to open up. However, a few schools have passed on making the offer, and I think the above has something to do with that. If UF’s AD is smart, he will require assurances that he’s willing to do what’s necessary to win at a program of their size.
Now if Campbell was willing to go all-in on recruiting, NIL and the Portal at a major program- that would be pretty intriguing.
This post was edited on 11/21/25 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 11/21/25 at 5:12 pm to theCAW
I’m a Campbell fan. I think he’s underrated. Florida would certainly have upgraded replacing Napier with him.
Posted on 11/21/25 at 5:14 pm to theCAW
People downplay Campbell because they’ve stagnated a bit but just getting Iowa state to a consistent 8-4/9-3 is incredibly impressive.
Posted on 11/21/25 at 5:15 pm to theCAW
Cambell can coach. Would be a great hire. Just wonder about fit. What happened with Kingsbury?
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