.......next year will be telling.
As was stated on a thread, on HuskerMax, from before the season started or had barely started last year (I can't find it), the 2021 ISU team was predicted to do very well, there was even some playoff talk. They were expected to at least be in, or a game away, from the Big 12 CCG. I stated, in that thread, that he had better do it "this year" (which was the just concluded for them 2021 season) because he was going to lose a ton of starters. And, indeed, a great season would of put his name in a lot of coaching vacancies. But, alas, ISU did not contend for the Big 12 Conference title, they finished 7-6, his name hasn't come up for any of the big coaching vacancies, (or at least he didn't entertain any offers, if there were any) and...........................
................from the ESPN "recap" of ISU's bowl game (loss to Clemson): "Iowa State: The Cyclones will be hard-pressed to keep up their recent run of success with 19 senior starters departing — 17 of which had at least 21 starts."
So now we will see what kind of coach Campbell is. He was super loaded the last 2 years, and, IMO, UNDER-ACHIEVED BIG TIME and is basically looking at having a ton of new starters. Maybe he pulls a Tucker (MSU) and hits the portal and storms back to a better record.
No matter what, we shall see what he can do with a ton of starters gone.
As was stated on a thread, on HuskerMax, from before the season started or had barely started last year (I can't find it), the 2021 ISU team was predicted to do very well, there was even some playoff talk. They were expected to at least be in, or a game away, from the Big 12 CCG. I stated, in that thread, that he had better do it "this year" (which was the just concluded for them 2021 season) because he was going to lose a ton of starters. And, indeed, a great season would of put his name in a lot of coaching vacancies. But, alas, ISU did not contend for the Big 12 Conference title, they finished 7-6, his name hasn't come up for any of the big coaching vacancies, (or at least he didn't entertain any offers, if there were any) and...........................
................from the ESPN "recap" of ISU's bowl game (loss to Clemson): "Iowa State: The Cyclones will be hard-pressed to keep up their recent run of success with 19 senior starters departing — 17 of which had at least 21 starts."
So now we will see what kind of coach Campbell is. He was super loaded the last 2 years, and, IMO, UNDER-ACHIEVED BIG TIME and is basically looking at having a ton of new starters. Maybe he pulls a Tucker (MSU) and hits the portal and storms back to a better record.
No matter what, we shall see what he can do with a ton of starters gone.