Matt Campbell

I hope so, he's turned down a lot of jobs over the yrs, time for him to pull the trigger in my book.

PSUForever said:

Is he in the mix? He has done well at Iowa State. He would be available by December. He is an Ohio native and his coaching background prior Iowa State is at Bowling Green and Toledo as an OL coach. I think he would bring that blue collar physicality we have not had under Franklin but am not sure how innovative of an offensive mind he is or developer of QBs. Also not sure how well he can recruit or knows our key recruiting areas. I would think he would be interested but maybe he likes it in Ames and wants to stay there. He will be 46 next month so certainly young enough.

I believe he is our best candidate at this point in terms of not needing training wheels as a new headcoach, a history of doing more with a lot less than those most programs in p4, being available in December, and having a track record of developing qbs and offense.

Drink and then Campbell are my choices and I wouldn't be mad with either. I think Matt would be a great hire.

I like Drink.....I also like to Drink. Campbell would also be good hire, perhaps Pat Fitzgerald....... tough guys, tough teams.

I want Campbell… he makes good soups!

Campbell just signed a long-term extension with Iowa St. I'm guessing he's happy being looked at as a winner, posting mostly 7-9 win seasons in the crappy Big 12. Why would he want to come here, where, even if he was able to equal his past performance, switching to a tougher Big 10 slate, it would get him eviscerated by the fans who deserve more (just ask them)?

Sounds like he's definitely in the mix. If the guys we really want aren't an option, he's probably the best choice. He's still only 45. 'Who is your OC going to be' would be a really important question for him

Campbell has been linked to so many things over the past years that you almost think he mat have missed his time to move on.

PSUForever said:

Is he in the mix? He has done well at Iowa State. He would be available by December. He is an Ohio native and his coaching background prior Iowa State is at Bowling Green and Toledo as an OL coach. I think he would bring that blue collar physicality we have not had under Franklin but am not sure how innovative of an offensive mind he is or developer of QBs. Also not sure how well he can recruit or knows our key recruiting areas. I would think he would be interested but maybe he likes it in Ames and wants to stay there. He will be 46 next month so certainly young enough.

I would hope so especially when you consider the timing of the firing of Franklin. Kraft did so to get out front of the rush of HC openings that is currently happening in college football. IMO (not just my opinion) Kraft wants to get this done so the 26 class gets salvaged and keeping the current players onboard making a quick turnaround easier for the next HC. I think the hire is done by or before Thanksgiving which in my mind really narrows the field of coaches on Krafts list. All the top guys as fan favorites are off the board at this point coincidentally all those coaches are coaching at their alma mater which I find insanely coincidental. The thing that bothers me about Kraft ALL of his hires at PS to date have all been previous Pat Kraft people or people he's had close relationships with through the years. The possible hiring of Matt Rhule scares the crap out of me. We do not need a Franklin 2.0 There is a faction at PS who want a PS man this time around. Not saying it will be but those most likely are Rhule Golden Schiano or D' Anton Lynn. Hopefully Kraft gets a splash hire because I think it's absolutely needed.

PSU4U said:

I would hope so especially when you consider the timing of the firing of Franklin. Kraft did so to get out front of the rush of HC openings that is currently happening in college football. IMO (not just my opinion) Kraft wants to get this done so the 26 class gets salvaged and keeping the current players onboard making a quick turnaround easier for the next HC. I think the hire is done by or before Thanksgiving which in my mind really narrows the field of coaches on Krafts list. All the top guys as fan favorites are off the board at this point coincidentally all those coaches are coaching at their alma mater which I find insanely coincidental. The thing that bothers me about Kraft ALL of his hires at PS to date have all been previous Pat Kraft people or people he's had close relationships with through the years. The possible hiring of Matt Rhule scares the crap out of me. We do not need a Franklin 2.0 There is a faction at PS who want a PS man this time around. Not saying it will be but those most likely are Rhule Golden Schiano or D' Anton Lynn. Hopefully Kraft gets a splash hire because I think it's absolutely needed.

Well if the number one criteria is a Penn State man this will most likely fail. Cant’t live in the past.

PSU Soupy 615 said:

I like Drink.....I also like to Drink. Campbell would also be good hire, perhaps Pat Fitzgerald....... tough guys, tough teams.

Why does Pat Fitzgerald keep coming up in here? He was a mediocre coach at best, that has a scandal tied to his name (rightly or wrongly). In his last 24 games at NW, he went 4-20? So, we would be happy going 4-20 as long as the team “looks tough”? C’mon.

SRURock24 said:

Well if the number one criteria is a Penn State man this will most likely fail. Cant’t live in the past.

Amen, but there sure are a lot of us that continue to live in the past. We Are…our own worst enemy.

PSUForever said:

Is he in the mix? He has done well at Iowa State. He would be available by December. He is an Ohio native and his coaching background prior Iowa State is at Bowling Green and Toledo as an OL coach. I think he would bring that blue collar physicality we have not had under Franklin but am not sure how innovative of an offensive mind he is or developer of QBs. Also not sure how well he can recruit or knows our key recruiting areas. I would think he would be interested but maybe he likes it in Ames and wants to stay there. He will be 46 next month so certainly young enough.

My question with Campbell is, why the heck would he come here when Kraft subliminally screamed that his leash for a National Championship would probably be 3 years or less?? He’s in a great situation right now. Kraft‘s idiotic mid-season firing of Franklin after 3 close losses has turned the National narrative of the Penn State job into a dumpster fire. Campbell’s revenue distribution philosophy to players sounds more in line with Franklin’s than Kraft’s as he has a “team first” distribution philosophy. He’s beaten Iowa 3 out of the last 4 years which makes him a king. The money doesn’t seem like that big a deal for him as on his recent extension, he voluntarily reduced his annual salary by $1 million dollars so as to increase the salaries to his assistant coaches. He’d be nuts to come here, and he doesn’t strike me as nuts.

LB99 said:

Why does Pat Fitzgerald keep coming up in here? He was a mediocre coach at best, that has a scandal tied to his name (rightly or wrongly). In his last 24 games at NW, he went 4-20? So, we would be happy going 4-20 as long as the team “looks tough”? C’mon.

It's bizarre. Fitz had his dream gig and blew it.

Kraft overplayed his hand. This is the worst year for a high level program to be looking for coaches. Florida, possibly LSU, Auburn, Florida State and Wisconsin all are or likely seeking new head coaches. Not to mention UCLA, VT and others.... So it is going to trigger alot of movement. Also, now with the 12 team playoff, alot of the most desirable coaches will be coaching in the playoffs which could take these hirings from early December into January. There will be the domino effect, and because of all of the movement and openings, prices are going to be high. Next year PSU loses 16 of 22 starters to grad/NFL, some more from the two deep, so it was going to be a tough year (8-4) transition year, even with activity in the portal. And in addition, because of all of those opening there is going to be so much portal movement, it is going to drive up NIL prices. Timing for this really sucked. Where JF effed up, should have dumped the OC, hire a more QB centric and stay out of his way. Also, there were no problems with the defense last year that really wouldn't have been resolved by another year experience. Everytime you change something, it adds a variable, a level of unknown. I get going "all in" this year, but the wrong coordinator was changed. Because let's face it, the offense looked completely listless against the OOC schedule.

Moogy said:

Campbell just signed a long-term extension with Iowa St. I'm guessing he's happy being looked at as a winner, posting mostly 7-9 win seasons in the crappy Big 12. Why would he want to come here, where, even if he was able to equal his past performance, switching to a tougher Big 10 slate, it would get him eviscerated by the fans who deserve more (just ask them)?

I have no idea how much interest Penn State has in Matt Campbell or vice versa. However, the extension wouldn't be an issue since the reported buyout is a paltry $2 million if he goes to another P4 school. He's certainly had opportunities to move on but maybe he's waiting for a great situation. PSU could be the situation he's looking for. Or not.....

Look what “Iowa State”….. Cael Sanderson has done for our wrestling program 😊.

SRURock24 said:

Well if the number one criteria is a Penn State man this will most likely fail. Cant’t live in the past.

I didn't say it was a number one priority/criteria all I'm saying is there is a group who wants a PS man. I have no idea if they get their wish but it is widely accepted how Kraft feels about Rhule. However, Kraft is riding a razors edge on this hire and after his press conference and all the things he intimated he cannot afford to get this wrong or imo it will be his undoing.

LB99 said:

Why does Pat Fitzgerald keep coming up in here? He was a mediocre coach at best, that has a scandal tied to his name (rightly or wrongly). In his last 24 games at NW, he went 4-20? So, we would be happy going 4-20 as long as the team “looks tough”? C’mon.

Fitzgerald would never be permitted to coach at PS in any capacity.

How does Happy Valley United feel about Campbell? That’s what really matters anymore…

PSU4U said:

I would hope so especially when you consider the timing of the firing of Franklin. Kraft did so to get out front of the rush of HC openings that is currently happening in college football. IMO (not just my opinion) Kraft wants to get this done so the 26 class gets salvaged and keeping the current players onboard making a quick turnaround easier for the next HC. I think the hire is done by or before Thanksgiving which in my mind really narrows the field of coaches on Krafts list. All the top guys as fan favorites are off the board at this point coincidentally all those coaches are coaching at their alma mater which I find insanely coincidental. The thing that bothers me about Kraft ALL of his hires at PS to date have all been previous Pat Kraft people or people he's had close relationships with through the years. The possible hiring of Matt Rhule scares the crap out of me. We do not need a Franklin 2.0 There is a faction at PS who want a PS man this time around. Not saying it will be but those most likely are Rhule Golden Schiano or D' Anton Lynn. Hopefully Kraft gets a splash hire because I think it's absolutely needed.

Also concerned about Kraft's hiring record - underwhelming.

Matt Rhule is the next head coach. He’s known that since the Notre Dame game.

The Big 12 is a flag football league. No. No to ANYTHING connected to the Big 12

Pointingdogsrule said:

Look what “Iowa State”….. Cael Sanderson has done for our wrestling program 😊.

Cael is from Utah. He actually knows Whittingham at Utah, who I wish would be considered