r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 14d ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Northwestern Defeats Penn State 34-13

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Penn State 0 7 0 6 13
Northwestern 10 14 7 3 34
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u/JailTheFrogs 14d ago

A genuine question. Are Iowa State's resources that much less than their BIG 12 competition post Oklahoma/Texas era for Campbell to receive all the praise that was showered on him?

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u/loyalsons4evertrue Iowa State Cyclones • Big 8 14d ago

I mean most of Campbell's tenure at Iowa State was with OU and Texas in the league, so you're looking at only two seasons where he coached here without either of them in the Big 12....in those two years, he went 19-7 with a runner-up finish in the conference and a bowl win.

He also got Iowa State it's first ever 10 win season (in fact we won 11 that year).

Yes, he averaged about 7 wins a year, but for a program like ours, which is quite literally in the bottom 5 of all major programs, his success here was remarkable and he is by far the most successful coach in Iowa State history and it isn't close.

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u/jojofine Iowa State Cyclones • USF Bulls 14d ago

People really have a hard time understanding how bad Iowa state really is historically. When I was there 20 years ago, a 6-6 season was like winning a natty because of how rare & unlikely it was to happen