Soupy to Da Bears?

[wwhawk]

A fellow Hawk fan just texted me this:
"REPORT: Bears expected to interview Iowa State's Campbell" is the caption.
The body reads as follows:
"The Chicago Bears are expected to interview Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell in their search for a new bench boss, a source told the Chicago Tribune's Brad Biggs."

I'm not tech savvy enough to transfer the text from my phone to the forum. It looks like a credible text, but time will tell if it has any merit.

 

[wwhawk]

A couple of Clown fan friends have replied that Soupy loves A Mess too much to leave.
Maybe, but what about The Mayor and Tim "Pink" Floyd? Hoiberg especially loved his hometown, but he loved BIG pro money and the challenge of coaching at the highest level more.

GO BEARS! (Don't care for the Bears, but this would help lessen my dislike for them!)

 

[99topdawg]

The Bears will look good in black and white.

 

[99topdawg]

He didn't strike while the iron was hot last time. He almost blew his chance to leave. He may see this as his chance.

I don't think they'd have trouble filling the position if he leaves. ISU is actually a pretty attractive job. They have upgraded their facilities, sell out nearly every game, and every team with a pulse left their conference, leaving it a mediocre conference that is still P4. Really tough for an up and comer to pass on coaching a team with a legitimate chance to win a P4 conference championship and make the playoffs. Along with that, they return 7 starters on offense and defense.

 

[Fryowa]

Also, the Bears can’t afford to miss on this one. Things are getting desperate, they ain’t gonna hire a college coach with no NFL experience. All this is going to do is get his ISU contract restructured for more money, which ISU is swimming in right now.

 

[NCHawker]

Until grandma McKaskey pases on, that organization in Chicago will be a loser. I'd say don't take it. And yet at the same time He may miss his shot to take that next career move.. Jim Grobe stayed too long at Wake Forest and the moment came and left for him.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

From what I hear, the Bears are interviewing every candidate under the sun. Honestly, if I am Campbell, I would not take the interview unless I knew I was the Bears #1 target. Otherwise, you are just giving your opponents negative recruiting material. If the Bears did want him, that would be hard to turn down. Probably double or even triple his salary for the next 5 years and there are only 32 of those gigs available.

 

[Fryowa]

From what I hear, the Bears are interviewing every candidate under the sun. Honestly, if I am Campbell, I would not take the interview unless I knew I was the Bears #1 target. Otherwise, you are just giving your opponents negative recruiting material. If the Bears did want him, that would be hard to turn down. Probably double or even triple his salary for the next 5 years and there are only 32 of those gigs available.

I'd take it and others if I was Matt Campbell. Those fans and donors worship the guy because he's the best they've had in over a century of football. He can use that to make people nervous and offer him all the gold bars in the world.

He got that 8 year extension a couple weeks ago but no one has released the financials of it yet, this is definitely a power move to influence what the dollar amount ends up being.

 

[NorthKCHawk]

I'd take it and others if I was Matt Campbell. Those fans and donors worship the guy because he's the best they've had in over a century of football. He can use that to make people nervous and offer him all the gold bars in the world.

He got that 8 year extension a couple weeks ago but no one has released the financials of it yet, this is definitely a power move to influence what the dollar amount ends up being.

And the guy deserves every penny. ISU is not the cesspool of a program it once was, but Campbell has done an amazing job there in getting ISU to a marginal Top 25 program. But, a 5-year NFL contract with a buyout is hard to pass up. And, with NIL and recruiting, I am not sure that an NFL gig isn't a better lifestyle. Both are hard, but the NFL gig is much more structured.

 

[Fryowa]

I am not sure that an NFL gig isn't a better lifestyle. Both are hard, but the NFL gig is much more structured.

I think why these transitions always flop is because coaches go from being the guy in charge of the team to a place where players are in charge. Whole different environment.

It might be structured, but Campbell could lose a ton of ball games and still be adored (and rich) in Ames. If you go .500 year one in the NFL the fans and media are already wanting you fired, and if you do it a second time you likely are getting fired. And then you're backwards to a school that can't pay you a million bucks a year or an assistant job at an NFL team. It takes a crazy personality to be even marginally successful as a coach in the NFL, and you and your family are gonna have to put up with some seriously cutthroat bullshit from fans and media.

I doubt whether Campbell wants that over what he's got now. This is a "gimme more money" flex, imo.

 

[Hawkfnntn]

Chicago is off their rocker it sounds like they are interviewing anyone that wants to be. If they don't offer Vrabel first they are just insane.

Matt is doing this interview for the experience of doing so. He's got no delusions of being offered the job I wouldn't think. My guess is he's sticking around for about half of what the contract he just signed has him locked up for. Within 4-6 yrs he'll seriously revisit the NFL if that's a goal of his. He's rolling the dice that he keeps ISU churning out 9 plus win seasons and staying highly thought of. But that's my best guess cause otherwise he coulda been looking for other jobs way before now and hadn't. And he just got that new deal he did.

 

[99topdawg]

He got that 8 year extension a couple weeks ago but no one has released the financials of it yet, this is definitely a power move to influence what the dollar amount ends up being.

Not sure if it is true, but it has been mentioned on 2 different Clown boards that he may not have actually signed the contract yet. Seems weird or brilliant if true. Not sure which. Maybe it's Campbell's way of becoming the best richest version of himself he can be. Between Pollard and Campbell, I can only imagine the dipshittedness flying around that room.

 

[Hawkboys]

Not sure if it is true, but it has been mentioned on 2 different Clown boards that he may not have actually signed the contract yet. Seems weird or brilliant if true. Not sure which. Maybe it's Campbell's way of becoming the best richest version of himself he can be. Between Pollard and Campbell, I can only imagine the dipshittedness flying around that room.

You may not care for Pollard, but he's done wonders for that whole athletic department considering they're getting maybe 1/3 the TV money UI gets and 1/4 the alumni base the Hawks have.

 

[Fryowa]

Not sure if it is true, but it has been mentioned on 2 different Clown boards that he may not have actually signed the contract yet. Seems weird or brilliant if true. Not sure which. Maybe it's Campbell's way of becoming the best richest version of himself he can be. Between Pollard and Campbell, I can only imagine the dipshittedness flying around that room.

I figured he hadn't signed yet because none of the articles mention a dollar amount. As soon as he signs it it's public knowledge.

 

[Fryowa]

You may not care for Pollard, but he's done wonders for that whole athletic department considering they're getting maybe 1/3 the TV money UI gets and 1/4 the alumni base the Hawks have.

I'd take that dude as AD any day of the week. Look up CyTown.