(10-28-2015 06:24 AM)eastisbest Wrote: [ -> ]Care to find those "lot" of posters? I actually don't recall any that said anything other than "young." Did anyone say he didn't have promise? Said he was hurting the program? Most comments by far were along the lines of how long will we be able to keep him.
I don't think there's a problem with fickleness on some so much as selective memory on others.
You weren't one of them, east, but there were plenty. Now you're going to make me prove how little of a life I have, that I'm willing to look back through old threads just to defend my statement. So, here goes. Below are quotes from two threads on this board from September of 2014:
“I don't see another title while Campbell is head coach. He seems like a nice guy who cares about the program but their are so many reasons why he hasn't been very successful here.” – Rocket Fanatic
“Coaching is not very good. No adjustments, No emotion, No nothing!” – bdunrocket
“Wasn't a fan of Campbell's from Day One. Way too inexperienced for a program at this level. Would be more than happy to eat my words and celebrate multiple MAC championships.” – bcunn3128
“If he's a good recruiter, then why can't the team win just the division? If he's a good recruiter, then why hasn't a single player been drafted since the Amstutz days? Way too many people love seeing the "Toledo tops the MAC in recruiting" every year. Me? I want to see wins on the field. I want to see the team actually compete for a spot in the MAC Championship game.” – Rocket Pirate
“Making those kinds of mistakes is on the coaches. Other teams we play don't seem to have those problems, and it doesn't seem to matter what players we have on the field, those still occur. Just one of the many reasons I think we under-perform compared to our potential.” – northcoastRocket
“Those stupid delay of game penalties and wasted timeouts has been happening ever since we switched to the 'rush to the line, do a fake cadence, look to the sideline' play calling. I hate it. The coaches needed to be better prepared.”
“This coach can't get it done! This team looks exactly like the last two. If mediocre is the standard, he's a perfect fit.
We start flat, dig ourselves a hole, play horrible defense (if you can call it that), and then applaud our effort climbing back into the game. It's shameful.
In light of all of the changes/pressures associated with Division 1 football, we don't have the luxury of letting him grow into the job, only to leave after one successful season.
Cut our losses now!” – magoo
“Campbell is not going anywhere. He recruits well enough to go 7-5 about every year because there are enough pathetic teams in the MAC that UT can win a number of conference games just with their talent regardless of any coaching liabilities. However, the coaching liabilities are significant enough to prevent any 10-2 type seasons that would move him up to the big time so I expect he will be here for a while unless he decides on his own to go back to Division III ball (or whatever they call it these days).” – T-Town
“I agree with the posts that recommend that the coaches are too easy on these kids. MC might be a players coach but that does not always get the job done. We have been in two games that could have made a statement for this team and we did not answer the bell. Coaching staff and players alike need to step it up.” – rocket51
“When he was first hired, I was sort of excited that we got a new, young, and energizing coach. 3 years later and I'm not very excited anymore.” – inductchuck16
Of course, there were more, but I do have a little bit of a life, so I'm not going to browse through every single thread from last fall.
