I m old enough to remember when Iowa State was the laughing stock of the Big 12 conference in football. If it hadn t been for Kansas, they would have been the worst team for sure. Baylor was right there with them too until Art Briles came along and jump-started the program. That happens sometimes when a program takes on the identity of its leader and plays above itself.
For Baylor, that ended poorly.
For Iowa State though, it s starting to look like Matt Campbell is turning Iowa State into a bonafide program instead of a flash-in-the-pan stepping stone to the Big Ten like so many of us thought. Not only is the school shelling out to keep Campbell in Ames, but they are also upping his assistant coach budget to bring more coaching talent to the party.