Quick Matt Campbell thoughts...
People, process, players, culture, leadership, trust and choices. These words came up over and over again during the press conference. Good leadership is repeating your message over and over again. Matt Campbell showed a wisdom far beyond his years in his opening press conference. He seems to understand providing the leadership for others to grow and flourish is critical to creating a winning culture.
I spoke this weekend with friends in the industry who know Matt and people he has worked with. His character and big picture leadership jump to the front of the conversation every time. Campbell was mentored by Larry Kehres. One of the all-time great coaches and human beings to ever toot a whistle.
So many coaches think system first, instead of personnel first. I loved this quote. "Players, formations, plays." it seems so simple , but so many coaches get this backwards. So many focus on the system first with little regard for the players talents. In short, he will not try to put a square peg in a round hole.
My take... I am excited for Matt to continue to build on the foundation the Cyclone staff built over the last 7 years. Really excited that he chose to come to Ames and wanted this challenge!
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