Matt Campbell turned down $68 million dollars

[volfanhill]

Report: Lions offered Iowa State's Matt Campbell eight-year, $68.5 million to be head coach - ProFootballTalk

 

[OneVolNation]

They can't all get Gruden's salary!

 

[bamawriter]

Does he turn down that kind of money if it was offered by anyone other than the Lions?

 

[OneVolNation]

Does he turn down that kind of money if it was offered by anyone other than the Lions?

Good question.

 

[Volfan1000]

Does he turn down that kind of money if it was offered by anyone other than the Lions?

Maybe if Jacksonville offered that kind of contract.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Does he turn down that kind of money if it was offered by anyone other than the Lions?

Maybe the Texans?

 

[volfanhill]

I don't see why you wouldn't take it. Even if it's a **** show, and you get canned, you would be given another huge contract by whatever big 5 schools just fired their coach.

 

[golfballs]

I don't see why you wouldn't take it. Even if it's a **** show, and you get canned, you would be given another huge contract by whatever big 5 schools just fired their coach.

Agree. Kind of unbelievable

 

[BigOrangeMojo]

Campbell would leave for a NFL job. Thankfully for Iowa State, the Lions don't really qualify as a NFL team.....

 

[miket4god]

Campbell would leave for a NFL job. Thankfully for Iowa State, the Lions don't really qualify as a NFL team.....

He's supposedly turned down other NFL offers as well. Not sure exactly what he's looking for, but he does seem to be a loyal guy.

 

[C/O]

He's supposedly turned down other NFL offers as well. Not sure exactly what he's looking for, but he does seem to be a loyal guy.

Maybe he already has what he is looking for.

 

[CAVPUT]

Maybe he already has what he is looking for.

At some point, money being made is "enough" and it's about happiness for the coach and his family. Guy is likely a lifer there and personally, I find it refreshing. Kudos to him.

 

[Boston Vol]

He has his best team coming back next year. They return 20/22 starters and have a legitimate chance of winning the B12 and making the playoff. The NFL opportunity is always going to be there.

 

[Boston Vol]

At some point, money being made is "enough" and it's about happiness for the coach and his family. Guy is likely a lifer there and personally, I find it refreshing. Kudos to him.

No chance that he’s a lifer at ISU. He interviewed for and would have taken the Tennessee job in 2017 and the Ohio State job in 2018.

 

[MAD]

Campbell would leave for a NFL job. Thankfully for Iowa State, the Lions don't really qualify as a NFL team.....

 

[TennesseeFan07]

Give me my 68 million, then fire me and talk all of the smack in the world. I do not care.

 

[05_never_again]

I don't see why you wouldn't take it. Even if it's a **** show, and you get canned, you would be given another huge contract by whatever big 5 schools just fired their coach.

Not to mention Detroit would buy you out of the contract you signed with them. It's a no-lose situation, really.

 

[GVF]

Does he turn down that kind of money if it was offered by anyone other than the Lions?

That's not enough money to leave Ames for Detroit.

 

[omghulkhands]

He has his best team coming back next year. They return 20/22 starters and have a legitimate chance of winning the B12 and making the playoff. The NFL opportunity is always going to be there.

I think this is why he is staying.

 

[DiderotsGhost]

I'm a loyal person, too, but not so loyal that I wouldn't take a $4.5 million raise. And even if he fails, he just gets another college job making big money. It'd probably even raise his recruiting profile (like it did for Saban). No one would hold it against him.

In fact, it probably works out better for him if he fails; he spends 3 years in the NFL, collects $68 mil, and then gets paid $5-6 mil for another college job.

Must really love Ames.

 

[give_him 6]

At this point, I don't know what to believe.

Source: Iowa State coach Matt Campbell never was offered Detroit Lions head coaching job

 

[DiderotsGhost]

At this point, I don't know what to believe.

Source: Iowa State coach Matt Campbell never was offered Detroit Lions head coaching job

Yeah, but it's not like they'd admit that the guy they hired was their 5th choice. And saying they didn't 'extend a contract offer' is also meaningless, because they'd never write up a contract unless someone agreed verbally in negotiations first. So it's impossible to know for sure.

 

[VOL_Lyfe]

Does he turn down that kind of money if it was offered by anyone other than the Lions?

Lions have been offering Confederate $ for decades now

 

[miket4god]

At this point, I don't know what to believe.

Source: Iowa State coach Matt Campbell never was offered Detroit Lions head coaching job

That is just like Danny White didn't offer the TN job to anyone but Heupel. You negotiate, question and lay out different scenarios, but the only official offer is given to someone that you KNOW will accept.

 

[Mose Phillip's Watch]

You know he is paying players....no other way to win there

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