FB: Ohio Athletic Conference

[Craft_Beermeister]

Campbell's first year salary reported to be $2 Million.

Hard to turn that down. Game changer for his family.

$2 million sounds pretty good for a 36 year old head coach.  The previous Iowa State head coach Paul Rhoads was reportedly making $2.2 million a year so the reported $2 million sounds about right.

[Dr. Acula]

Just saw on the FS1 ticker that Campbell has accepted the Iowa State job.

http://www.widerightnattylite.com/2015/11/29/9813166/confirmed-matt-campbell-agrees-to-be-next-iowa-state-football-head

There are multiple similar posting on Twitter as well along with a few still coming in on Matt still interviewing for the Missouri job.  It looks like the Iowa State job is a done deal. Congratulations and happy birthday to Matt.  Iowa State is the prefect place for Matt.  He already has some connections there. Missouri is a mess and I'm glad Matt stayed away from there.

Iowa St. isn't the perfect place for anyone who wants to win.  Great pay, great for his family and great to get a Big 12 job.  I hope Campbell turns it around.  But what's the ceiling there?  7-5?  Frankly I'm surprised he took the job already.  You have to think if he waited it out he would have landed somewhere better.

And Mizzou is a mess as a school, but guess what it's not?  Located in Ames.  Anyone else who's been there knows what I mean by that.  It's really difficult to recruit there because, well, you're in freaking Ames.

[rocketraider]

As a former Rocket way back in the day, I have a unique perspective on Matt Campbell. My kid is part of the Mount Union crew and got to play for Matt and I got to know him then, and I played at Toledo and am pretty active in the football alumni community. As a mid-major we know that our coaches, for the most part, are destined to move on. Same with other coaches and members of the athletic department. It's  the hard part of being a mid-major. While we didn't win a championship with Matt, he built on the foundation Tim Beckman started and had things on the right track. On to Iowa St! I wish him nothing but the best.  Good Luck Matt and Go Raiders! Maybe the Rockets can mine the coaching field and find another Mount guy to keep things rolling--Ed Warriner?

[mr_mom]

rams1102 was our OAC Playoff Pick-Em Stud of the Week, missing only the Cortland-Linfield game on his way to 14 of 16 points.

Consistency has moved my buddy joelmama into a slight lead after two rounds.

Spreads for Round Three come out Monday Tuesday night.  With only four D3 games on the docket, I'll have to find four other points elsewhere.  But it won't be in freaking Ames!

[resqdog]

I have been out of the country for awhile but have tried to keep up with the Raiders as best I can.  Not many comments about the playoff games so I am assuming that they have been ho-hum.  Is this week going to be the first challenge?  Any lineup changes or injuries so far?

Pretty cool about Matt Campbell. Great upgrade for his family but he'll have his work cut out for him in the recruiting world.  Last time I was in Iowa I was informed it stands for Idiots Out Wondering Around.  I actually loved the people there but it is probably tough to get kids excited about going there.  Have to build it from the ground up I guess.  On that note, I wonder what the future of some of the Raider coaches will be.  Kappas has to be someone who will get some looks based on what he has done as a coordinator.

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Former Raiders rumored to be joining Campbell at ISU:

Coachingsearch.com:

Iowa State: Toledo offensive coordinator Jason Candle and offensive line coach Tom Manning will join Matt Campbell at Toledo, according to WTOL's Jordan Strack, who adds that running backs coach Louis Ayeni will be retained

Also another coach with Ohio ties:

Footballscoop.com Twitter:

Iowa State news... per source, Illinois' Alex Golesh is joining back up with Matt Campbell

[thewaterboy]

Any thoughts from Mount folks on Wesley?

[Desertraider]

Any thoughts from Mount folks on Wesley?

Callahan is a stud - throws a ton and will get yards. He did that in the past against Mount. However, Mount will win. Being pass happy will give lots of opportunities for sacks (23 in last 2 games). Not sure on a score but it will not be as close as some thing. Leaning towards 49-10 Mount but need to scroll around a bit first.

[Craft_Beermeister]

Former Raiders rumored to be joining Campbell at ISU:

Coachingsearch.com:

Iowa State: Toledo offensive coordinator Jason Candle and offensive line coach Tom Manning will join Matt Campbell at Toledo, according to WTOL's Jordan Strack, who adds that running backs coach Louis Ayeni will be retained

Also another coach with Ohio ties:

Footballscoop.com Twitter:

Iowa State news... per source, Illinois' Alex Golesh is joining back up with Matt Campbell

Golesh was with Matt Toledo before going to Illinois where he was TE Coach/Special Teams Coordinator.  At Iowa State he will be TE Coach/Recruiting Coordinator.  Nice pickup.

[Dr. Acula]

Any thoughts from Mount folks on Wesley?

Callahan is a stud - throws a ton and will get yards. He did that in the past against Mount. However, Mount will win. Being pass happy will give lots of opportunities for sacks (23 in last 2 games). Not sure on a score but it will not be as close as some thing. Leaning towards 49-10 Mount but need to scroll around a bit first.

Callahan is by far the best QB Mount has seen all year.  Of course, that can be said by nearly anyone playing Wesley I suppose.  He will make plays and put up yards.  He's done it the last couple of years, he'll do it Saturday.  I think they'll put up some points too.  Looking at Wesley's season what I am questioning is how well they're going to be able to match up defensively.  Hopefully wesleydad or teamski can shed some light on it, but on paper Wesley doesn't appear as stout defensively as past versions.  If Mount is able to just run it with Nemeth/Mitchell/Scott it's not going to end well for Wesley.  They need to force Mount into passing situations on 3rd down to test Scott under pressure.  And even then Scott's ability to elude pressure and take off can screw up a well designed defense.  I think in the end Wesley pushes the Mount D harder than anyone to date, but their own defense gets worn down and can't stop Mount.  Wesley will pass for 300+ and Mount will run for 300+.  Mount wins something like 42-21. 

[Desertraider]

Any thoughts from Mount folks on Wesley?

Callahan is a stud - throws a ton and will get yards. He did that in the past against Mount. However, Mount will win. Being pass happy will give lots of opportunities for sacks (23 in last 2 games). Not sure on a score but it will not be as close as some thing. Leaning towards 49-10 Mount but need to scroll around a bit first.

Callahan is by far the best QB Mount has seen all year.  Of course, that can be said by nearly anyone playing Wesley I suppose.  He will make plays and put up yards.  He's done it the last couple of years, he'll do it Saturday.  I think they'll put up some points too.  Looking at Wesley's season what I am questioning is how well they're going to be able to match up defensively.  Hopefully wesleydad or teamski can shed some light on it, but on paper Wesley doesn't appear as stout defensively as past versions.  If Mount is able to just run it with Nemeth/Mitchell/Scott it's not going to end well for Wesley.  They need to force Mount into passing situations on 3rd down to test Scott under pressure.  And even then Scott's ability to elude pressure and take off can screw up a well designed defense.  I think in the end Wesley pushes the Mount D harder than anyone to date, but their own defense gets worn down and can't stop Mount.  Wesley will pass for 300+ and Mount will run for 300+.  Mount wins something like 42-21.

I don't see Wesley getting 21. If they can't run and Callahan is throwing on every down then the pressure from the front 4 will be fierce. He will get yards as in the past but I am leaning more towards 10-14 points. On the opposite side for Wesley - the D has had some trouble this year. I wonder how they match up with Scott/Nemeth/Mitchell/Namdar/Kennedy and Hargrove?

[Raider 68]

Any thoughts from Mount folks on Wesley?

Callahan is a stud - throws a ton and will get yards. He did that in the past against Mount. However, Mount will win. Being pass happy will give lots of opportunities for sacks (23 in last 2 games). Not sure on a score but it will not be as close as some thing. Leaning towards 49-10 Mount but need to scroll around a bit first.

Callahan is by far the best QB Mount has seen all year.  Of course, that can be said by nearly anyone playing Wesley I suppose.  He will make plays and put up yards.  He's done it the last couple of years, he'll do it Saturday.  I think they'll put up some points too.  Looking at Wesley's season what I am questioning is how well they're going to be able to match up defensively.  Hopefully wesleydad or teamski can shed some light on it, but on paper Wesley doesn't appear as stout defensively as past versions.  If Mount is able to just run it with Nemeth/Mitchell/Scott it's not going to end well for Wesley.  They need to force Mount into passing situations on 3rd down to test Scott under pressure.  And even then Scott's ability to elude pressure and take off can screw up a well designed defense.  I think in the end Wesley pushes the Mount D harder than anyone to date, but their own defense gets worn down and can't stop Mount.  Wesley will pass for 300+ and Mount will run for 300+.  Mount wins something like 42-21.

I don't see Wesley getting 21. If they can't run and Callahan is throwing on every down then the pressure from the front 4 will be fierce. He will get yards as in the past but I am leaning more towards 10-14 points. On the opposite side for Wesley - the D has had some trouble this year. I wonder how they match up with Scott/Nemeth/Mitchell/Namdar/Kennedy and Hargrove?

Woody Hayes used to say regarding relying on the forward pass. "There are three things that can happen and two of them
are bad". The Raider defense is better than the last few years and IMHO, the D-line play will cause huge issues for the Wesley
OLine and QB Callahan. He is a talented QB, but needs a little time to throw and unlike T. Scott he is not known as a runner.
It will be a good game, great weather and Wesley is a class program! Defensively, Wesley is ranked 67th in total defense,
so the Raiders will score a lot, make big plays and can control the tempo with L. Nemeth.

[wally_wabash]

Woody Hayes used to say regarding relying on the forward pass. "There are three things that can happen and two of them
are bad". The Raider defense is better than the last few years and IMHO, the D-line play will cause huge issues for the Wesley
OLine and QB Callahan. He is a talented QB, but needs a little time to throw and unlike T. Scott he is not known as a runner.
It will be a good game, great weather and Wesley is a class program! Defensively, Wesley is ranked 67th in total defense,
so the Raiders will score a lot, make big plays and can control the tempo with L. Nemeth.

I don't think this is quite right.  I think Callahan can run just fine.  Not the same way Scott runs, but they're not the same kind of player either. 

Either way, it's moot IMO.  I don't believe we've seen anything here that tells us Wesley's defense is capable of keeping the score in down in an area that makes us think Wesley can win.  Callahan might be the best player in the Division, but unless he's playing defense on Saturday, it's probably not going to matter much. 

[Desertraider]

Woody Hayes used to say regarding relying on the forward pass. "There are three things that can happen and two of them
are bad". The Raider defense is better than the last few years and IMHO, the D-line play will cause huge issues for the Wesley
OLine and QB Callahan. He is a talented QB, but needs a little time to throw and unlike T. Scott he is not known as a runner.
It will be a good game, great weather and Wesley is a class program! Defensively, Wesley is ranked 67th in total defense,
so the Raiders will score a lot, make big plays and can control the tempo with L. Nemeth.

I don't think this is quite right.  I think Callahan can run just fine.  Not the same way Scott runs, but they're not the same kind of player either. 

Either way, it's moot IMO.  I don't believe we've seen anything here that tells us Wesley's defense is capable of keeping the score in down in an area that makes us think Wesley can win.  Callahan might be the best player in the Division, but unless he's playing defense on Saturday, it's probably not going to matter much.

Callahan is more Roethlisberger-like. He extends the play with his ability to move in the pocket and will run if he has to. In his last 2 visits to Alliance he has 8 INTs (4 each year). He can't do that if Wesley is to have a chance.

[wally_wabash]

Woody Hayes used to say regarding relying on the forward pass. "There are three things that can happen and two of them
are bad". The Raider defense is better than the last few years and IMHO, the D-line play will cause huge issues for the Wesley
OLine and QB Callahan. He is a talented QB, but needs a little time to throw and unlike T. Scott he is not known as a runner.
It will be a good game, great weather and Wesley is a class program! Defensively, Wesley is ranked 67th in total defense,
so the Raiders will score a lot, make big plays and can control the tempo with L. Nemeth.

I don't think this is quite right.  I think Callahan can run just fine.  Not the same way Scott runs, but they're not the same kind of player either. 

Either way, it's moot IMO.  I don't believe we've seen anything here that tells us Wesley's defense is capable of keeping the score in down in an area that makes us think Wesley can win.  Callahan might be the best player in the Division, but unless he's playing defense on Saturday, it's probably not going to matter much.

Callahan is more Roethlisberger-like. He extends the play with his ability to move in the pocket and will run if he has to. In his last 2 visits to Alliance he has 8 INTs (4 each year). He can't do that if Wesley is to have a chance.

I guess what I'm saying is that it doesn't really matter what Callahan does or doesn't do...it only changes the degree of the end result.  I don't think Wesley can score enough points, even if they play well, to bail out their defense.  Not against the Raiders.  Right?  What's a great game against Mount Union's defense going to get you?  28 points?  Maybe 35?  Does anybody think the Raiders aren't going to hang a 40 burger (at least) on the Wolverines?