This piece is again brought to you by my friend, and editor, Shane Dayton. It is the third piece in our series of posts discussing the Cyclones hire of new coach Matt Campbell. If you haven't already, check out the first and second posts in the series.​

When Paul Rhoads was fired after several poor seasons that seemed littered with "so close but so far away" losses, the hiring of Matt Campbell was quickly pounced upon as a home run hire. I took the other direction of wondering why Iowa State would pass over coaches with proven unique offensive systems, or a history of succeeding at programs that do more with less. In other words, I didn't see where all the excitement was coming from and at first glance wondered where all the excitement was coming from. 

As anyone who follows this blog knows, I am unabashedly a Miami Dolphins fan. I have been ever since I can remember, and I will be until the day I die. I have been remarkably quiet about the Dolphins on here since writing my last preseason article, due in large part to just how utterly disappointing their 2015 season really was.