Kansas Hires Dave Campo as Defensive Coordinator
by fetch9 on Jan 13, 2012 12:41 PM CST
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PrintIt seemed like it took forever, but Kansas finally has its defensive coordinator. Kansas hired Dave Campo, who will also work with the defensive backs, today.
Campo has a wealth of experience - and success - in both college and the NFL. He helped Miami win a national championship as the secondary coach in 1987, and he coached the Thorpe Award winner Benny Blades that year.
His success at Miami led him to follow Jimmy Johnson to the Cowboys, where he served as secondary coach, winning two Super Bowls there. He was then promoted to defensive coordinator, and won the Super Bowl in his first year at that position. He was the Cowboys head coach for three years, during which they had some rough times: Campo is the only Cowboys coach ever to not have a winning season or coach in a playoff game.
He has, however, had great success when focused solely on the defensive side of the ball. In four of his five years as Cowboys defensive coordinator, Dallas had a top 10 defense. He then moved to Jacksonville where he served as Jaguars secondary coach, and in each of his three years his unit either set or matched club records for interceptions.
I know everyone was hoping for Jim Leavitt, but if you look past Campo's record as a head coach in the NFL there is the potential for this to be a great hire for Kansas. The other thing, obviously, to watch is I am sure his name will be quite recognizable to Texas recruits.
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That's how I am as well.
My mind is spinning in circles trying to figure out this one. Not in a negative way, I just wasn’t expecting him at all.
Obviously not the name we all had thought it would be,
but this is a solid hire. Strong NFL ties (which seems to have some sway with recruits these days), and he’s been fairly successful in his career. Maybe not a home run, but I’m on board.
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Exactly my thoughts
All of the recruits that we’ve been in on or gotten have mentioned the fact that we’ve got coaches that know what it takes to play in the NFL, we’ll see whether that carries over to HS recruits rather than transfers though… either way, I like that we went with a guy who has been a DC in the NFL and coached DBs, we certainly need the secondary to be proficient in the Big12
What does a man have to do around here to get a championship?
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I don't think we have to wait and see
if that transfers to high school kids. I think it does and has for many years. The NFL is the ultimate goal for many of the top recruits that it takes to build a winning program.
by I need more Esteban on Jan 13, 2012 2:15 PM CST up reply actions
Except for the NFL HC shortcomings
I can’t imagine this being any better.
Maybe not a grand slam, but a HR IMO
Hmm i like the hire because of his NFL ties and his success as a college DC.
I’m not sure if it has been talked about already by Weis but are we going to be keeping the 3-4 next season or moving to a 4-3 or some variation?
He's had a 3-4 in Dallas the past few years FWIW
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
I hope the 3-4 stays
Kila's slash for Apr 20 to May 4, 2011, right before he was sent down: .276 / .344 / .448
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 13, 2012 3:12 PM CST up reply actions
How many effing Superbowl rings does our staff need?
Jeez, overkill.
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Ignore them
they don’t win you conference or national championships at the collegiate level.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
I like it, at least at this point.
Seems like a solid hire, but all of my information is what I just read above.
He'll turn 65 this July
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
This whole staff is a short term solution.
I just really hope it’s a solution.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
As I've said before (several times now)
Hope is shitty hedge.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
And what is pessimism?
besides the opposite of hope?
I guess the eventual OC will be the guy Weis wants to succeed him?
Really doesn’t matter at this point. Let’s focus on a five-year plan and win a Big 12 title.
At first I was lukewarm
Based on my memory of his failure as a head coach in Dallas (then again, no one would win with Quincy Carter as their QB).
However, he has gotten results wherever he has been a defensive coach. I’m excited to see if this translates to recruiting success.
Shit happens when you win championships
Just did a quick peruse through the interwebs
the Dallas fans are glad he was let go yesterday. They feel like he’s past his coaching prime….
queue Rivet in 3…2…1…
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Sounds like you were on the same pages as me.
It’s definitely concerning…
Someone had to take the fall
For Rob Ryan’s reign of error. I’m hoping its just a difference in philosophy leading to miscommunication and defensive breakdowns, rather than a calcification of Campo’s skills. We’ll have to wait and see, but this is a pretty good option for us and I’m excited for the possibilities for our staff.
by 2.1 seconds left on Jan 13, 2012 1:04 PM CST up reply actions
Dallas' secondary the last two years has not been exactly impressive.
I hope this coaching staff knows what it takes to get after players in practice and teach fundamentals. I’m just worried by the ages and NFL time that a lot of these guys have that they may focus too much on scheme and not enough on player development, a problem Weis had previously. Let’s hope I’m wrong.
by play4'ships on Jan 13, 2012 1:02 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
This
I’m just worried by the ages and NFL time that a lot of these guys have that they may focus too much on scheme and not enough on player development,
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Here's a quick thought on that.
I think Bill Snyder and his coordinators have probably been some of the better scheme coaches in the Big 12 over the last two years and it has served them very well. Provided they hold the position coaches and S&C staff to a high standard, I think we can get the best of both worlds.
Obviously I don’t know exactly how Snyder runs his show, but it’s just a thought.
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Perfectly stated
and I wish I could rec it a thousand times.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
I’m with Clark on this one…I need some time to process it. There are certainly some positives that can be pointed to, but there are also some concerns which a few have touched on.
I guess my optimistic perspective would be that he can get the ball rolling and provide a better launching point for the next guy.
I do have to say though that this relates right back to a conversation I heard the other day. The comment was that it seems like all these great offensive minds are always young guys flying up the coaching ranks, while some of the best defensive guys could be mistaken for someone’s grandpa on gameday. Maybe we’ve got a guy who is going to have one last surge of greatness…I can hope right?
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Lots of Bill Young fans among us
He’s no spring chicken either. I like the hire. Campo’s been stuck in the same job (basically) for 15 years. I’m sure he’s ready for a change and will be eager to get to work.
and there was also a lot of Al Groh talk...
he’s 67. I’m good with salty.
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this is the part I like most...
Texas is Cowboys country just as much as it is Texas Longhorn country. He’ll get some name recognition in a state that will be huge for us. Now if he can build a defense using those connections while Weis does his nationwide search for offense…we could see some good things come out of this.
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but who is the LB coach?
Is that all that is left of the coaching staff? How many are they allowed? Do we get an “extra” one since CW is HC/OC?
H/T to ValkRider
it looks like…
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
yeah i didn't notice it. that's my fault.
it was posted 2 minutes before the story so I was obviously in mid story writing when he posted the fanshot (im good but im not THAT good :) )
I write everywhere. You're probably better off following me on twitter
I was just so excited to beat the one and only fetch!
Beat you by 2 minutes – of course my post is 10% of the word count that yours is but I’m sure that didn’t play into it. ;-)
Great site here – I hope more Jayhawkers find it.
They're really drinking the Kook-Aid
over at KUSports
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
*Kool-Aid
I guess Kook-Aid works too…
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
It works better
for that site.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
I will say this
The man knows defense, plain and simple. The BIGGEST thing our team needs is a back-to-basics approach. Tackling. Being in position. Taking the right angles. Schemes. Just the basics.
We really fell behind in these areas recently. He may be no youngin, but the guy has coached D for years. Hopefully he and the staff can take our current players, sit them down, and really work on the fundamentals. This alone would be a huge improvement.
I’m not saying we are stocked with talent on D, but there is plenty there to work with. Hopefully Campo’s experience will help.
Shit happens when you win championships
our Orange Bowl defense
always seemed to take great angles and played excellet contain. Nothing too fancy. (other than having an All-American DT and CB but you know…)
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Young always coached up his players
Sometimes he had the horses for a great D, sometimes he didn’t. But I always thought they were well coached and were always in position.
Shit happens when you win championships
by Andrew Clark on Jan 13, 2012 1:50 PM CST up reply actions
LBs werent bad either
Not the fastest, but psychos who were smart and laid the wood.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
Anyone keeping an eye on the Twitter thingy
any of our recruits saying somthing? I guess Ken Crawley had something to say…
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
https://twitter.com/#!/SupaStarLo_MMG/status/157900450782384129/photo/1
What does a man have to do around here to get a championship?
Hit me up on twitter: @RockChalkChief
Qu'est-ce que c'est?
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Pic of Campo w/ Dallas CB
Crawley: Hell of a guy is the new DC/Db coach for the #Jayhawks
What does a man have to do around here to get a championship?
Hit me up on twitter: @RockChalkChief
Thanks -
can’t view the Twitter from work…
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
just put up a quick story on some player/recruit reaction
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Indeed he is.
K-State Legend, mind you.
Bobby Hill: What's a meat examination team?
Hank Hill: It's like a debate team, only instead of doing something useless you get to grade the cut and quality of meat!
Was this guy on Tait's list?
I don’t have any opinions about Campo, and I’m willing to see how we works out. I don’t think of KU as a place that has former NFL head coaches working as coordinators, so it’s cool from that perspective, but, obviously, results are what matter.
So I’ll focus on something different. It irritates me how poor the Journal-World’s reporting on KU is, and, for whatever reason, the focus of my irritation has been drawn to Matt Tait’s blogging on realignment, the coaching search, and then the DC search. The guy talks like a journalist with “sources” and “calls in” but he mainly just seems to be reading the internet. I don’t know why the J-W doesn’t seem to have any good sources inside the athletic department (and I am pleased that our AD runs a tight ship, in contrast to the constant leaks out of MU), but if they don’t know anything, I’d rather they just say that than glossing up some wild internet theories as “news.”
/soapbox>
As I've said before
Tait is good at providing summaries, updates and links on his blog posts, but he doesn’t have strong sources. Part of that is where he works and the other part is he’s young and hasn’t had time to cultivate good contacts.
It can be frustrating, but I’d rather have no news than incorrect or inaccurate news coming from DeArmond Land.
on top of that
I think Zenger has proven to run a tight ship.
by I need more Esteban on Jan 13, 2012 2:19 PM CST up reply actions
this
Tait might as well try to get blood from a stone
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Zenger's tight ship is a bright spot
But if the folks at the Journal-World don’t know anything, I wish they’d just say that. Or say nothing.
It just makes me doubt everything else they say, and I wish there was a more reliable source for KU news.
Meh, I sorta like it
It gives me something to read and think about when I’m supposed to be working…
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
My guess is that a blank page
b/c the AD is tight wouldn’t fly well with editors or whomever. I think Matt tries to qualify his statements, and is definitely better than the crapshoot, “definitive”, guessing, opinions of the editor/TK.
agreed.
I think he does a good job.
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the boards on ESPN and the Star
are bad as expected.
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
So don't read them!
Stick to the great community here on RCT!
by jayhawk1996 on Jan 13, 2012 2:29 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Input, must have more input!!
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
I'm still just amazed
that our hires make the front page of ESPN.com. I’ll ignore the boards, but who would’ve expected a DC hire @ KU to make front page ESPN?
Pay heed...
by pj_hawk4life on Jan 13, 2012 3:50 PM CST up reply actions
The boards on the Star are bad.
Is there something new here?
ESPN boards are only better b/c we’re generally unnoticed apart from BB.
Another high-risk, high-reward choice
I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing, though I think teams outside the upper class of college football need to take risks.
He coached defense in college for 17 years, which is a good thing. The bad thing is that was over 20 years ago, and he was never a college DC.
The NFL experience is also a good thing, for recruiting if nothing else. And it’s clear he is a capable defensive coach. How well that translates back to college is once again a huge question mark.
Kila's slash for Apr 20 to May 4, 2011, right before he was sent down: .276 / .344 / .448
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 13, 2012 3:24 PM CST reply actions
This guy hasn't coached college ball since 1988
Some on the posters on this board weren’t even born then.
I know Coach Weis emphasized putting a staff that worked well together (said he learned his mistake at ND). That’s all fine and good but how about a staff that also can coach college football?
Again, I know many of you disagree but I just don’t see much value in NFL experience at the college level.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
Do we have examples of NFL guys coming back to be coordinators?
I know there are HC examples (which, at best, aren’t very supportive of the idea), but do we have OC or DC examples? Probably most of the examples involve just a few years between leaving NCAA for NFL and coming back, like the USC guy (Chow?).
Kila's slash for Apr 20 to May 4, 2011, right before he was sent down: .276 / .344 / .448
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 13, 2012 3:29 PM CST up reply actions
Most of the time
when guys leave the NFL coaching ranks, it’s to become head coaches at the college level. This hire is kind of smelling like a guy who was ready to retire, but then got offered some good money for ride-into-the-sunset type of gig.
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
There you go with that negativism again
Maybe it is Weis doing some recruiting. Reminds Campo of all the success he had. Relives a bit of their mutual NFL success (as coordinators), and invites him to recreate that success at a place without all the hyped expectations for FB, but with definite elite athletic success (BB).
Maybe?
Can someone pour this man a drink?
Rivits eating cheese and drinking wine.
There you go with that negativism again – Kelly’s Heroes
One of the best movies of all time.
“Woof woof”
"No time for questions. No time for games. Start kickin' ass and takin' down the names." - Dave Mustaine.
Considering that his freshmen were born in
1994…
The name of that song played at KC Comets games in the '80's was Giorgio Moroder's "The Chase." Now you know.
Oh Dear Lord...
Thanks for making us all feel old! ;)
What? A girl who likes sports...INCONCEIVABLE!
This off season.......
could be the greatest thing that has have ever happened to this program or one giant bust. I hope we aren’t looking back in 20 years shaking our heads about that time we hired Charlie Weis and a bunch of cast offs. Not trying to be negative, just not ready to gulp the kool aid quite yet.
What this hire says to me
Is that Weis is completely comfortable having almost no control over the defense. This isn’t a young guy or a “yes man” to just be a puppet. Campo has done it at the highest level with extreme success. Charlie isn’t intimidated by Campo’s success or years coaching and is completely confident in Campo’s ability to run the entire defensive operation. I don’t think Campo would come to KU without absolute, Stalin-like control over the defense. This is Weis getting the best coach he could find, and putting his complete trust in him.
this
and I like that Weis feels this way. Too often, guys become head coaches and feel compelled to put their mark on every element of the team. Weis is where he is because he knows offense. I don’t want him trying to micromanage the defense.
Use the forks
I agree with that philosophy from Weis,
just wish he had found someone with more recent NCAA experience. In fact, someone who had been a college DC at all.
Kila's slash for Apr 20 to May 4, 2011, right before he was sent down: .276 / .344 / .448
by SagehenMacGyver47 on Jan 13, 2012 11:19 PM CST up reply actions
Negative Nancy!
/code
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
Rock Chalk Talk
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