There aren’t too many more levels of rage higher than the kind of leveling up we saw from Iowa State football coach, Matt Campbell on Saturday, after referees failed to call an off sides penalty against the Oklahoma Sooners in the Big 12 Championship game.
Down 17-0, Campbell waded out towards referees pointing and screaming and had to be held back by Cyclones players and staff. It wasn’t quiet a George Brett level of anger but it was very much parallel to Bobby Knight back in the day.
Anywho, the internet is going to internet and we got some reax for you
Breaking: Matt Campbell just challenged the ref to single combat. https://t.co/AFZZggZtIw
— WFAN Burner Acct (@WFANBurnerAcct) December 19, 2020
Matt Campbell may kill a ref today pic.twitter.com/wrt2QNK1dn
— Unnecessary Roughness (@UnnecRoughness) December 19, 2020
Matt Campbell waiting for the refs after the game. #Big12Championship pic.twitter.com/TYETC4JKgE
— Randeep Uppal (@RandeepUppal) December 19, 2020
Matt Campbell is a certified crazy person. pic.twitter.com/slcLXCVfHJ
— Ben (@BLBillings4) December 19, 2020
There was also some admiration
I think Iowa States Matt Campbell should get an NFL job just on this clip of him losing his god damn mind alone @PodThat
— George Jarjour (@gjarjour) December 19, 2020
Inject Matt Campbell’s energy into my veins.
— Jackson Stallings (@JackStallings_) December 19, 2020
Matt Campbell might kill someone if this gets overturned
— Mark Thompson (@mathomp_501) December 19, 2020
Oklahoma won the game 27-21 and every play counted, including the no call. We’re going to have to see how all of this is unpacked following the effort.
But regardless of the loss, Matt Campbell has rushed his way into the 2020 College Football highlight reel for sure.