AMES — Saturday, Matt Campbell’s filter didn’t make it to the interview room. That's rare for Iowa State's head football coach.

Following ISU's 24-21 win against Kansas State , Campbell re-entered his postgame press conference to respond to a joke K-State athletic director Gene Taylor made at a pep rally . That drew most of the buzz on social media, but Campbell gave another striking statement.

“I said this, and if I make anybody mad I don’t really care,” Campbell said. “So, I think we’re set up for failure because I think this is the hardest schedule in the country.”

Here is Iowa State’s schedule . In the past few years, most teams opening the season in Ireland will take a bye week soon after the game. ISU faces a difficult three-week stretch before it gets a bye week. The Cyclon

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