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<blockquote data-quote="Cam" data-source="post: 666236" data-attributes="member: 568"><p>Great post. I really appreciate input from former players. Culture is incredibly important, just look at the rise of Minnesota and Baylor football. Fleck and Rhule are huge on culture, even if their approaches to implementing it are different. Tom Allen at Indiana is also big on making a fun and cohesive culture and they're on track for a 9 win season. And it not only influences recruiting and creates an appealing atmosphere for players, but it can directly affect games. People forget this, but in 2014 the one thing that stuck out to me from listening to the players was their belief in Paul Johnson and his system. The buy-in and team bonding was HUGE that year. Offensive players were quoted saying things like, "When we took the field, we knew we were going to score one way or another." Or a player on defense said something like, "I do whatever I can to free up my teammates so that they can go make a play. We're out here playing for each other, not to pad our own stats." It was incredible hearing all of those players talk about the importance of the team and to play selflessly. Doesn't everyone remember how the whole team gathered around Snoddy when he was put on the stretcher? The love those guys had for each other was great and I think it helped a lot with building momentum and closing games when we needed to. For whatever reason, that didn't seem to persist after 2014.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This echoes The Athletic's Tori McElhaney's comments about the program when asked about the previous team vibe and culture. She just said people seemed burned out and tired. The coaching staff has commented many times that players would previously head out immediately after team meetings, but now they stick around for 1-2 hours to talk with each other and the staff. You're absolutely right, the fact that he got so many of the older players to buy in is a major accomplishment for the staff. That'll continue to trickle down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cam, post: 666236, member: 568"] Great post. I really appreciate input from former players. Culture is incredibly important, just look at the rise of Minnesota and Baylor football. Fleck and Rhule are huge on culture, even if their approaches to implementing it are different. Tom Allen at Indiana is also big on making a fun and cohesive culture and they're on track for a 9 win season. And it not only influences recruiting and creates an appealing atmosphere for players, but it can directly affect games. People forget this, but in 2014 the one thing that stuck out to me from listening to the players was their belief in Paul Johnson and his system. The buy-in and team bonding was HUGE that year. Offensive players were quoted saying things like, "When we took the field, we knew we were going to score one way or another." Or a player on defense said something like, "I do whatever I can to free up my teammates so that they can go make a play. We're out here playing for each other, not to pad our own stats." It was incredible hearing all of those players talk about the importance of the team and to play selflessly. Doesn't everyone remember how the whole team gathered around Snoddy when he was put on the stretcher? The love those guys had for each other was great and I think it helped a lot with building momentum and closing games when we needed to. For whatever reason, that didn't seem to persist after 2014. This echoes The Athletic's Tori McElhaney's comments about the program when asked about the previous team vibe and culture. She just said people seemed burned out and tired. The coaching staff has commented many times that players would previously head out immediately after team meetings, but now they stick around for 1-2 hours to talk with each other and the staff. You're absolutely right, the fact that he got so many of the older players to buy in is a major accomplishment for the staff. That'll continue to trickle down. [/QUOTE]
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