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See below for Heupel's take on team culture compared to Kiffin or Deion.
I like Heupel's take, and it's just my guess that long-term success is more likely with a both high level players AND a good team culture.
Wouldn't be surprised if Heupel is still going strong with the Vols long after Lane's and Deion's programs have burned out.
Heupel:
Kiffin:
Deion Sanders:
I like Heupel's take, and it's just my guess that long-term success is more likely with a both high level players AND a good team culture.
Wouldn't be surprised if Heupel is still going strong with the Vols long after Lane's and Deion's programs have burned out.
Heupel:
"At the end of the day, you’re trying to make your roster as good as it can be," explained Heupel on Saturday. "We’ll go through that process, have exit meetings with our own players. I think the culture piece is extremely important in particular at this time of the year because there’s not a lot of time with them before you get to training camp. So it’s gotta be mature guys that you’re bringing into your program, too.”
Kiffin:
"I think, kind of accepting that you’re going to not have phenomenal culture,” said Kiffin last August. “Doesn’t mean I don’t work on it, but I think I have to realize like hey, it just is what it is. Like, one, we don’t have many kids who are dying to be here. They didn’t grow up wanting to go to Ole Miss. These transfer kids are going to a place that fits them best at that time. It’s not about the school and you don’t really have them on their third, fourth, fifth year with you to where they know how we do it, they know expectations, the culture, the other players. Unfortunately, now it’s like plug and play.”
Deion Sanders:
“I’m not welcoming to that word, culture,” Sanders said, via ESPN. “That’s all I heard when I was in Jackson. Culture, culture, culture, culture, culture. Now culture, culture. What the heck does that mean? I don’t think you got to have unity whatsoever. You got to have good players.”
"I don’t care about culture. I don’t even care if they like each other, I want to win,” Sanders proclaimed at the Buffaloes’ annual fall sports media day Friday. “I have been on some teams where the quarterback didn’t like the receiver but they darn sure made harmony when the ball was snapped. And we’re not like that, trust me, these kids are very fond of one another.”