Heupel on team culture

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https://atozsports.com/nashville/josh-heupel-reveals-vols-head-coach-at-tennessee/

Heupel was quick to tell Outkick 360 that it's all about being genuine and not trying to be someone he's not.

"I think it's really important that you're yourself," explained Heupel. "If not, your players are going to see right through that. If you want to build trust, you better be exactly who you say you are going to be. And you better be true to what you want to be. And, you know, for us, I think it comes through dialogue. It comes through consistency. From the moment I got there, never set a ceiling on what we could or couldn't accomplish. Have been about relationships, have been about growing men, and growing the player at the same time."

"They've seen the fruits of their labor," added Heupel. "We spend a ton of time on developing leadership, the ability to communicate with your peers. I talked to them consistently that championship and special seasons happen because there's championship-caliber leadership and accountability."

Heupel also pointed out that building the culture is just the first step. Tennessee also has to recruit to that culture. In other words, there will be some elite recruits that the Vols don't pursue because they don't fit the culture that's been built under Heupel.

"You put all of that together and you start building the culture and then you got to recruit to it, too," said Heupel. "And I think our staff's done a great job of that. And that's how you build something where there's true connectivity and love for each other inside the building."

The Vols' culture is one of their biggest selling points in recruiting. And Heupel's been able to create that culture by just being himself -- by being real and not playing a character like so many SEC coaches try to do.

"Real" always sells on the recruiting trail and the Vols are fortunate that Heupel understands that as well as any coach in the nation.
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I think all of what Heupel is saying is exactly how GA has built their current roster. They set a culture and recruited to that culture. I just hope UT can win multiple championships in a row with Heupel at the helm.
 
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You can't underestimate the value of culture. A&M had the best recruiting class ever, but the players didn't fit with the culture or Jimbo made no attempt to fit them into the culture. You can see how that turned out.

Here is my best impression of a Georgia- or Bama-homer: "Every time he whiffs on a 4* or 5*, he will say that they didn't fit into the Vols' culture."
 
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VolBricks said:
I think all of what Heupel is saying is exactly how GA has built their current roster. They set a culture and recruited to that culture. I just hope UT can win multiple championships in a row with Heupel at the helm.
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Thankfully Heup’s culture does not appear to be one of enabling sexual assault and wreckless endangerment with vehicles.
 
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But he is the disciple of a great coach. His dad….

Longtime NCAA Football Head Coach Ken Heupel Addresses Grand Nation February Meeting | Tulsa Values

Coach Ken Heupel believes everyone is on this earth for a reason. His mission is to help youngsters find that purpose.

A former head football coach at Northern State University, an NCAA Division II program located in Aberdeen, S.D., Heupel coached football on the college level for more than 27 years. Today, he’s teaching the game of life.

“We all believe in one thing — that God created each and every one of us and we’re put on this earth for one purpose,” said Heupel. “Through our camps, we try to find out what that purpose is. We bring the same concept to all ages: God does not make junk. He makes greatness and He made you for a purpose.”

Last week, Heupel addressed Grand Nation’s February monthly meeting at the South Grand Lake Christian Church and shared his game plan for equipping individuals of all ages to reach their full potential on and off the field.

Heupel is the president and CEO of Day of Champions Sports. Founded on the four principles of leadership — discipline, respect, trust and hard work, Day of Champions Sports is an extension of The 14 Foundation, which was started by Heupel’s son, former University of Oklahoma National Champion quarterback Josh Heupel, to help underprivileged kids.
 
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Thanks, , Shades, for quoting much of the article. For anyone who hasn't, it's worth your time to listen to the video interview within the article.

What really caught my attention was this below from the article--because it includes an observation by the writer(s):

"The Vols' culture is one of their biggest selling points in recruiting. And Heupel's been able to create that culture by just being himself -- by being real and not playing a character like so many SEC coaches try to do." ​

Whichever writer/host made that statement is stating it as fact; not as a booster of the Tennessee program, but as someone who covers the SEC beat. That's a heck of an endorsement, especially if his observation is shared by other sports journalists! That kind of reputation leaks out into news stories and radio show asides.

Over time, it's going to echo throughout recruiting circles, if it hasn't already.
 
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