drvenner
Winning is fun
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“I was talking to some of the players, and they were saying stuff like, the division was so crazy, you just wouldn’t even associate with anyone outside of practice. If you walked into the training center or the football center any time outside of practice, you wouldn’t see a single soul in there. It’d be a desert.
“The players were saying the new staff has made the culture so much better, where people actually want to go and they’ll stay in the facility. They’ll stay together. They’ll hang out. They’ll go to rehab together, or they’ll go to the player lounge together or whatever. They don’t just go home and kind of do their own thing.” - Addison Nichols
Woah.
I can’t say I ever suspected that it had gotten that bad.
It is not a talent issue. We were plenty talented facing Ga. this team culture was a disaster and they quit on each other and the staff. Ultimately there was no leadership. Without JJ, there wasn’t anyone else. JG sure wasn’t a leader and neither was Pruitt.We were not the same team after halftime of the Georgia game. It was a pretty dramatic collapse; there had to be something to it.
I’m sure there is truth to this but I’m sure COVID restrictions didn’t help team bonding.“I was talking to some of the players, and they were saying stuff like, the division was so crazy, you just wouldn’t even associate with anyone outside of practice. If you walked into the training center or the football center any time outside of practice, you wouldn’t see a single soul in there. It’d be a desert.
“The players were saying the new staff has made the culture so much better, where people actually want to go and they’ll stay in the facility. They’ll stay together. They’ll hang out. They’ll go to rehab together, or they’ll go to the player lounge together or whatever. They don’t just go home and kind of do their own thing.” - Addison Nichols
Woah.
I can’t say I ever suspected that it had gotten that bad.
“I was talking to some of the players, and they were saying stuff like, the division was so crazy, you just wouldn’t even associate with anyone outside of practice. If you walked into the training center or the football center any time outside of practice, you wouldn’t see a single soul in there. It’d be a desert.
“The players were saying the new staff has made the culture so much better, where people actually want to go and they’ll stay in the facility. They’ll stay together. They’ll hang out. They’ll go to rehab together, or they’ll go to the player lounge together or whatever. They don’t just go home and kind of do their own thing.” - Addison Nichols
Woah.
I can’t say I ever suspected that it had gotten that bad.
“I was talking to some of the players, and they were saying stuff like, the division was so crazy, you just wouldn’t even associate with anyone outside of practice. If you walked into the training center or the football center any time outside of practice, you wouldn’t see a single soul in there. It’d be a desert.
“The players were saying the new staff has made the culture so much better, where people actually want to go and they’ll stay in the facility. They’ll stay together. They’ll hang out. They’ll go to rehab together, or they’ll go to the player lounge together or whatever. They don’t just go home and kind of do their own thing.” - Addison Nichols
Woah.
I can’t say I ever suspected that it had gotten that bad.
Reminds me of jobs where you didn't even want to be within eyesight or earshot of the crazy ***hole boss. Makes a lot of sense in that regard. So glad Bubba is gone.“I was talking to some of the players, and they were saying stuff like, the division was so crazy, you just wouldn’t even associate with anyone outside of practice. If you walked into the training center or the football center any time outside of practice, you wouldn’t see a single soul in there. It’d be a desert.
“The players were saying the new staff has made the culture so much better, where people actually want to go and they’ll stay in the facility. They’ll stay together. They’ll hang out. They’ll go to rehab together, or they’ll go to the player lounge together or whatever. They don’t just go home and kind of do their own thing.” - Addison Nichols
Woah.
I can’t say I ever suspected that it had gotten that bad.