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Posted on 7/26/23 at 3:24 pm to SPEEDY
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Dan Nichol, Minnesota’s head football strength and conditioning coach who followed Fleck over from Western Michigan and interned at Iowa under disgraced strength coach Chris Doyle, gathered the team together after Fleck was hired, one of the former players said. The instruction was simple: Clap whenever Fleck entered the locker room.
“We had to [practice giving Fleck ovations] multiple times — the first time, because some other people in the back were not moving as quick as he wanted,” a third player told FOS.
Two other former players said that Fleck would reenter a room if he didn’t like the ovation he received.
This seems like a really simple way to measure "buy in" and while weird, it's also pretty smart.
Posted on 7/26/23 at 3:33 pm to SPEEDY
Basically just calling out his douchey motivational approach. Not toxic. The elite thing is so cringe.
Posted on 7/26/23 at 4:02 pm to S
loads of useless corp mangers are going to be sweating if dumb acronyms are examples of toxic culture
Posted on 7/26/23 at 4:02 pm to RedHawk
What’s the conversion rate of PJ Fleck bank notes to Schrute bucks?
Posted on 7/26/23 at 4:12 pm to SPEEDY
You have to realize, in the left-wing media and American academia, the college football head coach is the embodiment of the exploitative white male power structure. On top of that, college football is massively popular among males in the South and Midwest - which tends to skew conservative. Anything that degrades or eliminates cultural and social activities favored by that group is to be supported. If, at the same time, you can humiliate and ruin these evil white male coaches; well, that's just a cherry on top. Look how 90% of the pro-NIL coverage was portrayed.
Posted on 7/26/23 at 5:26 pm to RedHawk
I can’t believe I wasted my time reading that shite. Fleck is kind of a goober and I think the acronyms are corny, but what is he doing wrong?
What team or organization on the planet doesn’t have a handful of disgruntled players/employees who talk bad about the boss behind their backs?
The players complaining were probably low character guys. This gives me Texas Tech and Adam James vibes.
What team or organization on the planet doesn’t have a handful of disgruntled players/employees who talk bad about the boss behind their backs?
The players complaining were probably low character guys. This gives me Texas Tech and Adam James vibes.
Posted on 7/26/23 at 7:20 pm to RedHawk
I don't get having to give him a standing ovation when he enters a room and have to practice standing ovations. That's like North Korean type stuff when the Kim Jung-un enters the room. His slogans and the acronyms are silly.
Posted on 7/26/23 at 7:44 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
Or like standing at attention when a US military officer enters the room... sure its corny but its not comparable to a dictator lol
Posted on 7/26/23 at 8:55 pm to RedHawk
My God!!! These people are pussies!!!
Other than community outreach, this was standard stuff
In High School!!!!
Other than community outreach, this was standard stuff
In High School!!!!
Posted on 7/26/23 at 9:26 pm to RedHawk
That clapping anytime fleck entered the room is weird. He has some other odd things going on but they seem to team building to me. I like the drug thing. Ok you test hot but you’re doing most program things right, we aren’t going to throw you away. You will chances to get it right as long as you stay on the path, I like that. My big take on this is Fleck is a weird dude, newsflash we already knew this.
Posted on 7/26/23 at 10:38 pm to RedHawk
Two other players who were holdovers from the prior regime told FOS that indoctrination started right after Fleck was hired as head coach in January 2017.
Dan Nichol, Minnesota’s head football strength and conditioning coach who followed Fleck over from Western Michigan and interned at Iowa under disgraced strength coach Chris Doyle, gathered the team together after Fleck was hired, one of the former players said. The instruction was simple: Clap whenever Fleck entered the locker room.
“We had to practice giving Fleck ovations multiple times — the first time, because some other people in the back were not moving as quick as he wanted,” a third player told FOS.
Two other former players said that Fleck would reenter a room if he didn’t like the ovation he received.
After that first team meeting in 2017, players received a three-ring binder they were required to memorize and on which they were tested. FOS obtained several pages of the binder used by Fleck during his time at Minnesota.
The third player said that one acronym stood out: F.A.M.I.L.Y., short for “Forget About Me, I Love You.”
“He was making us say, forget about yourself as an individual,” the player said. “I was baffled because it’s not anything logical. If you forget about yourself, then who are you?”
Added a fourth player: “It’s based around Fleck’s ego. You have to talk a certain way. You have to be a certain way. … Within that building of the University of Minnesota, it’s very much like brainwashing.”
The pages obtained by FOS include nomenclature common to sports with inspirational quotes, and most are pretty self-explanatory.
“The Pain of Discipline VS. The Pain of Regret”
“Your how Creates Your who”
“If You’re Juiceless, You’re Useless If You’re Juiceful, You’re Useful”
“Roof Over Your Head – Better Off Than 73% of The World”
But some of the nearly 20 acronyms players were tested on were more abstract.
H.Y.P.R.R. — How/Yours/Process/Result/Response
T.H.I.N.K. — Truthful, Helpful, Inspirational, Necessary, Kind
F.I.S.T. — Family Invested Same Time “Keep it Tight”
S.F./A.M./F.S. — Start Fast, Accelerate Middle, Finish Strong
There was only one acceptable answer when Fleck and other staff members asked, “How are you doing?”
“I’m elite.”
Posted on 7/26/23 at 10:53 pm to lsu777
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read the whole thing....99.9999% of that is complete horse shite. They required community service, you were rewarded for good grades & forced to make good grades and made you drink protein shakes in front of them? ummm... A) community service is required at lots of places.
frick we had community service on our college track team. The horror
Posted on 7/26/23 at 11:07 pm to RedHawk
So he’s cringy, kind of a douche, and gives off Joel Osteen vibes?
Didn’t we know this already?
Didn’t we know this already?
Posted on 7/27/23 at 6:12 am to SPEEDY
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Two other former players said that Fleck would reenter a room if he didn’t like the ovation he received.
I’ve done this at work before.
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He was making us say, forget about yourself as an individual,” the player said. “I was baffled because it’s not anything logical. If you forget about yourself, then who are you?”
Guess this guy has never seen Remember the Titans.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 6:28 am to SPEEDY
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There was only one acceptable answer when Fleck and other staff members asked, “How are you doing?”
“I’m elite.”
“It was sickening because I wasn’t OK,” the first player said, “I wasn’t in a good mental spot. I was struggling. I was fighting every day just to get by or find hope. It’s not natural to say when someone asks how you’re doing to say, ‘I am elite.’ When I said, ‘I’m good,’ [Fleck] would respond, ‘Oh, you’re not elite?’ He would either get all frustrated and walk off, or I’d be told, ‘You’re supposed to say elite.’ Inside, I was not feeling anywhere near that.”
Imagine giving this quote and thinking you don’t come off as a gigantic pussy
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:02 am to BilJ
Oh frick you pj fleck. Want me to give you a standing ovation when you enter the room? And then call me out if I didn't bring enough "energy" why doesn't one of these kids tell him to frick off? I most certainly would.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 7:05 am to BilJ
There’s a good reason the players’ names aren’t attached. This pussy shite would get them laughed out of any conversation.
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