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SBN Article: "Culture Change at Texas"

Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:09 pm
Posted by JBeam
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:09 pm
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This was all relayed to me 2nd and 3rd hand by good people.

Strong and his coaches met with the team and outlined their expectations. He followed that with individual meetings with key players and 2014 seniors. The meeting was "very intense", but there was no yelling or drill sergeant act. No theater. Just a detailing of how things are going to be from now on. No one was thanked for being there. No one was patted on the back for being at Texas.


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Strong expectations:

Players will attend all of their classes and sit in the front two rows of all of their classes. GAs, academic folks, position coaches will be checking constantly now.
No headphones in class. No texting in class. Sit up and take notes.
If a player misses a class, he runs until it hurts. If he misses two classes, his entire position unit runs. If he misses three, the position coach runs. The position coaches don't want to run.
No earrings in the football building. No drugs. No stealing. No guns. Treat women with respect.
Players may not live off campus anymore, unless they're a senior who hits certain academic standards. The University will buy out the leases for every player currently living off campus and put them in the athletic dorm.
The team will all live together, eat together, suffer together, and hang out together. They will become a true team and learn to impose accountability on each other. The cliques are over.
There's no time for a rebuild. "I don't have time for that." The expectation is that Texas wins now.
Players will learn that they would rather practice than milk a minor injury.
The focus is on winning and graduating. Anything extraneous to that is a distraction and will be stamped out or removed.
Strong met individually with seniors and key leaders and re-emphasized that the plan is to win now. They can lead the new culture or be run over by it.
"I don't want to talk about things. I'd rather do things. We just talked. Now it's time to do."


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- Some of the players still don't understand that Strong's message was specifically to them. Brown's last years were focused on talking about things with no follow up. He was also absent from the team constantly and had little read on the mood or culture of the locker room. Some players may still be under the impression that this is more chatter with no follow through. They're in for a rude awakening. Their bad habits are about to be brought to light.


More here
This post was edited on 1/14/14 at 11:11 pm
Posted by okietiger
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:12 pm to
That's pretty freaking awesome.
Posted by Tiger Ryno
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:13 pm to
lol. he'll lose 4 games next year
Posted by saintsfan22
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:14 pm to
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Treat women with respect.

Just say don't rape so it doesn't sound overly ambitious.
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
113328 posts
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:15 pm to
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Players may not live off campus anymore, unless they're a senior who hits certain academic standards. The University will buy out the leases for every player currently living off campus and put them in the athletic dorm.


Im sure the NCAA has some nitpick rule making this illegal
Posted by Ford Frenzy
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:17 pm to
So cute of him to threaten position coaches to run.
This post was edited on 1/14/14 at 11:18 pm
Posted by JBeam
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Member since Jan 2011
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:21 pm to
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That's pretty freaking awesome.

People will shite on some of his tactics. But, he did the same thing at UL back when they had a rap sheet for being undisciplined.
This post was edited on 1/14/14 at 11:22 pm
Posted by okietiger
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:23 pm to
I'd send my son to play for a guy like that and I despise Texas.
Posted by CunningLinguist
Dallas, TX
Member since Mar 2006
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:30 pm to
This is a disaster In the making 3 years from now
Posted by okietiger
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:31 pm to
Why?
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:33 pm to
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This is a disaster In the making 3 years from now


Discipline is a problem?

I would love to play for a guy like that.
Posted by okietiger
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Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:38 pm to
Me too man
Posted by LSUFOREVERAMEN
Illinois
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:42 pm to
Surely buying out the players' leases constitutes an inappropriate financial benefit?
Posted by AUin02
Member since Jan 2012
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:44 pm to
Strong seems very "old school". I hate that he is probably going to get buzz sawed by the booster/power broker culture at Texas. He will probably be opposed/questioned/have to justify a whole heck of a lot of decisions that he, as coach, should be able to just do.

Frustrating years ahead for Strong.
Posted by okietiger
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Member since Oct 2005
41489 posts
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:46 pm to
NCAA would be absurd not approve a move like that encouraging discipline and team unity. But then again it is the NCAA.
Posted by BayouFann
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Member since Jun 2012
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:47 pm to
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This is a disaster In the making 3 years from now


that was my initial thought but after seeing this...
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People will shite on some of his tactics. But, he did the same thing at UL back when they had a rap sheet for being undisciplined.


plus its UT. ''quality'' kids are lined up to get there now that that the hindrance is gone.
Posted by JBeam
Guns,Germs & Steel
Member since Jan 2011
68377 posts
Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:49 pm to
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Frustrating years ahead for Strong.

Let him come to LSU. We need discipline.
Posted by Overbrook
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 1/14/14 at 11:57 pm to
I love it.
I've always liked hard-arse coaches.
Posted by BowlJackson
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Member since Sep 2013
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Posted on 1/15/14 at 12:04 am to
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This is a disaster In the making 3 years from now


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Discipline is a problem?


He's a Florida State fan. Of course he views discipline as a problem. If there was discipline in Tallahassee then JW would be sitting in a jail cell right now and FSU wouldn't have a Heisman or a MNC
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
77587 posts
Posted on 1/15/14 at 12:11 am to
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If there was discipline in Tallahassee then JW would be sitting in a jail cell right now and FSU wouldn't have a Heisman or a MNC


Uhh, no. That's an asinine comment.
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