re: Mental toughness and playing to a standard...

Nick didn’t develop that part of his expertise until he left LSU. As good as he was here, his teams were not consistent. Read Bear Bryant’s book. He said the most difficult part about coaching college football was getting 18-22 to play at a high level every week. He said the best you can hope for is to get them ready four games a year. The rest of the season you hope your talent is better than the other team’s talent.