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9 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

What’s the origins of lock the gate?

Mike Canales per Footballscoop.com in 2010.

“Our motto is going to be that we are going to lock the gate and go to work. If it is at 2:40 or 2:50 or whatever time we are going to practice, that gate is going to be locked. There is a time to play and a time to work, and we are going to work. I am going to demand a lot and expect a lot.”

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Glory to the Green

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9 minutes ago, jtm0097 said:

Mike Canales per Footballscoop.com in 2010.

“Our motto is going to be that we are going to lock the gate and go to work. If it is at 2:40 or 2:50 or whatever time we are going to practice, that gate is going to be locked. There is a time to play and a time to work, and we are going to work. I am going to demand a lot and expect a lot.”

Thanks. I’d heard references on GMG.com, but never quite understood them. Was this to keep the media out or to keep the players in?

Mean Green 93-98 Grand Master

Mean Green 93-98

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39 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

Thanks. I’d heard references on GMG.com, but never quite understood them. Was this to keep the media out or to keep the players in?

It was figurative.  The idea was that everyone was all in.

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14 hours ago, Big Z said:

Hopefully Caponi's playbook and notes 

In Norm voice... 'Maybe Caponi was in charge of the defense of the building... ummm'

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15 hours ago, Glory to the Green said:

Thanks. I’d heard references on GMG.com, but never quite understood them. Was this to keep the media out or to keep the players in?

 

14 hours ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

It was figurative.  The idea was that everyone was all in.

Don’t forget the players’ rap!

 

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16 hours ago, jtm0097 said:

Mike Canales per Footballscoop.com in 2010.

“Our motto is going to be that we are going to lock the gate and go to work. If it is at 2:40 or 2:50 or whatever time we are going to practice, that gate is going to be locked. There is a time to play and a time to work, and we are going to work. I am going to demand a lot and expect a lot.”

My recollection is he showed up to that PC wearing or carrying a length of chain with a lock attached.

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