What It Takes To Win

LongJim · September 3, 2009

Regarding the college game/program:

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"Sometimes I think coaches get too much heat when the teams do not perform well. Remember this - the team belongs to the players and the seniors, in particular. When teams that are talented do not perform well, most of the time you need only to look at the senior leadership.

The tough players were the ones you respected. I always felt the way to earn respect on the field is never back down from anybody and bring all you got for four quarters. It is not the most talented, but the hardest worker I feared. The talented ones that worked hard are the ones that kept me up at night.

Being a head coach...is not just winning. You must go out of your way to win the support of the alumni and fans. As long as the program does not rest and keeps pushing forward it should be fine. Hey, you are either moving ahead or backwards, you never stay the same. It is up top you which direction you want to go."