ESPN.com Spotlights CMD

[Big Poppa]

A lot of y’all keep saying “all of these changes” what changes other than fall camp sleeping arrangements??

Have a conversation with a player one day everything is easier and much more laid back.

If you think fall camp was about sleeping arrangements you really don’t get it. (I am going to be frank if you can’t take it don’t read it) It’s about keeping 19-22 year olds who grew up in many cases in single parent homes, with out discipline, from staying up all night, drinking a 40 ounce, smoking a joint and having their girl friend over all night when it should be about your most focused time of year. It’s about building team bonds and togetherness and everybody doing every thing as one in the most crucial 2 weeks of the year. You can’t trust 19-22 year olds to police themselves and do all the right things in that very import, very regimented, time period. IMO this team lost a lot in those 2 weeks and it shows. It has nothing to do about where they laid their head on their pillow at night for camp.

[Big Poppa]

They have a nutritionist on staff and still feed them every meal at the complex. Them living off campus is not the reason for them struggling though.

They have been living off campus pretty much since the abolishment of the athletic dorm. That has been several years now. Not sure why it would all of a sudden be an issue this year.

[John Cocktolstoy]

Have a conversation with a player one day everything is easier and much more laid back.

If you think fall camp was about sleeping arrangements you really don’t get it. (I am going to be frank if you can’t take it don’t read it) It’s about keeping 19-22 year olds who grew up in many cases in single parent homes, with out discipline, from staying up all night, drinking a 40 ounce, smoking a joint and having their girl friend over all night when it should be about your most focused time of year. It’s about building team bonds and togetherness and everybody doing every thing as one in the most crucial 2 weeks of the year. You can’t trust 19-22 year olds to police themselves and do all the right things in that very import, very regimented, time period. IMO this team lost a lot in those 2 weeks and it shows. It has nothing to do about where they laid their head on their pillow at night for camp.

Be careful what you suggest on that subject. Most think it is only about where you sleep and will come at you.

[Bandwagon King]

Have a conversation with a player one day everything is easier and much more laid back.

If you think fall camp was about sleeping arrangements you really don’t get it. (I am going to be frank if you can’t take it don’t read it) It’s about keeping 19-22 year olds who grew up in many cases in single parent homes, with out discipline, from staying up all night, drinking a 40 ounce, smoking a joint and having their girl friend over all night when it should be about your most focused time of year. It’s about building team bonds and togetherness and everybody doing every thing as one in the most crucial 2 weeks of the year. You can’t trust 19-22 year olds to police themselves and do all the right things in that very import, very regimented, time period. IMO this team lost a lot in those 2 weeks and it shows. It has nothing to do about where they laid their head on their pillow at night for camp.

Bingo! It is about distractions, or lack of distractions when you are trying to absorb the biggest part of the training you will receive throughout the whole season. Not only that, it is a bonding process you simply cannot get any other way. It is the difference between being casual friends & brothers in arms.

[Turbine]

I still can't get over the article "dig" reference "four corners of the roster." Who writes this phrase?

[apb]

Have a conversation with a player one day everything is easier and much more laid back.

If you think fall camp was about sleeping arrangements you really don’t get it. (I am going to be frank if you can’t take it don’t read it) It’s about keeping 19-22 year olds who grew up in many cases in single parent homes, with out discipline, from staying up all night, drinking a 40 ounce, smoking a joint and having their girl friend over all night when it should be about your most focused time of year. It’s about building team bonds and togetherness and everybody doing every thing as one in the most crucial 2 weeks of the year. You can’t trust 19-22 year olds to police themselves and do all the right things in that very import, very regimented, time period. IMO this team lost a lot in those 2 weeks and it shows. It has nothing to do about where they laid their head on their pillow at night for camp.

This guys gets it. The whole "Napier" way was about the small things all adding up to make a huge difference. When you let some of them fall by the wayside, you mess with the "process" and the team suffers. Let's hope he fixes it soon.

[R1Letterman]

I said this before, weeks ago. The whole camp thing I still believe was an administration decision to save money. I’d imagine housing the team and feeding them all their meals is pretty expensive for a broke athletic department. Mike had to take the bullet for it.

wouldnt the food service dept be under regular university funding under board in room and board? and if the athletic dept doesnt actually pay the univ for the scholarships, it wouldnt be a cost? i think this actual payment vs paperwork drill has been discussed/debated before, sorry if i missed the resolution

[JamesTheJeweler]

ESPN trolling all of us by interviewing Lewis Cook hahaha

I just spit out my drink! 🤣🤣🤣