Rawkhawk73
Banned
and that's what happens when you have absolutely no senior leadership. There's always internal strife against the coaches in almost every major program. Some guys think they aren't being played enough, some guys think they aren't being played the right way, some guys think there aren't enough plays called for them, some guys think the schemes don't highlight their abilities, etc.
However, good senior leadership will normally keep those things at bay and will keep everyone moving in the same direction. 2008 was a good example....we lost 3 games in a row in the middle of the season, but our seniors (and juniors) kept that team focused on the task at hand and we were able to reel off 4 straight wins. Last years senior class was probably as good as we've ever had. Even Kirk made a point to talk about how much fun that team was to coach and how good the senior leadership was. As I think back, I don't recall one time where Kirk praised the leadership of the seniors or talked about how much he enjoyed coaching this team.
However, good senior leadership will normally keep those things at bay and will keep everyone moving in the same direction. 2008 was a good example....we lost 3 games in a row in the middle of the season, but our seniors (and juniors) kept that team focused on the task at hand and we were able to reel off 4 straight wins. Last years senior class was probably as good as we've ever had. Even Kirk made a point to talk about how much fun that team was to coach and how good the senior leadership was. As I think back, I don't recall one time where Kirk praised the leadership of the seniors or talked about how much he enjoyed coaching this team.