One person was laying bricks.
One person was building a church.
One person was building the house of God.
How do you view your purpose?
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Kids aren’t asking for easy.
They’re asking for consistency.
Consistent routines.
Consistent expectations.
Consistent follow-through.
But without relationships, structure becomes control. High standards only work when matched with high support.
Hard choices make for an easy life.
Easy choices make for a hard life.
"When the opportunity to do something special presents itself, the people most prepared to meet the challenges will be the ones who made the most hard choices, who faced adversity and had overcome it."
Wildcard Playoffs - 1997 (11-6)
TB 20 DET 10
Tampa Stadium went out with a bang. Barry Sanders was shutdown and the Bucs blew away the Lions to advance to the divisional round. This was only the second playoff win in franchise history and the first in 18 years. Legendary commentary crew, Pat Summerall and John Madden on the call.
"After 1 year with Coach Saban I felt like I had learned more about how to run a program than the previous 27 years as an assistant"
Curt Cignetti explaining how working for Nick Saban changed everything
“My job is to be opposite the moment.” - Mike Elko
That’s leadership.
When they’re frantic… you’re calm.
When they’re flat… you bring energy.
When emotions rise… you stay steady.
You don’t ride the wave.
You balance it.
The leader’s job is the counterweight.
"Your value is embedded in the action that you take to have the team have success.
Whatever role you have, we actually all have the same role and that's to help your team win.
How you impact and how you show up is everything."
"Once your commitment is greater than your feelings, that's when you get results. That's when it happens for you."
Show up when it’s boring, inconvenient, or uncomfortable, and those quiet deposits become the unstoppable momentum everyone later calls “overnight success.
As an AD, I remind our coaches that all the knowledge in the world about your sport does not matter if you cannot teach it or communicate it. Great coaches are not just experts in X’s and O’s, they are teachers, leaders, and communicators. Athletes do not need a coach who simply knows more, they need a coach who can connect, explain, motivate, and hold them accountable. If your players cannot understand it, trust it, or apply it, then knowledge alone has no value. The best coaches turn knowledge into growth, confidence, and ultimately wins.