How Do You Fix Culture?

WIthout culture you don't have a shot to win. You won't always but you have a better shot

Teams need a culture, a credo, a standard to win. It can be “Trust the Process” like Nick Saban or “All In” like Dabo Swinney. It doesn’t you’re going to win every game because I think one of the more powerful team credos came from Greg Schiano at Rutgers, F.A.M.I.L.Y. aka Forget About Me, I Love You.

They don’t have to be catchy or snappy, your team just has to have a mindset built in the image of their coach that is, or at least feels, unwavering and non-negotiable. As in, “if you don’t fit this, we don’t want you” or “if you don’t want to do this, you can’t stay here” and, “if you go rogue, you will live in the doghouse for as long as you’re here.”

It doesn’t mean you’re going to win every game. We’ve seen Rutgers. We’ve seen ECU under another great mantra, “No Quarter” not win games consistently. Same with “The Standard is the Standard,” at Syracuse with Fran Brown.

This is merely a starting point to build from. Sure it can be opening press conference flap, which is why what happens next is what matters. Your words have to set a tone and the bar set has to be high and cannot change. Brown had his guys in full uniforms run gassers because he wasn’t thrilled with the effort they gave that day.