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Some bits from Manny Navarro's new Athletic article on the team - well worth the subscription fee
Each of the last two times players returned to school following breaks (before the start of spring football and then again on May 19 for the start of Summer Session A), Diaz has brought the team together for supper. Each time, there has been a distinct spread for players in Group A and another in Group B.
“The guys who didn’t miss class, show up on time for everything and were good people even when the coaches weren’t watching eat like kings,” one player said Wednesday. “It’s basically all-you-can-eat lobster, seafood, steak, all sorts of luxury foods. They’re the winners.
“The losers get hot dogs and cold pasta.”
“It’s working,” another player said with a chuckle. “The number of guys eating lobster went up from the first time to the second time, but we’ve still got work to do. The goal is by the time we go into camp in July it’s at least 80 or 90 percent of the team eating like winners.
Another way Diaz and Feeley have gone a different route than Richt and Felder is having offensive players and defensive players work out together.
“Before they used to do offense, defense separated. It was crazy,” one player said. “Now we’re trying to get everyone used to working with everybody. Last year, they just split up the groups. It was different feelings for everybody. There was a bunch of cliques, offense, defense. We weren’t bonding like we should have. Now we all feel like family. C
Players are far more committed to coming on days off to work out together.
Over Memorial Day weekend, there were more than 60 players who showed up to stretch and run. Team nutritionist Kyle Bellamy made protein pancakes for players.
Each of the last two times players returned to school following breaks (before the start of spring football and then again on May 19 for the start of Summer Session A), Diaz has brought the team together for supper. Each time, there has been a distinct spread for players in Group A and another in Group B.
“The guys who didn’t miss class, show up on time for everything and were good people even when the coaches weren’t watching eat like kings,” one player said Wednesday. “It’s basically all-you-can-eat lobster, seafood, steak, all sorts of luxury foods. They’re the winners.
“The losers get hot dogs and cold pasta.”
“It’s working,” another player said with a chuckle. “The number of guys eating lobster went up from the first time to the second time, but we’ve still got work to do. The goal is by the time we go into camp in July it’s at least 80 or 90 percent of the team eating like winners.
Another way Diaz and Feeley have gone a different route than Richt and Felder is having offensive players and defensive players work out together.
“Before they used to do offense, defense separated. It was crazy,” one player said. “Now we’re trying to get everyone used to working with everybody. Last year, they just split up the groups. It was different feelings for everybody. There was a bunch of cliques, offense, defense. We weren’t bonding like we should have. Now we all feel like family. C
Players are far more committed to coming on days off to work out together.
Over Memorial Day weekend, there were more than 60 players who showed up to stretch and run. Team nutritionist Kyle Bellamy made protein pancakes for players.
