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May I ask who Barry Jackson is? I'm new to the site and don't know alot of the names. Just wondering how reliable the source is?
 
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calleja said:
It's rinse and repeat with every coach we have had in here: discipline, disciprin. I think it's burdensome on the players. Anecdotally, I don't see a correlation with these behaviors and success.

If the players want to buy in, come together, discover and follow leaders, that's entirely aside from this aesthetic crap. These policies sound like mind ******* instead of enabling development.
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maybe it doesn't equate to discipline on the field but it definitely equates to discipline off the field which is important in life.
 
I've always been conflicted about rules like this.

If you're implementing these rules to prepare young men for the real world (and not just football) then I see the benefit. Let's face it, some of our local kids need to learn how to properly present themselves outside of Overtown. Nobody ever taught them. You can't show up to job interviews with dreads, gold in your mouth and your beard growing out of control. You also wouldn't show up with big a$$ earrings and a gold chain.

I understand that this is college football and you're technically not at a job interview but cutting away from these habits NOW only prepares you for the future sooner. We're trying to develop MEN. You can't develop men by continuing to let them act like BOYS.


On the other hand, I strongly believe in letting kids express their individuality. Dreads and golds are a big thing in Miami, especially dreads. That's the image that these kids have grown up on. It's their individuality. I also love the image it gives on the field. With the white kids, particularly the O-linemen, beards are a big thing. They like to let'em grow. A guy who's given some freedom to be himself is more likely to let loose on the field as well.


Now, if he's mastered the science of creating nice young men off the field but savages on...then I'm all for it. That's the best of both worlds.
 
NFL teams will put up with anything from superstars but not from the average player. Seantrel is an example. His tweets went from Ebonics to English when he was first hired by Buffalo. I'm also sure they wouldn't mind if the beards were kept trimmed but too many college kids just wake up and roll out the house looking like crack heads. This is just a step in helping these guys grow up. It will help in life which will make them more serious about their career.
 
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calleja said:
It's rinse and repeat with every coach we have had in here: discipline, disciprin. I think it's burdensome on the players. Anecdotally, I don't see a correlation with these behaviors and success.

If the players want to buy in, come together, discover and follow leaders, that's entirely aside from this aesthetic crap. These policies sound like mind ******* instead of enabling development.
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I would offer you might want to review 3,000 years of proven and effective military organizational principles. Personal discipline (but not cookie cutter robots) is the bedrock of any competitive organizational unit (i.e. military or sports). If members can't buy in to the discipline requirements of the organization, they will NEVER CONSISTENTLY be able to perform when it's needed most (i.e. under real fire, 4th quarter goal line stand, etc.). Personal discipline is a critical skill set (yes its a skill) to buy in to and achieve the strategic goals of an organization. Can't be trusted to show up to class on time? Can't see the bigger picture of being well groomed? Can't see the bigger picture of attention to detail? Guess what--your organization will consistently fail at crucial moments on the big stage. In the rom-com coming of age movies in the 80s, the ragtag "just let me be me man!", group always beats the comical military-like team. Thats all well and good on the big screen, but it simply doesn't work in real life. Period. End of Discussion.

Now with the above said, we can certainly debate the importance of beards vs no beards, unkempt hair vs put together no matter the length. I'd offer so long as its presentable in polite social settings, then thats probably ok. To argue otherwise just shows a lack of awareness and quite frankly respect for yourself and the organization YOU REPRESENT.

Yes winning is important, but 99/100 times if you have the same athlete with discipline in all things vs not, the focused dicplined athlete is going to win out.

This isn't theory, its fact.

P.S. Let me be clear...I'm not equating the children's game of football to real life combat, just offering the concept of discipline and organizational success are the same in both.
 
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If you guys actually think Richt is going to suspend or cut PT for facial hair or earrings you're naive as ****.
 
Southbeach44 said:
Whatever. Keep them in line off the field, turn them loose and let them be crazy on the field.
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Only agree if you mean let them be aggressive and focused on the field. Letting them loose and crazy on the field is a one way trip to bottom of ACC Coastal.
 
Kids need rules and need to understand how the real world is....being respectful, being presentable in interviews and showing yourself in a professional manner, not tolerating theft, etc.....but ANY rule about being clean shaven in sports in plain stupid. I had the same argument with a HS basketball coach who insisted on it, HS! In the end, i chose to stand my ground and sat the bench for the year with only limited PT (he was fired later that year). People in general, and especially kids, need guidance/rules but also a little freedom to express themselves as individuals, so i'm fine with the hair, beards, goatees, earrings, hates etc. The crazy chains can get out of hand, especially for kids claiming they don't get enough money to eat.
 
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PSU Cane said:
Kids need rules and need to understand how the real world is....being respectful, being presentable in interviews and showing yourself in a professional manner, not tolerating theft, etc.....but ANY rule about being clean shaven in sports in plain stupid. I had the same argument with a HS basketball coach who insisted on it, HS! In the end, i chose to stand my ground and sat the bench for the year with only limited PT (he was fired later that year). People in general, and especially kids, need guidance/rules but also a little freedom to express themselves as individuals, so i'm fine with the hair, beards, goatees, earrings, hates etc. The crazy chains can get out of hand, especially for kids claiming they don't get enough money to eat.
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Sorry bruh, sitting on the bench for a year over some facial hair is not smart.
 
Ver said:
If you guys actually think Richt is going to suspend or cut PT for facial hair or earrings you're naive as ****.
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I think some are making too big a deal of this an apparently can't discern between rules and preferences. One is absolute. The other is situational and negotiable. Like going to class and being on time for meetings, and when and where to have your gold teeth and jewelry, and how trimmed your facial hair is.
 
Kid often express their individuality by............wait for it........making sure they do it within the accepted parameters of their peer group.

Irony
 
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