Players-Only Meeting Called

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According to this article, it appears that the team called a players on their own.

http://journalstar.com/sports/huskers/football/2012/northwestern/husker-players-hope-honest-critiques-pay-dividends/article_661b45c3-0198-559c-862e-98731d93905c.html

Saw another link to the OWH, that K Bell talked about it as well. No real info as to what was said, but"The guys that are perceived as leaders definitely just stood up and said their piece," Whaley said. "Will Compton, myself and the guys sitting in the front row -- that's where the leaders sit in our team auditorium -- we're putting the team on our backs. Especially us seniors, this is our last go-round."

Sure would like to see yearly elected Captains vs the guys who are perceived as leaders, but at least it appears the players realize there are some issues. Hope to see a "new" team Saturday.

 
Perceived is a qualifier. It leaves open room for disputing whether perception meets reality. In contrast with the more readily accepted (or merely outright rejected) statement of "things are," the phrase "things are perceived as such" has, for some, an implicit connotation that the veracity of the statement, whatever it is, should be questioned. Because human perception is often faulty.

But yeah, you shouldn't be concerned. :P

 
We did this after a 3rd game loss in high school, didnt lose again until deep in the playoffs. Sometimes a group of guys need confronted by their peers as opposed to coaches to get the message through. This is a positive all the way. Though it's something that should be happening all the time.

 
“You've just got to keep it real,” Ankrah said. “It’s either, you did it or you didn’t do it. It’s not, ‘Oh, I could have done this or I could have done that.’ It’s either, you did or you didn’t. That’s how you've got to critique yourself.”
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I have always liked this player, and he has gone even more up on my list lol

 
HuskerNationNick said:
“You've just got to keep it real,” Ankrah said. “It’s either, you did it or you didn’t do it. It’s not, ‘Oh, I could have done this or I could have done that.’ It’s either, you did or you didn’t. That’s how you've got to critique yourself.”
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I have always liked this player, and he has gone even more up on my list lol
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Very Jedi :lol:

 
accountability said:
We did this after a 3rd game loss in high school, didnt lose again until deep in the playoffs. Sometimes a group of guys need confronted by their peers as opposed to coaches to get the message through. This is a positive all the way. Though it's something that should be happening all the time.
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We did this in highschool as well....I believe we lost 4 games in a row, our first 4. Well....we went on to win our next 4 against some decent opponents I might add. It meant a lot coming from guys I play with rather than my coach who I admired. I stood up and had a few words to say since I was the starting FB on the team. I guess it helped gel the team together more and brought a sense of urgency and ownership to the team. Not to brag....but I had a few 100 yard games after that player meeting. Take it for what it's worth.

 
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Chaddyboxer said:
accountability said:
We did this after a 3rd game loss in high school, didnt lose again until deep in the playoffs. Sometimes a group of guys need confronted by their peers as opposed to coaches to get the message through. This is a positive all the way. Though it's something that should be happening all the time.
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We did this in highschool as well....I believe we lost 4 games in a row, our first 4. Well....we went on to win our next 4 against some decent opponents I might add. It meant a lot coming from guys I play with rather than my coach who I admired. I stood up and had a few words to say since I was the starting FB on the team. I guess it helped gel the team together more and brought a sense of urgency and ownership to the team. Not to brag....but I had a few 100 yard games after that player meeting. Take it for what it's worth.
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We did the same thing my junior year! Was 20years ago and the meeting involved a few cases of beer! :)
 
I'm actually not wild about stuff like this. I hate to point to an extreme as an example, but I remember reading an account from Wistrom about his first year on campus.

Every practice, every meal together, every meeting in the "pit," or whatever they called that secluded place where those guys would meet and gladiator out on each other, was a player only team meeting. Those guys constantly policed themselves. There was no special gathering. Any time they were together, leaders were marking life hard on the newcomers. You had to earn what you got.

So, whenever a special meeting is called, my antenna goes up. It's basically an admission that things are not working. I distinctly remember having a big "employee" meeting at a place I used to work at. People were harangued, and there was this big statement about how "things were going to change." Well, as often happens, words were not supported by action, and nothing in fact changed at all. Except for my employment. That went from active to temporarily non-existent when the place shut down.

I don't know...maybe it will have a great impact on everybody. I just get wary when I hear about these deals. Then again, sometimes a certain oration or event can galvanize people. It's certainly happened before.

On these particular deals, though, I generally have a natural uneasiness.

 
That little blurb doesn't concern me in the least.

But I do think they need to change the way they approach things on defense and as a team.

They need to hand out the blackshirts the last day of fall camp and if they don't play well they lose it. You don't really fight for or fear losing something you don't actually have.

They need to vote for actual captains each spring. Guys that are the captians all season long. If they want to designate a couple weekly captains every week too, fine but there needs to be a group of guys that are constant week to week that the team can lean on.

I think those two things would help change the up and down rollercoaster the team goes through every season.

 
Nebula said:
I'm actually not wild about stuff like this. I hate to point to an extreme as an example, but I remember reading an account from Wistrom about his first year on campus.

Every practice, every meal together, every meeting in the "pit," or whatever they called that secluded place where those guys would meet and gladiator out on each other, was a player only team meeting. Those guys constantly policed themselves. There was no special gathering. Any time they were together, leaders were marking life hard on the newcomers. You had to earn what you got.

So, whenever a special meeting is called, my antenna goes up. It's basically an admission that things are not working. I distinctly remember having a big "employee" meeting at a place I used to work at. People were harangued, and there was this big statement about how "things were going to change." Well, as often happens, words were not supported by action, and nothing in fact changed at all. Except for my employment. That went from active to temporarily non-existent when the place shut down.

I don't know...maybe it will have a great impact on everybody. I just get wary when I hear about these deals. Then again, sometimes a certain oration or event can galvanize people. It's certainly happened before.

On these particular deals, though, I generally have a natural uneasiness.
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I think that was the point of this meeting if you read the quotes. I know this, you know this, the fans know this, as well as coaches, and players. Not everyone is on the same page. Some players acting like leaders, giving direction on the field, when it should be coming from one person on both sides of the ball. When that one player is out, you need to know who is in charge. Something that has not been going on, and has caused tons of confusion on the field. Mental errors more than physical errors. As Pelini said, accountability. Be accountable for your OWN actions. Something the team is obviously not doing, and its better to hear it from the ones who are looking at the picture first hand, because in the end, your hurting yourself and the team.

Meetings at work are much different than player meetings in my opinion. Players have a sense of "brotherhood" and most have a huge line of respect. Business meetings are for what they are called, business.

 
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