Hail Varsity has a pretty good article up about the changes in the team's mindset as last season went along, particularly after the Purdue game, as told mainly by Gifford, Foster, and Stoltenberg.
"People were missing everything, doing punishments, and it was just kind of like, 'Oh the punishment’s not that bad,' so it was not that big a deal." - Gifford
I still wonder how some guys might have panned out differently if they'd been around this staff their whole careers. Like would Nick Gates have actually lived up to his potential if his coaches hadn't allowed him to slack off all the time?
https://hailvarsity.com/s/7517/the-choice-to-change