It's safe to say more "past" players were ready for a change and ready to be involved in the program.
If you're a current player and able to get what you want and act the way you want...why would you want a change from that?
A team arguing amongst each other during a game really isn't a team. This was common during the last couple years of Doc and is the exact opposite of what this coach expects now. It needs eradicated.
Ehhh. I'm not in my 70's, dont mind the music, or black unis. A team culture is something that coach Huff has alluded to needed changed/changing on multiple occasions. He did in his latest press conference too. If he says it's not what he wants, then I'll go with his feelings on the subject.
If you haven't noticed, the fans haven't been "serviced" in the better part of 10 years. I guess going into the community and buying a cup of coffee or grabbing a meal at a restaurant is too much to ask and taking time away from winning.
We can go back and forth about the interworkings of the AD during 2016, where several things were going on and apparently, weren't good considering whats become of it.
At that time, plenty on both sides have said their pieces about the past players and what went on...I'm not going to bother.
As for current players, if there were a real problem worth it to them to support change, they would have. What else is going to happen? The fired coach is going to bench them? Plus, plenty were in favor of Doc 2.0, Lambert.
You're right, a team arguing during a game is not a good look. I agree it happened under Doc more than once. But even with a new HC, it's going to happen regardless. It happens in the NFL from time to time as well.
I doubt that's as much of a character issue as it is emotions. Hell, punches and all out brawls happen during practices on all levels.
I agree with you about Huff and the team culture, but Huff may also have to adjust himself and his coaches (I mean, they night and day changed their game plan at halftime during wku) in terms of their goals for the team and its culture.
I'm not even sure what Huff has specifically stated his goal for MU football culture is? Winning championships, winning games, exciting teams, NFL talent? Its the same set of buzzwords any HC would say.
I agree and Huff is 100000 times more fan/media friendly than Doc could ever be. Alright, no real problem there, but to say the fans didn't get his best efforts in year 1, isn't accurate.
It's not like MU fans and Huntington residents don't follow MU or know their changes. Much of his social interactions were entirely just for fan engagement and interaction for tailgates...and the fans still didn't show up.
To his credit, Huff really has done more to attempt to increase the fan experience during tailgates in 1 season than Doc did in his entire tenure. But of course, MU fans just don't seem interested in that, they'd trade it all away for wins against some of the teams MU should have beaten. Plus, it isn't on Huff to do that, he's a football HC, not the Chair of MU's Marketing Dept.
Let's hope Brad's got some good ideas, cheers.