I had been a huge fan of Coach Gagliardi and the four time D3 national championship program. Especially his "Winning with No" philosophy (below). Does anyone know if the program is (hopefully) run the same way up there since he retired?
THE PREFACE
* No single way to coach football.
* No worrying about being different or unique.
* No "Mission Statement."
THE OVERALL PROGRAM
* No athletic scholarships.
* No recruiting off campus.
* No problems or obstacles can stop us.
* No creating busy work. Eliminate the unnecessary.
* No goals. Just high expectectations.
* No Hall-of-Fame
* No big staff.
* No freshmen or junior-varsity program.
* No discipline problems.
* No insisting on being called "Coach."
* No pampering athletes.
* No one persuaded to come out or stay out.
* No hazing tolerated
* No surviving without humor.
* No depending on good luck. Only bad luck can
hinder us.
* No being inflexible.
* No surviving without humor.
THE SEASON
* No traditional captains. All seniors share this honor.
* No rules, except the Golden Rule.
* No staff meetings.
* No player meetings.
* No compulsory film session except Monday.
* No grading films.
* No dress code.
* No special diet.
* No training table. Team eats with other students.
* No special dormitory.
* No signs in dressing rooms.
* No slogans.
* No superstitions.
* No playbooks.
* No statistics posted.
* No newspaper clippings posted. (ours or theirs.)
* No excuses.
THE PRACTICES
* No resemblance to a BOOT CAMP.
* No long practices. 90 minutes Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday. 45 minutes on Friday.
* No tackling.
* No practice pants issued . . . shorts or sweat-pants
worn at ALL practices.
* No agility drills.
* No lengthy calisthenics.
* No pre-practice drills. Players do what they want or
need to do.
* No practice apparatus or gadgets.
* No blocking sleds.
* No blocking or tackling dummies.
* No laps.
* No wind sprints.
* No special staff uniforms.
* No use of the words "hit," "kill," etc...
* No clip boards.
* No whistles.
* No practice on Sunday or Monday.
* No traditional football drills.
* No yelling or screaming at players.
* No spring practice.
* No practice in rain, extreme heat or cold.
* No practice if mosquitoes, gnats, etc... are bad.
* No practice under lights (to get ready for night
games)
* No water or rest denied when players want it.
* No practice modules.
* No insisting underclassmen carry equipment other
than their own.
THE OFF-SEASON
* No dwelling on bad things.
* No meetings
* No between season practices or conditioning.
* No captains' practice.
* No study or tutoring program necessary.
* No compulsory weight program.
* No football, conditioning, or weight traing classes.
THE GAMES
* No "Big" games pointed to.
* No big deal when we score. We expect to score.
* No scripting plays
* No Gatorade celebrations.
* No trying to "kill" opponent.
* No trash talk tolerated.
* No tendency charts.
* No player unsuited at home.
* No player NOT played in rout. (as many as 163 have
played in a game)
* No spearing allowed.
* No cheapshots or foul play tolerated.
* No belief aggressive teams get penalties.
* No counting individual tackles.
* No precision pregame drills.
* No precision huddles.
* No special pregame meals.
* No special postgame meals.
* No computer analysis.
* No cheerleaders.
THE RESULTS
* No player has not graduated. Most all in four years.
* No discipline problems.
* No player lost through ineligibility.
* No graduating class has NOT had at least one
prospective pro football player.
* No graduating class has NOT had players attend
graduate, law or medical schools.
* No small college has larger crowd support.
* No other NCAA team ever scored more points in a
season. Averaged 61.5 per game in 1993.
* No wider point margin in national playoff history.
* No team has fewer injuries.
* No team has fewer penalties.
* No active college coach has won more games.
* No end to the possibilities of more NO's.
THE GAGLIARDI ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* His 414 college victories makes him the winningest
college coach in the history of football.
* 26 conference titles.
* Eight West Region titles––Seven in the last 14 years.
* Won FOUR National Championships.
* National coach of the year in 2003, 2002, 2000, 1993,
1991, 1976, 1965 and 1963.
* Has participated in the national playoffs 13times in the
last 18 years (18 of past 37).
* Holds winning edge over all conference schools.
* Has coached six national player of the year winners.
* Named to the Minnesota Hall of Fame.
* Named to the Montana Hall of Fame (Carroll College).
* Featured in the College Football Hall of Fame
* 448 total victories (including high school).
* The Gagliardi Trophy, award given annually to the
outstanding NCAA Division III football player.
(Division III's equivalent to the Heisman Trophy)
THE PREFACE
* No single way to coach football.
* No worrying about being different or unique.
* No "Mission Statement."
THE OVERALL PROGRAM
* No athletic scholarships.
* No recruiting off campus.
* No problems or obstacles can stop us.
* No creating busy work. Eliminate the unnecessary.
* No goals. Just high expectectations.
* No Hall-of-Fame
* No big staff.
* No freshmen or junior-varsity program.
* No discipline problems.
* No insisting on being called "Coach."
* No pampering athletes.
* No one persuaded to come out or stay out.
* No hazing tolerated
* No surviving without humor.
* No depending on good luck. Only bad luck can
hinder us.
* No being inflexible.
* No surviving without humor.
THE SEASON
* No traditional captains. All seniors share this honor.
* No rules, except the Golden Rule.
* No staff meetings.
* No player meetings.
* No compulsory film session except Monday.
* No grading films.
* No dress code.
* No special diet.
* No training table. Team eats with other students.
* No special dormitory.
* No signs in dressing rooms.
* No slogans.
* No superstitions.
* No playbooks.
* No statistics posted.
* No newspaper clippings posted. (ours or theirs.)
* No excuses.
THE PRACTICES
* No resemblance to a BOOT CAMP.
* No long practices. 90 minutes Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday. 45 minutes on Friday.
* No tackling.
* No practice pants issued . . . shorts or sweat-pants
worn at ALL practices.
* No agility drills.
* No lengthy calisthenics.
* No pre-practice drills. Players do what they want or
need to do.
* No practice apparatus or gadgets.
* No blocking sleds.
* No blocking or tackling dummies.
* No laps.
* No wind sprints.
* No special staff uniforms.
* No use of the words "hit," "kill," etc...
* No clip boards.
* No whistles.
* No practice on Sunday or Monday.
* No traditional football drills.
* No yelling or screaming at players.
* No spring practice.
* No practice in rain, extreme heat or cold.
* No practice if mosquitoes, gnats, etc... are bad.
* No practice under lights (to get ready for night
games)
* No water or rest denied when players want it.
* No practice modules.
* No insisting underclassmen carry equipment other
than their own.
THE OFF-SEASON
* No dwelling on bad things.
* No meetings
* No between season practices or conditioning.
* No captains' practice.
* No study or tutoring program necessary.
* No compulsory weight program.
* No football, conditioning, or weight traing classes.
THE GAMES
* No "Big" games pointed to.
* No big deal when we score. We expect to score.
* No scripting plays
* No Gatorade celebrations.
* No trying to "kill" opponent.
* No trash talk tolerated.
* No tendency charts.
* No player unsuited at home.
* No player NOT played in rout. (as many as 163 have
played in a game)
* No spearing allowed.
* No cheapshots or foul play tolerated.
* No belief aggressive teams get penalties.
* No counting individual tackles.
* No precision pregame drills.
* No precision huddles.
* No special pregame meals.
* No special postgame meals.
* No computer analysis.
* No cheerleaders.
THE RESULTS
* No player has not graduated. Most all in four years.
* No discipline problems.
* No player lost through ineligibility.
* No graduating class has NOT had at least one
prospective pro football player.
* No graduating class has NOT had players attend
graduate, law or medical schools.
* No small college has larger crowd support.
* No other NCAA team ever scored more points in a
season. Averaged 61.5 per game in 1993.
* No wider point margin in national playoff history.
* No team has fewer injuries.
* No team has fewer penalties.
* No active college coach has won more games.
* No end to the possibilities of more NO's.
THE GAGLIARDI ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* His 414 college victories makes him the winningest
college coach in the history of football.
* 26 conference titles.
* Eight West Region titles––Seven in the last 14 years.
* Won FOUR National Championships.
* National coach of the year in 2003, 2002, 2000, 1993,
1991, 1976, 1965 and 1963.
* Has participated in the national playoffs 13times in the
last 18 years (18 of past 37).
* Holds winning edge over all conference schools.
* Has coached six national player of the year winners.
* Named to the Minnesota Hall of Fame.
* Named to the Montana Hall of Fame (Carroll College).
* Featured in the College Football Hall of Fame
* 448 total victories (including high school).
* The Gagliardi Trophy, award given annually to the
outstanding NCAA Division III football player.
(Division III's equivalent to the Heisman Trophy)