Perhaps culture is one of those words that we overuse, but you hit the proverbial head of the nail. DD can be criticized for losing to ranked teams or not enough overall wins, but instilling a culture of hard work, accountability, and responsibility in order to win will likely be his legacy and probably his biggest achievement.
Jax, IMO Culture is not only overused but often misused. A consensus meaning of culture, as we are using it here, indicates a group “way of life.” Our previous coach had admirable goals — winners in the classroom, in the community and on the field — but having goals is not a culture. Doeren not only has goals but has programs for his players that help instill in his players a “way of life” that promotes fulfilling those goals.
There are coaches and programs that have created a culture similar to some degree to what we are speaking but most programs stop at having goals. The public school west of here doesn’t appear to have anything approaching the culture that Cole Cook speaks about but it undoubtedly has goals.
The culture that Doeren has created here wasn’t created in order to win, however, in order to win gives focus to the development of the culture. IMO a culture that results in winning cannot be created inside the mindset of creating a culture in order to win. People easily detect the phoniness of that mindset.
