I remember rustling jimmies because I said bringing back JT set Manny’s culture. He made his bed.
People were blinded by talent but don’t realize these guys are bad for culture and locker room.
JT wasn't an issue imo, it was how he was misused.
If you put JT4 in a high octane offense he would've been productive which would've kept him from being a malcontent.
Talented players want the ball because they know when they get the ball they do good things with it.
Culture gets harped on when you have a staff full of Corches that can't deal with high maintenance talent, they need players that are quiet choir boys who never go against the grain so that it makes easier for them to fail in peace.
The fact is, every great program has a locker room with knuckleheads & dudes who are just difficult to deal with, Bama, LSU, Clemson, Oh St, Oklahoma etc, they all have high maintenance divas & kids who are extremely frustrating to handle, but you don't hear about them because they're winning. Those teams run professional style programs so they have a much easier time dealing with those types than we do because they know what it takes to win & how to build champions.
If we're ever going to becoming a winning contending program we're going to have to deal with those types of kids whether we want to or not, that's just the reality. The difference is, the top programs aren't dismantled because they get a crazy diva or two or their roster, they can handle it, Miami crumbles at the seams the moment a player even raises his voice one time.
Culture is important no doubt I agree, but if one player can destroy your entire culture then the head man in charge simply isn't a strong enough leader. Look at what happened to UF last season, they had half a dozen players suspended, a couple guys kicked off the team, they had dudes choking tutors out, transfers, all kinds of crazy shìt go down during Spring & Fall camp. Did it tear their locker room apart? Nope, they went 11-2.
I'm not saying we should aspire to be like the Gaytes, I'm just saying if we can only win if we have a roster full of Missionaries then we're never going to, because no winning team does.