Head football coach at Attica high school.#GoRamblers Wabash college Alum. #lambdachiordie #waf #gocubsgo
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Derek Dean retweeted
Real toughness is refusing to let your circumstances determine your contribution.
Toughness is giving your team what it needs, even when you're not getting what you want.
Derek Dean retweeted
Losing mindsets:
Blame.
Complain.
Defend.
Make excuses.
Point fingers.
Winning mindsets:
Reflect.
Own it.
Listen.
Adjust.
Look within.
Losing asks, “Whose fault is it?”
Winning asks, “What can I do better next time?”
Ownership changes everything.
Derek Dean retweeted
If your effort needs a reminder, your expectations need a reality check.
Earn trust before you expect opportunity.
Derek Dean retweeted
Kobe on Leadership:
"Leadership is Lonely. If you are going to be a leader, you are not going to please everybody. You have to hold people accountable. Even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable."
Derek Dean retweeted
Every teammate should be able to answer 3 questions:
1. What does this team need from me?
2. Can my teammates count on me?
3. Am I making my teammates better?
Great teams are built by players who stop asking, “What’s in it for me?” and start asking, “How can I help us win?”
Derek Dean retweeted
At some point, every team has to decide how committed they really are.
No excuses. No escape routes. No looking back.
When you commit to something, go ALL IN.
Great teams don't just talk about commitment. They live it.
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Derek Dean retweeted
Be the kind of person who doesn’t need the validation or approval of others to dictate how you feel or how you show up.
Nobody else should have power over your peace or your effort. Praise and criticism can both become distractions.
You control you.
Derek Dean retweeted
Mike Leach shares a must-listen postgame message on resilience, adversity, and failure.
"Nothing is really, really, really fun unless it's hard. Nothing is really fun unless it's hard."
"We've got to embrace that things are gonna be hard. We've got to embrace to be excited when things are hard."
Successful people don't fear obstacles - they embrace them.
"You gotta embrace to be excited about it being hard and playing extremely hard."
"Even if you get way up on somebody, you want to be as hard as you possibly can because you're pushing yourself. And all of a sudden you're making great plays, you're doing things that you've never done before."
Growth requires discomfort. You have to be willing to look bad before you get better.
Then he ended with one line:
"Embrace the fact that it's hard. Never hope that it's easy."
If you only chase what's easy, you'll never become great.
Embrace the hard because that is where growth, success, and character are built.
(🎥 Washington State)
Derek Dean retweeted
Your effort is a choice.
Your attitude is a choice.
Your actions are a choice.
Your communication is a choice.
Your leadership is a choice.
Your level of belief is a choice.
Your commitment is a choice.
Getting better starts with making better choices.
Take ownership.
The best 61 days of the year
Tonight is the start of 61 straight days of football. It’s beautiful:
Thursday, Oct. 1:
- TNF (Steelers @ Browns)
- Western Kentucky @ New Mexico State
- North Texas @ Tulsa
Friday, Oct. 2:
- Pitt @ Virginia Tech
- Liberty @ Delaware
- Penn State @ Northwestern
Saturday, Oct. 3:
- Full Saturday CFB slate
Sunday, Oct. 4:
- Full Sunday NFL slate
Monday, Oct. 5:
- MNF (Falcons @ Saints)
Tuesday, Oct. 6:
- Southern Miss @ Troy
Wednesday, Oct. 7:
- Jax State @ Kennesaw State
- New Mexico State @ FIU
Thursday, Oct. 8:
- TNF (Buccaneers @ Cowboys)
- Sam Houston @ Liberty
- Missouri State @ WKU
- USF @ UTSA
- South Alabama @ Arkansas State
Friday, Oct. 9:
- FSU @ Louisville
- Iowa @ Washington
- Washington State @ Utah State
- Wyoming @ San Jose State
- Iowa State @ BYU
Saturday, Oct. 10:
- Full Saturday CFB slate
Sunday, Oct. 11:
- Full Sunday NFL slate
Monday, Oct. 12:
- MNF (Bills @ Rams)
Tuesday, Oct. 13:
- Delaware @ Middle Tennessee
- FIU @ Jax State
Wednesday, Oct. 14:
- Kennesaw State @ Missouri State
- WKU @ Sam Houston
Thursday, Oct. 15:
- TNF (Seahawks @ Broncos)
- East Carolina @ UAB
- Georgia Southern @ Old Dominion
- Colorado State @ Texas State
Friday, Oct. 16:
- Memphis @ Tulane
- Washington @ Purdue
- Appalachian State @ Coastal Carolina
Saturday, Oct. 17:
- Full Saturday CFB slate
Sunday, Oct. 18:
- Full Sunday NFL slate
Monday, Oct. 19:
- MNF (Commanders @ 49ers)
Tuesday, Oct. 20:
- Middle Tennessee @ FIU
- Missouri State @ Delaware
- South Alabama @ Marshall
Wednesday, Oct. 21:
- New Mexico State @ Sam Houston
Thursday, Oct. 22:
- TNF (Patriots @ Bears)
- James Madison @ Appalachian State
- Liberty @ Kennesaw State
- East Carolina @ Memphis
Friday, Oct. 23:
- Duke @ Virginia
- UMass @ UConn
- Army @ Tulsa
- Air Force @ Wyoming
- NC State @ Stanford
Saturday, Oct. 24:
- Full Saturday CFB slate
Sunday, Oct. 25:
- Full Sunday NFL slate
Monday, Oct. 26:
- MNF (Cowboys @ Eagles)
Tuesday, Oct. 27:
- Delaware @ WKU
- Sam Houston @ Missouri State
Wednesday, Oct. 28:
- Kennesaw State @ Middle Tennessee
- Jax State @ New Mexico State
Thursday, Oct. 29:
- TNF (Panthers @ Packers)
- FAU @ North Texas
- Troy @ James Madison
Friday, Oct. 30:
- Tulane @ Charlotte
- Baylor @ UCF
- Kent State @ Sacramento State
Saturday, Oct. 31:
- Full Saturday CFB slate
Sunday, Nov. 1:
- Full Sunday NFL slate
Monday, Nov. 2:
- MNF (Bears @ Seahawks)
Tuesday, Nov. 2:
- Ohio @ Akron
- Buffalo @ Miami (OH)
Wednesday, Nov. 4:
- Ball State @ UMass
- Central Michigan @ Eastern Michigan
- Toledo @ Sacramento State
Thursday, Nov. 5:
- TNF (Jaguars @ Ravens)
- UTSA @ FAU
- James Madison @ Southern Miss
Friday, Nov. 6:
- Virginia Tech @ SMU
- USF @ East Carolina
- Nebraska @ Illinois
- New Mexico @ Nevada
- TCU @ Arizona
Saturday, Nov. 7:
- Full Saturday CFB slate
Sunday, Nov. 8:
- Full Sunday NFL slate
Monday, Nov. 9:
- MNF (Bills @ Vikings)
Tuesday, Nov. 10:
- Western Michigan @ Akron
- Kent State @ Bowling Green
- Ohio @ Miami (OH)
Wednesday, Nov. 11:
- Buffalo @ Ball State
- Sacramento State @ Central Michigan
- UMass @ Toledo
Thursday, Nov. 12:
- TNF (Commanders @ Giants)
- Memphis @ South Florida
- Louisiana @ UL Monroe
Friday, Nov. 13:
- Florida State @ Pitt
- Illinois @ UCLA
- Houston @ Colorado
Saturday, Nov. 14:
- Full Saturday CFB slate
Sunday, Nov. 15:
- Full Sunday NFL slate
Monday, Nov. 16:
- MNF (Chargers @ Ravens)
Tuesday, Nov. 17:
- Ball State @ Ohio
- Eastern Michigan @ Western Michigan
- Miami (OH) @ Kent State
Wednesday, Nov. 18:
- Akron @ UMass
- Central Michigan @ Buffalo
Thursday, Nov. 19:
Thursday, Nov. 19:
- TNF (Colts @ Texans)
- Rice @ Temple
Friday, Nov. 20:
- Iowa State @ UCF
- Clemson @ Duke
- Bowling Green @ Toledo
- Oregon @ Michigan State
- UTEP @ Air Force
Saturday, Nov. 21:
- Full Saturday CFB slate
Sunday, Nov. 22:
- Full Sunday NFL slate
Monday, Nov. 23:
- MNF (Bengals @ Commanders)
Tuesday, Nov. 24:
Tuesday, Nov. 24:
- Miami (OH) @ Western Michigan
- Kent State @ Eastern Michigan
Wednesday, Nov. 25:
- Thanksgiving Eve game (Packers @ Rams)
Thursday, Nov. 26:
- Thanksgiving: Bears @ Lions
- Thanksgiving: Eagles @ Cowboys
- TNF (Chiefs @ Bills)
- TCU @ Texas Tech
Friday, Nov. 27:
- Broncos @ Steelers
- Egg Bowl (Mississippi State @ Ole Miss)
- Nebraska @ Iowa
- Buffalo @ Akron
- Toledo @ Ohio
- Appalachian State @ South Alabama
- Florida @ Florida State
- North Dakota State @ San Jose State
- Texas @ Texas A&M
- Minnesota @ Wisconsin
- West Virginia @ Utah
- FAU @ East Carolina
- Temple @ Memphis
- Tulane @ USF
Saturday, Nov. 28:
- Full Saturday CFB slate
Sunday, Nov. 29:
- Full Sunday NFL slate
Monday, Nov. 30:
- MNF (Panthers @ Buccaneers)
Then we have to go two whole days with no football
Derek Dean retweeted
There’s nothing wrong with hard.
What’s wrong is expecting to get better while avoiding everything that challenges you.
You have to choose the work before you earn the result.
Derek Dean retweeted
Fast Physical Relentless
Smart Disciplined Poised
One Play at a Time
6 Seconds a Play
Every Play has a Life and History of its Own
Unaffected by Success
Unaffected by Failure
Playing to a Standard
Derek Dean retweeted
10 Inconvenient Truths of Coaching
1. Not every kid wants to be great.
2. You will often be misunderstood.
3. Some parents care more about playing time than team success.
4. Your best players aren’t always your best leaders.
5. No system works without buy-in.
6. Success brings criticism, too.
7. Culture isn’t built in a week, it’s built daily.
8. You can’t coach every player the same way.
9. Wins don’t always reflect your impact.
10. The job takes more from you than it gives… until years later.
Still worth every second.
Still a great profession.
Derek Dean retweeted
Attica Football brought home a 49–12 victory over Tri-County Friday night!
We’re proud of the effort from our players and coaches and grateful for the families, students, cheerleaders, and community members who continue to show up and support our Ramblers.
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Derek Dean retweeted
The Ramblers showed plenty of heart, grit, and positive attitudes in last night’s preseason scrimmage! A huge thank you to our coaching staff for the countless hours, dedication, and commitment they pour into this program and our student-athletes. ❤️🤍
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Derek Dean retweeted
It really seems like it is everybody (including some people who worked on CFB 27) VS the decision makers at EA
There is still an opportunity for @EASPORTSCollege to make it right, but whoever is calling the shots would have to sign off
Give us “Our Game” back. Remove microtransactions and add back the fast XP settings. At least attempt to even find a middle ground
Do something because continuing to double down on the current state with no changes is ruining what should be an amazing launch moment for CFB 27
and if there is anything I have learned about the College Football community, they are loud, they are vocal, and they won’t just shut up bc you tried to ignore it #CFBPlayDontPay
According to @MikeStrawMedia, many devs who knew about the stuff coming to College Football 27 were “livid” about it for months
He says “Even future single-player-only titles will have more monetization options enabled.” This is no longer about just CFB 27
This is about the future and direction of games coming from EA. I am speechless #CFBPlayDontPay
Derek Dean retweeted
EA has completely missed the mark with the Coach XP system in College Football 27 Dynasty.
To reach Level 100, you need approximately 2.5 million XP.
A full National Championship run earns just:
3,750 XP
+12,500 XP with the CEO ability
= 16,250 XP total
That means you'd need 150+ Playoff seasons just to reach max level.
Think about that.
You're telling me I have to win over 150 playoff runs... or spend real money on Green Points?
This has no place in Dynasty mode.
Dynasty has always been about building a program over time not being pushed toward microtransactions to progress your coach.
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