I will use a Marine Corps story to mirror what you wrote. Many years ago, I was a 150 pound kid going through Marine Corps School Of Infantry. There is no room for babies there. We were told to do something and we did it. We didn't have a choice. Every week, we would go out and do a progressively longer hump(a fast paced hike wearing about fifty pounds of gear/rifle). The motivation we had was the threat of having to stand duty back at the barracks that weekend if we fell out of that hump. Every one of us WANTED to finish that hump, but it took a lot of guts to continue walking at a fast pace when every bit of you wanted to just stop and catch your breath. The threat of not being able to go out to town and drink beer and chase women that weekend was an excellent motivational tool in the Marines. If that tool was not there, I am not sure a lot of us would have realized just how much we were capable of achieving. Those humps weeded out the truly badasses from the tough talkers who would quit on you in mile fifteen. Many times, the perceived bad dudes would quit and the 150 skinny kid from the burbs in Nebraska would walk right by them. This team has not seemed to have that motivation the last few years. They seem to just coast by on their four stars and great achievements in high school, all the while sucking on the field. We need true bad asses that don't quit on mile fifteen because those are the guys that will fight ever minute of the game on Saturdays. We need more Ben Stilles who are accountable for their effort and truly feel bad when they look at the poor result on the field. End of rant.
