coach that will make the players do anything for you, it's No. 1, they've got to believe you care about them as people. If they don't believe that you care about them as people they're never going to perform the way you want them to perform.
"That takes time, it's no different than any type of relationship, if you show that you care about the other person there's going to be a little more special relationship between the two, and that's the process we're beginning."
The other part for Dooley and the rest of the staff will be proving that they know what they're doing on the field, though they can't really start that just yet.
That doesn't mean there isn't any coaching going on, particularly with the conditioning program already up and running with four sessions each week. Talent evaluation has clearly been ongoing as well based on the announcement from Austin Johnson that he'll be moving from fullback to linebacker. But those issues are tied to physical performance, and at this point UT would appear to be more concerned about the mental aspect.
"Trying to forge those two, that to me is the trick," Dooley said. "That's what great coaches do, that's part of being a good teacher. I told these guys, 'I'm never going to ask you to trust me.' But I do believe that once we implement our structure, they're going to say this can help us win and they believe in these coaches. I don't think it's something that I can impose on them, but it's something that you do over time."
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