Sophomore 3B/1B Brady Gagne had a terrific Fall for the Wyverns. Brady's preparation and approach at the plate along with his swing make him a great middle of the order at bat. #Rollverns🐉 @gagne_brady

A Boutte Beauty ❄️ @Patriots | @InsidetheNFL

“You can have different personalities, but you can’t have different mentalities…” Ah, Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel with his entry to the 2025 Pearl of Wisdom Awards. It’s a nugget that’s bound to win sports coach category (and could even sneak into the all-round leadership selection). High performing teams actually need different personalities. Interpersonal diversity flavouring daily interactions and alleviating the tedium from sameness. But wait, stop! The mentalities really need to be the same. A collections of individuals sharing a single cause - High Performance Mindsets. A further breakdown… Attention Intensity Intent Differing personas who are committed to paying attention. Focused and connected to the task. Differing personas who display an optimal mental intensity - engaged - alert to the challenges and ready to respond. Differing personas who act with high intent - leaning into the challenge with positivity…purposeful and proactive. Yes…differing personalities habitually aligned with the same mentality… High Performance Mindsets - a relentless attention; a ruthless intensity; a disciplined intent… (From Bussin' With the Boys)

Kenny Dillingham has signed a new contract at Arizona State, which will average $7.5 million over the course of the deal. The staff salary pool is up to $11 million, which puts it near the top of the Big 12, sources told @PeteThamel.

This Marble Jar Theory will change how you see trust💯🧠

DEVILS DO IT 🔥

If you said the word CULTURE more than you've said the word TRUST. You've read too many books and not enough people.

Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season. Geno didn’t mince words: “Listen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national championship, then you’ve lost your way, buddy! Where’s the joy in the things that you’ve always been about as a coach before you went on the championship run, like relationships with your players, like helping people get better, like making your team the best it can be. Be a coach, man. This is when you really need to be a leader. This team isn’t as good as last year’s, so what the hell are you going to do about it? Are you going home? Are you going to let this thing unravel?” That’s the tension every coach feels: Transactional vs. Transformational. Transactional coaching is outcome-obsessed. It’s about the wins, the losses, the trophies. The problem? When results don’t come, your purpose crumbles with them. Transformational coaching is different. It’s about people. It’s about growth. It’s about building something that lasts whether the scoreboard agrees with you or not. And this is why mentorship matters so much in coaching. Left on our own, it’s easy to drift into a transactional mode without even realizing it. A trusted mentor can pull us back to center, and remind us why we started coaching in the first place. To build relationships. To develop players as people. To make teams the best they can be. Wins matter. But they’re not the why. The why is impact. The why is growth. The why is leaving your players better than you found them. The process is the prize. Stay grounded. Stay on the path. Always remember your why.