In today's sports world, a losing program is something no one wants to see or be a part of. At Idaho State we have been in a six year slump following the 2002 season, back when future NFL hall of famer Jared Allen was playing. So what was the deciding factor of the team in 2002 that has been missing for the passed six? After talking to another player that was part of that 2002 championship team, he said that ever since he played it seems that the teams selfishness has been stronger than ever. And by saying selfish I mean that guys are all about themselves and would rather do well to make themselves look good and can care less about the team. This years team saw too many of those! As a player on the team I can think of at least ten guys that could have cared less about anyone but themselves, and sadly one of those guys was a team captain. Teams that have been noted as the best around all have the common denominator of being "team players" and being unselfish. In Ohio State's head football coach Jim Tressel's book "The Winners Manual", he reminisces about this best team. He said that the reason that team was so great was because every one of the guys was completely selfless. Just like the old saying goes,"United we stand, divided we fall", a football team is no different. In any team sport, to be great you have to work as a team.
