I support PJ Fleck because he wants to make a difference in other people's lives.
There's this false narrative that everything is all about PJ Fleck, but I disagree. It's all about this culture. The culture is all about serving and giving. If PJ was as self-centered and narcissistic as some of you think he is, why would he give a 5th-year third-string walk-on kicker a scholarship? How does that help PJ Fleck win a football game this year?
Then there's the hubbub about the helmets. I agree that words on a helmet do not help win a football game. But why is that the only determining factor to do something?
Everyone talks about the volume he speaks with and the energy he has. Clearly that turns some people off. Others don't mind it. Others love it. I fall into the category of people who don't mind it. I like that he has the passion, but it really doesn't affect me.
What I do love is the culture. Really, that's what everything comes back to for me. The community service. The team functions. Trying to mold these kids into responsible young men. It's kids like Justin Juenemann who embody what this culture is going to be about under PJ Fleck.
There are some people who only care about wins and losses. I don't. While I do believe this coaching staff can be successful on the field here over its tenure, it's not why I support them as much as I do.
"More than football" was one of the things Fleck said he wants he program to be about. I guess some people just don't like that.
If that makes me a Fleckite or whatever the trendy word of the week is, I don't care. I won't apologize for supporting PJ Fleck.