Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell looks to the days and nights in a remote camp in Indiana—away from campus and almost every other element of society—to help build a team, ByPatForde writes
has been bunking at this 264-acre compound tucked into the rolling hills of southeastern Indiana for 24 years, and Whyle has been part of the last five. It is, as the tight end will attest, an acquired taste.What the seniors ultimately appreciate, the younger Bearcats tolerate. Especially the freshmen, whose sleeping quarters are a barracks-like bunk structure—dozens of big bodies trying to coexist in beds that are lined up next to each other and stacked on top of one another.
In the dearth of distraction, focus flourishes. In the absence of outsiders, players look inward to each other. In the removal of luxury, appreciation of what’s essential grows. Toward that end, a banner hangs from the video tower that overlooks one end of the main practice field. It says, in large red and black letters, “Just Be Us.” That’s the mantra for the 2022 Bearcats.
“Everyone has this vision of who we are, especially after the last couple of years,” Fickell says. “We’re trying to remind our guys to just be us, and every year what that means is a little bit different. We’ve got to figure out what ‘us’ looks like.” “Sometimes the better leaders are the guys who were scout-team guys for a few years,” Fickell says. “Sometimes other guys can grasp onto them a little better, because they can identify with them. They’ve earned the respect of the team because of where they started.”
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