Idaho Gov. Otter huddles with Coach Pete
Otter?s game plan: If Monday?s speech felt a little like Coach Otter looking at a rebuilding year for Team Idaho, it just may be the coaching he got last summer.
A call to the sidelines: Otter invited Boise State football coach Chris Petersen to talk to him and his staff last summer, Otter recounted in his State of the State speech Monday. Coach Pete, 73-6 in six seasons as Bronco coach, spoke at a June office retreat.
How does Pete do it? ?We asked how he?s been able to build a national reputation for excellence with what?s considered limited resources by today?s college football standards,? Otter said.
Pete?s answer? ?What I took away from his answer was this: Focus. Focus on the challenges at hand. Focus on leveraging your strengths. Focus on improving every day. Focus on what you can control. And focus on helping individual players understand how they can help achieve team goals while reaching their own academic and athletic potential.?
Otter?s take? ?That?s a pretty good formula for success. It?s a high standard, but one which I know everyone here today is committed to achieving for the people we serve.?
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