Culture.
The dictionary definition of culture, as it relates to an athletics program, is “the attitudes and behavior characteristic of a particular social group,” but culture is one of those buzzwords that seems to have been overused to the point that all real meaning has been bludgeoned out of it.
It’s a word that has been used quite frequently in recent days in conversations about the football program at the University of Iowa. Hawkeye alumnus James Daniels first spoke out on Twitter on June 3, stating his belief that a “long overdue” cultural change “for both Iowa football and the state of Iowa” would be brought about if the entire Iowa football team were to kneel during the national anthem prior to kickoffs.