Dan Lanning takes the podium at the Monday meeting. "What's the theme this week? Let It Rip."
Lanning is at heart a teacher, the son of two teachers, with a gift for engaging his students. He asks senior linebacker Bryce Boettcher, "When you hear that, what do you think, Bryce?"
"Bet I see his face Bryce is smiling. All the linebackers in the room are smiling right now. When I say 'let it rip,' what do you think, Bryce?"
Bryce answers with a growl in his voice. "Just letting it rrrip, you know?' A few in the room chuckle.