My sr year at UND was a mess. Some of our best players were seniors also and were pains in the ass and made sure it wasn't cool to buy into anything. Our top rb in particular, whenever there was any kind of fire or excitement in the locker room he'd shoot it down. Pretty much roll his eyes or worse. It was near the end of the Pat Behrns era and most or all didn't respect him but wouldn't get past that.
when your best players aren't bought in it kills the team.