I think the dogpile thing is a direct response to the past couple years. Whether the former staff meant to do it or not, based on comments we've seen from many players, football at K-State had become so business-like that it wasn't "fun" anymore and that was only emphasized even more with each loss. This is a direct move to remind these guys that ultimately football is supposed to be fun. Sure, you need to work hard and you need to be accountable to play your position correctly, but at the end of the day if kids aren't having fun playing the game then you aren't going to get the most out of them. Also builds team unity, in this case it was showing unity for the defense and by getting on those guys that weren't being a part he was essentually telling them you are part of this team, you may as well enjoy the highs together just as you go through the lows together. Football is a game that requires a lot of emotion and this is just a little thing that can be done to try to emphasize that.
