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social media and a television. They did We're all struggling to get to sleep on make it through four days without it, the small bed, but it's a team thing and that opportunity to work on them‑ and we got through it together." selves, and the coaches to be part of Leave it to maybe the team's most that process, loquacious was a great player, sopho‑ jump-start on more corner‑ 2013. back KeiVarae "And not Russell, to talking about summarize M a n t i Te ' o the experience and the Ala‑ the best. bama game "It helped and what us because, happened just for exam‑ last year and ple, there was all that other nine people sh--. We were in each room able to focus and there was only two on this year bathrooms in and ourselves, each room," and that's a Russell said. good thing. "So it allows It was a good four days for Fifth-year senior Zack Martin (right) worked with freshman you to solve us, and we got tackle Steve Elmer (left) on proper hand placement during a problems like really good standstill drill at one of Notre Dame's first practices of the who's going to go first? practice." year. photo by Michael & Susan Bennett/Lighthouse Imaging How long are There were eight or nine players to a room, and you going to stay in there? Because roommates were not assigned based on the water did get cold real quick. You who hung around with each other the couldn't be in there for 10 minutes. Af‑ ter five minutes people are yelling at most. The opposite was emphasized. "It was different — I don't know how you like, 'Get out! What are you do‑ you guys would survive out there," ing?' "There was that problem-solving is‑ junior running back George Atkinson III told the media with a laugh. "We sue, overcoming adversity. During a were struggling, but it was a lot of fun. game something's going to happen. There was a lot of talking and having What's the decision you're going to fun with each other. Just the different make right there at that split second. activities we had out there and joining What are you going to say?" It was the first time since former together as a group. "It was bunk beds, small beds. head coach Lou Holtz's last two sea‑