the ESPN one? yes. I couldn't find a non-twitter version of the other one. But upon further review of the ESPN article, I'm still not seeing anything about pushing past the point of failure. lots of hazing type-stuff and coaches acting like drill-sergeant type-stuff, but nothing that sounds much different than what I've read or heard about most every big time football program. What did you read in the other link that jumped out as so different?Did you read the initial article. It seems pretty obvious. The coaching staff was pushing them past the point of failure.
also, ever notice that the button labeled "top of thread" doesn't work on threads that span more than one page?