What psychological tactics do the coaches resort to in their efforts to motivate the Permian players as the third-round game approaches? What is your opinion of these tactics?

Criticism becomes a major psychological tactic used by the coaches. After playing what Gaines considers a sloppy game, notes are left in the players' lockers citing their weakness, their flaunting of the rules, and the fact that they seem more concerned with drinking and getting "inebriated" than winning the game.