Entering his first season as a head football coach, Cooper’s Aaron Roan is basing his philosophy on a tried-and-true old axiom.

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”

Taking over the Cooper program in July after the unexpected resignation of Todd Moebes, Roan is seeking to keep things simple — and to keep the Cougars on a path that has yielded eight third-round playoff appearances in the past 10 seasons.