Jesus, if I see another “OMG, college coaches are freakin’ out about the one-time transfer waiver!” piece that throws in poaching as an afterthought ($$), I’m gonna scream.
That, and giving these people credence that they’re motivated out a sense of noble purpose.
“No one is gonna listen to the coaches getting to a whole 85,” said an ACC coach. “They still think we run guys off.” The coach added that he understands there needs to be sensitive to the risk of coaches running off players depending on what potential off-set rules are considered.
The fear of run-offs is something several coaches are mindful of. “The only way to offset it would be the ability to replace medicals and early NFL draft decisions,” said another ACC coach. “Portal for portal replacement would create more runoffs.”
Gee, I wonder how that became a misunderstanding.
If you don’t want this to erupt into a serious problem, the place to start is with the coaches, not the kids.