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The ACC will delay the start of competition for all fall sports until at least Sept. 1
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<blockquote data-quote="RamblinRed" data-source="post: 733804" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>I was watching a video with Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel last night before I went to bed that was taped on Monday. Thamel said he started hearing whispers on Friday and really dug into the player movement over the weekend. First, he said the coaches were and are largely unaware of what the players are doing.</p><p></p><p>Second, Thamel says he has heard too many times over the last 6 weeks of schools not testing as a philosophy or saying we are only going to test certain players. He says there is alot more concern and nervousness among the players than people realize. More importantly the student-athletes started tweeting with each other and that is when they found out there are serious cases amongst them and it is starting to scare them. That is why one of the demands we have seen from both the PAC12 and B10 groups is that the testing be done by an independent third party - the student-athletes don't trust the schools or conferences to do the testing and have their best interests at heart.</p><p></p><p>When the coaches say no one wants to play more than the players - there is truth in that, but the student-athletes want to play assuming the schools are open and honest with them and alleviate their concerns.</p><p></p><p>Third, he says he believes this is going to become the new norm in college sports so fans need to get used to it. Student-Athletes are going to have a say going forward. He said due to name, image, likeness and automatic transfer rules that are coming that student-athletes are going to have a larger say in how college athletics are played in the future because those two things give them more power than they have had in the past to be at the table and have a say.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RamblinRed, post: 733804, member: 1776"] I was watching a video with Dan Wetzel and Pete Thamel last night before I went to bed that was taped on Monday. Thamel said he started hearing whispers on Friday and really dug into the player movement over the weekend. First, he said the coaches were and are largely unaware of what the players are doing. Second, Thamel says he has heard too many times over the last 6 weeks of schools not testing as a philosophy or saying we are only going to test certain players. He says there is alot more concern and nervousness among the players than people realize. More importantly the student-athletes started tweeting with each other and that is when they found out there are serious cases amongst them and it is starting to scare them. That is why one of the demands we have seen from both the PAC12 and B10 groups is that the testing be done by an independent third party - the student-athletes don't trust the schools or conferences to do the testing and have their best interests at heart. When the coaches say no one wants to play more than the players - there is truth in that, but the student-athletes want to play assuming the schools are open and honest with them and alleviate their concerns. Third, he says he believes this is going to become the new norm in college sports so fans need to get used to it. Student-Athletes are going to have a say going forward. He said due to name, image, likeness and automatic transfer rules that are coming that student-athletes are going to have a larger say in how college athletics are played in the future because those two things give them more power than they have had in the past to be at the table and have a say. [/QUOTE]
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