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Hadn’t seen it mentioned yet but Clawson stepped down at Wake today. Will let others summarize but ESPN has a decent article. The game is changing and it’s tough to operate for many schools. Great coach and person - he saved this program.
Oh no.Very telling about the the state of college athletics.

Is his wife ok?

Clawson resigns as Wake coach, becomes advisor

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I sure hope so ‘32. My take is that he was frustrated by people calling for his head over downward performance and he hates losing, so decided to step away. But that’s all speculation. I certainly hope his family is all ok.

It’s tough to win at Wake as they pinch Pennies in athletics. The school itself is phenomenal though.
 
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I sure hope so ‘32. My take is that he was frustrated by people calling for his head over downward performance and he hates losing, so decided to step away. But that’s all speculation. I certainly hope his family is all ok.

It’s tough to win at Wake as they pinch Pennies in athletics. The school itself is phenomenal though.
 
Wake is the UR of the ACC.Wake unable to compete with the NIL heavyweights.It will continue to be a farm system for the deep pocket alternatives.

When Belicheck got the UNC job it clearly sent the message to Dave that semipro football was at his doorstep and nothing could be done to stem the tide.The rules for friendly recruiting are permanently off the table.

 
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Oh no.Very telling about the the state of college athletics.

Is his wife ok?

Clawson resigns as Wake coach, becomes advisor

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Interesting read in the article. I talked with Dave couple weeks ago. Of course he didn’t mention this decision. I did bring up Sam Hartman, and we talked about Sam a bit. I met Dave and Catherine the summer before his first season here, and not only is he a great coach but also a guy with a lot class. Best to Dave and family.
 
Who benefits in the long run. NFL Taylor made players. Farm system at it’s best🏈🕷️🕸️
College athletics is big business.ESPN and the networks are in charge of feeding the business.Shortly,private equity players will be majority stakeholders in college sports teams and/or conferences.We all will have the option to buy dividend paying shares in ND football or VT football.
Some college teams may seamlessly roll into NFL expansion.Bye bye eligibility requirements.Bye bye graduate transfer constraints.Free agency will accelerate with little constraint.
 
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Forget recruiting from here.Cam Coleman’s school.When you treat someone not so hot,your high school coaches/players are made aware.

Our transfers checked out way before the end of the regular season.
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So, one to JMU, one to Wisconsin, and another with a VT offer. Perhaps not Patriot League decision but maybe they are just FBS players.
No no no, it's all about the Patriot League! Don't even try to change the narrative.

Even though it appears our recruiting did not suffer this year, and that we will probably flourish in that league, and even though the PL is the best academic/enrollment/philosophical fit for our football program and we have no evidence yet of what a season in the PL will entail, it was a bad, bad, bad decision.
 
Agree that all of theses players that left are going to be able to preform at the FBS level. The proof is what they were able to do for us at Richmond. That said, College Football is a BIG Business now and an Education is Secondary. The NFL is loving this🏈🕸️🕷️
 
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