Strickland33
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To further drive that point home: We were told at the outset of today's scrimmage that we couldn't even report if Sam was there or not.
This is some bizarro Ron Wellman-caliber shit.
To further drive that point home: We were told at the outset of today's scrimmage that we couldn't even report if Sam was there or not.
This is some bizarro Ron Wellman-caliber shit.
Nah. Under Wellman, randos could just sit at the wall and watch practice.
yeah, never going to be surprised if this group is tight lipped after wakeyleaks. tbh don't have a problem with it.
I trust Clawson and he can use whatever strategy helps, even a tiny bit. We are not on a NEED to know basis!
yea yea i get it but like idk there doesn't seem to be any reason to make the beat writers feel like they can't even report that the kid is at practice
idk i love this staff about as much as I've ever loved a coaching staff at Wake, but this is just weird to me (ymmv i suppose)
If it makes you feel any better, whether or not Hartman is at practice a few days after being declared out indefinitely is one of the least important things someone could report from practice. So it’s fine to give that up to respect Hartman’s privacy as he recovers.
My guess keeping it hush hush is to maintain a decent preseason ranking.
And ticket sales
That’s kinda grimey. I would hope the reason for secrecy is simply uncertainty.
This is some bizarro Ron Wellman-caliber shit.
My guess keeping it hush hush is to maintain a decent preseason ranking.
When was the last time a top 25 college player, ACC starter or Power 5 starting QB was out with an injury/disease/surgery/personal reason for a significant period of time and the public had no details about what it was? I can't think of a single one. We heard about the Covid cases, we have heard about players with cancer missing the season, or players who took time off for death of a family member, but I cant think of another player where the public was kept so in the dark as in this case. I may be wrong, but I can't think of a single instance that is similar to this one.
And no, I am not making a judgment call on whether this is the right thing or wrong thing, I am of the belief that the details will come out at some point, when Sam and his family are ready, as is their right. I just think this is a very unique situation we find ourselves in.
...and from this, I've taken that Hartman may return sooner than later and Clawson sees this working to his team's advantage with Clemson and wants total mystery surrounding the situation. I'm sure I'm dead-ass wrong but that's my belief at this point.I think this is a weird case where giving out more info might actually lead to more speculation, somehow, and probably end up being even more of a distraction -- it's that odd a deal/injury/condition. Gotta go with Claw on this one even though it is def weird.