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HokieJamie OP
Dec 16, 2024 at 03:45 PM ET
Clawson stepping down at wake

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VT ChemE 1986
The implosion of non-P2 sports is happening in real time
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gobbler1955
He's a casualty of portal and NIL chaos.
Tuckahokie Tuckahokie
When the playing field was still relatively even he could redshirt and
develop players that might be just a bit undersized...but smart and coachable. Under Grobe and Clawson Wake seemed to have a particularly good team every 3-4 years when the development of players would pay off. All of that goes out the window with the portal. Wake is one of the smallest schools playing at the major college level.
HokieAl HokieAl
Actually, Wake is the smallest P5 school by far at around 9,000 students
SMU and TCU are next and they are around 11-12k. Their lack of size was bound to catch up to them eventually.
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seacain
Umm..Notre Dame had 8,968 undergraduates in 2023. Unsure about grad school.
HokieAl HokieAl
That 9k for Wake is total. Undergrad and Grad. ND total is 13k
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squarerootofone
rice only has about 7600 students, undergrad & grad combined.
HokieAl HokieAl
I didn't count them because they are in the American
Technically Army and Navy and Air Force would be among the smallest as well if we expand it to the G5. Tulsa only have about 3,800 and is crazy small.
Tuckahokie Tuckahokie
It does in an arms race...sucks for Wake
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EDGEMAN
The portal is heck on his system of player development.
Just destroys any chance of multi-year development.
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HokieBrazil
Same thing happening with our BB program.Hard to be a system coach now.
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VT ChemE 1986
Odds are CMY is next to bolt
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True Hokie
He should bolt. We're struggling against teams with lesser NIL $.
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MKD
He's a good coach and was a great fit for Wake.
GCHokieof91 GCHokieof91
He’s probably tired of this crap.
MP4VT2004 MP4VT2004
I know I am. Can't imagine trying to coach now.
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MKD
Agree