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I had read the letters from the players and from Scott on Friday along with a few articles that mirror the NYT article about Scott being generally dismissive of most of the players' concerns. Scott's letter was professional but was pretty clearly meant to send the players and their concerns into the PAC 12 bureaucracy to serve as cover for taking no important steps. Calling the players' statements "PR stunts" is a really bad look. Particularly concerning is the Scott's unwillingness to enforce a uniform testing protocol for all schools. Even if it isn't as frequent at the players' demands, there should be a standard across the conference. The conference should be able to afford the same level of testing as the pro leagues and, if they can't, they probably shouldn't be playing anyway.
Also, players who chose to opt out of playing this year are doing so for health reasons. Why should they be treated any differently than any other injured player? Having them clear out their lockers and lose access to team trainers and facilities is clearly punishing them for making a choice about their health that the NCAA and PAC 12 have said they can make without penalizing their scholarship status.
I've already written to Muir, Tessier-Lavigne, and Scott expressing my dissatisfaction with Scott's response to the issues raised by the players.
Cheers,
Pete F.
