after reading this thread, i spoke with a member of the team and she said none of what was mentioned here ever happened and the remaining players are happy and excited for the season. she said the two that left were never going to stay, were advised to wait for the rule change [refused to say who gave that advice], and any friction was based on knowing they were leaving. i then spoke with a different person close to the team and she corroborated what the player told me and added Coach Lombardi is working hard to find transfers to fill the roster and shore up the recruits already committed. she admitted the latter will be difficult since the recruits all committed to white, so it'll be interesting to see who she retains. Deijah Pangilinan is good friends with Rachel Cid, so she feels pretty good about that one, but wouldn't talk about the rest.

Thanks, gy. Things feel a little better now.