At the Virginia state meet on the same day, lots of us witnessed numerous college coaches going out of their way to follow the rules. Refusing to even say hello to juniors, even when involved in conversations with others standing with them. In some cases, actually walking away when underclassmen attempted to talk to them. I stood next to one group in which a college head coach wouldn't even explain to a junior why he wasn't responding to her. He waited for one of her friends to tell her he wasn't allowed to talk to her.
A lot of coaches are following the rules very carefully. And not making any "news" doing so.
So the real question is: Is there a different set of rules for some of the big names?