Brian Cody and John Meyler differ in their attitude to the fixture congestion at this time of year with the Cork manager more relaxed by his players' involvement in third level competition.
Speaking on Kilkenny radio last week, Cody labelled the cluttered fixture schedule 'madness' and warned of player burnout.
Following his side's seven-point win over Cork in their league opener in Nowlan Park, Cody reiterated his basic point that the schedule was a big imposition on college level players, while stressing that all teams are affected.
"I just gave my opinion. I think it's tough going for players," he told RTÉ Sport.
"We had players out there who played Fitzgibbon last Sunday, played Fitzgibbon last Wednesday, will play Fitzgibbon next Wednesday. We have clubs involved in club championships so we're short a lot of players.
"But Cork are in the same boat. They have lots of Fitzgibbon players. For third level players at the moment, it's tough going.
"Look, my opinions are well known at this stage so we'll just focus on what we're doing and keep going."
Cork boss Meyler, a lecturer in CIT and a veteran of the Fitzgibbon Cup, was rather more sanguine and told RTÉ Sport he was content to do without his third level players during the early rounds of the league, satisfied they'd be back before long.
"We don't have those (Fitzgibbon) players here today. They were playing Fitzgibbon with UCC last Sunday and last Wednesday and they're playing Galway this Wednesday but they're not here with us today.
"The Fitzgibbon has been there 40-50 years and we know those fixtures are there so we're not going to play them (third level players).
"You just have to work with the colleges. There just happens to be eight or nine on the panel at the moment from UCC and CIT. So, you just have to give them space and let them play those competitions and hopefully get them back.
"Coleman, Shane Kingston, Robbie O'Flynn will hopefully be back after the Fitzgibbon. Strengthen us up!"
