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Posted on 12/22/21 at 8:19 am to BEATbama05
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why don’t they give them injury insurance instead?
Any player that comes back gets this. Some players going into their junior year gets these. From my understanding it is really tough to collect from the insurance companies because you have to prove future income and that’s not always the easiest thing to do.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 8:35 am to geauxtigers33
Willis McGahee’s injury was also in the national championship game against Ohio state
Posted on 12/22/21 at 9:10 am to CDawson
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How many players have ended career's with bowl game injuries?
More than zero.
I get it, I want to see the tigers at full force too but if a team isn't in the playoff then a bowl game is a glorified scrimmage and not worth the risk.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 9:13 am to CDawson
The Miami running back, also Jalen Smith of ND.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 9:18 am to geauxtigers33
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Willis McGahee. He still had a good NFL career but it cost him draft money.
It also occurred in the National Championship game as opposed to an obscure game between a .500 team and a barely above .500 team. No one "opted out" in LSU's 2019 run.
Even if the risk is statistically low, the assessment still comes down to a risk v. reward evaluation. If you are playing in the NC game or playoffs I would guess most players would say the potential reward outweighs the risk. As for the other bowl games I doubt the players see the "reward" of winning one outweighing the risk of serious injury...even if risk of the latter is very small.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 9:21 am to CDawson
Let them opt out. This game means nothing. Let the young guys get some snaps.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 9:34 am to FreddieMac
That was in nat champ tho right?
Posted on 12/22/21 at 10:05 am to tigerpimpbot
Jake Butt
Posted on 12/22/21 at 10:08 am to CDawson
My biggest thing is this: If being healthy enough for the NFL is the end all be all, then wouldn't a regular bowl game be just as meaningless as the college football playoff? We have to stop the pandering. There's no accountability outside of "if you don't side with the players, you're a scumbag"
Posted on 12/22/21 at 10:08 am to geauxtigers33
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His ex was murdered and he was questioned for it. The BRPD did a terrible job of handling it.
They literally put out a public statement saying they wanted to talk to Collins in relation to the murder of his ex and that he wasn't a person of interest right before the draft. Like less than a week, if I recall correctly.
It almost seemed vindictive on their part. Cost him early money but once he fell so far down the UDFA situation really helped him. One less year of rookie money.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 10:14 am to geauxtigers33
I wouldn't put TDP in the same convo as Clark or Farrell
Posted on 12/22/21 at 10:21 am to mdomingue
I firmly believe Goodell told NFL teams not to draft him. That’s the only explanation for a team in the 6th or 7th round not scooping up a first round talent for super cheap.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 10:27 am to CDawson
Upside gain for participating in menial bowl game versus risk of downside of not realizing the forever life changing money that is in front of some of these players…
Is what the mega money that flows through NFL has done to college football.
Is what the mega money that flows through NFL has done to college football.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 10:29 am to FreddieMac
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That running back from Miami is the one that really pops for me.
And that's the only one I can think of. He did rehab and make it to the NFL.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 10:30 am to geauxtigers33
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That’s the only explanation for a team in the 6th or 7th round not scooping up a first round talent for super cheap.
He put out a statement that he would sit out if he was drafted lower than a certain round, 3rd I think. At that point the UDFA route was better for him long term with respect to long term money and team selection.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 10:31 am to CDawson
You would really need to dig deeper and find out how many players had major injuries in a bowl game. Anything that requires surgery is what I would try to base this off. Career ending isn’t the only thing that could go wrong.
Posted on 12/22/21 at 10:32 am to BEATbama05
There are specialty insurance companies that provide that type of insurance and Allstate isn’t one of them. They’d need to set up an entirely different underwriting and actuarial models. If I understand the Allstate offer, it’s to give money to the General Scholarship Fund at the respective University.
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