re: Baker Mayfield apologizes for planting the flag in the Block O in Ohio Stadium

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Not when the coach and AD say you either apologize or don't play

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Do you really think the coach and/or AD is going to keep their star QB and Heisman contender off the field? College football is a bottom line business. Lincoln Reily could have a team of Nobel peace prize winners, but if he goes 4-8 he's looking for a new job. And so is the guy who hired him. Conversely, Reily could have a team of arrogant, unlikeable dip shits. But if he goes 12-0 he gets a huge raise. You don't go 12-0 by sitting your best player for something like this.

Is it classless to do what he did? Absolutely. But I doubt he was truly "made" to apologize. More like he simply just "agreed" to apologize.

We like put college football players and coaches on some idealistic moral pedestal. Ultimately though, the ONLY thing that matters is winning.