re: Oregon RB Royce Freeman to sit out bowl game

Posted by StrongBackWeakMind

Member since May 2014

22650 posts

Posted on 12/15/17 at 11:03 am to PeteRose

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Sports is a business for the athlete and the team/school. Only people who don't get that is the hardcore fans.

Yep. Nothing to gain by playing in the meaningless bowl game.

Posted by StrongBackWeakMind

Member since May 2014

22650 posts

Posted on 12/15/17 at 11:04 am to Ponchy Tiger

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Why even play all season?

Really?

Posted by SailorGator

Member since Sep 2014

1395 posts

Posted on 12/15/17 at 12:00 pm to TJGator1215

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This post makes no sense and you should feel bad.

it just makes no sense to your dumb, presumptive arse.

you see college football the way a teenage girl follows pop music.

Posted by beaverfever

Little Rock

Member since Jan 2008

32690 posts

Posted on 12/15/17 at 3:53 pm to StrongBackWeakMind

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Really

Its a valid question if you’re a guaranteed first rounder, particularly as a running back.

Posted by StrongBackWeakMind

Member since May 2014

22650 posts

Posted on 12/15/17 at 3:55 pm to beaverfever

If you skip your entire junior year, you're not a guaranteed first rounder. Nothing is guaranteed.

This post was edited on 12/15/17 at 3:56 pm

Posted by ReauxlTide222

St. Petersburg

Member since Nov 2010

83479 posts

Posted on 12/15/17 at 3:57 pm to StrongBackWeakMind

You don't think Patrick Peterson is a first rounder if he only plays, say, 6 games and then quits in his junior season?

Posted by StrongBackWeakMind

Member since May 2014

22650 posts

Posted on 12/15/17 at 3:58 pm to ReauxlTide222

I have no idea. Maybe, but it's a hell of a chance. He'd be giving up millions of dollars. He damn sure wouldn't be a top 10 pick.

ETA: We're talking about skipping the entire season. Not playing 6 games and then stopping. That's a different hypo.

This post was edited on 12/15/17 at 4:00 pm

Posted by CelticDog

Member since Apr 2015

42867 posts

Posted on 12/15/17 at 4:11 pm to bleeng

Most of the games are "so what?".

Oregon is in the equivalent of the cbi tournament of hoops.
3rd tier.

Posted by SoDakHawk

South Dakota

Member since Jun 2014

8584 posts

Posted on 12/15/17 at 4:42 pm to VerlanderBEAST

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why not just quit in the middle of the season when you have been "eliminated from the playoffs"

Because sport is still about competition. If I am a professional coach I want players that have a high compete level and a desire to be the best. Players that hold themselves out or quit when the team is out of contention indicate to me that they don't have a high compete level. Will that same player quit on my team when we are having a poor season or are eliminated from the playoffs? I don't want players like that on my team.