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re: Running list of players skipping bowl games...
Posted on 12/9/18 at 9:38 am to Bham Bammer
Posted on 12/9/18 at 9:38 am to Bham Bammer
And not 1 of those players are playing for a chance to win the Championship.
I get it sucks but why risk an injury and your future paychecks for a game that in their world may not really matter. Most of these players are playing for 2 reasons to win a championship and get to the NFL. If one is off the table you should do the safest thing to get to the next level.
I get it sucks but why risk an injury and your future paychecks for a game that in their world may not really matter. Most of these players are playing for 2 reasons to win a championship and get to the NFL. If one is off the table you should do the safest thing to get to the next level.
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Posted on 12/20/18 at 9:06 am to Bham Bammer
Updated.
Posted on 12/20/18 at 9:15 am to Dantheman504
Why risk it for a championship? If they are risking their future paychecks, a college championship isn’t worth it either.
Everyone should just play long enough to build up enough draft status and then quit.
Everyone should just play long enough to build up enough draft status and then quit.
Posted on 12/20/18 at 11:58 am to Choupique19
quote:
Everyone should just play long enough to build up enough draft status and then quit.
Interestingly enough, word is breaking now that Jaylen Waddle is skipping the playoffs and the next two years to focus on the 2021 Draft.
Posted on 12/20/18 at 12:00 pm to Choupique19
quote:
Everyone should just play long enough to build up enough draft status and then quit.
That’s their prerogative. People do it in real world jobs all the time.
Posted on 12/20/18 at 12:01 pm to Bham Bammer
Is Higdon thought of as a good pro prospect?
I've always thought of him as a 3rd-5th round guy. My thinking was always you sit if you're a first rounder with nothing to gain.
I thought that was a strange one myself
I've always thought of him as a 3rd-5th round guy. My thinking was always you sit if you're a first rounder with nothing to gain.
I thought that was a strange one myself
Posted on 12/20/18 at 12:02 pm to xenythx
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I feel like soon it's going to be unfair to judge teams and coaches based on bowl results when their best draft-eligible players won't play
I feel this way already minus the playoff games.
For the non playoff bowls I actually don’t care if guys not on next years team play or not.
In fact I think the only use for the non playoff bowls is extra practice and live game reps for next years team. Coaches should use it for that purpose only.
This post was edited on 12/20/18 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 12/20/18 at 2:44 pm to cas4t
Ya let’s punish 99.99% of players wanting to play, because a dozen or sit out. This is the dumbest statement I’ve read today and that saying a lot since I read a lot of these threads
ETA- I actually like these lower bowls we’ve had on this week.
ETA- I actually like these lower bowls we’ve had on this week.
Posted on 12/20/18 at 2:53 pm to PeteRose
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I’m not referring to you. I’m referring to fans who are butt hurt. I’m simply offering an explanation. Athletes treat sports as a business. Fans treat sports as personal. Sometimes the goals and objectives of business and personal align. Sometimes they don’t(like players not playing bowl games). But some people don’t understand this.
Then why not just skip the whole season?
Posted on 12/20/18 at 2:55 pm to Rep520
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They're easy to skip because they're essentially an exhibition for the spectacle.
This is true of all sporting events.
Posted on 12/20/18 at 2:59 pm to MidnightVibe
quote:Not really. You should have said "for all cfb games."
This is true of all sporting events.
clearly, you see the difference between that and the pros getting paid in all other sports.
This post was edited on 12/20/18 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 12/20/18 at 3:07 pm to castorinho
quote:
clearly, you see the difference between that and the pros getting paid in all other sports.
Clearly, you don't know what the word "exhibition" means.
Posted on 12/20/18 at 3:16 pm to Bham Bammer
Good.
Death to the NCAA
Death to the NCAA
Posted on 12/20/18 at 3:23 pm to MidnightVibe
quote:Stacy Dash, I look past "literallities" and focus on what I think they meant.
Clearly, you don't know what the word "exhibition" means.
Posted on 12/20/18 at 3:26 pm to Choupique19
quote:i mean...
Everyone should just play long enough to build up enough draft status and then quit.
Posted on 12/20/18 at 3:29 pm to WestCoastAg
I like the people who simply cannot figure out why players wouldn’t want to continue to play for free for their school instead of insuring their payday comes while they are healthy
This post was edited on 12/20/18 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 12/20/18 at 3:29 pm to Bham Bammer
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Can't blame these guys, though. There's a lot of money at stake.
I'd like to know how many players, 1st round locks, screwed up their career or draft($$$) by playing in the bowl game, since 2000?
This post was edited on 12/20/18 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 12/20/18 at 3:31 pm to bstew3006
probably very few. jaylon smith is the one i immediately think of and i cant think of any more off the top of my head. the point is the risk exists
Posted on 12/20/18 at 3:33 pm to bstew3006
Anything above 0.0 percent would be enough to make me think.
Were talking life changing money.
Were talking life changing money.
Posted on 12/20/18 at 3:36 pm to WestCoastAg
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the point is the risk exists
always has and always will, there is risk everywhere. Point is people/kids/advisors are over thinking the bowl game risk.
I get it if you are a Jaylon Smith, LF type that is projected top pick. But now you are seeing kids who are 3-6th rounders skip and it will only grow. It's ridiculous.
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