Fant is going pro
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I suppose next year when we make the Fiesta Bowl youll be extremely happy that Montgomery and Butler both decided to skip the biggest game in school history because they were scared of an injury right?
Think about it next time before you post nonsense.
I think it is fair to say that the best players sitting out bowl games hurts the game but also understand and support why they might choose to do so.
I think you're probably right in most instances. Football is such a team game that even the best player at many positions likely won't affect the game all that much, with a couple exceptions -- if there was a first-round quarterback at a school which doesn't typically have a deep bench, that can really hurt.
In some ways, when you know that person is gone, maybe it gives you as a fan a chance to see who might be up next on your team, which can be fun.
Fant has effectively "sat out" a good portion of the season already. Certainly doesn't have first-round stats this year.
I'm pretty sure if Iowa was playing in a national playoff game that Fant would be playing. Same if Iowa State was with Montgomery/Butler. But other bowl games are meaningless and to subject yourself to injury, both with the game and the additional practice when you're not coming back is stupid. I see exactly why these guys that are projected 1st rounders do it.
So all first rounders sit out their bowl games? Obviously it means more to some of them than others. I guess Im just old school, sitting here arguing with a bunch of 20 year olds.
I've played lots, go ahead and let me know how he's letting his team down for a potential bowl trophy.
Football especially...such a short shelf life and takes a physical toll. Go get paid.
So, this wasn't really what I was trying to discuss, but okay..
It is really unfair to be calling high-level football players "snowflakes". You are 1 play away from your career being completely over. One. And you know what? Being a bowl-winning football player who can't play football anymore because you got hurt means NOTHING. Absolutely ****** NOTHING. You don't get a job from that, you don't get healthcare, you get jack ****.
For the highest of the high-level draft picks, who are just waiting to get paid, because that is their career on the line, what good does one more volunteer game do for them? We all expect them to go out there and leave it on the field, give up their bodies! Yeah, okay, for what? Your entertainment? Get over it. And they already know they're gonna be a first round pick. One more game isn't gonna do anything to help their draft stock. Have a bad game? It hurts them. Get hurt? Hurts them even worse. And football is a **** tough game, guys get hurt all the time.
A lot of things are issues with these posts. You're claiming they are "snowflakes" while getting triggered to ******* hell about the fact that they are sitting out? You are raging about this right now, and you have the audacity to call them snowflakes? GTFO.
So it just so happens that the opinion you disagree with is nonsense? Well that’s convenient.
I don’t think anyone is saying they’d be happy, just that they’d understand. If we weren’t in the playoffs next year and they decided to skip the bowl i’d definitely be disappointed, but i’d also understand why they did it and wouldn’t be throwing them under the bus.
FTFY, *******
Solid rant but by your logic guys that are going to get drafted in the first round shouldnt even play at all. So I guess my point is where does it end? Now guys are going to sit out an entire season while still on scholarship because they might get hurt? Guys now projected in the 6th round decide that a practice team contract is too valuable for them to risk getting hurt?
You GTFO with this weak attitude. I played competitive sports my entire life and in college, not once did I even think about missing a game or letting me teammates down. If you are so scared of getting hurt every play might as well take up another activity.
Not even sure why certain players even play their last year at all. Guys like Fournette and Clowney come to mind. Clowney played his entire JR. year not to get hurt and was actually pretty terrible. But I can't blame him for playing that way.
Easy to say that when injury wasn't a risk that could cost you millions of dollars in the future.
ISU Fan is more upset with Fant than all of the other Iowa fans on here.
Literally no one ******* cares about your moral compass, including every single Hawkeye fan in this thread. Congratulations.
Literally no one ******* cares about your moral compass, including every single Hawkeye fan in this thread. Congratulations.
Poor baby Fant, he's such a victim in all this. No wonder Ferentz sat his ass on the bench, just the entitled attitude that all of you on this board have.
