I don't think anyone's saying the players don't try hard.
It's fans that are living and dying off of a bowl game with little or no consequence to them personally.
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I don't think anyone's saying the players don't try hard.
It's fans that are living and dying off of a bowl game with little or no consequence to them personally.
They could do that... and have the unintended effect of killing the importance of on-campus workouts.
They're doing a nice job of killing rivalries and geographic sensibility and the spirt of the game.
Go ahead and kill on-campus workouts too
**** it.
Unfortunately a number of people have questioned the players' effort, which is ridiculous, but other than that I agree with you.
Very well could. I’m just not sure there’s anything else to do to reduce the opt outs. They’ve already allowed for insurance policies to be paid by schools. That hasn’t really made a difference for these players.
The current version of "re-alignment" is less about the short to mid- term impacts on wins and losses / playoff access in the current format, and is more about the large scale breakaway and related changes that's going to happen. OU had to go to the SEC to align for those large scale changes. They will look back and be ok with their decision.
No it’s not, players very rarely if ever opt out of a playoff game
Why do you need to reduce opt outs in teh first place? The guys opting out are done with the program and will be going to the NFL. Why risk millions playing in a game that isn’t for a championship? The expanded playoff will make 12 top teams not have opt outs.
Honestly if you've got millions on the line, the reasons for sitting out for lower bowls are almost as valid for national title contenders. Sure, it'd be amazing to win a national championship, but at the cost of risking millions if you get injured? Sure, they get a chance to show their talents vs the best college football has that year, but players that are locks for the NFL? They've got miles of tape.
We havent seen it as much so far, but it wouldnt surprise me if the 12 team playoff starts to cause it to happen.
I see where you’re going. I think ISU football games in general are entertaining so that’s my measure. Bowl or not.
Yeah are they going to want to risk playing three more games/practice weeks?
I don't blame them but we'll see an even more watered down product.
If you are the #12 seed and looking at a possible blow out on the road at the #5 seed home field, I could easily see a couple of their NFL prospects saying, "nah, I am good".
They play two right now and no one sits out. Players typically don’t sit out championship games because it actually means something. I don’t think the expanded playoff will change that if anything it will keep more guys playing then would have sat out like with FSU, OSU, PSU, etc
if you start seeing this, then why even play the last few games of the year?
Especially given how wide the gap even between the top few and even #5 or #6 tends to have been lately.
Honestly if they're not on one of the 4 teams with a bye week, signing up for 3 more games is a decision I think we'll see more and more opts out from over time.
Several players have opted out of the last few games over the last few years or entered the portal.
The reason to have the games is the same as it ever was: money.
People watch the games, people make money.
I can’t recall of too many players opting out of the last few games of the season for the NFL prep, you got names with that statement? Entering the portal is a totally different thing, if they were an important player on a team in the playoffs they aren’t in the portal.
You guys are trying to make this into something it’s not
