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NIL contracts ruined the bowl games. Not the playoffs.

Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:21 pm
Posted by crimsoncoded94
Georgiana
Member since Aug 2025
1354 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:21 pm
Agents advise players to opt out. The players are agreeing to play the regular season for a certain amount of money then when the player ask for more to play in a meaningless bowl game, the schools say "whats the fricking point in us paying you more to play in a nothing bowl"

Schools are willing to pay when its a playoff opportunity
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 6:22 pm
Posted by Crimson Wraith
Member since Jan 2014
29237 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:23 pm to
Write bowl participation into their NIL deals.
Posted by CNB
Columbia, SC
Member since Sep 2007
101576 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:28 pm to
Nevermind the fact that there are 568 bowl games
Posted by 4EsandATutti
Member since Nov 2024
256 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:31 pm to
Just field non-NIL players and compete to represent the Universities like back in the day
I like watching college football
Posted by LSULIFE
Eye of the Tiger
Member since Nov 2018
329 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:35 pm to
Transfer portal is making it worse
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
135861 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:36 pm to
Make bowl participation part of the deal. Also, don't get the money till the season is over. Or most of it anyway.
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
69651 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:39 pm to
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Nevermind the fact that there are 568 bowl games



An obvious exaggeration but the point is well seen. There are 41 bowl games total. In 1995, some 30 years ago, there were just 18.

Posted by TheePalmetto
Member since Aug 2025
1547 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:41 pm to
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Nevermind the fact that there are 568 bowl games


And Beamer would still frick up an invite to one of them.
Posted by CapnKangaroo
Member since Dec 2025
150 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:45 pm to
NIL, the playoffs and the portal all need to go away
Posted by AlterEd
Cydonia, Mars
Member since Dec 2024
2623 posts
Posted on 12/7/25 at 6:51 pm to
The bowl games are less meaningful than the one you people have been saying was meaningless for the last 24 hours.

Why would I go play the outback bowl when Alabama can be boat raced in every phase of the game for their third loss in a conference title game and successfully argue that it was a meaningless game? Especially when my outback bowl game doesn't lead anywhere and doesn't even earn a conference title?
This post was edited on 12/7/25 at 6:52 pm
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