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re: The new “opt out” bowls
Posted on 12/26/20 at 11:55 am to chillmonster
Posted on 12/26/20 at 11:55 am to chillmonster
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You don't risk millions for a meaningless game when your aren't getting paid to play.
I can only think of ONE player who lost money by getting hurt in a "meaningless" bowl and he recently just signed his 2nd NFL contract that incuded a $35 million signing bonus.
The odds are infintessable that one of theae guys "losses millions" by playing in this game.
BTW,why not go ahead and extend this logic out to "meaningless" regular season games at the end of the season?
Same difference,correct?
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Posted on 12/26/20 at 5:36 pm to RD Dawg
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I can only think of ONE player who lost money by getting hurt in a "meaningless" bowl and he recently just signed his 2nd NFL contract that incuded a $35 million signing bonus.
It's just a dumb risk to take especially for bowls which are just transparent, money grab exhibition matches. Does it really hurt the sport if younger guys get to play more? I think might even help since games are better when talent gaps are less pronounced.
Bottom line: this is the playing field these days. We solve it by making more of these games matter, which means we expand the Playoff. I'd love to end almost every season watching my school play in a high stakes game with real drama - win or lose. It makes the sport more fair and it makes it more entertaining. At this point it's a no-brainer.
This post was edited on 12/26/20 at 5:47 pm
Posted on 12/26/20 at 7:28 pm to RD Dawg
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BTW,why not go ahead and extend this logic out to "meaningless" regular season games at the end of the season?
Same difference,correct?
Expect to see increasing amounts of that going forward.
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