re: The new “opt out” bowls

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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.

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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.