re: The new “opt out” bowls

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Players arent going to opt out if their teams are in the playoffs.

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Nobody thought players would opt out if they were in a bowl game....until they started to opt out. If we have learned anything in the past few years, it is nothing stays the same.

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#5 could beat #4 & #6 could beat #3. #7 could beat #2. Those players arent going to opt out if they have a playoff game.

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Well, Yeah. And 8 could beat 1....except they won't more than likely.
Sure, there will be the occasional upset. Then you will have Coastal Carolina facing Alabama. That's some riveting football.

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A quick review of the Sugar Bowls shows that most of them arent competitive.

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But you think if you take those teams and put them against Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State the games will suddenly become competitive?
The reason many of the bowls are not competitive is because you have so many tie ins with the conferences.

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What other way?

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I haven't really given it a whol lot of thought. but I'm sure there are ways. I mean there were no opt outs until a few years ago.

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Players want to win championships. Giving more of them chances to win championships in the postseason will reduce opt outs.

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Do you honestly believe that the players don't know they are not going to beat the really good teams? They will say the right things, but I can assure you Coastal Carolina realize they are not going to win the National Championship.