re: The new “opt out” bowls

The thread was about the “new opt out Bowl”. The blame was that the players not playing for the Championship were no longer inspired to play the games due to them not being in the Championship Game(s).. Teams have been playing for the Championship since 1998. The opt out play started in 2016. If the real reason for opt outs was that players didn’t want to play in a Bowl game that didn’t have Championship ramifications, then, we would have seen the Opt outs well before 2016. Before 2016, it was taboo for agents to sign players before the season ended. The 2 guys in 2016 broke that taboo. That opened up the flood gates. As of now, it appears taboo to sign a guy if he is in a Playoff game. It used to be taboo to sign a guy during the season...