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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4889072, member: 27"]
I think that you are going to be a great grouchy old man some day.  Your potential here is almost unlimited.  ;)

I think you might be overstating things a bit.  Yes, many of the players with legit NFL aspirations will choose to sit their bowl game out, especially if it is not a playoff game.  But I think we are talking about maybe 5% of the players on average for a given team.  It might be worse for a team in disarray with a coach who has left.  I would be surprised if more than 4 or 5 players on the SU team this year opt out.  That doesn't count players in the portal (though I think at least one of those does intend to play), or players who are hurt.

I think the chance to play somewhere warm, near the ocean helps a lot in player retention.  I assume that the SU coaching staff is going to accommodate the players on the visit to Boca Raton and give them some opportunities to hang out on the beach, in nightclubs, eat in good restaurants, etc.

I hope so.  IMHO, the players that have stayed deserve a fun vacation now after all they have been through.
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