Kids just dont care as much as fans. Plain and simple. Everything that has changed in college football over the past 2-3 seasons its never going to be the same.
Look at the kid from west virginia (the qb who we played in 2018). Sat out the bowl and was a zero in the nfl. Kids want to get paid. Thats it. Give me money. Im not risking anything playing in the whatever bowl. If there is even a hint of being drafted they are done.
Its the reason why i really could care less about the bowl game. If we go and win great. If we dont oh well. I dont attend bowl games so its a non issue for me. Look at last year. Most embarrassing game possibly in syracuse football history. We overcame it.
We win the bowl game in 2018 for our 10th win and it went nowhere the next few seasons.
Im too old and have been around the block enough to not get all worked up over this stuff. If he doesnt play so be it. Move on to the next kid
I think the playoff makes bowl games even more insignificant.
So why would you play in an insignificant game that could cost you millions of dollars of earning potential from your career?
Unless the bowls start rev sharing with athletes, this will continue to happen. And the bowls should absolutely be doing that.
I agree with you the playoff has made the bowl games much less significant. Remember though, that once you begin playing football you are taking a big risk. Lots of under 8 kids, middle schoolers and HS kids are injured before getting recruited.
But, football is a Catch-22 situation. You have to play in lots of games to get to the game. And, once you are fortunate to get drafted many more games to get to Super Sunday.
Hypothetical:
I also agree the corporations that run the bowls AND TV should pony up and share the money evenly with every player on both teams.
But, another scenario, what if another NFL ready to be drafted player on the other team gets injured badly or Kyle McCord drops back to pass and gets blindsided by the opposing LT and breaks his ribs, arm, has a concussion or his knee is gone from the hit and his career is over. What the hell difference would the money make? Every player on every team in America who plays football at the P4 level risks serious injury every game.
I think the bowl games should be brought back – Orange, Cotton, Sugar, Rose Bowl - teams decided upon by wins and SOS. Put the best teams, best records together to play.
The only reason there are more bowls is because of politics and money and because millions of people want to see the games played.
Huge amounts of, (and I’ll say it again MONEY), is wagered across the world. So what if some kid is injured and can’t play again, look how much I just won. WOW!
In the 1950s they weren't considered real games at all. You basically earned a vacation in a warm climate. The idea that bowl game results mean so much is a newer concept. It used to mean a lot just to get invited.
