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Chalk up an L for the Mountaineers
Chalk up an L for the Mountaineers
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Chalk up an L for the Mountaineers
Yep, pretty big named right there. I
But they have an ACC team so maybe can compete, but I am sure the bowl people are thrilled
http://www.espn.com/college-footbal...eers-qb-grier-skip-bowl-game-focus-draft-prep
Chalk up an L for the Mountaineers
There are about 6-8 bowl games that matter. Everything else is basically spring ball in terms of significance.
Really?
If that is your attitude, why do any of them matter?
If you are not in one of the two bowls that lead to a championship, does it matter?
Do regular season games matter?
Once we lost to Texas A&M, we were out of the National Championship picture. Did the remaining games matter?
In the bigger picture, football doesn't cure cancer or create world peace, does the sport even matter?
Do your teammates matter?
Does commitment matter? (not in recruiting anyway)
Does character matter?
Why the hell do we even play the game in the first place?
I largely agree. If we are not playing for a NC, I'm fine previewing next year's stars in a bowl. It lends added interest to it, actually. However, I'll be more than happy to see everyone play if they want to put on their hats one last time. That also has its appeal.There are about 6-8 bowl games that matter. Everything else is basically spring ball in terms of significance.
I can see both sides.
The fan and little kid who played sports in me say you don't leave your team. However, if I were worn out after a P5 season, had some draft potential, and in the case of Grier as well as others a kid to think about...probably think long and hard about whether or not I want to get banged up vs Syracuse in the camper bowl...
Even minus the kid, Grier getting combine and draft ready could make a difference in whether he goes 2nd round, 25, or in the top 15...millions of dollars difference there...
Hell, I almost don't want to see Snell and Allen play. I know what they can do. Let me see Rose and Oates...I'd rather them get most of the snaps anyway...
Makes you wonder, as this trend continues (and more players skip the bowls), what if anything the bowls and TV people will do.
Thankfully this doesn't happen yet, but could you imagine Anthony Davis or KAT skipping the NCAA tournament ? And they were both overall # 1 picks in the draft. Disturbing trend indeed !
Ben Simmons skipped the NIT but that’s not exactly the same thing.Thankfully this doesn't happen yet, but could you imagine Anthony Davis or KAT skipping the NCAA tournament ? And they were both overall # 1 picks in the draft. Disturbing trend indeed !
there should be a penalty for setting out. pay back your tuition.
there should be a penalty for setting out. pay back your tuition.
Ben Simmons skipped the NIT but that’s not exactly the same thing.
It kind of is, thought Grier isn’t the level of prospect that Simmons was. Basically no one in college football is as valuable money wise as top college basketball players.
This attitude is the reason for the outrage. Not many years ago, nobody would even have considered this and if they did, everybody would been outraged and everybody would have understood the outrage. The traditional "team over me" mantra has become a joke in this "me first" society. "Eff you, I'm looking out for me." We officially suck as humans.i do not get the outrage
it is their lively hood on the line, not mine or yours
i see so many say they are not being a good teammate by skipping a minor bowl game
how do you all know that their teammates are not encouraging them to sit out and protect their future
i am willing to bet most of their teammates would do the same thing
This attitude is the reason for the outrage. Not many years ago, nobody would even have considered this and if they did, everybody would been outraged and everybody would have understood the outrage. The traditional "team over me" mantra has become a joke in this "me first" society. "Eff you, I'm looking out for me." We officially suck as humans.
Well said.
I don't know what surprises me more…that players would even consider doing this or the fact that some people seem to accept it; I think it's the people's acceptance of it that surprises me the most.
Sad commentary on where our society is.
Quitting used to be the ultimate shame, now we employ situational ethics to deem it acceptable if there's enough money involved.