http://www.foxsports.com/college-fo...leonard-fournette-bowls-playoff-mandel-122016
The participation trophy is no longer good enough...
The participation trophy is no longer good enough...
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I agree with what you are saying, but the point of the article is about these players who will not join their team because of their NFL aspirations.There is not a college football coach that does not welcome a bowl bid for his team, regardless of its insignificance on a national scale.
It's a reward for his team's hard work during the season.
It gives players the opportunity to see other places in the country.
It gives a team 15 extra practice sessions, allowing coaches to further develop and analyze younger players on the roster, especially redshirts.
While I agree that there are at least ten bowls too many, I also know it's all about money and that as long as the bowl system is making money (for the most part), it will likely stay as is or even grow further. Plus, there's nothing I can do about it so I basically don't care that much.
I agree with what you are saying, but the point of the article is about these players who will not join their team because of their NFL aspirations.
Christian McCaffery feels as it is not worth the risk to play in El Paso, Texas with his team. Would he feel the same if he had a shot at a National Championship? Would a NY6 bowl make it worth it?
Remember Malcolm Kelly? As I recall, he basically did the same thing.
Refusal should result in scholarship forfeiture and all prior privileges to be reimbursed.
I can recall some bowl games played by Oklahoma in my lifetime with no national championship at stake that were great memorable games.....and "meaningful".
I can recall some bowl games played by Oklahoma in my lifetime with no national championship at stake that were great memorable games.....and "meaningful".
I liked the 1954 Orange Bowl with Maryland, 1959 Orange Bowl with Syracuse, the 1968 Orange Bowl with Tennessee, the 1972 Sugar Bowl with Penn State, the 1978 Orange Bowl with Nebraska, the 1979 and 1980 Orange Bowls with Florida State, the 2003 Rose Bowl with Washington State just to name a few.
http://www.foxsports.com/college-fo...leonard-fournette-bowls-playoff-mandel-122016
The participation trophy is no longer good enough...
Getting an opportunity to advance one's skills for a career later in life is not cheap. For many, it costs a good amount of money that gets paid back later in life. A student athlete is given 5 years to get a four year degree, and sometimes that's not long enough.
http://www.collegedata.com/cs/content/content_payarticle_tmpl.jhtml?articleId=10064
When all costs are figured in, upwards of $200,000.00 can be spent for these scholarships, not to mention the training provided that can potentially make these students multi millionaires...
None that I know of, yet MLB pays for guys to play college football...If not for college football, the NFL wouldn't be nearly what it is today. Basically, no variety ball, no pro ball. So how much of this $200K per scholarship is the NFL contributing to the universities for preparing and auditioning the talent that exists in the professional league? What would be a fair price?