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kinghokie

Not a good analogy

The chance of injury is so small that they are just as likely to have a good bowl outing and increase their value headed into the draft. I’d be interested to see data on players who ruined or even damaged an nfl career by opting out of a bowl. Most horrific bowl injury I can think of is Willis Mcgahee, still was a first round pick.
Posted: 12/31/2023 at 09:51 AM ET
(In response to this post by lawhokie)

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The “ME FIRST” culture/attitude
zosohokie • 12/31/23 09:17 AM ET
FSU embodies “ME FIRST” so no surprise their players follow suit
SeattleHokie89 • 01/01/24 02:54 AM ET
I had a thought in responding to a post below…maybe it’s not all Saban
lawhokie • 12/31/23 10:23 AM ET
Seems simple enough for me. 50% up front and the rest after the season**
VT ChemE 1986 • 12/31/23 10:39 AM ET
"Rugged Individualism", was kind of a me first thing. It's not all bad.
Coach McGuirk • 12/31/23 10:21 AM ET
Saban was also a vocal opponent of the four-year scholarship
lawhokie • 12/31/23 09:50 AM ET
at first, i read that as Satan...........**
squarerootofone • 12/31/23 09:53 AM ET
$atan.**
NoHuddle • 12/31/23 10:19 AM ET
Satan has gone on record in favor of a 32 team playoff **
lawhokie • 12/31/23 09:57 AM ET
Christian McCaffrey sat out his senior year bowl game.
Maroon Baboon • 12/31/23 09:49 AM ET
And that me-first attitude really derailed his career**
lawhokie • 12/31/23 10:02 AM ET
Sadly this is a reflection of our society**
GCHokieof91 • 12/31/23 09:48 AM ET
Try asking the younger generation to work on weekends and see what happens
sacramento hokie • 12/31/23 10:48 AM ET
I hesitate to paint it such broad strokes
Rationalist • 12/31/23 02:41 PM ET
My 18 yr. old son does a 7:00 AM shift
GCHokieof91 • 12/31/23 10:51 AM ET
How much is it worth to you to practice for a month, spend the holidays
Maroon Baboon • 12/31/23 09:46 AM ET
For about 120 teams the whole season is exhibition games
kinghokie • 12/31/23 10:04 AM ET
TikTok generation? Players have been tanking the Pro Bowl long before said
Maroon Baboon • 12/31/23 12:13 PM ET
It’s probably more mundane than even that
lawhokie • 12/31/23 10:10 AM ET
I’d argue there is likely a tipping point for players.
Pride_and_Joy • 12/31/23 10:35 AM ET
Fans sitting on their asses complaining
Pride_and_Joy • 12/31/23 09:41 AM ET
The thing is, without fans, there is no money for college players.
MP4VT2004 • 12/31/23 04:46 PM ET
Or, the norm will simply shift.
Pride_and_Joy • 12/31/23 08:31 PM ET
Maybe? But I disagree. I stopped watching several years ago.
MP4VT2004 • 12/31/23 08:52 PM ET
It probably isn’t sustainable.
Pride_and_Joy • 12/31/23 09:09 PM ET
Ultimately, we shouldn't care about any of CFB. Want that? If they want the
Hokie 04 • 12/31/23 10:51 AM ET
It’s almost too on the nose**
lawhokie • 12/31/23 09:43 AM ET
Huh? Our entire culture is me first
HokieAl • 12/31/23 09:30 AM ET
Of course, and some of these kids are the poorest of the poor
lawhokie • 12/31/23 09:36 AM ET
Kids are only mimicking what they see in adults…
lawhokie • 12/31/23 09:25 AM ET
Not a good analogy ◄
kinghokie • 12/31/23 09:51 AM ET
Maybe, but they still opt out
lawhokie • 12/31/23 09:56 AM ET
not all fans, but yes generally this was asked for, especially by the money
VPI_1998 • 12/31/23 09:41 AM ET
No
jrob165fd • 12/31/23 09:32 AM ET
I actually spent a very, very long time with a single employer
lawhokie • 12/31/23 09:41 AM ET
I'd love to put in restrictions on how many times a coach can "transfer"
Hokie 04 • 12/31/23 10:57 AM ET
Fans may think they have an unspoken contract with the players on "their
VTHokie2000 • 12/31/23 09:48 AM ET
The correct analogy is opt out of work because I’m sick (injury) using PTO
HokieAl • 12/31/23 09:39 AM ET
...Saban has no say in what the kids decide. **
BobG • 12/31/23 09:21 AM ET
I bet Saban
zosohokie • 12/31/23 09:30 AM ET