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Notre Dame Opts Out of Bowl Game

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TheOriginalCane said:
While I agree with you on bowls, they aren't gone yet. If you start the season with the possibility of playing in a bowl game, then finish it by playing in a bowl game.
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To me bowl games are additions for players in order to decide who you keeping or worth investing NIL in.

As a coach I would say “To all the players getting ready to enter the draft, thank you for your service and dedication. For those that remain. This is a time to show you can be the leaders next year or to get some tape for those who will transfer”
 
First of all, let me state that I am saddened by the current state of affairs as it pertains to bowl games. I enjoyed the buildup, anticipation, and pageantry of the events for the vast majority of my life.

It was 3 hours of free publicity for the teams and their league, a nice day out for fans who can make it, and an event for the players. It was a nice capstone, a last hurrah, for the guys who get reps but will be going pro in something other than playing football. It was an opportunity for coaches to get to know some of their "next guys up."

Unfortunately, the current bowl scene is the logical result of, first, the transfer portal, then the college football playoff. To some extent, NIL is also an issue, but that goes both ways. NIL can incentivize playing in a bowl game.

The Covid year of 2020 just added accelerant to the flame. The breadth and depth of opt-outs made the bowl season impossible. I remember when we had to withdraw our own participation in 2021 for lack of players.

But I think to the years of playing in the Pinstripe Bowl in particular. It's freezing cold, we're 7-5, and clearly the vast majority of the players just didn't want to be there at all. In retrospect, we shouldn't have bothered.

K-State, Iowa State, and ND have now opted out of this year's games. I'm undecided as to whether I agree with it, but I do understand it. The dudes going to the NFL almost certainly won't play, for injury risk. The dudes portaling are leaving. Lame duck staffs are better off inking their next job.

I'm one of those people who really enjoyed "the most wonderful time of the year" watching the bowl games. But there's no pretending that it's what it used to be.

I don't know how to "fix it," and I'm not sure it can be. Sad, but I've accepted it.
 
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The difference in ND opting out and Iowa State and Kansas State is that the latter 2 just cost themselves $500k each. ND has no repercussions for not going to a bowl.

***** asses. Would have loved to see them play Texas or Vandy.
 
CityboyCanes4life82 said:
To me bowl games are additions for players in order to decide who you keeping or worth investing NIL in.

As a coach I would say “To all the players getting ready to enter the draft, thank you for your service and dedication. For those that remain. This is a time to show you can be the leaders next year or to get some tape for those who will transfer”
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i think every team knows who's good and whose not on their roster by end of season. turning bowl games into "try-outs" is just dumb.

16 team playoff and maybe a G5 playoff? Bowl games otherwise need to go. Realize lot of money involved but everyone is -renegotiating, transferring, looking for new teams or gigs, opting out, etc. its a joke.
 
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