Stanford's McCaffery to skip Sun Bowl to prep for draft.

[ChiefSmoke]

If it is ok for a player to sit out a bowl game, it should also be ok for a coach to ask at the beginning of the season...."who may make the decision to sit out a bowl game to prep for the draft?" The coach could make the argument that he wants to prepare his team to win every game, and will need to make sure he gets additional players reps at that position. If skipping the bowl game is fair, then it is fair for a coach to get other guys ready to play that position.

[MJAlltheWay24]

Besides a fun gift, what do the players get out of playing in a bowl game anyway? It's all a money grab for the schools and conferences.

 

I don't blame the players one bit.

[ChiefSmoke]

I didn't realize some of these guys skipping the bowl may be dealing with injuries. In that case, sitting out is what they should do. Depending on the severity, the head coach may recommend they sit out. Very different scenario as opposed to those guys being healthy.

[Mack The Knife]

Coaches bail on their teams. Why is a player any different?

[Wireman]

I didn't realize some of these guys skipping the bowl may be dealing with injuries. In that case, sitting out is what they should do. Depending on the severity, the head coach may recommend they sit out. Very different scenario as opposed to those guys being healthy.

 

McCaffrey is not injured at all.

[woodsrider]

If it is ok for a player to sit out a bowl game, it should also be ok for a coach to ask at the beginning of the season...."who may make the decision to sit out a bowl game to prep for the draft?" The coach could make the argument that he wants to prepare his team to win every game, and will need to make sure he gets additional players reps at that position. If skipping the bowl game is fair, then it is fair for a coach to get other guys ready to play that position.

When coaches quit leaving the kids they recruited for different jobs I will agree with you.

[RaiderPride5]

McCaffrey is not injured at all.

 

Had some injuries this year. All it takes is one hit

[ChiefSmoke]

When coaches quit leaving the kids they recruited for different jobs I will agree with you.

 

I don't like it when the coach leaves before the bowl game. Good point.

[John Anthony]

I got you all to the bowl game, now good luck.

[Wireman]

Had some injuries this year. All it takes is one hit

 

Good luck to him. He's not my kind of player though. :thumb:

[John Anthony]

Besides a fun gift, what do the players get out of playing in a bowl game anyway? It's all a money grab for the schools and conferences.

 

I don't blame the players one bit.

 

Should elite players play in the playoff?

Edited December 20, 2016 by John Anthony

[dawgs83]

I don't like it when the coach leaves before the bowl game. Good point.

 

Couldn't agree more. We don't make a big deal when a coach leaves his team for a higher paying job and skips on a bowl game, then it shouldn't be a big deal when a senior that will probably be drafted does the same thing.

[ChiefSmoke]

As fans we see it as a sport and want it to be that way. In reality, big time college football is a business and both the coaches and players are making business decisions. As fans, we don't have to like those decisions.

[John Anthony]

Couldn't agree more. We don't make a big deal when a coach leaves his team for a higher paying job and skips on a bowl game, then it shouldn't be a big deal when a senior that will probably be drafted does the same thing.

 

That's usually when the admin is mad at the coach for leaving. Herman and Fickell stayed with OSU for the playoff. Kiffin is staying with Bama.

[dawgs83]

That's usually when the admin is mad at the coach for leaving. Herman and Fickell stayed with OSU for the playoff. Kiffin is staying with Bama.

OC/DC's. Did Herman coach Houston before leaving for Texas? You think they would have stayed if not for the possibility of a national title?

Edited December 20, 2016 by dawgs83