Cotton Bowl tonight: "Kyle Trask can silence any remaining skeptics"

[bobcat91]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

We're taking about a college football game. Can you STFU?

No. 

[Varking]

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

How?

I'm bummed as a UNC fan but I can't blame these kids for protecting their professional futures.

I don’t know but I do know that every year it’s hard to watch bowl games when teams have their best players sit. Is Florida a top ten team when four top pass catchers sit out? Would Clemson be a top 5 team with eight starters not playing? Its just something that has to get looked at. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, Shocker said:

Only way is to expand the playoff IMO.  I don't love the idea but 8 teams would keep more players from quitting...I mean opting out.

You'd still have all the other bowl games full of opt outs. There absolutely needs to be an expansion. The NCAA runs a legit playoff at every other level of football.

[Toomers]

Just now, bobcat91 said:

Yeah they are beating the Packers. Lol. How stupid. When they lose, they need the Cardinals to lose. 

Once again, how does win and your in become SEVERAL impossible wins? Sounds like one and that’s it. Either them winning, OR ARI losing. Way to double down on a mistake. 

[MHS831]

I think you will see Trask drop dramatically,

ut there are 2 QBs who are highly underrated and I would not be surprised to see them creep into the top 50 picks.

• Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati  (A gun with legs--raw)
• Brock Purdy Iowa State  (Think Drew Breezy)

 

[Shocker]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

You'd still have all the other bowl games full of opt outs. There absolutely needs to be an expansion. The NCAA runs a legit playoff at every other level of football.

Yeah, I agree.  All these non playoff bowls are become less and less relevant as it stands now.

[Varking]

Just now, MHS831 said:

I think you will see Trask drop dramatically,

ut there are 2 QBs who are highly underrated and I would not be surprised to see them creep into the top 50 picks.

• Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati  (A gun with legs--raw)
• Brock Purdy Iowa State  (Think Drew Breezy)

 

Trask should have never been looked at as a first round guy to begin with, honestly. 

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, Varking said:

I don’t know but I do know that every year it’s hard to watch bowl games when teams have their best players sit. Is Florida a top ten team when four top pass catchers sit out? Would Clemson be a top 5 team with eight starters not playing? Its just something that has to get looked at. 

It sucks, but I don't see a solution. Hell, maybe the opt outs ARE the solution. The NCAA has fought against a legit playoff system to protect their precious bullshit bowls but if guys keep opting out left and right that's basically going to kill their bloated bowl system anyway.

[kungfoodude]

8 minutes ago, Varking said:

NCAA has to find a way to get the kids to play in bowl games. 

Lol...why? There is no benefit to them in an exhibition game that doesn't mean anything. You aren't playing for a title unless you are in the CFP. 

Especially after watching King get injured, I wouldn't play either if I had a shot at the NFL. 

[Varking]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

It sucks, but I don't see a solution. Hell, maybe the opt outs ARE the solution. The NCAA has fought against a legit playoff system to protect their precious bullshit bowls but if guys keep opting out left and right that's basically going to kill their bloated bowl system anyway.

Yeah, like I’ve said, I don’t have an answer to it. I just know a few years ago I watched Georgia get killed in a Bowl Game but they were missing like 5 offensive and 6 defensive starters. You look at it and it’s like clearly this isn’t the same Georgia team that was ranked #5 or whatever. This is much lesser.

[kungfoodude]

4 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

You'd still have all the other bowl games full of opt outs. There absolutely needs to be an expansion. The NCAA runs a legit playoff at every other level of football.

The NCAA is virtually powerless at the Division I level of football. It may not be much longer that the P5 teams break away from NCAA control in football. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

The NCAA is virtually powerless at the Division I level of football. It may not be much longer that the P5 teams break away from NCAA control in football. 

You're not wrong.

[kungfoodude]

1 minute ago, Varking said:

Yeah, like I’ve said, I don’t have an answer to it. I just know a few years ago I watched Georgia get killed in a Bowl Game but they were missing like 5 offensive and 6 defensive starters. You look at it and it’s like clearly this isn’t the same Georgia team that was ranked #5 or whatever. This is much lesser.

Those games are absolutely pointless. Bowl games are just as pointless as they have always been unless they have some title game ramifications. The biggest benefit to the kids is getting a free vacation. Well poo, in COVID you can't even get that. I don't blame these teams for just opting to not even play in the bowl game at all.

[Varking]

Just now, kungfoodude said:

Those games are absolutely pointless. Bowl games are just as pointless as they have always been unless they have some title game ramifications. The biggest benefit to the kids is getting a free vacation. Well poo, in COVID you can't even get that. I don't blame these teams for just opting to not even play in the bowl game at all.

Again, I don’t disagree it’s pointless. Maybe they need an incentive to finish the year out with their team. Under this mentality above it’s like once your team loses 2 games in a normal year you should just opt out and get ready for the draft.