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All-Pro [732]
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Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
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Nov 30, 2023, 11:44 AM
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before the season is complete are 2 different things. There's a trend so far this year with our guys sneaking that little quitting part in with the NFL announcement.
I will not use the term "opting out." That was something invented during covid. It doesn't apply anymore.
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Rival Killer [2775]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
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Nov 30, 2023, 11:47 AM
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Oh , please. These guys have worked their ##### off and given all for the Tigers. They are not quitting, just preparing for the future.
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Gridiron Giant [16024]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
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Nov 30, 2023, 12:48 PM
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And the universities have paid them thousands and thousands of $sfor an education and l in most case ensured they got a degree and some even graduate degress. They need to fulfill their obligations.
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National Champion [7296]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
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Nov 30, 2023, 12:50 PM
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Clemson definitely made their money back from these guys......
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Starter [250]
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They are making business decisions ***
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Nov 30, 2023, 11:50 AM
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Orange Blooded [2505]
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You're forgetting that this is better for the coaches
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Nov 30, 2023, 11:55 AM
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For the ones entering the portal to go ahead and do it now is definitely better so the coaches know what the numbers are before early signing day. A spot opens up now and Dabo and Co. Can make final pitches to other guys in the portal they might be after or high school seniors that they can now offer with an open scholarship.
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Legend [6613]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
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Nov 30, 2023, 11:59 AM
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Can't blame someone who's going pro for not wanting to play in a bowl game. Now if it were a playoff game then I'd understand being upset about it.
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Game Changer [2044]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
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Nov 30, 2023, 11:59 AM
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I would not play in a useless bowl if I was projected to the NFL either... it's not quitting... jeesh. Why put your product at risk, the source of revenue is your body and your football IQ... opens the door for other guys to get playing time.
Bowl games are nothing more than exhibition games anymore... 3 weeks of practice the non-bowl teams don't get and a trip somewhere to have fun...
Next year will be different with the 12-team playoff...
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Offensive Star [338]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
Nov 30, 2023, 1:54 PM
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Why would it be different for a 12 team playoff.
If you believe it is about the $, then why play in the playoffs.
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Paw Warrior [4751]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
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Nov 30, 2023, 12:17 PM
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Players leaving early may actually hurt our chances of winning a bowl game - but it actually helps the program move forward - giving 3 weeks of intensive practice to the players who will be carrying the team forward.
Plus these guys have more than earned the right to do what is best for their and their family's future.
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Rival Killer [3058]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
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Nov 30, 2023, 12:21 PM
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Brotherhood this and family that. Play for the man beside you, for those that played before you.
Oh, by the way, good luck in the bowl. I won't be there because whatever...
Looks like it's brotherhood and family until it's not.
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Paw Warrior [4751]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
Nov 30, 2023, 5:38 PM
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There are some sacrifices that I think it is unreasonable to expect - even from your brother.
That brotherhood goes both ways - Good Luck in your future endeavors, my brother.
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Paw Master [17122]
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Heisman Winner [78603]
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Few question them though.***
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Nov 30, 2023, 5:41 PM
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Paw Master [17122]
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That's because they would do the exact same thing if it was their ###
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Nov 30, 2023, 6:01 PM
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getting a promotion
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All-Pro [721]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
Nov 30, 2023, 12:42 PM
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Maybe I missed it, or just wasn't paying attention. Did Trotter or Wiggins say they're not playing in the bowl game?
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Legend [6818]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
Nov 30, 2023, 12:45 PM
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Yes. Both of them are opting out.
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National Champion [7630]
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If it's the playoffs I'll agree with you.
Nov 30, 2023, 12:49 PM
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A meaningless bowl between Christmas and New Years... Not so much.
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Legend [6948]
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this only really matters if the outcome of the bowl matters
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Nov 30, 2023, 12:50 PM
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I'd say it's probably not that important.
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Letterman [264]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
Nov 30, 2023, 1:35 PM
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Why not do away with the bowls and only have the playoffs. The players could care less about the fans or teams. In fact, why not just cancel football altogether for college and pro sports. Let High School be the farthest you can play. That way no one can complain about NIL ruining the sport, like it is. I say no one buys tickets or donate to their school, from here on out. That would put responsibility back on universities to pay for them. Free meal, education, rent, clothes, stipends, and not enough for them. Redicolous, that money has taken a precedence over the game we all love.
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Valley Protector [1427]
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Re: Declaring for the draft and quitting the team
Nov 30, 2023, 2:09 PM
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Nothing is served by a player occupying practice space and game snaps when they will not be here for the opener vs Georgia. We need all the prep we can get for that one and with the coming 12 team expansion, it further diminishes the impact of the other bowl games while highlighting they're strictly for betting purposes—"'
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Paw Master [17122]
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No, people were opting out pre-Covid...If you sit out the Bowl game, that
Nov 30, 2023, 2:39 PM
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is an opt out
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All-Pro [732]
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Was referring to use of the term
Nov 30, 2023, 3:24 PM
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Yes players have been quitting since sports began. But they only recently started using the phrase opting out. As if it's not quitting, but an ok thing that respected people do.
Here's a simple test
"I'm leaving the team. Does that count as quitting?"
Are you hurt? No
Is the season over? No
Then you are quitting.
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Paw Master [17122]
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It was always called opting out when future pros sat out of the bowl game,
Nov 30, 2023, 5:38 PM
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started around the playoff era...Covid era borrowed the term
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