I guess they have nobody on their roster who will be a high NFL draft pick that should not play to avoid risk of injury.
Alabama ZERO OPT OUTS for meaningless Non-Playoff, Bowl Game
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Once again, they had ten players opt out of the game to transfer. The notion that some of you guys have that opting out to transfer to another college is different than opting out to transfer to the NFL is really, really odd.
What they said on ESPN, none of the starters opted out, maybe some guys that where transferring because they couldn't get on the field. The ones the NFL will draft high are all playing
Could those guys have been dressed and playing today if they chose to do so? Are those guys dressed and playing today or not?
Its possible that some of these guys, contractually, have to play. In fact, considering Alabama is playing an exhibition game vs a 3 loss Alt-Kansas team, its pretty likely they are being required.
Won’t start a separate thread for this, but what’s up with Alabama in the Sugar Bowl? The Tide are 0-3 under Saban and are down 10-0 to K-State.
They may have not officially Opted Out, but some of their guys are playing limited snaps and some of them look lethargic right now.
State has arguably been the "real" Kansas in recent years.
Yep. Good point. Not playing is not playing. Seems to be some tunnel vision w/r./t Pitt on the subject.
And the bottom line: regardless who played and who didn’t, Pitt won.
There are also obviously varying degrees of respect for bowls, just like there has always been. The Sugar Bowl is not The Union Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl.
My guess is the all american linebacker will be a top 5 pick. He is just going through the motions and will play very limited snaps.
The gap regarding the bowls will widen when the CFP expands to 12 teams.
So, likely, will the impact that will have on player participation in the non-CFP bowls. Just have to wait and see what all of that could mean.
None of those opt outs were starters. Their absence from the bowl game will not make any meaningful difference to the outcome. It’s an apples and oranges comparison.
Young and Will Anderson have more to lose than just about anyone else in college football. Yet they’re out there playing for their teammates and school.
Well he’s played every defensive snap, and I’m not sure how much football you’ve played in your life, but if you “go through the motions” at LB, you’re gonna get hurt.
And what about B Young at QB? Is he half-assing it and avoiding contact too?
You guys just don’t get the most obvious fact-these guys simply wouldn’t be playing in this game at all if they were concerned about getting hurt. There is literally no incentive for them to play just to say they played.
Agreed. It seems that some are incapable or unwilling to look at nuance. Now of course when he says there were no opt outs, it’s inaccurate. So I get the comeback.
But it’s similar to the bowl games having meaning on that it’s not always black and white. Sorry to repeat from the other thread but for many the games have meaning. For others - it doesn’t.
As to the Bama kids who transferred. Maybe some of them needed to make the move to lock up the a lot they wanted. Don’t know anything other than it must be like a giant game of musical chairs. So I’m guessing that can be a factor too.
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My point is simply that a starter opting out is a completely different situation with a completely different impact than a backup opting out. A guy who opts out because he’s transferring due to lack of playing time doesn’t impact a team and a game nearly as much as a starter who will be a high NFL draft pick sitting it out. Even more so when it’s a QB. I can’t imagine how that isn’t glaringly to anyone.
Saban probably has a basement full of family members being held as leverage.
Yup, 35 unanswered points. Stopped sleepwalking in the 2Q and are stomping the Wildcats now.
Very few of those players are allowed by their teams/coaches to play in a bowl game when they announce they’re transferring to a different program before the bowl. As soon as they announce the intention to transfer they are no longer considered part of the team. There are one-offs but that’s generally how it works.
Again, apples and oranges to a starter who declares he’s leaving for the NFL, it’s understood by their coaches and teammates that the NFL is the ultimate goal for nearly every college football all player to begin with. Completely different scenarios.
Alabama gets them huge insurance policies and many of their players are paid more than the NFL minimum. Let’s just say that they have incentive to play and it is not for the love of the university.
NFL minimum? LOL-Anderson and Young are both in line for top 3 NFL draft pick money. You think they have more financial incentive to play than to sit? Try again. That’s idiotic.
Judging by your handle you’re an OSU fan. A little pot-kettle black, no?
Insurance policies for millions for the top guys in the draft. Many schools have done this since the LB from ND got hurt a few years back. Brutus is my bulldog and 99 is for Hugh Green my favorite Pitt player of all time. That is the background for my handle Sherlock. Any other conspiracy theories you interested in.
Too bad Slovis decided to opt out by transferring. Imagine how much better Pitt would have played.
Yeah. My Dads in LA right now and was watching with UCLA people yesterday and asked me why Pitt was looking like shit early. I explained to him the opt outs, and he asked me if PSU had opt outs for the Rose Bowl. I didn’t have an answer for him because I don’t know. But I did say the Rose Bowl is a bit different than the sun Bowl. Anyone know PSU’s situation?
I’m definitely interested in your conspiracy theory that these players are getting paid to suit up for their bowl games.
Seems to me there’s a big difference between opting out to transfer as opposed to opting out to move onto to the NGL or other life’s work.
Now it is really really odd that you can’t see any difference in the two.
If players are transferring, coaches really do not want to train them or play them. Totally different from players who quit on their team like Pitt players do.
Few opt outs.
Not sure if he opted out or was asked to not play since he was transferring.
It’s a convenient excuse for fot the narrative of defending Pitt players who quit.
