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Bowl games in the future

non playoff bowl games are exhibitions and are more of a prelude to the upcoming season moreso than a final game of the existing season.

I watch pitt in a bowl game, i want to see younger players, redshirt freshmen way more than departing seniors. they need to not count these games towards eligibility, focus on the future and not the past. Dumb to even play a 5th year senior in these games. let em come, give them the gifts and let them party at the beach but play the younger guys..
 
Like every other sport in the United States, college football will now have an actual playoff where you can qualify by winning all your games if you are a division one team. Even the undefeated group of five teams will make it. The bowl games that aren't playoff games are going to be real (not just glorified) exhibition games next year. That or they can go away. Who cares about them moving forward? If companies want to pay millions to sponsor an exhibition game and teams/players want to play and bettors want to bet more power to them but there is no reason for them to exist.
Are you sure, I can hear the whining starting soon after, that the 3rd place SEC team is "really better", and they start thinking up excuses and loopholes to keep those teams out too:)
 
Why would players opt out of the CFP? I dont understand whatever point you are trying to make
Take this year—Ohio State was missing a number of starters either due to injury or opt. In a 12 game playoff they would have been in. The point is that opting out is becoming more popular and looks as though it will be in the future. CFP or no CFP. The kid will have possibly a million in his pocket by NIL, and a thought of a bright NFL future, so why risk an injury playing several additional games.
 
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Take this year—Ohio State was missing a number of starters either due to injury or opt. In a 12 game playoff they would have been in. The point is that opting out is becoming more popular and looks as though it will be in the future. CFP or no CFP. The kid will have possibly a million in his pocket by NIL, and a thought of a bright NFL future, so why risk an injury playing several additional games.

Players are not going to opt out of the CFP. You people dont understand. Players want to play for something. The reason they opt out of the Cotton Bowl are because its an exhibition game. If the Cotton Bowl had been a quarterfinal location, those players would have played. Its a risk/reward calculation. For these players, its not worth the miniscule risk of injury to play an exhibition game. It is worth the miniscule risk of injury to play for a National Championship.
 
Why would players opt out of the CFP? I dont understand whatever point you are trying to make
They will in the future, you'll see, it's coming. Risk of injury is the same and eventually they'll begin opting out or demanding 6 or 7 figure$ to play.
 
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They will in the future, you'll see, it's coming. Risk of injury is the same and eventually they'll begin opting out or demanding 6 or 7 figure$ to play.

There may be a few coming back from an injury who decide its not worth the risk of re-aggravation but other than that, no one is opting out.
 
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Are you sure, I can hear the whining starting soon after, that the 3rd place SEC team is "really better", and they start thinking up excuses and loopholes to keep those teams out too:)
The new 12-team College Football Playoff field will include the six highest-ranked conference champions, which will receive automatic bids. The top four teams will receive a first-round bye to the quarterfinals.

The six highest-ranked teams remaining will round out the 12-team format.

 
There may be a few coming back from an injury who decide its not worth the risk of re-aggravation but other than that, no one is opting out.
Only time will tell—the risk of playing 3 or 4 more game to get a bowl timex watch is there. Opting out and transfer portal will take its toll.
 
They are not worried at all about how it looks on TV. The ESPN check still cashes and they forced both teams to buy up a bunch of tickets at high prices and those teams couldn't give them away
If teams can't give tickets away, why go to the bowl.
 
The new 12-team College Football Playoff field will include the six highest-ranked conference champions, which will receive automatic bids. The top four teams will receive a first-round bye to the quarterfinals.

The six highest-ranked teams remaining will round out the 12-team format.

That's what they're saying now, but the complaints will begin when the G5 champ gets in over 3rd or 4th place SEC or B1G teams directly from TV talking heads, we'll see how long it lasts.
 
Players are not going to opt out of the CFP. You people dont understand. Players want to play for something. The reason they opt out of the Cotton Bowl are because its an exhibition game. If the Cotton Bowl had been a quarterfinal location, those players would have played. Its a risk/reward calculation. For these players, its not worth the miniscule risk of injury to play an exhibition game. It is worth the miniscule risk of injury to play for a National Championship.
You're dreaming in color if you don't think players will opt out. Like someone already mentioned, you have a 7 figure NIL deal or a high draft grade - you're not playing for Dear Old U!
 
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