[Mick]

[quote author=JPRI link=topic=16303.msg183251#msg183251 date=1482268828]
Yeah, when Bill Walsh led us to the Sun Bowl in 1977 he was treated like a conquering hero. Now it is a "meaningless" game.
Interesting.

They are all less meaningful now.  The folks at ESPN will try to deny reality, but reality is very clear at this point. 
Back in that day most teams were rarely on TV during the regular season.  A bowl game was a real chance to showcase the school, the program, etc.
Back in the day very few teams actually got into bowl games.  Now teams with a 5-7 record, and a decent APR ;), will get into some bowl or other.
In many cases coaches jump ship prior to a bowl game to join their new programs.  That used to be rare, now it happens every season.  This is not really much different.

Football is a business.  CMAC left his unpaid internship early because he is likely set to get a sweet paid position with a different employer.  Coaches leave all of the time even though they have contracts and a salary.  Really hate that the unpaid students keep getting held to a different standard.
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I'm confused.  I didn't realize the McCaffrey family was paying full freight tuition, room and board, training table, coaching salaries etc.  I actually thought McCaffrey was on a football scholarship, that he is paying nothing out of pocket.  I didn't realize it was an unpaid internship.

And let me also point out that if it weren't for his football skills, his high school 3.35 GPA -- and I'm just WAGging it here -- may not have been sufficient to get him into Stanford, a school and degree from which he will receive opportunities literally throughout his life that he couldn't touch had he gone to college in Fort Collins or Boulder.

[Mick]

[quote author=JPRI link=topic=16303.msg183251#msg183251 date=1482268828]
Yeah, when Bill Walsh led us to the Sun Bowl in 1977 he was treated like a conquering hero. Now it is a "meaningless" game.
Interesting.

They are all less meaningful now.  The folks at ESPN will try to deny reality, but reality is very clear at this point. 
Back in that day most teams were rarely on TV during the regular season.  A bowl game was a real chance to showcase the school, the program, etc.
Back in the day very few teams actually got into bowl games.  Now teams with a 5-7 record, and a decent APR ;), will get into some bowl or other.
In many cases coaches jump ship prior to a bowl game to join their new programs.  That used to be rare, now it happens every season.  This is not really much different.

Football is a business.  CMAC left his unpaid internship early because he is likely set to get a sweet paid position with a different employer.  Coaches leave all of the time even though they have contracts and a salary.  Really hate that the unpaid students keep getting held to a different standard.
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I'm confused.  I didn't realize the McCaffrey family was paying full freight tuition, room and board, training table, coaching salaries etc.  I actually thought McCaffrey was on a football scholarship, that he is paying nothing out of pocket.  I didn't realize it was an unpaid internship.

And let me also point out that if it weren't for his football skills, his high school 3.35 GPA -- and I'm just WAGging it here -- may not have been sufficient to get him into Stanford, a school and degree from which he will receive opportunities literally throughout his life that he couldn't touch had he gone to college in Fort Collins or Boulder.