(12-21-2018, 12:54 PM)ColoradoTree Wrote: winflop, is your concern primarily about kids skipping the bowl game, before they've exhausted eligibility, or before they've spent four years here?
My frustration is that I think bowl games are part of the season and I believe players should finish the season before they prepare for the draft. It doesn't matter to me whether the player is leaving early for the draft, is graduating, or has exhausted eligibility.
I would rather see scholarships be a four-year commitment but even with what are effectively one-year scholarships my principle still applies. Unless you aren't healthy enough to play, finishing your season is part of your scholarship agreement.
Also, with Love and Irwin now playing in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl 3 weeks after the Sun Bowl, it causes me to question whether they are too injured to play in the Sun Bowl. There could be explanations, but for Love to state that he's focusing on getting healthy and to then choose to play in a game before the draft doesn't seem to jive at face value.
Really wish there could be more honesty and integrity...