[SamuelMcF]

Oklahoma State's best receiver, Wallace, had a great first half in the Cheez-it bowl.  Then he decided, apparently,  that he had done enough to impress the pro scouts and decided not to play in the second half.  It was a close game in the end and Miami almost came back to win it.   

To me this is a new low in sportsmanship and team loyalty.  IMO, the coach should have sent him to the showers and given him a bus ticket home.

That really is low [if true]. It's one thing to let your team know you are sitting out a meaningless bowl game. It's another to have them include you in the game planning and prep, which means taking reps away from others, and then bail on them mid-game. Not sure it will matter to NFL teams though.

BTW, if the game was a blowout at halftime, would that change your analysis?

OKST was up 21-10 at halftime.  To me the score does not matter.  When you suit up to go into battle with your brothers, you don't quit the team before the final whistle.  I actually draw the line at the beginning of the season and I don't like players quitting before the end of the season to prepare for the NFL.

If the game were an utter blowout at halftime, the coach choosing to rest him for the second half might at least be somewhat plausible. But it seems that wasn't the case.

[SamuelMcF]

Oklahoma State's best receiver, Wallace, had a great first half in the Cheez-it bowl.  Then he decided, apparently,  that he had done enough to impress the pro scouts and decided not to play in the second half.  It was a close game in the end and Miami almost came back to win it.   

To me this is a new low in sportsmanship and team loyalty.  IMO, the coach should have sent him to the showers and given him a bus ticket home.

That really is low [if true]. It's one thing to let your team know you are sitting out a meaningless bowl game. It's another to have them include you in the game planning and prep, which means taking reps away from others, and then bail on them mid-game. Not sure it will matter to NFL teams though.

BTW, if the game was a blowout at halftime, would that change your analysis?

OKST was up 21-10 at halftime.  To me the score does not matter.  When you suit up to go into battle with your brothers, you don't quit the team before the final whistle.  I actually draw the line at the beginning of the season and I don't like players quitting before the end of the season to prepare for the NFL.

If the game were an utter blowout at halftime, the coach choosing to rest him for the second half might at least be somewhat plausible. But it seems that wasn't the case.