Looks like Cross is opting out of Liberty Bowl
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Wow, says Owen Wilson. Wow
So now the team will play in a bowl game without a left tackle or a right tackle. Maybe our young starting QB should also opt out. Chance Lovertick time
So now the team will play in a bowl game without a left tackle or a right tackle. Maybe our young starting QB should also opt out. Chance Lovertick time
Why not sit out the TSU game as well? Did that one mean more than the bowl and the team certainly could have won with a backup.
I would not play. Thanks for your contribution to MSU football young man. Another 1st round pick and multi-millionaire. No reason to jeopardize that.
Players sitting out multiple games is coming. Just wait and see. .... just forward the check.***
Well.... at least we get started on next year. Also it will put a little more (maybe a lot more) pressure on Rogers. Maybe the game is another training session for Rogers confidence and ability to handle pressure, next year.
I liked Leach comments about owing it to your team mates and all that but tbh I would probly skip it too. Idk...hard to say. It would be horrible to get hurt before the combine and all that
Some with MSU have said he was first rounder since midseason.
What are your thoughts on him playing the Egg bowl and TSU games?
EGG Bowl is > Liberty Bowl. EGG Bowl is a regular season game where you are playing your rival. Liberty Bowl is an exhibition game.
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Leach is guaranteed to make $20+Million over the next 4 years. Cross could be risking $20Million playing on carpeted concrete in a crap bowl game.
Bowl games are meaningless to a 1st round NFL draft pick.
I have no problem with this. Go get paid, young man. There is no need in risking injury for a exhibition game when you’re a first round pick.
Point taken, but now shouldn’t our starting QB sit this one out, too? What about the starting running back? Don’t they risk injury a lot more now with Cross opting out? Serious question
Not anymore, at least. Times have changed.
Not worth getting upset over players skipping bowls at this point.
Why? Explain why he is jeopardizing his signing bonus in a "meaninglessness" bowlgame but not in a Egg Bowl that did nothing but elevate States order for a "meaningless" bowl.
Bowls don’t mean anything. Players would not opt out if they did, whereas coaches also wouldn’t bail right before them. That tells you all you need to know about the bowl system.
Time to nuke it. Expand the playoff.
Time to nuke it. Expand the playoff.
This is the correct take. It is what it is. I would like to say I wouldn’t skip it because of the team and wanting to keep my commitment to them, but that’s easy to say when it’s not my millions on the line. But it’s going to continue to happen and it’s just reality at this point
They've made EVERYTHING else in college football about MONEY. It's now totally commercial. What would give anyone the right to expect a future millionaire to risk it all "for the team" ? That Genie is out of the bottle and ain't going back.
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I think the biggest factor in guys opting out of bowl games is the time suck that bowl season is, more than just injury or a crap bowl. If he opts out, he's done with the team obligations. He does not have to sit around campus for practices and scouting reports, they can "officially" hire a trainer/agent and get a month's head start on the combine / pro day / evaluation prep.
While some guys in the locker room may be a little butt-hurt, I would guess that many of his teammates support his decision. Everyone understands what's at stake for Cross and what he would be giving up if he stayed around campus for the Liberty Bowl. These games do not mean what they once did.
Ultimately, it's good for the team in the long term too. The whole depth chart gets that much more experience and reps heading into spring ball.
Ultimately, it's good for the team in the long term too. The whole depth chart gets that much more experience and reps heading into spring ball.
Finish what u started!
Will needs protection from his blind side and who better to do so
than an ALL American.
How many of our 3 first rounders played in the Outback Bowl.
ALL 3 did.
The odds of getting hurt in 1 game are slim to none.
Heck, look at Jeffrey Simmons. He hurt his knee while training
for the combine but STILL went in first round.
Playing in a bowl game is not about HELPING ur draft stock.
It is about helping ur team.
Good grief.
What’s the point of playing any game? You risk injury every game. You risk injury playing the sport. He could get injured doing anything. If you are too scared to get injured playing the sport you plan on doing for a career I just don’t understand the mindset. I get he is due a major payout but at the same time it takes away from the heart of the sport and sportsmanship. This sport has become all about money rather than the sport itself. In a lot of ways the amount of money in playing a kids game has watered it down a lot. I agree with leach on it. It’s all about the money and one’s self now.
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You are probably close to the truth. There is some risk with playing a bowl game but the risk of injury just a convenient excuse. Also sounds much better than "the semester is over, I'm done playing."
I think it's too late to call a foul for "not being a team player" in college sports. NIL, one-and-done, signing day shenanigans, transfer portal, coaches leaving/fired mid-season.... we've deviated so far from pure sport. Finishing what he started means a ticket to the NFL - he's doing what he thinks he needs to do. Some guys stay, others don't. It's not a big deal and it's not a character flaw to decide to move on.
This is the real world, not Friday Night Lights. FIGHT FOR YOUR BROTHERRRRRRR!!!!
This is the real world, not Friday Night Lights. FIGHT FOR YOUR BROTHERRRRRRR!!!!
So I guess if it was your 21 year old son you would advise him to play in the game ? I probly would not. I would tell him he already put his time in and the smart move is prepare for the draft. Of course I want him to play in the Liberty Bowl, but it doesn't hurt me if he blows his knee out. He gotta look at it from his perspective.
The backup LT damn sure supports him. He’s been waiting all year! Same with backup CB.
This is a relevant question. Have to ask yourself if it’s about the name on the jersey, the city, the state, etc. Is it just money? I have to believe the best play for more than that.
But I know one thing, the Liberty Bowl trophy is not high on that list.
If you can't assign a personal entertainment value to it like it is now you might as well not waste anymore time on it cause I got news for you ....Its going to get worse before it get's better.
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