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Originally posted by Geaux Juan View Post
And he won't play in the bowl game.
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Originally posted by Bearcat Chris View Post
He was first team ACC.... quite a loss for them. The NCAA needs to stop this recent trend of good players sitting out bowl games. How would we feel if Michael Warren II decided to skip this game?
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I'm not fond of the trend but I completely understand it and wouldn't hold it against one of our Cats. And I don't see anyway the NCAA could do anything to stop it, shy of holding the player's family hostage.
Bowl games were originally mostly for tourism and were a reward for the players. Now the players still get their swag from bowls, but the actual games are really just programming for ESPN. And the extra practices are good for the underclassmen (if one could call extra practices at the end of the season pleasant), but for the upper classmen not so much. It is a chance to play one more game, and more time with your teammates, but if one is really a next-level player it's a risk to play a mostly meaningless game for Dear Ol' Alma Mater.
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I can’t blame any players for not wanting to play in this game and risk a potential pro career. The game is essentially meaningless and there will be a few thousand people in the stands that actually care. Having said that, you can get injured at any practice or freakishly almost anytime you’re participating on the field. We lost a few guys including Wiggins before the season even started.Last edited by Bearcat-in-Italy; 12-14-2019, 12:50 PM.
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It's been a bit quiet on the Birmingham Bowl front. Here's a bit of BC info from the Boston Globe. Nothing major. The Eagles are just trying to stay focused amid all of their distractions:
https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/c...SDP/story.html
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I don't know why I'm just looking at the stats for BC but it's weird because the majority of their offensive output is no longer on the roster for this game. So much so that the main problem on offense seems to be the TE Hunter Long who led them in catches this season. The remaining QB, Grosel, gets sacked quite a bit. Their best remaining player appears to be Max Richardson at LB. He's notched over 100 tackles. No coach , No QB, No RB. Hope we don't come out flat and give them hope in this game.
https://www.espn.com/college-footbal...stats/_/id/103Brent Wyrick
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