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Originally Posted by Solecismic
I'm not sure what bowls prove at this point. A three-star guy had three years at Penn State, never cracked the rotation. Transferred to Kentucky and looked pretty good in his fourth year, even better in his fifth.
He seems destined for the early first round in the 2023 draft, even though Kentucky wasn't very good. So he decided to skip the bowl game and his final year of eligibility to prepare for the draft, because the risk of getting injured or playing badly in the bowl game is far greater than the gain from helping his teammates win a meaningless exhibition. Without him, somewhat predictably, Kentucky couldn't even manage a single point today.
The NFL has finally eliminated the Pro Bowl. It's probably time for the college football world to eliminate bowl games.
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And he'll likely be picked behind a receiver who had 43 yards this year and made his name off a bowl game last year where 2 1st round picks at his position sat out. It's weird when these non playoff games have 4-5 top guys sitting out for each side, but non-playoff bowl games have always been weird and guys sitting out just gives an opportunity for someone else to put out some tape and make a name for themself. Bowl games serve the same purpose they always have for alums, viewers, and organizers, it's just slightly changed which players have more to gain and it's become even more of an audition for next season than a celebration of the "current" one.