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This is an excellent point. Major college athletics is in the process of disconnecting itself from the underlying schools. Professional mercenaries are not student athletes, they are simply professional athletes playing for the highest bidder. Eyeball competition will come more and more from...

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I am sure JF has an agent and I suspect that agent and hopefully those he trusts like his family convinced him that it would be in his best interest to sit out the bowl. Who knows if that turns out to be the best advice. Pure speculation, but if he was banged up a bit he might have felt the...

Presumably these valuations are derived from the revenue streams from the athletic departments and it looks like the valuations are between 4-5x revenue. So, were UCONN in a P4 conference it would pick up about $30-40 million in incremental revenue just from the conference affiliation...

That certainly makes sense. The question then becomes why any potential NFL talent bothers playing in bowl games or even late in a season? I fully expect that future player contracts are going to address this issue.btw.

I do wonder if JF has made the right decision and got good guidance.

I was referring to the speculation that there might be a broad boycott by a lot of the players.

Let ME be clear. The players boycott this bowl and this longtime UCONN football fan is out. ! I sure as hell hope it has not degenerated into that.

I don't know why JF would do anything other than what he thought was in his best interest. Are there any other parties in college football that do anything other than that.......coaches, athletic departments, conferences.........? Dave B. has done a really great job all things considered...

These kids witness first hand the money grab by their schools and coaches. What example is set for them regarding loyalty and commitment. College athletics is reaping what it has sowed. The money that used to be bowls is about to go the way of the dodo. Who is going to want to watch what...

If our boys don’t come out ready to play they will get smoked. Army is plenty physical and they will run the ball down our throats……and the defense hits…..hard.

Biz, its changed a lot. Money drives all of this now and the kids are just carrying this through the way the schools, NCAA and coaches have acted for years. It's a big disappointment for me, but I get it.

Exactly right.

We have to pay these guys to go to the bowl? That’s a negotiation too?

Not sure why Mike Burton would share that.....other than loving the spot light. Assuming the comment is accurate about Joe F., the kid had a terrific season and I think he has a shot at the League. Stepping away from the bowl game would not be a good look imo. He's terrific.........but he...