A number of people have posted in other threads about the Bowl Game Opt Outs and how they are affecting Bowl Games and making them look like Spring Practice Games. Here are a few suggestions.
1. make it a condition of scholarships and NIL Money that if you are a Healthy opt Out of a Bowl Game, You are required to repay the school all Scholarship and NIL Money received in the 30 Months prior to the Bowl Game. This will make guys Who are not first round locks to weigh the consequences of Opting Out and determine whether the cost of opting out is worth it.
2. This also gets rid of the backward thinking of Players on this subject. It has almost a status symbol to opt out. It's as if a Player is telling the NFl that You need to draft Me because I was so good that I opted out of a Bowl Game. This will prevent good college players Who may be lower round picks or free agents from opting out without taking a large financial risk.
3. Put some of the onus on the Players and Schools. Establish a rule that will make a School ineligible to compete for a National Championship or any Bowl Game for 2 years if 20% or more of their Scholarship Players opt out of a particular bowl game. This will make the Coaches pay more attention to the character of the players they recruit or sign out of the portal.
1. make it a condition of scholarships and NIL Money that if you are a Healthy opt Out of a Bowl Game, You are required to repay the school all Scholarship and NIL Money received in the 30 Months prior to the Bowl Game. This will make guys Who are not first round locks to weigh the consequences of Opting Out and determine whether the cost of opting out is worth it.
2. This also gets rid of the backward thinking of Players on this subject. It has almost a status symbol to opt out. It's as if a Player is telling the NFl that You need to draft Me because I was so good that I opted out of a Bowl Game. This will prevent good college players Who may be lower round picks or free agents from opting out without taking a large financial risk.
3. Put some of the onus on the Players and Schools. Establish a rule that will make a School ineligible to compete for a National Championship or any Bowl Game for 2 years if 20% or more of their Scholarship Players opt out of a particular bowl game. This will make the Coaches pay more attention to the character of the players they recruit or sign out of the portal.