The fans want to see Barkley break the record. Yes, the team management doesn't want to risk it. But the game is about entertainment and the fans. They ultimately fund the teams. The Super Bowl is most important. But a team wins that every year. A player breaks this record very rarely. And this isn't an either/or decision. There is a 99% chance he won't get injured and will have no/minimal impact on the Eagles winning a Super Bowl. Remember how the MLB gets HUGE ratings when a player breaks the HR record. McGuire breaking it rejuvenated the MLB post-strike. It brought it more money for the league than any championship ever could.
If the bowl games don't mean anything to you, decline to play in them, that goes for the school as well. Declining to play because you have "too much to lose" is BS. If that were the case, then every pro prospect should decline to play whether you are the top QB or the 5th round RT. Why would they? They have as much to lose as the others do. Yes, playing provides to opportunity to get hurt, welcome to tackle football. Is that what we have moving forward? I'm losing interest as we speak...
NIL has done nothing but ruin this sport. And the transfer portal. Nobody has loyalty to a school anymore. Hell, they don't have loyalty to a team anymore. It's all selfishness.
The fans want to see Barkley break the record. Yes, the team management doesn't want to risk it. But the game is about entertainment and the fans. They ultimately fund the teams. The Super Bowl is most important. But a team wins that every year. A player breaks this record very rarely.
And this isn't an either/or decision. There is a 99% chance he won't get injured and will have no/minimal impact on the Eagles winning a Super Bowl.
Remember how the MLB gets HUGE ratings when a player breaks the HR record. McGuire breaking it rejuvenated the MLB post-strike. It brought it more money for the league than any championship ever could.
Petition for David to play flag football on the weekend 🙌🏻
If the bowl games don't mean anything to you, decline to play in them, that goes for the school as well. Declining to play because you have "too much to lose" is BS. If that were the case, then every pro prospect should decline to play whether you are the top QB or the 5th round RT. Why would they? They have as much to lose as the others do. Yes, playing provides to opportunity to get hurt, welcome to tackle football. Is that what we have moving forward? I'm losing interest as we speak...
damn right
NIL has done nothing but ruin this sport. And the transfer portal. Nobody has loyalty to a school anymore. Hell, they don't have loyalty to a team anymore. It's all selfishness.
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