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Official Opt-Out Thread 2021-2022 Bowl Season

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I'm surprised at the number of guys on bowl team entering the portal prior to the games. Only saw one, a QB at aTm, who has decided to pass on the bowl game. So, if you go into the portal are you not eligible to play/practice with your current team? As a coach would you want to give bowl PT to someone who wants to move on? On the other hand, it could lead to some serious depth issues.
 
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Mike Leach Says CFB Players Opting Out of Bowl Games 1 of 'Biggest Absurdities'

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Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach, who reportedly makes $5 million per season, isn't a fan of unpaid college football players skipping college bowl games to begin preparing for the NFL draft.

"You've got an obligation to the place that helped build and develop you and finish it out in the bowl," he told reporters Saturday. "That's part of it. You owe it to your team, you owe it to your fans, you owe it to your coaches and it’s the most bizarre thing in the world to me."

"Somebody says, 'Well, I can't play one more game.' They think they're going to have a storied 10-year NFL career, and then they can't play one more college game," he continued. "Well, that's ridiculous. I mean, guys will go to the NFL, they'll make the Pro Bowl and then they'll play in the Pro Bowl. It's one of the biggest absurdities that I've seen, and it's selfish, too."

Entire article: https://bleacherreport.com/articles...ng-out-of-bowl-games-1-of-biggest-absurdities


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"The Pirate" weighs in on what he thinks about players that "opt-out".
 
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Carson Strong declares for 2022 NFL Draft: Nevada QB aims to be first-round pick

Nevada quarterback Carson Strong is skipping the Quick Lane Bowl to prepare for the 2022 NFL Draft.
 
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Everchanging bowl game odds: Kenny Pickett and the high-stakes guessing game between bookmakers and bettors

Since the opening lines for bowls hit the board at Caesars Sportsbooks on Dec. 5, the favorite has flipped in 10 games, and the spread in the Quick Lane Bowl has moved 11 points.

It's only the beginning of the annual high-stakes guessing game between bettors and bookmakers that has become a college football tradition during bowl season in the age of player opt-outs.

This time of year, bettors fire $10,000 and $20,000 limit bets at sportsbooks sometimes based on educated hunches that a star quarterback such as Pittsburgh's Kenny Pickett may opt out of a bowl game. Other times, well-connected bettors have the inside scoop from, for example, talkative alumni who like to spread the news before it hits the media.

To stay ahead, bookmakers are tasked with determining not only which players are in or out but also which bettors have the goods and which ones are just guessing. It's not easy.

"It's turned into wait and see what piece of information is going to blow up on some random Tuesday, where you have to move the line three or six points," Matt Metcalf, sportsbook director for Circa Sports, said.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/...-high-stakes-guessing-game-bookmakers-bettors

OK, who feels sorry for the poor bookies?
 
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Thought of this while reading the 11W article on the Rose Bowl. Is there any reason why the bowls can't use NIL to pay players directly to play in their bowls? The big bowls at least have plenty of cash to spread around and it might seem like a good investment to ensure the best of each team is playing in their bowl.

I'm wondering if that's why we haven't heard anything from Olave or Wilson yet...
 
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