PorkerPoke
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MWC lost a bowl option
It will be interesting to see how many bowls the pee12 and MWC end up aligned with.
It will be interesting to see how many bowls the pee12 and MWC end up aligned with.
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LA Bowl is no more
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OrediggerPoke
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This will become a trend. I suspect eventually there won’t be many ‘bowls’ but rather a 24 team CFP and some sort of NIT bracket for teams left out.
Much more lucrative for media and local venues to showcase playoff matchups. Not great for the student athlete because it’s more time out of class during fall finals time (but pretty clear college football no longer has anything to do with education).
Much more lucrative for media and local venues to showcase playoff matchups. Not great for the student athlete because it’s more time out of class during fall finals time (but pretty clear college football no longer has anything to do with education).
OrediggerPoke
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BTW - this is a good thing and a natural reaction to the market. Notre Dame, Iowa State, Kansas State and others turned down bowl invites this past year. The trend will grow. This resulted in several 5-7 schools playing in bowls. What is the point of watching 5-7 Rice Owls in a bowl?
I don't know why Kansas State refused a bowl , but Iowa State lost about 25 players to the transfer portal. Most of them followed their coach to Penn State.
sandiegopoke
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I wish I had been able to see Wyoming there before it died. I still haven't gone to an event at SoFi.
WestWYOPoke
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Well, it hasn't been that for 3 years, so you're safe
laxwyo
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do athletes still go to classes?
WestWYOPoke
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Still required to be enrolled per NCAA rules. Unless it's changed, they have to be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours per semester. Typically, they try to sign up for as many online classes as they can during the competition seasons (i.e. Fall for football).
OrediggerPoke
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Carson Beck says he hasn’t been enrolled in a class in 2 years.
I have to wonder if that's due to being a grad student, his "classes" being internships or whatnot to hit NCAA requirements. Lord knows compliance departments have those rules picked apart and bent 18 ways to sunday to make sure these kids aren't there to play school
WestWYOPoke
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Exactly. He meant no class as in he does not attend a physical class. He still meets requirements of either online class, internships, etc to get his minimum of 9 hours (9 for graduate level, 12 for undergrad) .
