No one is skipping the final four, they’re possibly throwing multiple millions away by playing.
Would OSU or Washington players skip the Rose Bowl?
What’s the determining reason to skip your game if money doesn’t factor into those bowl games
Zap at one time I bet you felt no college player would miss his sxchool's bowl game if there was any possible way he could play in it.
Now minor bowls are irreverent and some players think about their NFL draft status over playing in it
Major bowls like the Rose , if not part of the playoffs, will see that happen sometime in the future and in time a player with a minor injury will duck their team's playoff game.
Times are changing from when the team comes first and now advisors are whispering in the players ear how much they'd lose if a major injury happened in post-season play.
It might be a long time coming, but it will happen and national championship contenders won't be immune down the road in my opinion.
Remember these kids are seeing assistant coaches and head coaches getting jobs at another program and leaving right away even though a bowl game is coming up.
Ash stayed for his Buckeye players and got roasted on this board for doing so.
Jeff Brohm left Western Kentucky before their bowl game and assumed his duties as the Purdue HC
Notre Dame’s Jaylon Smith was injured playing in the Fiesta and reportedly lost millions when he dropped down in the draft.
Those things will be brought up by advisers and some day will make the difference when a player decides about draft or playoff.
