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per Joe Nelson:
Gophers star linebacker Black Cashman announced Tuesday that he'll skip the Quick Lane Bowl against Georgia Tech in order to focus on preparing for next year's NFL Draft.
That makes two Gophers starters skipping the bowl game to focus on playing at the next level. Left tackle Donnell Green was the first to choose his long-term future over the short-term college game, and who can blame the two?
The bowl game brings some value to the University of Minnesota and its football program, but the Dec. 26 Quick Lane Bowl is a low-end game that probably won't do much to improve Cashman or Green's draft stock.
In fact, if Green or Cashman were to get injured in the bowl game they could lose out on millions of dollars that might be waiting for them in the NFL.
"This was a very hard decision for me, but I feel in my heart that getting a jump start on training will give me the best opportunity at the next level," Cashman said.
Bottom line, this is a star player making it very clear that the bowl game is meaningless to his future. If the Gophers had qualified for a playoff-style tournament rather than a one-off bowl game would Cashman and Green still be playing?
Only they know for sure, but yeah... they probably would be because the games still matter.
It's a massive problem that again spotlights the NCAA's greed and desire to fill its bottomless pockets with corporate sponsorship dollars rather than give America what it wants with a legitimate tournament.
Because, you know, it's more important to cash a check and create the Cheez-It Bowl than it is to encourage student-athletes to stick out the entire season with hopes of pulling an upset or two and making a deep run in a tournament.
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesot...actly-why-d1-football-needs-a-playoff-bracket
Go Gophers!!
Gophers star linebacker Black Cashman announced Tuesday that he'll skip the Quick Lane Bowl against Georgia Tech in order to focus on preparing for next year's NFL Draft.
That makes two Gophers starters skipping the bowl game to focus on playing at the next level. Left tackle Donnell Green was the first to choose his long-term future over the short-term college game, and who can blame the two?
The bowl game brings some value to the University of Minnesota and its football program, but the Dec. 26 Quick Lane Bowl is a low-end game that probably won't do much to improve Cashman or Green's draft stock.
In fact, if Green or Cashman were to get injured in the bowl game they could lose out on millions of dollars that might be waiting for them in the NFL.
"This was a very hard decision for me, but I feel in my heart that getting a jump start on training will give me the best opportunity at the next level," Cashman said.
Bottom line, this is a star player making it very clear that the bowl game is meaningless to his future. If the Gophers had qualified for a playoff-style tournament rather than a one-off bowl game would Cashman and Green still be playing?
Only they know for sure, but yeah... they probably would be because the games still matter.
It's a massive problem that again spotlights the NCAA's greed and desire to fill its bottomless pockets with corporate sponsorship dollars rather than give America what it wants with a legitimate tournament.
Because, you know, it's more important to cash a check and create the Cheez-It Bowl than it is to encourage student-athletes to stick out the entire season with hopes of pulling an upset or two and making a deep run in a tournament.
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesot...actly-why-d1-football-needs-a-playoff-bracket
Go Gophers!!