It's about risk and reward, and your remarks only address risk. The rewards for most kids playing are (1) improving your pro potential, and (2) solidifying your position for next year if you have eligibility available or plan to return.
So getting a better meaningless game was the goal? Yes - it's his choice to walk out on his team but I don't have to respect someone who quits.
His teammates aren't paying thousands of dollars either.
How do you know his teammates support him? I would have been PO'd if the guy who is supposed to be the leader of my defense took a walk one week before we were supposed to play the last game of the year. To say the game is no more meaningful than the Spring game is nothing but spin.
If you have ever played team sports and we’re a team player, no you are not going to call out a teammate for putting himself before his team. Definitely not publicly. But human nature is something else. If a coworker did that I guarantee most people would not like it privately.
They should be. Hard to believe but Clemson now has the better football program...
Yep but the reality is over 50% of college football players think they will play professionally but only something like 3% make it. You play football or any sport for the love of the game. Yeah I think LJ may think he has to prove something but he will tell you he loves playing football. When it ceases to be fun and you only play for money it’s not a game it’s a business.
How is that any different than any other college football player? They all have families. They have futures that probably depend on their health. Think about the guys who won’t make a living playing football but sacrificed their health for these guys? Sounds like anyone who plays football, takes a hit is subject to CTE.
But it’s just a meaningless exhibition, right? What difference does it make which bowl game we play in? In fact, all the games are exhibitions, aren’t they?
You don’t make much sense. His teammates are 1,000% behind him!!! As far as Lamar is concerned, he doesn’t have more to loose than Jaire. Jaire will play 6-8 years in the NFL as a cover man. The jury is still out on Lamar as an NFL QB. Jaire will run a low 4.4 at the combine and be a late 1st round pick! His film from last year’s elite receiver from Clemson, along with this year’s games is more than enough!
The insurance policy is a joke compared to his gauranteed money in his first contract (Ask Jake Butt). Stop it
Since when do you use "reportedly" as good enough to back a position ?? Thought you demanded stats and data to even start a conversation ?
They can actually get a $20 million insurance policy and I believe the rule has been changed where the university can now pay for it.. I heard Marquis Maybin talking about it one day..
Depends on which story you read.. The first story that came out just said he was sitting out the bowl game with no mention of a concussion, the next story came out putting it out there that he was ineligible because he failed the concussion protocol.. Then he comes out and defends guys sitting out..
