Kirk and ESPN are so insane.

[Guinness_Knight]

You create and hype up the Playoffs all year. You have shows focused on the invitational and now you have your head in the sand when players (and fans) are reacting this way.

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit on players opting out of bowl games: 'I think this era of player just doesn't love football'

ESPN has a vested interest in star players playing in bowl games.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Guinness_Knight]

 

[PhDee]

You create and hype up the Playoffs all year. You have shows focused on the invitational and now you have your head in the sand when players (and fans) are reacting this way.

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit on players opting out of bowl games: 'I think this era of player just doesn't love football'

ESPN has a vested interest in star players playing in bowl games.

sports.yahoo.com

Agreed. The customer is always right.

The invention of the College playoffs put a tremendous spotlight on the top 4 teams that takes away from lower ranks teams. It is what it is.

 

[mattropolis]

You create and hype up the Playoffs all year. You have shows focused on the invitational and now you have your head in the sand when players (and fans) are reacting this way.

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit on players opting out of bowl games: 'I think this era of player just doesn't love football'

ESPN has a vested interest in star players playing in bowl games.

sports.yahoo.com

All year….since 2014.

 

[UCFloridaTech]

They are full of themselves... "when we played football"... I used to walk to school uphill, both ways, in the snow.

They are just hating on the environment that their own network promoted.

Grow a sack and call that out... Call out NIL, transfer portal, P5 absurdity, etc. Don't blame the kids that are being raised in that environment. That is soft and weak. I hate it as much as anyone, but it's not the kids fault...blame the system, blame yourselves.

 

[PhDee]

Remember, Kirk is an ESPN employee, why is Kirk being told to say this?