Lamar Jackson is not playing this weekend vs the Stillers. In the games where the outcome does not matter, you get opt outs. NFL and college. The issue is not money. Especially if they already get NIL but money does not solve it. They are protecting themselves and their future and you can't blame them.
The expanded playoff will solve this and that leaves the lesser tier bowls that will continue on. They get their revenue through TV so having 15,000 show up for the Music City bowl or Citrus Bowl is not a deal breaker. It will be the norm and they will carry on. The ticket prices for those games will start to get super cheap.
The expanded playoff will solve this and that leaves the lesser tier bowls that will continue on. They get their revenue through TV so having 15,000 show up for the Music City bowl or Citrus Bowl is not a deal breaker. It will be the norm and they will carry on. The ticket prices for those games will start to get super cheap.