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Bud Elliot back again for another episode of the Noel cast.

Bud excited to have a conversation that either of us have really discussed at length. So we were kind of going

into this blind as far as what our viewpoint and what our thoughts are, but it's certainly a topic

that is pertinent in the current

discussion of the day, and that is star players participating in bowl games, and

what this looks like now, what our own thoughts are on it, and how this may

evolve moving forward.

So excited to get into this, I think we'll have a pretty frank discussion, authentic discussion that you may not hear from too many other places.

And Bud with that, let's get into a conversation that has very much come to prominence with the decision of Christian McCaffrey

deciding not to take place in the Sun Bowl.

Yeah, Christian McCaffrey, this week, Leonard Fortette, last week.

I gotta say, man, I think these guys are starting a trend, and I think it's a very smart trend.

I know a lot of fans are not going to like this.

Gotta tell you up front, I don't care.

These guys, this is really just a simple thing.

College, if you are an elite prospect,

and particularly an elite running back.

This is a mean to a... and particularly in elite running back.

This is a mean to an end of getting to the NFL

and trying to make as much money as you can,

playing the most dangerous sport out there for what is almost certainly going to be a very short career.

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