Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard wrongly criticized college football players for choosing to opt-out of bowl games. Both Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard claimed this as a generational issue...and that modern athletes don't have a "love for the game".

We explain why NFL prospects shouldn't be criticized for choosing not to play in meaningless bowl games. We discuss how the College Football Playoff...which is better than the old BCS system...has devalued the rest of the bowl games.