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From RS Sophomore Tyler Biadasz:



Should Biadasz decide to enter the 2019 NFL Draft before the Pinstripe Bowl, sitting out his final collegiate game isn't an option.

"I want to play one more game with these guys," he said. "I've done too much stuff to not play with this group."

that's the attitude I would expect from these young men

Yep. People of good character do not turn their backs on their responsibilities. When you make a commitment, you honor it, and if you back out of that, you're selfish. It's black and white. 

Yep. People of good character do not turn their backs on their responsibilities. When you make a commitment, you honor it, and if you back out of that, you're selfish. It's black and white.

Black and white? To steal a line from you, that’s some bull jive.
Responsibilities go beyond a team. You’re responsible to your family. “Mom, I know I said I’d provide for you, but I owed it to go play with my friends one more time. It was the Pinstripe Bowl.”
It’s at the very least complicated. Maybe it’s selfish to want to not jeopardize several hundred thousand dollars. Maybe a few million, especially when that’s not something you’ve been close to in your life. 
On the plus side, we know coaches are not people of good charecter. We got that settled at least. 

agents are not people of good character

In many cases, That’s true. But this sport is built on bad characters, from the NCAA structure at the top to the fans at the bottom. 

In many cases, That’s true. But this sport is built on bad characters, from the NCAA structure at the top to the fans at the bottom.

I'm not sure this is black or white either

some gray there

some room between mom gets a Mercedes and mom gets enough to eat to survive

Th psychology of that kind of thing is always interesting.
We're telling someone else how to act. I guess not really telling, more like loudly complaining and judging. This person should play in this game because it aligns with my sense of propriety. There's sort of a judgement, a person isn't entitled to what someone might pay them if they don't spend it the way we think they should. 
A few hundred grand is potentially life-changing money for a lot of folks. Sometimes it's not, often because of a lack of expertise in how to handle money. In some ways, it's not so surprising. If you put me behind the wheel of Badge's boat, I wouldn't know how to drive. If I was living lean all my life, I might not have a clue how to turn that much money into a sense of security. 

obviously there are different ways to act on playing in a bowl game

situations are different, we don't know and can't understand all the factors or the thinking

judging them isn't fair

but, fans will develop opinions w/o all the information

most fans would like to think the situation for the family monetarily isn't so grave as to bail on the program that gave them this opportunity for a small risk of injury

but, risk of injury is real