I’ve sometimes wondered how the players who play for the “rent-a-win” smaller colleges felt about being sacrificial lambs so their alma mater can get a payday. Yes, once in a blue moon a “cupcake” catches a powerhouse on an off-day, or the powerhouse takes them more lightly than they should have, and stages an upset win. But those are all the more notable because they happen so infrequently.
I’ve sometimes wondered how the players who play for the “rent-a-win” smaller colleges felt about being sacrificial lambs so their alma mater can get a payday. Yes, once in a blue moon a “cupcake” catches a powerhouse on an off-day, or the powerhouse takes them more lightly than they should have, and stages an upset win. But those are all the more notable because they happen so infrequently.