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<blockquote data-quote="3xWVUenginEER" data-source="post: 131296494" data-attributes="member: 1476506">I think a better comparison is high school players skipping high school all star games.&nbsp; There was a Kennedy Award Winner (awarded to the most outstanding high school player in the State of WV and does anyone in WV know why it’s named Kennedy) some years back who skipped the North South All Star Game because he didn’t want to play in it cause he was going to WVU to play among other reasons.&nbsp; And let’s face it, a week in the dorms at WV Stare isn’t exactly everyone’s dream when it ends on Laidley Field before maybe 500 people in a game no one watches or cares about.&nbsp; This young man got criticized by Sam Huff who that summer remembered he was from WV and decided to tell everyone how important the game was since Mariott was a sponsor (Sam owns a small single digit % of the one in Charleston but acts like he’s a hotel mogul).&nbsp; Crickets were the only organisms who listened to Huff that made noise.&nbsp; Well a few bullfrogs too.&nbsp; After that summer Huff remembered he was living in DC/Northern VA/MD and remembered how unimportant the North South Game is as he was never involved again.I think players skipping all star games (not including US Army or the Under Armor type one) is happening.&nbsp; Do they even still have the Big 33?&nbsp; And honestly I can see it and agree with it.&nbsp; If you have a scholarship, that’s only one season guaranteed, why risk it on a high school all star game that’s not watched.that’s my $0.02</blockquote>

[QUOTE="3xWVUenginEER, post: 131296494, member: 1476506"] I think a better comparison is high school players skipping high school all star games. There was a Kennedy Award Winner (awarded to the most outstanding high school player in the State of WV and does anyone in WV know why it’s named Kennedy) some years back who skipped the North South All Star Game because he didn’t want to play in it cause he was going to WVU to play among other reasons. And let’s face it, a week in the dorms at WV Stare isn’t exactly everyone’s dream when it ends on Laidley Field before maybe 500 people in a game no one watches or cares about. This young man got criticized by Sam Huff who that summer remembered he was from WV and decided to tell everyone how important the game was since Mariott was a sponsor (Sam owns a small single digit % of the one in Charleston but acts like he’s a hotel mogul). Crickets were the only organisms who listened to Huff that made noise. Well a few bullfrogs too. After that summer Huff remembered he was living in DC/Northern VA/MD and remembered how unimportant the North South Game is as he was never involved again. I think players skipping all star games (not including US Army or the Under Armor type one) is happening. Do they even still have the Big 33? And honestly I can see it and agree with it. If you have a scholarship, that’s only one season guaranteed, why risk it on a high school all star game that’s not watched. that’s my $0.02 [/QUOTE]

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