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Virginia Tech Football Player Collin Carroll: 'Do Away With Bowl Week'

Found January 03, 2012 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Collin Carroll
TEAMS: Virginia Tech Hokies

Collin Carroll and his teammates on the Virginia Tech football team loved the free week in New Orleans they received as part of the run-up to the Sugar Bowl. It has been a weeklong vacation filled with complimentary meals, team outings and a generous per diem. That's why Carroll, the Hokies' long snapper, would prefer that college football did away with bowl week. "Whether or not distractions have played a part in our struggles, I have to give bowl week some credit -- it certainly tests teams' ability to rise above the garbage and remain focused," Carroll writes. "I'm hoping...
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