The opt out thing started with players that were sure-fire first round picks, like Pitts, opting out if it was a meaningless bowl game. And that happened after a couple of big names got major injuries in them. I can certainly understand the argument and the concern - we are talking multi-generation wealth here, if someone plays their cards right with their money.
However, then it developed into non-first round picks saying "no thanks", then players that wouldn't even get drafted doing it. I never played football but from what everyone tells me, the only reason you go through all the crap is for games - they are the payoff for all the work. So wouldn't you think these guys would want to play a nationally televised game against a big opponent? It's just weird.
Also, what most of us thought was that the players that weren't playing would still be at the game on the sideline encouraging their teammates. Pitts not only wasn't there, he made the retarded decision to draw attention to that fact with that ridiculous video. It was tone deaf, selfish, and stupid.
Here's where we are: it's only a matter of time until a major NFL prospect decides to opt out of a PLAYOFF game, a game that matters. That's when this stuff will really hit the fan. What if Trevor Lawrence, the consensus #1 pick, decided to opt out of this playoff game? It would officially be the end of college football as we know it. And it's going to happen.