Honestly, the whole situation completely sucks, and anyone saying otherwise is full of it. For a large majority of fans who may attend (anyone outside of Florida at least), it's going to cost at least several thousand dollars. I'm supposed to get excited and pay that much for a game the team doesn't even care about? Tough sell.
This is a crazy hot take that I disagree with 100%. A couple justifiable opt outs and you blanket label the whole team as not caring about the game!? Those who are playing absolutely care about the game, and if you are a fan of the program, there is still plenty of excitement about this game. Because a few high name players make the business decision that the risk does not outweigh the benefits to playing, it does not mean that they or others on the team don't care about the game.
For a majority of people going to these warm weather bowls, they are doing a lot more activities than exclusively going to the game. It is a bowl vacation. If my wife was not in her third trimester, we would be making the trip. The game itself does not cost too much, especially with secondary markets.
For me, the opt outs are a celebration of how well our players are developing, and I want to see Spoon going in first round. It would be great to see him suit up one more time, but him, Brown, and any others sitting out do not change the fact that we are playing in a January bowl game. These opt outs will provide some much needed exposure amd practice time for the next man up, and I am excited to watch that. So I guess I am "full of it", but to each their own.