They have been on-the-grind for 5 months.
Football from morning to night.. with some school thrown into the mix.
No weekends.
No time with family (wives/kids/parents.. etc)
If you play, you are guaranteed to be physically a mess (sore, bruised, broken in some cases)

And now that the season is over, school is over... you have to get on a plane Christmas Eve and go play a meaningless game. Oh, but before that you have to spend 4-5 days doing 'Bowl Activities' for the press that nobody pays attention to.

.. and the 'player gifts'? always crap.