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NBC Sports - College Football Talk: Gator Bowl has eyes for Irish
Dr. Saturday: Notre Dame's BCS ship officially submarined ... by Navy?
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Notre Dame football: Gator Bowl hoping for shot at Irish : SOUTH BEND -According to ND football sports informat.. http://bit.ly/3O6s0f 20 days ago |
Gator Bowl has eyes for Irish
NBC Sports - College Football Talk —
... slim one (hopefully) -- that the Irish could find themselves in possession of a BcS bid. Should they get shut out of the system, though, they won't be lacking suitors. And one suitor in particular is positively giddy over the possibility that they could land the Irish. The Gator Bowl. Speaking to the South Bend Tribune, bowl president Rick Catlett said the bowl would be all over the Irish if they happen to fall outside the BcS slotting system. "It's very early in the process, but we've already got our eye on Notre Dame ," Catlett said. "Obviously, we'd be very excited ...
Notre Dame's BCS ship officially submarined ... by Navy?
Dr. Saturday —
... And in this case, it's a season-deflating shocker on top of the details: Their third loss means the Irish are certain to fall from next week's polls, which essentially closes off their route to the top 15 by the end of the year, and with it any hope of returning to one of the big-money bowls in January, no matter what happens over the last three weeks against Pittsburgh, Connecticut and Stanford. With that critical benchmark out of reach, at least the Gator Bowl must be very happy, along with all the Irish haters who get to go another year without having to endure Notre Dame in ...
Some Quickies
Pitt Blather -- The Rantings Continue —
... now, since they already beat Navy? Would it have been better for Pitt’s computer numbers if ND had won and then beaten ND? Is it a wash? It’s BCS or Meineke for Pitt, by all appearances. The Gator can take ND as long as they are within 2 wins of who they would have to take from the Big East. If you want to assume Pitt beats ND, then WVU but loses to Cinci, then Pitt finishes 10-2. Notre Dame would have to lose their remaining games versus UConn and Stanford to finish 7-5. Even then, the Gator would work like hell to make it happen . This year the floor is probably 8-4. “Last ...
Notre Dame and the Gator Bowl
bigeastsportsblog.com —
... . He’s made no secret about how much his game covets Notre Dame and although he did tell the South Bend Tribune last week that “it would be difficult” to take a 7-5 Notre Dame team over a 10-2 Big East team, he also said “it wouldn’t be impossible.” He’s ended his affiliation with the Big East, this is the last year of his contract with the Big East and he’s already proven he doesn’t care how classy – or not classy ...
