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Originally posted by The_Dude
remember the bowl they got last year? they didnt deserve one half it's magnitude (and i heard that they were trying to get one of the bcs bowls....i'm like WTF).
they got ass torn up by their bowl team too.
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You're right, they didn't belong there, but don't blame Notre Dame for that. Blame the media and the bowls. Notre Dame was winning quite a few games last year (should they apologize for that?) and the media knew that if they were in the Gator Bowl they would be a huge draw and make them lots of money. You can't blame ND for that. Its not their fault that tons of people like to watch their games, whether its to see them win or to see them lose.
Also, as far as the bowl game goes, lets not forget that their starting QB was looking very sharp but got hurt on their first drive. That left them with a walk-on QB for the rest of the game. As soon as he went out injured, the team lost all confidence and every Notre Dame fan in the world could have told you it was over. The offense had moved the ball all the way down the field on that first drive before he got hurt. After that they were lucky to get a first down. That caused the defense to be on the field the entire game and were exhausted. I'm not trying to make excuses here as I think Notre Dame would have still lost the game, but I don't think it would have been that bad. I think it would have been more competitive than that and a much better game.