No Bowl Game For Notre Dame

Discussion in 'Sports Board' started by Sid, Dec 4, 2009.

  1. Sid

    Sid Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 11, 2002
    Messages:
    16,265
    Likes Received:
    768
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Fishers
    Hey MCG, if you want to change your name or your pants, do it in a different topic or via an email to the administrators.

    Back to the original topic.

    Some may not recall that when ND first began to attend bowls - 1969, I think, but I could be off by a year - our policy was to accept a bowl bid only if it meant something in terms of the national championship. Over the years as the bowl revenues increased, the state of the game changed, and we became consistently non-competitive in the NC picture, that philosophy went by the wayside. I guess I'm old school enough to remember the "old days" and to think that it's OK not to accept a bowl bid at 6-6 with 4 consecutive season-ending losses and no head coach.
     
  2. Gator Bill

    Gator Bill Well-Known Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Dec 27, 2000
    Messages:
    17,819
    Likes Received:
    400
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Location:
    Franklin NC
    Hey Sid, it was gipper that suggested Motor City change his name. :)

    I certainly do remember when Notre Dame didn't go to bowl games. Heck I remember when there were only about 6 - 8 bowl games and it was an honor to get to go to one.

    Now there are to many to count.

    I do want my team to go whenever they can though.
     
  3. George Krebs

    George Krebs Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 12, 1999
    Messages:
    13,857
    Likes Received:
    308
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Location:
    Howell Twp. NJ
    Clausen cleaned out his locker five days ago. He's probably been back in Cali all week.
     
  4. Gator Bill

    Gator Bill Well-Known Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Dec 27, 2000
    Messages:
    17,819
    Likes Received:
    400
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Location:
    Franklin NC
    You mean he's not attending classes?

    What kind of loose ship you running in South Bend? :mrgreen: :?
     
  5. gipper

    gipper Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 11, 1999
    Messages:
    16,496
    Likes Received:
    498
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Location:
    The Villages, FL
    UH, only because I have apparently changed my user name to HUSKERMAN HUSKERFAN.
     
  6. Gator Bill

    Gator Bill Well-Known Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Dec 27, 2000
    Messages:
    17,819
    Likes Received:
    400
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Location:
    Franklin NC
    When did you do that gipper?

    How did you do it?

    When and how did you know you did it?
     
  7. Tennessee Tom

    Tennessee Tom Well-Known Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Mar 11, 1999
    Messages:
    13,035
    Likes Received:
    81
    Trophy Points:
    48
    Location:
    Hutto Tx
    Bill,

    He is referring to the fact that it was not him but AJ that suggested the name change. Let's drop it and allow this topic to be about ND going or not going to a bowl game.
     
  8. George Krebs

    George Krebs Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 12, 1999
    Messages:
    13,857
    Likes Received:
    308
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Location:
    Howell Twp. NJ
    I don't know if Clausen is till in SB attending classes or not. I just know he cleaned out his locker on Monday. If we accepted a bowl bid to the Detroit Pizza Bowl presumably Evan Sharpley would have been the QB.
     
  9. Gator Bill

    Gator Bill Well-Known Member Administrator

    Joined:
    Dec 27, 2000
    Messages:
    17,819
    Likes Received:
    400
    Trophy Points:
    83
    Location:
    Franklin NC
    George, you don't think Clausen would have come back for the bowl game?
     
  10. HoustonLarry

    HoustonLarry New Member

    Joined:
    Jun 5, 2001
    Messages:
    1,798
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    0
    Location:
    houston, texas usa
    I...

    <t>Agree with JS on them not going at 6/6. That in itself is bad enough but with all the distractions this is not the year for any bowl IMO.<br/>
    Besides that as an Irish fan I cannot watch one more defensive series from this bunch the rest of the year. It sickens me.<br/>
    Lets get the best coach possible on board and fix the mess.</t>
     
  11. Sid

    Sid Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 11, 2002
    Messages:
    16,265
    Likes Received:
    768
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Fishers
    Good point, Larry. It is painful to watch the other team continually run through our defense.