Please God, no BCS Bowl!

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irishpat183 said:
I don't understand this thread at all.
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Probably the most successful "And suddenly Spiderman" thread I've ever seen, although it was all done by just one man.
 
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Irish Jacky, You just got whooped IE style.
 
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Irish#1 said:
Irish Jacky, You just got whooped IE style.
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Actually, I'm laughing too. Mostly at myself.

My post deserved it in the sense that it didn't belong as a separate thread and, as such, was a pure flack catcher. It would have been better had it been a comment on the previous thread about bowl game opinions. My bad for not seeing that thread before posting.

It's all good though. Sort of like being bullied by a 98 lb. Ritchie Icognito.
 
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Irish Jacky said:
I hope we win out and finish 10-2 (probability under 25%, I think). I pray, however, we do NOT sneak into a BCS bowl game. This is because one bowl game ***-raping is horrendous but bowl game *** rapes in successive years would be crushing. Sneaking into a BCS bowl game this year through the back door will have a cruelly ironic meaning after the game given the likely teams we'd have to play. Any possible match up in a BCS bowl game has us badly over-matched.

We have a history of sneaking into BCS bowl games with less-than-competitive teams in the not-too-distant past. We got slaughtered in both of them.

We have not had one dominant win over a good team all year. Yes, we snuck by MSU and ASU but they were not dominant wins (which I define as wins by at least 14 points). On the other hand we have escaped with our lives against weak teams (Purdue and Navy come to mind).

ND doesn't need the BCS cash and we'll be far better off playing a truly competitive game in a non-BCS bowl.

I'm afraid BYU or Stanford, or both of them, are going to moot any chance of our getting into a BCS bowl. Even if we beat both of them, however, I don't think we belong no matter what our fan appeal is,

Wanting to get into a BCS bowl game is a case of "be careful what you wish for" in my honest opinion.

I love ND football and want what's best for the school, the football program and its future. Getting slaughtered in a BCS Bowl game this year doesn't do ND football any good whatsoever. I think it's a big negative for recruiting when compared to a win in a lesser bowl. Yes, miracles happen and we might win a BCS bowl game. Would you put your money on that happening? Not me.

I invite any rational arguments proving me wrong about this. Thank you for anyone who responds with substance and not invective.
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Thread went from bottom of the barrel to pure gold...Strong Candidate for "Thread of The Year" and have a feeling Grey's signature will soon enough read "Funnier than you in 2013"...I'm still dying
 
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Irish Jacky said:
Actually, I'm laughing too. Mostly at myself.

My post deserved it in the sense that it didn't belong as a separate thread and, as such, was a pure flack catcher. It would have been better had it been a comment on the previous thread about bowl game opinions. My bad for not seeing that thread before posting.

It's all good though. Sort of like being bullied by a 98 lb. Ritchie Icognito.
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The best part about it, is no one on IE will hold this against you, unless of course you do something foolish like that again.
 
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You wanna be an elite program but don't wanna play the big boys? You seem so damn scared. Living on scared street. What you wanna play in the papa johns bowl vs Rutgers? Get the fck out of here.
 
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Irish#1 said:
I'm laughing my a$$ off.
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That was some funny stuff...

I think I just developed a new aid for post practice sprints though...

that rooster was pissed, and hauling a$$... but even better...that kid was MOVIN'
 
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Irish Jacky said:
Actually, I'm laughing too. Mostly at myself.

My post deserved it in the sense that it didn't belong as a separate thread and, as such, was a pure flack catcher. It would have been better had it been a comment on the previous thread about bowl game opinions. My bad for not seeing that thread before posting.

It's all good though. Sort of like being bullied by a 98 lb. Ritchie Icognito.
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To be honest, I agree with some of your premises. The truth is that we haven't won a big BCS bowl since they've been adopted, thats some horrible luck right there. Part of the problem is that we have been paired in some horrible situations. The media has some of the blame there, but being ND we've got that strong following so we make an attractive bowl match up because of the $$$. Of course, the other problem is the fact that we've been lacking the kind of coaching we need to succeed at the top tier. If we're going to succeed, BK is going to be the guy though. I don't think we're going to be able to attract anyone that's better, and anyone that is better will probably bring values or methods that don't fit with the University. It's not the easy road, and we've paid for it, but if we get the opportunity to play in a BCS game I think we need to take it. If you don't play in the big games against good competition, then it's hard to learn from your mistakes and get better. I certainly don't want another 'Bama blowout either, but if we were to face a team like Oklahoma again I think we'd have a better outcome...that is, if we're not completely injury depleted by then.
 
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