Bowl Projections 2023

[KPENN]

Depending on the bowel, I doubt he would. He isn't viewed yet as top 2 day pick yet. He is going to need as much exposure as possible. I also dont see him as the type that would sit.

Agree. Hopefully it’s not a shitty one

 

[BoredIrish]

Depending on the bowel, I doubt he would. He isn't viewed yet as top 2 day pick yet. He is going to need as much exposure as possible. I also dont see him as the type that would sit.

FWIW Hartman played in his bowl last year and he has stated that he didnt anticipate coming back to college at that time.

 

[AlaskanIrish]

Depending on the bowel, I doubt he would. He isn't viewed yet as top 2 day pick yet. He is going to need as much exposure as possible. I also dont see him as the type that would sit.

Oh. He'll sit.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Gardens, Florida)
4 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Bonagura: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State (Posters note: Stupid!)

Is this dude aware we play them in two weeks? Why on earth would people be looking for a rematch? No

 

[NDPhilly]

I get the vibe that he'd play in a NY6 game, but who knows.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Agree. Hopefully it’s not a shitty one

I was about to edit it but to hell with it. I stand by my improper spelling.

 

[INLaw]

Depending on the bowel, I doubt he would. He isn't viewed yet as top 2 day pick yet. He is going to need as much exposure as possible. I also dont see him as the type that would sit.

What a CRAPPY thing to say

 

[drayer54]

 

[Armyirish47]

We are now halfway through the season, which is both sad and exciting as bowl season rapidly approaches. The updates are all in the same range so if you like our chances to only lose one more game, start looking at Dallas' hotels, if you think we drop a couple might I suggest spending Christmas with Mickey?

The ESPN.COM Insider Projection Machine
Thursday, Dec. 28
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Camping World Stadium (Orlando, Florida)
5:45 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Bonagura: Notre Dame vs. Kansas

Friday, Dec. 29
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
AT&T Stadium (Arlington, Texas)
8 p.m., ESPN and the ESPN App
Schlabach: Oklahoma vs. Notre Dame (Posters Note: Bowen recruitment not finished?!?!?!)

CBS: Not just for Chuck Lorre shows

Dec. 28

Pop-Tarts

Notre Dame

vs. Baylor

ACC vs. Big 12

5:45 p.m.

Orlando, Fla.

College Fiutak News

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Bowl​

Friday, December 29, 2023
8:00 pm ET, ESPN
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Last Season: Tulane 46, USC 45
Bowl Ties: New Year’s Six vs New Year’s Six
Bowl Projection: Notre Dame vs Penn State

 

[zelezo vlk]

Notre Dame/PSU in the Cotton Bowl would be a solid consolation

 

[dublinirish]

Notre Dame/PSU in the Cotton Bowl would be a solid consolation

i wouldnt like it. PSU is a tough opponent and you'd get more kudos for beating a SEC school

 

[stlnd01]

Cotton Bowl kinda sucks as a venue but at least it’s NY6 and we’d get a brand name opponent. Another fucking Camping World Bowl would be stupid.

 

[arndtjc]

Cotton Bowl kinda sucks as a venue but at least it’s NY6 and we’d get a brand name opponent. Another fucking Camping World Bowl would be stupid.

It’s at Jerry World, not the actual Cotton Bowl…

 

[stlnd01]

It’s at Jerry World, not the actual Cotton Bowl…

Yeah I know. I went to the CFP game against Clemson in 2018. The stadium itself was fine and they do put on a show but end of the day you're in a parking lot in Arlington, Texas in January. It's got to be the crappiest environment of the NY6/CFP venues.

 

[stpeteirish]

Hard to get excited about non playoff bowl games these days.
Anybody on either team projected to be drafted will be “training “ rather than playing football.

 

[Irishnuke]

Imagine Freeman getting a box of Pop Tarts dumped on him.

 

[Irish du Nord]

Yeah I know. I went to the CFP game against Clemson in 2018. The stadium itself was fine and they do put on a show but end of the day you're in a parking lot in Arlington, Texas in January. It's got to be the crappiest environment of the NY6/CFP venues.

Hey at the Peach Bowl you would wish they have a parking lot

 

[Armyirish47]

Alrighty, now that we are post by week and 2/3rds through the season some bowl clarity is starting to emerge. New Years Six looks difficult but still tantalizingly possible with a win out but also a couple other fun matchups are starting to possibly take shape.

The ESPN.com has their duo continue to prognosticate in an Insider article.

Bowling Each Other Over

Schlabach: LSU coach Brian Kelly probably wouldn't enjoy it much, but a contest against his former team, Notre Dame, in the ReliaQuest Bowl would be uncomfortably fun for everyone else. Kelly guided the Irish to a pair of victories over LSU: a 31-28 win in the 2014 Music City Bowl and a 21-17 victory in the 2018 Citrus Bowl. The Tigers have won three straight games to stay in the SEC West race. They'll get a week off before playing at No. 11 Alabama on Nov. 4.

Friday, Dec. 29
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville, Florida)
Noon, ESPN and the ESPN App
Bonagura: Notre Dame vs. Florida

Monday, Jan. 1
ReliaQuest Bowl
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Noon, ESPN2 and the ESPN App
Schlabach: Notre Dame vs. LSU

Fiuitak and Friends at CollegeFootballNews.com

ReliaQuest Bowl​

Monday, January 1, 2024
12:00 pm ET, ESPN2
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Bowl Projection: Notre Dame vs LSU
The CBSPORTS.com crew

Dec. 28

Pop-Tarts

Notre Dame

vs. Kansas

ACC vs. Big 12

5:45 p.m.

Orlando, Fla.

 

[Lberry]

Imagine Freeman getting a box of Pop Tarts dumped on him.

Lizzo would go nuts

 

[laughingirish90]

if we win out we'll probably finish around 10th and so no way we don't make a new years six bowl game

 

[Irish#1]

Yeah I know. I went to the CFP game against Clemson in 2018. The stadium itself was fine and they do put on a show but end of the day you're in a parking lot in Arlington, Texas in January. It's got to be the crappiest environment of the NY6/CFP venues.

I was there and wasn't impressed with the stadium TBH.

 

[GATTACA!]

i wouldnt like it. PSU is a tough opponent and you'd get more kudos for beating a SEC school

Did you watch that game against OSU? Their offense is worse than ours. They might not score on us.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

if we win out we'll probably finish around 10th and so no way we don't make a new years six bowl game

Tie-ins create a serious roadblock.

I think we would need a complete and utter conference cannibal holocaust to occur, which usually happens by now, but hasn’t.


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[BilboBaggins]

Notre Dame vs LSU would bring so much salt they wouldn't be able to grow crops near Tampa for a generation.

 

[BoredIrish]

I wonder if Jayden Daniels will play in their bowl game?

 

[SDIrishFan]

I wonder if Jayden Daniels will play in their bowl game?

Will Sam Hartman?

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Notre Dame vs LSU would bring so much salt they wouldn't be able to grow crops near Tampa for a generation.

They will make it happen if it is possible. Would easily be the most watched bowl outside of the CFP, with the exception of maybe one NY6 game depending on matchup.


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[Reaper97]

if we win out we'll probably finish around 10th and so no way we don't make a new years six bowl game

Athletic talked about this last week, BEFORE ND was screwed by the past weekend’s results, & ND had less than a 50% chance then of making a NY6 game.

They went through all the at-large and tie-in scenarios that involve ND, & ND needs 2 if 4 teams to lose another regular season game, then lose CCG or not make the CCG.

If a team goes to the CCG and loses, finishing 11-2, they will get the bid over a 10-2 ND who didn’t go to the CCG.

ND needs them to lose 2 regular season games, and not make the CCG, finishing 10-2, thus the Bowl Selection Committee could choose ND over them. (Not guaranteed).
Or for them to go 10-3 & same scenario.

If a team finished 11-1, then loses the CCG, finishing 11-2, they get a bid over ND.

ND needs two of Texas, Bama, PSU or one of the PAC teams to lose another regular season game. (Maybe UNC, they were undefeated at the time).

And no team has ever made a NY6 game with 0 ranked wins.
If USC continues, which I think they will, they won’t be ranked.
Duke, without Leonard, could finish unranked.
And Louisville, who beat ND, after losing to Pitt, with more losses will finish unranked.
Clemson obviously will finish unranked with loss to ND.

ND could finish the season with 0 ranked wins, & only 1 ranked opponent, being a loss.

The 2019 ND team went 10-2, beat a top 20 team by 4 scores, only 2 losses were against top 20 teams, (so 3 ranked opponents), & didn’t get a NY6.

Even if ND wins out, it’s less than a 50% chance they get a NY6 game without help.

 

[arrowryan]

Athletic talked about this last week, BEFORE ND was screwed by the past weekend’s results, & ND had less than a 50% chance then of making a NY6 game.

They went through all the at-large and tie-in scenarios that involve ND, & ND needs 2 if 4 teams to lose another regular season game, then lose CCG or not make the CCG.

If a team goes to the CCG and loses, finishing 11-2, they will get the bid over a 10-2 ND who didn’t go to the CCG.

ND needs them to lose 2 regular season games, and not make the CCG, finishing 10-2, thus the Bowl Selection Committee could choose ND over them. (Not guaranteed).
Or for them to go 10-3 & same scenario.

If a team finished 11-1, then loses the CCG, finishing 11-2, they get a bid over ND.

ND needs two of Texas, Bama, PSU or one of the PAC teams to lose another regular season game. (Maybe UNC, they were undefeated at the time).

And no team has ever made a NY6 game with 0 ranked wins.
If USC continues, which I think they will, they won’t be ranked.
Duke, without Leonard, could finish unranked.
And Louisville, who beat ND, after losing to Pitt, with more losses will finish unranked.
Clemson obviously will finish unranked with loss to ND.

ND could finish the season with 0 ranked wins, & only 1 ranked opponent, being a loss.

The 2019 ND team went 10-2, beat a top 20 team by 4 scores, only 2 losses were against top 20 teams, (so 3 ranked opponents), & didn’t get a NY6.

Even if ND wins out, it’s less than a 50% chance they get a NY6 game without help.

Another reason to join a conference

 

[stlnd01]

Athletic talked about this last week, BEFORE ND was screwed by the past weekend’s results, & ND had less than a 50% chance then of making a NY6 game.

They went through all the at-large and tie-in scenarios that involve ND, & ND needs 2 if 4 teams to lose another regular season game, then lose CCG or not make the CCG.

If a team goes to the CCG and loses, finishing 11-2, they will get the bid over a 10-2 ND who didn’t go to the CCG.

ND needs them to lose 2 regular season games, and not make the CCG, finishing 10-2, thus the Bowl Selection Committee could choose ND over them. (Not guaranteed).
Or for them to go 10-3 & same scenario.

If a team finished 11-1, then loses the CCG, finishing 11-2, they get a bid over ND.

ND needs two of Texas, Bama, PSU or one of the PAC teams to lose another regular season game. (Maybe UNC, they were undefeated at the time).

Penn State probably loses to Michigan. One of Oregon/Oregon State is guaranteed another loss before the PAC-12 title game and Utah plays both Oregon and Washington. We will get help.

But yeah, it’s wild to think that we started the season with three top 10 opponents, (hopefully) beat two of them and should’ve the third, and could finish with zero ranked wins.