Bowl Projections

tko · Oct 6, 2014

gkIrish said:
In case you missed it this is the Bowl "Projections" thread. As in, what is the most likely scenario...

I know gk. Go eat some Chobani!!!!

bkess8 · Oct 6, 2014

tko said:
time to double your vmoney bkess, LOL.

Hell I was going to sell that information to Veer Option and hope for an under the table payout!

gkIrish · Oct 6, 2014

tko said:
I know gk. Go eat some Chobani!!!!

I am hungry actually.

NoJusticeNoPeace · Oct 6, 2014

We're going to beat UNC. Their coach's name is Fedora. They're garbage.

Buster Bluth · Oct 6, 2014

Whiskeyjack said:
ASU lost 9 of 11 starters on defense from last year; which is an insane level of turn-over.

DE: Tuitt
NG: Nix
DE: Day
DOG: Smith
MLB: Fox
MLB: Calabrese
CAT: Shembo
CB: Jackson
CB: Russell
S: Farley
S: Collinsworth

One could argue Notre Dame did too. Sure, Farley and Collinsworth are on the roster, and Russell might be, but Collinsworth was injured and Farley moved to NB.

West Coast Domer · Oct 6, 2014

Buster Bluth said:
DE: Tuitt
NG: Nix
DE: Day
DOG: Smith
MLB: Fox
MLB: Calabrese
CAT: Shembo
CB: Jackson
CB: Russell
S: Farley
S: Collinsworth

One could argue Notre Dame did too. Sure, Farley and Collinsworth are on the roster, and Russell might be, but Collinsworth was injured and Farley moved to NB.

But we haven't given up 62 points in a game yet.

NoJusticeNoPeace · Oct 6, 2014

Yeah our defense did not have a lot of good players last year, and the good players were being used poorly. So glad we have BVG now.

irishfan · Oct 6, 2014

West Coast Domer said:
But we haven't given up 62 points in a game yet.

Haven't given up 62 points all season yet either.

NoJusticeNoPeace · Oct 6, 2014

irishfan said:
Haven't given up 62 points all season yet either.

Dang

Buster Bluth · Oct 6, 2014

Title2114 said:
Yeah our defense did not have a lot of good players last year,

Six players left (Tuitt, Nix, Shembo, Fox, Calabrese, Jackson) and four of them were drafted. Only one is currently out of the league.

Title2114 said:
and the good players were being used poorly.

A brief search Google search (could be wrong) tells me that the scoring defense ranked 20th in 2013. I wouldn't call that a poor performance, perhaps you're judging the strategy, but I think that's unfair considering how hurt the DL was (Tuitt/Nix/Day played like 13 snaps together all season).

Title2114 said:
So glad we have BVG now.

So am I, but I think it's a fair question to ask how much success he'd have had in 2012 and 2013. How well would Nix do in a 4-2-5? Where is the stacked DB corp to run a 4-2-5?

Buster Bluth · Oct 6, 2014

West Coast Domer said:
But we haven't given up 62 points in a game yet.

irishfan said:
Haven't given up 62 points all season yet either.

Which only shows how much credit the staff deserves.

yankeehater · Oct 6, 2014

Buster Bluth said:
Six players left (Tuitt, Nix, Shembo, Fox, Calabrese, Jackson) and four of them were drafted. Only one is currently out of the league.

A brief search Google search (could be wrong) tells me that the scoring defense ranked 20th in 2013. I wouldn't call that a poor performance, perhaps you're judging the strategy, but I think that's unfair considering how hurt the DL was (Tuitt/Nix/Day played like 13 snaps together all season).

So am I, but I think it's a fair question to ask how much success he'd have had in 2012 and 2013. How well would Nix do in a 4-2-5? Where is the stacked DB corp to run a 4-2-5?

Fox was released last week by the Giants.

GoldenDomer · Oct 7, 2014

Now picked for Orange Bowl vs. Clemson and Fiesta Bowl vs. Oregon.

NCND · Oct 7, 2014

I've also seen two Cotton Bowl projections vs Baylor this week as well.

faithfulfan · Oct 7, 2014

I saw Peach Bowl vs. East Carolina predicted today. That is still a New Year's Day bowl. (Sugar, Rose, Fiesta, Cotton, Orange, Peach)

dublinirish · Oct 7, 2014

faithfulfan said:
I saw Peach Bowl vs. East Carolina predicted today. That is still a New Year's Day bowl. (Sugar, Rose, Fiesta, Cotton, Orange, Peach)

lol Marshall or ECU, what a prize to aim for

faithfulfan · Oct 7, 2014

dublinirish said:
lol Marshall or ECU, what a prize to aim for

Agreed. What a prize for a successful season. The prediction came from Bleacher Report, so take it for what it is. They also have ND ranked #8 right now.

Circa · Nov 6, 2014

Pretty thorough outlook on some interesting situations.

Official Notre Dame Athletics Blog — Bowling With The Irish

GoldenDomer · Nov 6, 2014

Now picked for Orange Bowl vs. Clemson & Peach Bowl vs. Miss. State by ESPN

CanadalovesND · Nov 30, 2014

It's time to go Bowling.

With our tie-in to ACC bowls, we have quite the selection to choose from (or be chosen to). If we were in the ACC, we would have finished T-6th with NC State & Boston College.

We have selection status to 5 bowls:

1) Sun Bowl vs 5th in PAC-12 (Utah or USC)
2) Belk Bowl vs 4th-9th SEC
3) Music City Bowl vs 4th-9th SEC
4) TaxSlayer Bowl vs 4th-9th SEC
5) Pinstripe Bowl vs Big TEN (between Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Rutgers or Penn State)

Or we could follow a different path and pick a different game not affiliated with ACC. I don't know if we can, but it may be an option.

GoldenDomer · Nov 30, 2014

Belk Bowl would be hilarious. A mid-level SEC team would kick our teeth down our throat for shits and giggles and I would get to go to the game!

CanadalovesND · Nov 30, 2014

GoldenDomer said:
Belk Bowl would be hilarious. A mid-level SEC team would kick our teeth down our throat for shits and giggles and I would get to go to the game!

At this point, it would probably be Tennessee.

Which would be cool. Two former UC head coaches battling in NC.

Or could be Texas A&M.

MNIrishman · Nov 30, 2014

CanadalovesND said:
At this point, it would probably be Tennessee.

Which would be cool. Two former UC head coaches battling in NC.

Or could be Texas A&M.

I'd prefer Tennessee. They just seem more interesting/less douchey. Confidence shot in our team for tonight, so no guessing from me which gives a us a better chance to win.

MNIrishman · Nov 30, 2014

GoldenDomer said:
Now picked for Orange Bowl vs. Clemson & Peach Bowl vs. Miss. State by ESPN

Those were the days

Crazy Balki · Nov 30, 2014

Honestly, with the way the injuries have absolutely eviscerated this team, and how shot their confidence is, I'd be surprised if they could beat either A&M or Tennessee. They'd probably give up 60+ to either team. I wish I was kidding, but this team went straight to shite really damn quick.

ulukinatme · Nov 30, 2014

CanadalovesND said:
We have selection status to 5 bowls:

1) Sun Bowl vs 5th in PAC-12 (Utah or USC)
2) Belk Bowl vs 4th-9th SEC
3) Music City Bowl vs 4th-9th SEC
4) TaxSlayer Bowl vs 4th-9th SEC
5) Pinstripe Bowl vs Big TEN (between Iowa, Illinois, Maryland, Rutgers or Penn State)

Man, screw that list. Don't want to go to Pinstripe again, even though that's where we belong. Don't want to face an SEC team with our defense completely injured. Definitely don't want to face USC again or Utah. Prospects aren't looking good. Bring on Maryland?

levicarvalho · Nov 30, 2014

Arkansas, LSU and Texas A&M would rout ND.
Tennessee and South Carolina would be winnable games, but I think the Irish would be an underdog against both..

I bet we will play Tennessee on the Music City Bowl.

NoJusticeNoPeace · Nov 30, 2014

I'd like to avoid the SEC because all of their bowl eligible teams besides maybe Tennessee would kill us.

Grahambo · Nov 30, 2014

I want Tennessee.

NCND · Nov 30, 2014

Grahambo said:
I want Tennessee.

Hell no. Give me Penn State or someone like that.

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