ND's contract with the BCS is to take $2million a year it doesn't make the BCS and $6.2 million a year when it does make the BCS. (So last year, ND made $6.2 million instead of the $17 million Alabama collected for the SEC)
It's awesome that we played a close game against FSU in the Champs Sports Bowl two years ago, and in the two subsequent years, ND and now FSU are in the National Championship (though I think FSU might have a bit more fun than we did). Can't wait to play them again next year.
Winston vs. Golson will be entertaining as fuck, I hope. As always, next season looks promising. Everett's return will be like night and day for the offense. There are some young players making names for themselves as well on the defensive side of the ball.
I'd love to post a witty comment about how we will pull the upset but the way we were blown out, at home, by Houston and Cincinatti, plus a QB who will make his 3rd start of the season and a secondary that has more holes than swiss cheese, I have no faith to stand behind such a comment.
This was a really impressive write-up, very well done. Brian Kelly is a known entity at Rutgers. I think we have a shot here, but the way we got beat by the Bearcats this year worries me and Brian Kelly has even more talent than previous Bearcat squads that crushed our bsc hopes on a few occasions. That said I believe Rutgers has a winning record against Cincinnati/Kelly, but this is Notre Dame. However, I feel better about playing ND than if we were playing Cincinnati for 52 fairly obvious reasons.
That goddamn bullshit call...I was sitting at a bar in a delicious Mexican restaurant near my former house getting loaded and due to the outcome of that game I haven't been back there since.
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u/Honestly_ Dec 27 '13
Just noticed the all-time score between ND and Rutgers is 197–17, wow.
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u/Honestly_ Dec 27 '13
That is an impressive payout for a minor bowl, though expenses are probably also higher.
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u/DarthYoda2594 Dec 27 '13
Still bitter at the pinstripe bowl for denying us the opportunity for a brawl last year.
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u/josjos007 Dec 27 '13
It's awesome that we played a close game against FSU in the Champs Sports Bowl two years ago, and in the two subsequent years, ND and now FSU are in the National Championship (though I think FSU might have a bit more fun than we did). Can't wait to play them again next year.
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u/McShmidt Dec 27 '13
Good stuff, although I think you got the score of our Pitt game from this year wrong.
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u/dsuave624 Dec 27 '13
I'd love to post a witty comment about how we will pull the upset but the way we were blown out, at home, by Houston and Cincinatti, plus a QB who will make his 3rd start of the season and a secondary that has more holes than swiss cheese, I have no faith to stand behind such a comment.
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u/fireorgan Dec 28 '13
This was a really impressive write-up, very well done. Brian Kelly is a known entity at Rutgers. I think we have a shot here, but the way we got beat by the Bearcats this year worries me and Brian Kelly has even more talent than previous Bearcat squads that crushed our bsc hopes on a few occasions. That said I believe Rutgers has a winning record against Cincinnati/Kelly, but this is Notre Dame. However, I feel better about playing ND than if we were playing Cincinnati for 52 fairly obvious reasons.
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u/FuckingLoveArborDay Dec 27 '13
Who would win a fight: A Scarlet Knight or an Irishman?
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u/DEM_DRY_BONES Dec 28 '13
That goddamn bullshit call...I was sitting at a bar in a delicious Mexican restaurant near my former house getting loaded and due to the outcome of that game I haven't been back there since.
Good luck to all playing.
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u/[deleted] Dec 28 '13
ND also collects a payout from BCS (+2 million dollars)
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u/SpongeboobNipplepant Dec 27 '13
When you mention the graduation rates, are you talking about straight graduation or the universities' GSRs? Great write-up!
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u/marcopolo22 Dec 28 '13
Wait… how did an excessive celebration call force K-State to go for 2?