In the modern college football bowl landscape, non-playoff postseason games are jostling for ways to be relevant. Some choose to cook their mascots and serve them to the victor. The Duke’s Mayo Bowl employs a similar tactic, in which the winner shall be doused with a medically inadvisable amount of the eponymous product. Thus, for Minnesota’s P.J. Fleck and Virginia Tech’s … [Read more...] about Duke’s Mayo Bowl Preview: Virginia Tech vs. Minnesota
Notre Dame
Gone in 57 Seconds: Irish Attack Dawgs in Sugar Bowl
“Attack the day.” Georgia fans know this mantra well. But on Thursday afternoon at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Notre Dame turned the tables. Irish head coach Marcus Freeman summed it up in his halftime comments about what the Irish had to do to win the game in the second half. The message was simple. “Go into attack mode.” That is exactly what the Irish did. Borrowing Georgia’s … [Read more...] about Gone in 57 Seconds: Irish Attack Dawgs in Sugar Bowl
Notre Dame Handles Georgia, Advances to the Orange Bowl
No. 7 seed Notre Dame (13-1) took care of business against No. 2 seed Georgia (11-3) in the Sugar Bowl on Thursday night, defeating the SEC Champion Bulldogs 23-10 at the Superdome in New Orleans. The hard-fought victory was the first for Notre Dame over Georgia in four attempts. The Fighting Irish will face No. 6 seed Penn State in the Orange Bowl on Jan. 9 at 7:30 ET in the … [Read more...] about Notre Dame Handles Georgia, Advances to the Orange Bowl
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF: Notre Dame VS Georgia Game Thread
Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Win and advance The time is NOW for Notre Dame as they take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl for the right to move on to the semifinals of the College Football Playoff. The weight of history has always been an issue in South Bend as expectations are high every year (rightly or wrongly) but history is heaviest today. The … [Read more...] about COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF: Notre Dame VS Georgia Game Thread
Notre Dame takes down Georgia 23-10 to win the Sugar Bowl
Amber Searls-Imagn Images BIG TIME WIN BOYS! The Sugar Bowl between the Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff was hailed as the biggest game for Notre Dame in the past 30 years. After all of that time — the Irish finally put decades of misery to bed with a 23-10 win against the SEC Champions. To say the game was tight to start things off would … [Read more...] about Notre Dame takes down Georgia 23-10 to win the Sugar Bowl