Bowl Appearance

Bronx, New York, 12/28/13 Notre Dame #2 Chris Brown completes a catch in the third quarter during the annual Pinstripe Bowl football game at Yankee Stadium on December 28, 2013. (Paul J. Bereswill)

Debating a Bowl Game for Staggering Irish

October 13, 2016 by Jimmy Grant

At 2-4, the Irish are long shots to make a bowl game. Can they make it to six wins to become bowl eligible? And if so, should they even go to a bowl? Stanford, Miami and Virginia Tech are all tough opponents, but they're also home games. I watched Stanford closely last Saturday. Christian McCaffrey is banged up. The offense is struggling. The defense doesn't appear great either. Washington State largely dominated the Cardinal in Palo Alto. I think the turnaround begins Saturday in South ...

So Why Go? The Importance of Going Bowling

January 26, 2015 by Bayou Irish

Last week, one of our newest writers, Moons, wrote a solid and well-received piece on whether or not bowl games serve as a "springboard" for success the following season. Moons suggested that a bit of micro-analysis or team-specific inquiry could flesh out his general theory and add a little nuance. In today's piece, I decided to look specifically at the Irish. What I found was that while there was no correlation between a bowl appearance, much less a win, for that matter, and a better record ...