Any hope of a Pacific-10 team's appearance in this year's Hyundai Sun Bowl was dashed when the NCAA denied Arizona State's appeal for bowl eligibility Friday and when Oregon manhandled Oregon State on Saturday.
But according to a source close to the Sun Bowl, something golden might be headed our way.
The source, who wished to remain anonymous, said that Miami, of the Atlantic Coast Conference, has expressed great interest in making its first visit to El Paso if Notre Dame is waiting for it on the opposite sideline. The Fighting Irish have told the Sun Bowl that they'd commit to being in El Paso on New Year's Eve if Washington beat Washington State and if Connecticut beat South Florida on Saturday night. Washington held off its Apple Cup rival 35-28 and Connecticut made a 52-yard field goal with 17 seconds left to beat South Florida for its first Big East title.
The dominoes fell the Sun Bowl's way. Will Notre Dame play along?
The Holiday Bowl was set to take Notre Dame if Washington had lost. Good thing the Huskies won. Irish vs Hurricanes will definitely sell out the Sun Bowl. Makes for great national tv too.
Posted by: Adrian | 12/04/2010 at 09:35 PM
Is the title of this blog grammatically correct?
Posted by: Jim | 12/05/2010 at 10:03 AM
Jim, the title appears to be a play on the Notre Dame fight song. Lyrics are "what though the odds be great or small, old Notre Dame will win overall..."
Posted by: Sarah | 12/05/2010 at 01:27 PM
WE GOT SOME CANES OVER HERE !!
WOOSH !!! WHOOSH !!!
MIAMI 35
IRISH 17
Posted by: ERICK | 12/09/2010 at 12:21 PM