No bowl for ND

[Dark Horse]

NoboDy

[IrishTim]

Clever

[BigdaddyQH]

Tim, you make some good points, but if I am recruiting against them, I use this snub as a weapon. I drive home the fact that the majority of the team did not want to play in a bowl game. I drive home the fact that Notre Dame is on T.V. as much as many other teams, and that few people watch them. I drive home the fact that Notre Dame set a record for consecutive bowl losses. I drive home the fact that the unwillingness of the majority of this team to participate in another game shows just how much they recall care about the program. I drive home the fact that these guys are quitters.

You said that teams go on bad streaks. 15 years is not a streak. It is a factual statement. Notre Dame, in name, will always be talked about because of their past, but Notre Dame in fact, is not a contender, and will never be a consistant contender for a National Championship. Those days are over. How many years will it be before Notre Dame can contend with USC, much less the SEC teams, Texas, Ohio State, and others. They are now behind Michigan, and Michigan has a long road back to become a contender.

[BECHunter]

ND has $2 Billion..... they don't need no stinkin $750k from the GMAC Bowl.

They obviously need the extra practice that you get with going to a bowl game. Lame. They will continue to suck with their next coach as well so I guess it doesn't really matter.