12/31 Sun Bowl: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-5) vs. Miami Hurricanes (7-5)

• killer_ewok

  

  It's official.
  
  
  
  
  The 77th Sun Bowl will be played on December 31st at 2:00 p.m. on CBS.
  
  http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/ncf/news/story?id=5888152
• goosebumps

  

  Thats probably the best possible match-up for both teams. Should be a very entertaining game to watch. Renew the old rivalry.
• Hamp89

  Nice, I love this matchup. I'm pretty sure its a 2pm Eastern start time.
• oberhaus

  

  This should be a great game. Too bad its not an 8pm game tho. New Years Eve games are nice.
  
  Go Irish!!
  
  Sent from my DROIDX
• Little Danny

  

  Classic line:
  
  Reporter (to Notre Dame QB Tony Rice): What do you think of the game being billed as Catholics v. Convicts?
  Rice: I don't know, I am Baptist.
• Con_Alma

  I like the fact he answered that way!
• karen lotz

  

  Not a bad match up, especially for the Sun Bowl. The Sun Bowl's CEO has been at the helm for 35 years and said he would have never dreamed he would be able to match these two teams up. Very easily could draw better ratings than a couple of the BCS games. Miami has underachieved (according to some) but their defense against the pass is solid. Rush defense is less than stout though. Will be interesting to see how Kelly attacks them.
• Hamp89

  Just for fun, the original CBS Catholics vs. Convicts intro from '88- ha, check out how young Musburger looks:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI5VCbbXM6U
  
  Completely forgot that Miami had won 36 consecutive regular season games going into that one.
• Con_Alma

  This could be a very good game...one which I will try very much to make a point of watching.
• karen lotz

  

  Love that video Hamp. I'm hoping everyone on ND's roster watched the 30 for 30 on Miami to get a sense for what this rivalry once was.
• karen lotz

  

  [video=youtube;OI3kQtDxHHg][/video]
• ptown_trojans_1

  

  Catholics vs. Convicts part II haha.
  Interesting game though.
• Hamp89

  karen lotz;588727 wrote:Love that video Hamp. I'm hoping everyone on ND's roster watched the 30 for 30 on Miami to get a sense for what this rivalry once was.

  
  Yeah I was only 9 years old, but vividly remember that fight breaking out in the tunnel.
• rock_knutne

  I think this is as good a bowl game as ND could have expected and the fact they're playing Miami makes it even sweeter.
• rock_knutne

  
• Hamp89

  Great find Rock!
• rock_knutne

  ^^^^^I had to delete that one, too big.
• rock_knutne

  
  
  That's better.
• gerb131

  

  El Paso is a nice city.
• rock_knutne

  Right before the tunnell maylay broke out:
  
  
• karen lotz

  

  gerb131;588747 wrote:El Paso is a nice city.

  
  Good post.
• gerb131

  

  karen lotz;588751 wrote:Good post.

  Danke Schoen
• dwccrew

  

  I like this matchup. My early prediction is Notre Dame by a score.
• sherm03

  

  I love Rocket's story about Lou Holtz after the fight broke out. He said that when they went back into the locker room after the fight...Holtz came in fuming mad. All the players were worried that he was going to go crazy on them and yell about them fighting. He came into the locker room and says, "Men...leave Jimmy Johnson for me!" The players went crazy...and Rocket said that it was that moment that they knew they were going to beat Miami that day.
  
  Looking forward to this game. Glad to see the Irish got a New Year's Eve bowl so they can take full advantage of the practice time.
• karen lotz

  

  Sun Bowl president:
  

  The greatest game we've put together in the 77-year history of the Sun Bowl.

  You can’t imagine in your wildest imagination know how excited we are for this football game.