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Did Notre Dame duck Rice to ensure a bowl win?

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2009-01-09 13:08

Big12fan
Colorado Springs, CO

Posts: 2

We all thought that Notre Dame (6-6 regular season) was going to play Rice in the Texas Bowl. But they switched to the less prestigious and less lucrative Sheraton Hotel Bowl on Christmas Eve to play 7-6 Hawaii. I suppose Weis's coaching career at Notre Dame could not stand a loss to Rice (9-3 at the time), which would have been a good possibility if they went to the Texas Bowl.

But Notre Dame still got a $1.3 million payout from the BCS for just being Notre Dame. That's in addition to their puny Sheraton Hotel Bowl payout.

Crazy rules, that BCS. Reward the incompetent teams over the competent.

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