Champs Sports Bowl Open Thread
Champs Sports Bowl: Florida State vs. Notre Dame
Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium, Orlando, FL
ESPN 5:30pm
Watch this video to get appropriately pumped up for the game:
Yahoo's Matt Hinton (Dr. Saturday) described the video best: "There are a thousand previews of tonight's showdown between unranked Notre Dame and barely ranked Florida State, and all of them combined fail to match the insight in this 43-second acid trip from the geniuses at Catlab, who have boiled down the matchup according to its most essential elements: Burt Reynolds, demented leprechauns, coeds shotgunning beer, Regis Philbin pumping iron, Rudy sprinting through the bowels of Notre Dame Stadium and — most importantly — noted Orlando native/FSU alum Scott Stapp squaring off against Touchdown Jesus."
December 29th, 2011 at 8:02 PM ^
Watchsports.eu . I don't think that's the right url though.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:04 PM ^
And 2 points? No, but that was definitely interference.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:11 PM ^
Clowners gonna clown.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:12 PM ^
December 29th, 2011 at 8:12 PM ^
Tommy Rees did not want to go back to the bench.
Another great catch by Greene!
December 29th, 2011 at 8:28 PM ^
And again.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:12 PM ^
Got very fun to watch.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:13 PM ^
with two failed 2-point tries, 15-14.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:13 PM ^
Interesting stat I just looked up. This is the 6th time in 10 years that the Noles are playing a bowl game in their own state. Must be nice.
Not that I'm not rooting for them. F*ck Notre Dame.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:19 PM ^
I'm enjoying my guilty pleasure of lurking at irishenvy and they're all like "put Hendrix in, put Hendrix in, put Hendrix in, it's about time they put Hen.... FFFFUUUUUUU!!!!!!!"
December 29th, 2011 at 8:28 PM ^
He comes up big, if clumsily.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:29 PM ^
ahahahah
schadenfreude overload....notre dame collapsing...ahahahhaha!
December 29th, 2011 at 8:29 PM ^
Just another reason we need to play ND every year
December 29th, 2011 at 8:34 PM ^
So ND scores a TD here then FSU, with a chance to tie, misses a FG wide right?
December 29th, 2011 at 8:35 PM ^
FSU's motto for its kickers since 1991 has been "this is not last year."
December 29th, 2011 at 8:35 PM ^
Only if they were playing Miami.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:35 PM ^
Seeing ND blow this lead is maddening.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:36 PM ^
Dagger in the heart FSU...dagger in the heart.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:39 PM ^
Better be a longsword...
December 29th, 2011 at 8:39 PM ^
"Quick! Make them have bad field position so they have to use ALL the remaining time to score!"
December 29th, 2011 at 8:41 PM ^
everytime tommy rees messes up. coach kelly is always bitchin him out. who would want to play for him.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:43 PM ^
Michigan fans wear Maize, Blue or White T-Shirts. ND fans wear green or baby blue T-Shirts. #Does not know school colors.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:45 PM ^
C'mon Rees; you have at least one more derp left in that arm...
December 29th, 2011 at 8:48 PM ^
HA!!!! You called it!
December 29th, 2011 at 8:48 PM ^
this is an epic comment...well done
December 29th, 2011 at 8:48 PM ^
...and you shall receive
December 29th, 2011 at 8:50 PM ^
I wish they had a cut away with Kelly's face on that throw....straight into double coverage.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:48 PM ^
Tommy Rees is a double agent
December 29th, 2011 at 8:48 PM ^
of Kelly chewing out his quarterbacks. Ongoing storyline is still fruitful.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:49 PM ^
ND QBs make me happy in my pants
December 29th, 2011 at 8:49 PM ^
will now transfer following in the footsepts of Dayne Christ. At least this makes the ACC good which can fight the SEC Dominance. Also it seems like Brian Kelly has been keeping his cool despite the laughable play of his QB's.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:51 PM ^
Tommy just needs to stop attempting passing TDs, that's all.
PURPLECON is approximately 2.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:52 PM ^
Tommy Rees: Trolling Brian Kelly since 9/3/11.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:52 PM ^
New favorite quarterback.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:59 PM ^
Yeah... I like this guy.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:55 PM ^
Rees=Win!
December 29th, 2011 at 8:56 PM ^
Denard would pull this off
December 29th, 2011 at 8:56 PM ^
Sad ND fans are sad.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:57 PM ^
I didn't realize ND had such a tough schedule next year, although I'm confused as to how playing in Ireland is a good idea. I realize it's an Irish Catholic institution, but are there that many ND fans in Ireland? I think the Irish would look at American football as rugby for pansies.
December 29th, 2011 at 9:08 PM ^
December 29th, 2011 at 9:27 PM ^
Upvote for Bronze-age maritime reference.
December 29th, 2011 at 9:29 PM ^
Be awesome.
December 29th, 2011 at 11:05 PM ^
They're not even an Irish Catholic institution. They were founded by French priests, hence the name Notre Dame ("Our Lady" in French).
December 29th, 2011 at 8:58 PM ^
I alway knew the winner of this game would be MNC next year, but thanks ESPN for confirming it.
December 29th, 2011 at 8:58 PM ^
December 29th, 2011 at 8:58 PM ^
13 points for meeee
December 29th, 2011 at 8:59 PM ^
You can't make this stuff up