Live from the BCS title game, where the Irish have landed
The view from my seat. There are several more folks in the stands now. (Panoramic photo by M. Bradley)
Miami Gardens, Fla. – Maybe it was because this correspondent spent more time counting ocean waves than hanging out on South Beach, but it was hard to get a read on the fans. I saw far more Alabama folks walking around, and it wasn’t until Sunday that I saw more than a few Notre Dame shirts. (And I’d even gone to Mass, where there were actually more folks wearing crimson. Go figure.)
That changed today. When the first media bus rolled into the parking lot at Sun Life Stadium — that’s what this place, which has known many names, is now called — at 3:40 p.m., we saw Irish fans by the boatload. If I had to guess, I’d say the crowd will be 55-45 Bama, but I’m bad at estimating crowds.
I’m sometimes bad at predicting games, too, but the responsibility to offer a pick comes with the job. I’m on video record with Noah Coslov of CineSport as taking the Tide to win 17-10, but I’ve covered a few of these BCS title games and I know the favorite doesn’t always win. (Exhibit A: USC in January 2006; Exhibit B, Ohio State in the desert the next year.)
OK, enough of me. I’ll be here until a national champ has been identified, and I’d appreciate the company. And I thank you, as ever, in advance.
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azdawg
January 7th, 2013
10:18 pm
Urban Crier picked ND by a FG in pregame. Now he’s backsliding at half time. You can tell who musberger was pulling for. After the refs called ND for interference on fair catch he harped on the refs for calling it. What a wuss. I hope AL scores another 28 and shuts the Dames out. Dawgs gave AL much better game. lets not forget T A&M who beat AL. ND doesn’t belong in the NC.
Mighty SEC
January 7th, 2013
10:18 pm
SWC
phil
January 7th, 2013
10:18 pm
Draft status….
Lol
Pathetic.
@ Prometheus
January 7th, 2013
10:19 pm
Here is your consolation prize:
http://images.footballfanatics.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=%2FproductImages%2F_155000%2FFF_155190_xl.jpg&w=400
fatboyslim
January 7th, 2013
10:19 pm
Te’ooooooo!!!! What a joke!!! He couldn’t carry JJ’s or AO’s jock!!
LiftingMyLeg
January 7th, 2013
10:19 pm
My eyes are tearing up for the poor Dawgie fans! What could have been! ROTFLMFAO!!!
phil
January 7th, 2013
10:19 pm
Crier picked ND?
What a doofus.
Farnsworthy
January 7th, 2013
10:20 pm
Been waiting for this game for weeks and this is what we get?! Notre Dame has been exposed as the beneficiary of a mediocre schedule and the product of lots of media hype! What a farce!! Unless Saban puts in the bench warmers (and I mean third team), the final score could be 55 to zip or worse.
Skiddo
January 7th, 2013
10:20 pm
Bama wud steamroll UGa if they played again, as wud SCar, Oregon, and TAMU. Klempsun , FSU and Stanford wud be a tossup against UGa.
Manti Te'o
January 7th, 2013
10:20 pm
Enter your comments here
azdawg
January 7th, 2013
10:20 pm
Man”size” Teo aint so Mantei is he. He’d be on Ga’s scout team!!
SEC Dominance
January 7th, 2013
10:20 pm
meagain
January 7th, 2013
10:16 pm
Saban wins because he has the best players. Not because he is the best coach. When he was in the NFL, where the teams are fairly even in talent, he couldn’t do crap. FACT.
You saw how great that D was against UGA in the last minute of the SEC game.
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Braves Fan must be your Daddy/Husband or both!
BobDawg
January 7th, 2013
10:20 pm
You know PHIL, I’d rather play in 10 straight SEC Champ games and lose them then not make it at all…
Strat Cat Dawg
January 7th, 2013
10:21 pm
@Mark- Did Notre Dame land or were they shot down?
phil
January 7th, 2013
10:21 pm
This dawgie fan has cried a little….
We blew it.
Fire CMR!!
ROLLTIDE
January 7th, 2013
10:21 pm
Landed? I think you mean crashed and burned.
War Dawg
January 7th, 2013
10:21 pm
As an independent Notre Dame can get to make up its entire schedule right? This is why theyy have a great chance to return to the NCG next year. ( No SEC teams on schedule )
Business Dawg
January 7th, 2013
10:21 pm
Somewhere in Miami, Mike Slive is hammered, throwing bottles at the ND midget.
War Dawg
January 7th, 2013
10:22 pm
As an independent Notre Dame gets to make up its entire schedule right? This is why they have a great chance to return to the NCG next year. ( No SEC teams on schedule )
phil
January 7th, 2013
10:22 pm
Agreed, BobDawg….
Better to be there. I still want to lose because we just couldn’t pull it off playwise, not because we were stupid and ran the clock out on ourselves.
oldfart
January 7th, 2013
10:23 pm
It really isn’t right to have a current coach as a talking head. I know tv sports “reporting” gave up on actual journalism back in the black & white days but this is unfair to the schools that have to recruit against Un-urbane Urban.
93 dog
January 7th, 2013
10:23 pm
This is awful. If only we had spiked the ball. We should be ranked #2 in final polls.
War Dawg
January 7th, 2013
10:23 pm
Sorry about the double post my wifi is acting nutty.
kool$kat
January 7th, 2013
10:23 pm
Biggest Loser: Notre Dame, or UGA for blowing the chance to whup ND tonite???
2013
January 7th, 2013
10:23 pm
ga fans are seeing why they will not be SEC champs next year either.
lees
January 7th, 2013
10:24 pm
If Bama scores another 28 points, does that mean we won’t have to be subjected to every friggin’ ND game telecast on channel 11 next fall?
Wondering Wally
January 7th, 2013
10:24 pm
Do those Notre Dame helmets still look as shiny in the 2nd Half, Mark?
Todd grantham
January 7th, 2013
10:24 pm
Turn out the lights, the party’s over
Skiddo
January 7th, 2013
10:25 pm
I guess this performance will expedite ND joining ACC.
jaxdawgfan
January 7th, 2013
10:25 pm
The Dawgs came within 5 yards of this game. As I’ve said before here, we could have easily beaten ND, too. They are being exposed tonight as a lesser team than they appeared to be. While everyone was saying Georgia had a soft schedule, even in losing, we proved our worth in the SEC CG. It appears that it was ND who’s had it easy this year… until tonight.
phil
January 7th, 2013
10:27 pm
Biggest loser?
UGA
Blew it big, big, big time. We would’ve feasted on this pathetic “Irish” bunch. A joke.
Marielena
January 7th, 2013
10:27 pm
You knew that was coming.
Skiddo
January 7th, 2013
10:27 pm
93 Dog, do you really think you are better than SScar and Oregon, much less Bama?
Elaina
January 7th, 2013
10:27 pm
Nice interception. Just when I thought ND might actually get a point.
War Dawg
January 7th, 2013
10:28 pm
97 yrd drive all on the ground…….
FarTrain
January 7th, 2013
10:28 pm
FYI, was feeling sorry for any players from AL who might be on the ND roster, BUT THERE AINT NONE. Not one, just check it. BUT, there’s 3 from Georgia. Wonder what they are thinking right about now?
phil
January 7th, 2013
10:28 pm
Here’s hoping for at least 45-0, if not 50….
Ha Ha
Bumblers
January 7th, 2013
10:28 pm
I am not sure Notre Dame could even win the weak A She She……
Techster
January 7th, 2013
10:28 pm
Dog fans: We don’t even want to hear it. Against this Alabama team tonight, the first half score would be Bama 35, the Dogs 0.
oldfart
January 7th, 2013
10:28 pm
“If Bama scores another 28 points, does that mean we won’t have to be subjected to every friggin’ ND game telecast on channel 11 next fall?”
Nah, NBC has them under contract until the rapture.
War Dawg
January 7th, 2013
10:29 pm
48 just got truck sticked!
phil
January 7th, 2013
10:29 pm
Teo reminds me of Bosworthless from Oklahoma…..
A fraud.
The Hammer
January 7th, 2013
10:30 pm
The only competitive BCS game we’ve had since Texas-USC was two years ago, Auburn-Oregon.
It has been proven that the B1G (which ND fits into) can’t compete with the SEC, but the Pac-12 can. This should have been Alabama-Oregon playing.
SEC Dominance
January 7th, 2013
10:30 pm
Notre Dame players are falling like flies now!
Tampa Gator
January 7th, 2013
10:31 pm
No doubt, Georgia vs. Bama was the national title game this year. Notre Dame playing for the NC tonight is a joke. No match for Bama……..SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC SEC
FarTrain
January 7th, 2013
10:31 pm
Notre Dame may require a visit from the Pope after this.
Business Dawg
January 7th, 2013
10:33 pm
I wonder if Teo will cry like in the stupid speech ESPN showed OVER and OVER, he and Tebow should join a crying convent.
GFY
January 7th, 2013
10:34 pm
All we heard was Notre Dame’s defense….well Bama ain’t Pitt or Navy……what a fraud these drinking Irish are…..
Rick James
January 7th, 2013
10:36 pm
The top six teams in the SEC would blow Notre’ Dame off the field.The BCS title game was played in Atlanta a few weeks ago.Notre’ Dame looks like a shell shocked ACC team.
phil
January 7th, 2013
10:37 pm
Lol at Bama going for it!
Way to rise up, Irish frauds!
Ha Ha