No Snow during the Sun Bowl

Just because Hyundai is sponsoring the Sun Bowl, I thought I would throw this out there. Up on the Housetop. It has to be everybody's favorite commercial....

The Hurricane players are happy to be in a bowl and for most of the kids on the team, SNOW is a sight that they have never seen. Unfortunately for them, they probably won't see it in El Paso.

With Jeff Stoutland as the interim coach, ND should expect to see a lot of the running backs this game. He is an OL coach that likes to pound the ball. For Freshman Storm Johnson that is music to his ears. The coaches can't ignore him any more. Just like Golden Tate had a name made for ND, Storm has his name made for "The U". Living here in South Florida, I hear the fans can't wait to see the storm develop. The Irish D needs to show up in the Sun Bowl and get ready for a Hurricane Storm full of rushing attack. With the Irish playing much better on Defense the last few weeks of the season, they are ready to show that it was no FLUKE the way they finished.

The Canes are ready for a hostile environment, while The Irish look for a home game type Atmosphere.

It's 1988 all over again

The players on this years ND and Miami teams have only read about the rivalry that use to be. Most of them were born after the last meeting in 1990, in which the Irish took another victory from Miami 29-20. But the players have heard, read and listened to ex-players and are starting to get the idea that this series was a huge deal. The History Excites the young players on ND and it is building a new anticipated rivalry to follow.

The Irish are healthier than they have been in a few weeks and with the return of Riddick (Theo is back), the running game will be greatly helped. On the Defensive side of the ball, getting Ian Williams is back, should help solidify a defense that played pretty well the last 3 weeks of the season.

In order for the Irish to win, they will need to play very well on Offense. The Hurricane defense is Top Notch, and the Irish will have to make big plays to keep up.

The Irish are a 3 point dog in the game, but I have read a lot of people are taking the points for the Irish to cover and win outright.