It sounds like there are basically two bowls in play for ND. Either the ReliaQuest Bowl (formerly Outback Bowl) on January 1 against an SEC opponent (likely LSU or Tennessee, but have seen Ole Miss as another possibility) or the Pop Tarts Bowl (formerly the Camping World Bowl) against a Big 12 opponent (likely Oklahoma State or Kansas State, but have seen Oklahoma as another possibility).
For me, I want Tennessee in the ReliaQuest Bowl. I get the BK narrative, but this is a more intriguing game to me. We have played LSU in bowl games twice in the last nine seasons, and I would love some new blood. I also don't want to imagine how terrible the offseason would be if ND lost to LSU/BK. I also think Tennessee presents a good matchup for ND. I've watched 2-3 of their games, and they looked terrible (albeit against some really good teams, Mizzou and Georgia).
I really don't want ND in the Pop Tarts Bowl. ND just played Oklahoma State two seasons ago, and Kansas State just doesn't do it for me (it reminds me of the lack of intrigue surrounding ND's Camping World Bowl matchup against Iowa State in 2019).
For ND to get the ReliaQuest Bowl, it sounds like ND needs Michigan to go to the Playoff and Ohio State to go to the Orange Bowl. Ohio State goes to the Orange Bowl if it finishes higher than the highest ranked, non-Playoff SEC team (i.e., Alabama). If Georgia beats Alabama in the SEC Championship this weekend, then ND will be headed to Tampa for the ReliaQuest Bowl. But someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong here.
It sounds like there are basically two bowls in play for ND. Either the ReliaQuest Bowl (formerly Outback Bowl) on January 1 against an SEC opponent (likely LSU or Tennessee, but have seen Ole Miss as another possibility) or the Pop Tarts Bowl (formerly the Camping World Bowl) against a Big 12 opponent (likely Oklahoma State or Kansas State, but have seen Oklahoma as another possibility).
For me, I want Tennessee in the ReliaQuest Bowl. I get the BK narrative, but this is a more intriguing game to me. We have played LSU in bowl games twice in the last nine seasons, and I would love some new blood. I also don't want to imagine how terrible the offseason would be if ND lost to LSU/BK. I also think Tennessee presents a good matchup for ND. I've watched 2-3 of their games, and they looked terrible (albeit against some really good teams, Mizzou and Georgia).
I really don't want ND in the Pop Tarts Bowl. ND just played Oklahoma State two seasons ago, and Kansas State just doesn't do it for me (it reminds me of the lack of intrigue surrounding ND's Camping World Bowl matchup against Iowa State in 2019).
For ND to get the ReliaQuest Bowl, it sounds like ND needs Michigan to go to the Playoff and Ohio State to go to the Orange Bowl. Ohio State goes to the Orange Bowl if it finishes higher than the highest ranked, non-Playoff SEC team (i.e., Alabama). If Georgia beats Alabama in the SEC Championship this weekend, then ND will be headed to Tampa for the ReliaQuest Bowl. But someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong here.
Who do you guys want to see?