Florida State Notre Dame football: Seminoles vs Fighting Irish in the Champs Sports Bowl TV channel

Final
Florida State 18
Notre Dame 14

Why in the world the Florida State and Notre Dame will play in the Champs Sports Bowl when they were anticipated to be in the BCS games?

Long time ago Florida State Seminoles vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish football game was a spectacle. That’s when both teams were dominating the college football world. But the two programs can no longer compete with other teams that it would be improbable to rank at the top two in the BCS standings.

Before the start of the season, Florida State was expected to be in the BCS contention because of their powerful defense that kept them in play. However, the strength of their schedule eventually made the Seminoles uninterested in winning that they couldn’t shake themselves to play with such determination to win. On the other hand, Notre Dame also didn’t meet the expectations of many that they have only to settle for the Champs Sports Bowl.

FSU football has the defense that can make the difference as they were ranked fourth in the nation for scoring defense. But the offense was shallow enough to have a better score against their opponents that they have to suffer many losses. Of course, the Seminoles shouldn’t have been ranked higher if the offense was winning games but it turned out to be the missing link.

The Florida State Seminoles won their last game against the Florida Gators 21-7 to get into 8-4 record. If not for the close matches that they should have won, the Seminoles are supposed to be a legitimate BCS bound team. But along the way the Seminoles couln’t pull off the right string to be a successful team. However, that record would be enough to satisfy the reasonings of many fans.

But it is still clouded in mystery that a ranked fourth in scoring defense couldn’t get a better record than that. Moreover, the FSU football season will be more interesting to the viewers if they can beat the Fighting Irish in this Champs Sports Bowl.

Meanwhile, Notre Dame (8-4) has the identical record with Seminoles ended their season were riding in a four game winning streak when the Stanford Cardinal overwhelmed them in the last game. The Irish started the season in the wrong direction but eventually they made the move to make have them play in a bowl game but the hope to be in the BCS game was shattered earlier than expected.

Tommy Rees will be the starting quarterback as the Fighting Irish surprisingly inserted him at the end of the season. Though the quarterback change has something to do about the success of Rees with Michael Floyd who had a great season with 1,106 yards in receptions and eight touchdowns. He is one of the best receivers in the Fighting Irish history as he had 266 catches, 3,645 yards, and 36 touchdowns.

In this Florida State vs Notre Dame football game, never forget that the Fighting Irish has the defense that can stop the weak offense of the Seminoles. Start it with linebacker Manti Te’o who is the leader of this team for the Irish to be 34th in total defense this year. Te’os 115 tackles is absolutely a great feat in his career. Expect him to be active in the defense in this Champs Sports Bowl 2011. Furthermore, Harrison Smith can also make the impact in defense as he played extremely effective with 84 tackles for the season.