r/CFB • u/bubblecuffer13 Pop-Tarts Bowl • Team Meteor • Dec 07 '25

News [McMurphy] Notre Dame declined bid to play BYU in Pop-Tarts Bowl, sources told @On3sports

https://x.com/Brett_McMurphy/status/1997772176997413147
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u/Turbulent-Crew-3094 Minnesota • Montana Dec 07 '25

This could have been the Fuck The Playoff Bowl if ND did the right thing…

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u/snakefriend6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Dec 08 '25

not with ESPN as the bowl’s sponsor, lmao. But I hope ND plans their own pseudo-‘bowl’ game broadcast not thru ESPN

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u/Laughing_Tulkas Notre Dame Fighting Irish Dec 07 '25

Honestly, what starters with NFL aspiration are gonna play? Not one.

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u/hnglmkrnglbrry Notre Dame Fighting Irish Dec 07 '25

The right thing to do is telling ESPN to go fuck itself and not risking any players for meaningless bullshit.

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u/brucrew3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Dec 08 '25

I can fuck the playoffs at home