Notre Dame Fighting Irish looking for upset in Sugar Bowl

Though critics have already written off the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as the underdogs in the January 3 Sugar Bowl against the LSU Tigers, the Irish are still hoping to turn some heads and turn things their way. Sugar Bowl Tickets remain available through Stubhub.com but time is running out. Notre Dame tickets to the Sugar Bowl cost upwards of $165. Credit must be handed to Charlie Weiss who really turned the Notre Dame program around. This year is the first time the Irish are making a back-to-back Bowl appearance since 1994-95. What the Irish are hoping to do is stop their Bowl losing skid at 8. A win in the Sugar Bowl would give the Irish their first 11-win season since 1993. The Tigers though are a 9 ½ - point favorite to win what will be, in essence, a home game.

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Irish TE Carlson Is Back and Ready to Go

Notre Dame TE John Carlson is one of those under-publicized but inherently invaluable players whose presence tends to be felt most when he’s not in the lineup.  Carlson suffered a knee injury in the Irish’s game against Air Force and missed the following games against Army and USC.

A piece published in the South Bend Tribune today was quite insightful in pointing out that Carlson’s absence was a huge blow to Notre Dame’s third-down offense against USC, as the Irish failed to convert on 11 third-down opportunities.  Like with any competitor, it drove Carlson up the wall to have to sit out, but he’s back and ready to go as the Irish make final preparations for the Sugar Bowl game against LSU.

Fans can still grab Sugar Bowl tickets from StubHub.com to see just what a difference Carlson can make.

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