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Seems that Notre Dame's bowl options have yet to change.

I don't think [the loss alters postseason plans], Irish coach Brian Kelly said on Saturday. I couldn't tell you for sure But there's going to be some opportunities for us that we'll just have to sit and evaluate and find out.

With one week left in the college football season, the pot of bowl-eligible teams can still be stirred. But with no bowl tie-in as they had with the Champs Sports Bowl for the 2011 season and one year away from the ACC tie-ins, the Irish have the opportunity to be a bit more picky than usual.

There's a lot of schools that obviously still have an opportunity to take some of those spots that are there, Kelly said. We're in a unique situation this year. We're appreciative of any bowl that would take a good, hard look at us.

Since the loss to Pittsburgh on Nov. 9, the BCS suits have disappeared from the Notre Dame press box, to be replaced by a bevy of smaller bowls in search of a cash cow in what is certainly the largest of the at-large teams looking for a suitor. At Stanford, AdvoCare V100 Bowl (formerly known as the Independence Bowl) representatives from Shreveport, La., were on hand with hopes of swaying the Irish. Other contending destinations include the Pinstripe Bowl, the Poinsettia Bowl, the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, the Hawaii Bowl and the Heart of Dallas Bowl.

Read more: http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/sports/football-irish-mull-bowl-options-1.3125891#.Up6k4TK9KSM

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