 The Irish ended 2004 with a 6–6 record and in need of a coach.The second bowl on December 28, the Insight Bowl held at Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Arizona, the home of the Arizona Diamondbacks, was the second of the 2004–05 bowl season to pit two BCS member teams.The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the only independent BCS member, took on the Oregon State Beavers from the Pac-10.