Sean Lynch, general manager of Galway Bay Irish Restaurant and Pub in Annapolis, does not know what Labor Day weekend will bring.
Anyone who says they do is lying or a soothsayer, Lynch said. But one thing Lynch predicts is that the usually hit-or-miss weekend will likely be buzzing as the Navy takes on Notre Dame.
The original plan for the Navy-Notre Dame game sent the two teams to Ireland. The coronavirus pandemic and travel restrictions forced the plan to change.
Instead, the game will be held Labor Day weekend at the Naval Academy, the first time the midshipmen have had home field advantage over the Fighting Irish.