One Foot Down: For Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fans

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back after a week zero one-nighter, and have the keys to the pod machine. In this episode: HELLO! The struggle is real for podcasters. REVIEWS! Group of 5 picks. The Irish are 1-0 after taking down Navy 42-3 in Ireland. The Tobias Merriweather thing isn't a real thing yet... yet. Sam Hartman's very normal day. Should Notre Dame have made this an even bigger blowout? The art of stat padding. Special announcements. The home opener against Tennessee State. Brendan gives the most honest preview about this game that you're going to hear from any outlet. What's an actual win in the TSU game? Picking games from around the country. What should the spread be for Notre Dame VS TSU? And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Sign up with MyBookie using our link to receive your welcome bonus RIGHT HERE Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan open up the pod machine for the first game preview of Notre Dame's 2023 college football season. In this episode: HELLO! Hell's front porch. Shilling for Homefield Apparel because they are AWESOME! REVIEWS! Can Joshua speak Irish? The Irish head to Ireland to play the Navy Midshipmen. Someone is still mad at the schedule. Brendan breaks down this Navy team and what we should expect in Dublin. An argument of importance. Jack Swarbrick's appearance on the Dan Patrick Show. Game picks for the week zero games. Updates on other things. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Sign up with MyBookie using our link to receive your welcome bonus RIGHT HERE Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua and Brendan have to carry a huge load without Jude on the active roster for the night, but the Notre Dame college football season is almost here, and we pod it out. In this episode: HELLO! Joshua is working out his feelings on the Hicksville uniform betrayal and why the 2001 XFL look might actually be vintage now. We crawl down a hole of "are we really that old?" and it takes a minute. REVIEWS! Yes, daddy. How to ruin a college football team with venture capital. Recruiting reclassification and a big mistake. Too much conference realignment talk. Going through the college football season schedule week by week to highlight the games that interest us, and other games to pay attention to. "Preview" is kind of a strong word for our purpose tonight. The preseason rankings are important even if they aren't really important. Stop ruining the sport of college football. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan opened up the pod machine as Notre Dame moves away from fall camp and transitions to game prep to start the season in Dublin, Ireland, against the Navy Midshipmen. In this episode: Hello! Re-watching television shows is absolutely psychotic and Joshua is here for it. College football conference realignment is still running wild. Brendan has a theory about the importance of the Colorado Buffaloes that Joshua agrees with, but simultaneously he has an opinion about Deion Sanders that sets Joshua on a rage run. Jude is eating popcorn. The coaches poll and Notre Dame's #13 ranking. Breaking down the Coaches poll top 10 and who won't be there at season's end. Notre Dame's 2024 schedule and impending doom. Some fall camp storylines. The most positive things we are taking away from fall camp. Some of the not so positive things from fall camp. A nickname to end nicknames. REVIEWS! Ohio State hate and some logic. What game is more important for Notre Dame to win - USC or Ohio St

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan jump on the podcast machine as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are just three weeks away from taking on Navy in the college football season opener in Dublin, Ireland. In this episode: HELLO! Notre Dame is reportedly signing a new 10 year deal with Under Armour. Green uniforms. Conference realignment issues is breaking banks and podcast topics. Joshua continues his crusade against the ACC. Lighting candles for conference catastrophes. Jude gets totally sucked in by preseason rat poison. Brendan's national tour of college football. Betting on fun dumb things... like Tyler Buchner as Alabama's starting quarterback. Camp stuff. Sam Hartman is a smarty pants on the field (we think). Making Notre Dame Football serious again. Conference discourse tide turning. The making of Notre Dame McGuire. A hot Traore take. A difference in opinion. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-S

Joshua and Brendan make their way to the pod machine for a night of celebrating Notre Dame's return to fall camp to prepare for the 2023 college football season. In this episode: HELLO! Raking through the Sparty series because of course. ABP. Always Be Petty. REVIEWS! 90's Korn references. Family photos. The accuracy of it all. Brendan has a crush on Chris Tyree and if he's right - it's ALL RIGHT. Say Deion Colzie's name. Joshua's Jeremiyah Love bandwagon is large and welcomes all comers. We are SO sold on Sam Hartman. The cornerback situation and fist pumps to the possibility. Standing up for Jack Kiser, JD Bertrand, and Marist Liufau. How solid is the defensive line? Jim Harbaugh and his 4 game suspension with the Michigan Wolverines. NIL legislation and Notre Dame's big win. The case for the San Diego St. Aztecs to save college football. The Colorado Buffaloes go back to the Big 12 and the PAC-12 is the John Travolta meme. The guys square off on the ice (again) when it comes to the Big 1

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have their eyes on the start of fall camp for Notre Dame Football and are ready to start podding all about it. We've finally reached one of the major mile markers for the offseason, and invite you to play along. In this episode: HELLO! Princes of the Universe. Sneaky friends in all sorts of places. REVIEWS! What would be the best 30 for 30 movies that could be made about Notre Dame football? Notre Dame's trip to New York. Was the Big Apple trip a precursor for something else? Our 4th annual prop bet episode is ready to go. Who leads the team in touchdowns? Who scores the first touchdown? Who becomes a new Notre Dame villain? Which game will be the trappiest trap game? Who will go to New York for the Heisman ceremony? What teams will win their conference? Playoffs? Who makes this year's college football playoff? And plenty more (like a lot more) weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-S

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back on the pod habit to cover Notre Dame Football the right way. It was an unusually long break for us, but we needed a rest - and now it's back to business. In this episode: HELLO! We're back and ready to roll. PAT FITZGERALD... and a whole lot of Northwestern Wildcats chatter. Body clocks and a name that seems right. REVIEWS! Best decade of players at Notre Dame. Is Notre Dame a serious football program? A plea to join the Army. More bad Spanish because that's still a thing. On3 and the ridiculous ranking of C.J Carr. Watching a Notre Dame media institution NOT be what it was when we were kids. Homefield drops a new collection and the guys have some thoughts. A wedding announcement. Japanese beetles are ruining our lives. Pools to squirrels to rings, and almost moving to Holland. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. We had to shake some of the rust off, but we are back and creeping toward the news blasts coming up for Notre Dame and the rest of the co

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan pull-start another E5S podcast to talk about the most important issues concerning Notre Dame Football after 22 days of summer. In this episode: Hello! The fresco mural. Little League updates. REVIEWS! The Harry Potter controversy continues. Snitches get stitches (and Joshua ain't watching). Sub movie monkey paw. Nike VS Under Armour and the inevitability of Notre Dame's apparel deal. Notre Dame's licensing deals aren't doing us any favors. The Gug... is it a real problem, or just another problem? Safety recruiting. An impromptu Ted Lasso discussion. Marcus Freeman has deal with this just like everyone else. High expectations in 2023 and what is actually acceptable. Learning on the job. Lets SABCDF Notre Dame starting quarterbacks since 1990. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back for a summer podcast about Notre Dame Football that was two minutes in the making - but has lived for decades in our hearts. In this episode: Hotels, weddings, and cheeseburgers in hell. Friends in low places and hills that Brendan dies on. Things we don't watch. A fairly long-winded discussion about Notre Dame football recruiting in the new world of college football. The reality of playing for a national championship. Up for grabs in 2023 because of an incredible amount of unknowns. FIGHT! The tiers of Notre Dame Football coaches. The tiers of Notre Dame Football hate. Jude is sleepy. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan flip open the podcast machine after a week off, and a massive amount of Notre Dame news gushing through the pipeline. In this episode: HELLO! Joshua's great pizza problem and a plea for sponsorship. REVIEWS! That's DOCTOR Vowles to you buddy. Jack Swarbrick is on his way out as the Notre Dame athletic director. Swarbrick's legacy at Notre Dame. A well-dressed Italian to the rescue. Joshua turns pizza tragedy into pizza GLORY. Pete Bevacqua 's track record is success. TV stuff and uniform stuff and a couple dashes of independence. Jude takes us off topic, but it was worth it. Notre Dame football recruiting, BCR, and staying even. Lacrosse national champions. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back like Voltron to open up the Pod Machine of Destiny to talk about our beloved Notre Dame Football program (and other things). In this episode: HELLO! Red Bull's roster is elite. Brendan threatens Joshua'a heirs with The Shirt. Little League update and revenge of the tie. REVIEWS! Defending against the evils of Olive Garden. All of the poop talk anyone could ever want, and if you want more... FRAME IT. Hot takes are the business at hand. Notre Dame's next dynamic duo at wide receiver will be... someone. Breaking the record books. Underachieving in 2023. SHOW ME THE LOSS! Conference champions and Joshua's boldest monkey paw to date. Stetson Bennett's journey to not graduate and the role of the NCAA. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jude and Brendan are left to their own devices to pod about Notre Dame football, as Joshua was inconsolable after a Little League highway robbery that resulted in a tie due to cheating (rough night y'all). In this episode: Conference expansion for college football. Conference realignment for college football. NLRB Notre Dame's recruiting as it pertains to the NFL Draft. Marcus Freeman as a recruiter. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast (that Joshua hosts). Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua and Brendan crack open the podcast dispenser for what is almost a type of emergency episode following some interesting Notre Dame Football news items from the day. In this episode: HELLO! A neighbor's betrayal. Joshua isn't stopping with cargo shorts on the "take back" campaign, but does he go too far? REVIEWS! A brief insider tale from the BK recruiting machine. Regionalized position talent has many truths to it. Alexander Ehrensberger is done with the football life and is going back to Germany. The scholarship count and a quiet transfer portal cycle. Notre Dame is shopping for a new apparel deal. Will Notre Dame ditch Under Armour and go with Nike or Adidas? Jack Swarbrick is the father of the century. Andy Staples has another idea, and of course it's good - and of course it's absolutely awful because it will never happen. The football schedule for the Michigan Wolverines is so bad that Brendan is scared of its consequences. Retirement countries. And plenty more weaved in and out of th

Joshua welcomes Pittsburgh Panthers beat writer, Amanda Godsey, to the podcast to cover a wide variety of topics around the wonderful world of college football. Some of the things we discussed: Pitt pitting. The ACC and Pitt's place. Pat Narduzzi and his Notre Dame feelings. It's a Big East kind of a year. Super conference super future. Phil Jurkovec and his social media mastery. Tyler Palko. And plenty more. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an attempt to help make our Notre Dame listeners smarter about college football, the Earned 5-Star Podcast is going forward with an offseason plan to interview some of our favorite college football writers and personalities around the country. It's a plan so brilliant, I really can't believe other podcasters don't have these things called "guests" on their own shows. First up is the Shutdown Fullcast's Ryan Nanni because he said, "yes" and because he enjoys a good podcast nightcap. Some of the things we discuss: When was peak college football? It's all the SEC's fault. The Nick Saban dynasty. What's up with the ACC? The myth of out of conference games. Is Notre Dame the Last Samurai? Ryan power ranks the 5 most overrated teams for 2023 and ducks. And of course a handful of other things. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have just one more hurdle to jump before we can finish the 2022 Notre Dame Football cycle - and that's this podcast following the NFL Draft. In this episode: HELLO! An earthquake just hit. Home Run Inn inventory. REVIEWS! Jude is gonna get back to us with a real answer. Transfer Portal madness. Dealing with the loss of Logan Diggs. Notre Dame's need in the portal before fall camp. Looking at the scholarship chart. So... safety is a big issue and we're not sold that 2024 commit Kennedy Urlacher is the answer. Notre Dame's issues on the backend have been there for a long time. Let's talk about Michael Mayer. Let's talk about Isaiah Foskey. Let's talk about Jarrett Patterson. Dealing with all of the draft noise (before and after). Tyler Buchner is a member of the Alabama Crimson Tide. Michigan's schedule continues to be gross. Notre Dame winning shootout games might be a thing. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are coming in like an iced latte for a venti podcast after a big weekend performance by the Notre Dame football program in the annual Blue-Gold Game - we're totally serious. In this episode: HELLO! A couple of life stories from Joshua coming straight out of Hicksville. REVIEWS! Home Run Inn pizza FOREVER. We promise more guests. The spring game happened, and people are oozing with positive vibes. Sam Hartman is the truth. How Joshua really feels about people with great hair. What we liked from the spring game, what we didn't like, and the things we don't really know about. Tyler Buchner is in the transfer portal. What if Tyler Buchner follows Tommy Rees south to play for the Alabama Crimson Tide? Prince Kollie is in the transfer portal. Why do people hate players that are better than other players? RANK EVERYTHING! 2000's top five songs. Jude wants to punch Joshua in the face. We have Brendan's best of the 2000's Spotify playlist RIGHT HERE. The NFL Draft is upon us.

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are running wild with spring fever and can't wait to provide the best damn preview pod for Notre Dame's annual Blue-Gold game that you've ever heard. In this episode: HELLO! Swimming in Lake Michigan while almost in Canada. REVIEWS! A fun explanation of how we earned that valuable fifth star. A Michigan Wolverines civil war is fun and all... and we certainly have our top choice to not be terrible. The hottest country music takes you'll ever hear this far north of Nashville. The Notre Dame quarterback situation and how we feel about Tyler Buchner and Sam Hartman. The Lorenzo Styles story and how much we will actually see of him as a defender. Prop bets for the spring game without spotlighting the sacrifice. The spring game we think we're getting versus the spring game we'd like to see. Ranking how we know spring has arrived. Brendan's anticipation level for The Shirt is a little too high. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! all reviews l

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan kick open the Pandora's box of podcast machines to talk about what we know when it comes to Notre Dame football - which certainly doesn't have much to do with spring ball due to the lack of info. Cool. In this episode: Hello! Easter Candy VS other candy. Pierogi Pop. REVIEWS! An amendment was made. Still not speaking Spanish. We continue our villain series with a special focus on the 2023 football season. While we don't want to spoil our picks by listing them off in the show notes - there are several big surprises. Also... I have to let you know that there might be a massive Big 10 VS ACC showdown inside (and that's for SEO purposes). Rank Everything takes a look around the group of five (and still finds enough glorious pettiness to fill an Easter basket). And plenty more weaved in and out of the show (like... a lot). Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit