One Foot Down: For Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fans

Jude and Brendan are joined by UHND's Greg Flammang (@greg2126) to discuss the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the win over the Syracuse Orange, and much more. In this episode: Being cool as a cucumber. Dealing with slow starts. A typical Ian Book stat line. Getting inside TaRiq Bracy's head. Why did Brian Kelly leave his starters in for so long? The combined power of Drew Pyne and Brendon Clark. Javon McKinley went out and had a day (after the sun went away). Throwing shade at the media coverage post BYU and Coastal Carolina game. A half baked plan for the Big 10 and Pac-12. Pat Forde - conspiracy theorist. The Ian Book takeover during Virginia Tech / Clemson game. Screw Miami's feelings. Under Armour's lost opportunity. The proper way to use Braden Lenzy and Lawrence Keys III. Time for a little Hammy talk. Book Club Fan Club. Ian Book's NFL Draft future. What about Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and his NFL Draft dreams? Greg's viral tweet regret. All of the Kyle Hamilton slander. And much more. Pl

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back to give you a 5-Star podcast with 3-Star talent. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will host the Syracuse Orange on Saturday in a Senior Day matchup to end the regular season. In this episode: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRENDAN! REVIEWS! And an Abdel Banda reference. Talking about the Vanderbilt job (just a wee bit as an option). The ACC has a special relationship with Dabo. Getting rid of the game against Wake Forest and what this means for the ACC. Ian Book and the Heisman conversation. What's Clemson's role in college football? Are they like a new Miami? Already talking about the weather in Charlotte in a couple of weeks. Previewing Syracuse as the worst Power 5 opponent Notre Dame has seen in quite some time. Being petty AF. How the game unfolds in the best interest of Notre Dame. Let's see Brendon Clark a little bit. The guys give their CFB picks for the week. Offensive and Defensive MVP's for the Irish on Saturday. Honoring Zac Plantz. Please RATE and REVIEW! All revie

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan sat down after a college football Saturday to talk about a win the Notre Dame Fighting Irish got on Friday over the North Carolina Tar Heels. In this episode: HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDE! Calling out those that predicted an Irish loss (or close win). Ian Book the magician. Running through the initial track meet. Figuring out TaRiq Bracy. The ejection of Kyle Hamilton and the dejection of Irish fans. The Ohio State Buckeyes as a player in the playoff race. Kyren Williams and the Lebron James hype. Stop groping Kurt Hinish. Adetokunbo Ogundeji and Marist Liufau deserved a game ball too (Drew White has it). Javon McKinley has become awesomely dependable. Choking out the North Carolina offense. Physicality is the new black. Formation swoons. Showing respect to Sarah Fuller at Vanderbilt. Answering an email question about the Notre Dame beat biz - with helpful hints (we think). And a vast amount of other stuff weaved in and out like an awesome sweater. Please RATE and REVIEW!

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back together and maybe - just maybe - we bit off a little more than we can chew. We wanted to do a Q&A session ALONG with a preview for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS North Carolina Tar Heels - and by god you're getting one. In this episode: Of course hockey. Breakout player potential in Chapel Hill? Replacing Jarrett Patterson and Tommy Kraemer with Zeke Correll and Josh Lugg. Playaction with Bruno's and Barnaby's. Threats to a 1-loss Irish team. Tommy Rees VS Chip Long. Nostalgic video/card/board game talk. The Canadian Love is incredible. A positive outlook because "fun" is always in style. POD WAR! Brian Kelly All-Star teleported to 2020. Someone brings up 2017 Miami and 2019 Michigan. Turkey or chicken? Green jersey talk. North Carolina and the stuff rate. Previewing the Fighting Mack Browns. Weekly game picks and game MVP picks. Ricky Watters is awesome. And a ridiculous amount of other stuff weaved on and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All

It's a one man booth today with Joshua. Fortunately for all of you, he was able to get Irish Illustrated's Tom Loy (@TomLoy247)on the line to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and their recruiting effort for the 2021 class. In this episode: The re-commitment of Philip Riley. The flip of 6-Star kicker Josh Bryan. The giant question concerning scholarship numbers for 2021 and beyond. Tom brought up Donovan Edwards first, so we talk about this elite running back and Notre Dame's chances. OTHER running back discussion. Can Notre Dame flip Caleb Johnson from the Auburn Tigers? The David Abiara situation and Notre Dame's standing with Kelvin Gillium. Joshua has a Don'te Thornton problem that Tom takes care of with ease. Get real excited about Lorenzo Styles because he's legit. The cloudy future of the 2022 cycle. Tom's thoughts on this current class for the Irish. Answering the "top 5 class" thing - again. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back to talk about the 8-0 Notre Dame Fighting Irish after their road win over the Boston College Eagles. In this episode: MACtion. REVIEWS! The ghastly broadcast from ABC. Some thoughts about Phil Jurkovec. Ian Book as a guy that's getting "Heisman mentions." C'Bo Flemister is endearing himself to fans as a trucker. Ian Book as a runner. Turnover problems. Defending the deep pass has not been the strongest part of the Irish defense. Praise for Avery Davis, Javon McKinley, and Ben Skowronek. Brian Kelly is a demon slayer and gets his 100th win. And many, many more things weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next OFD Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua and Brendan break out the podcast machine to talk about the upcoming ACC classic in Chesnut Hill as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish go on the road to take on the Boston College Eagles. In this episode: Praise for the ICON video. The reviews are in and they are plentiful (and maybe on some type of drugs). Let's talk about Javon McKinley, because seriously - we should be talking more about him. The Frank Leahy Memorial Trophy. Brian Kelly Trophy Pimp. Did Matt Ryan give a trophy herpes? Stop talking about the 1993 BC game because it's bullshit (witchcraft isn't real). Demon hunting. Jesuits. Backup College. Breaking down this BC team. We have some Phil Jurkovec conversations. Some try hards trying hard. BUCK UP with Shayne Simon. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah might be Gozer the Destroyer. Spontaneous recruiting talk. Loving our monster lineup. Notre Dame is a physical team and they are going to beat the crap out of you. Demanding a recount about the Irish offensive line. Picks and predictions

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan welcome Greg (the official unofficial member of the show) to the podcast to celebrate the 47-40 win the Notre Dame Fighting Irish pulled off in double overtime over the Clemson Tigers. This is one of those episodes that is all over the map - but in a really awesome way. The show notes are really going to be more hodge podgy than normal - and that's okay. Here's a very short version of what's in here: Ian Book is a great Notre Dame quarterback. Guys like Avery Davis and Javon McKinley stepped up. ACC refs suck. Huge meaning for Brian Kelly and this program. Shutting down Travis Etienne. The incredible D.J. Uiagalelei. The secondary dealing with Amari Rodgers and Cornell Powell. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah as a beast. Obviously the Kyle Hamilton love because Greg's here - but also because he's awesome. STATS! What this game means to us. How does the Clemson game affect the Clemson game? (A parody). Other cool things. Kyren Williams just runs like a race horse and we are thank

Joshua and Brendan are in the podcast booth this week to preview some random game in the ACC this week - the Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS the Clemson Tigers. In this episode: MACTION! REVIEWS! Learning to speak Samoan. Underrated wide receivers. Brian Kelly's presser was an exercise in press mismanagement. The big gameness of it all. Consuming Clemson content this week as opposed to EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST 5+ MONTHS. The best damn ND/Clemson Podcast. B.Y.O.G. HARDWARE! Clemson did it like Marty McFly. Making a rivalry out of this and there's nothing you can do about it. All praises be unto Travis Etienne. Breaking down Clemson's roster (a little bit). Lamentations of the weather. A lot of "this is helpful for Notre Dame" going on. Ian Book's legacy. A reminder that Jimmy Clausen > Brady Quinn. A Rick Mirer level. The importance of striking fast and furious. Going Monster. A bad analogy with boxing. PICKS! Predictions for the game. Quickly say WEAR THE GREEN JERSEYS! Reading a few fan l

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are drunk on Halloween candy and sweet pics of our kids in costumes. It's Halloween and here we are discussing the 31-13 win the Notre Dame Fighting Irish put on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Usually I provide a bulletpoint list of some of the topics we discuss, but because it's late and I can barely remember my name - here are just a few of the thoughts in this episode: Ian Book was just fine. The win was pure domination. We bitch about the defense being overlooked. Stats and other things. HELLO CLEMSON! We're actually here now so LFG! Becoming a Lord makes a fantastic Christmas. And (trust me) plenty more about the Irish win over GT and the game ahead against the Clemson Tigers. It's a shorter episode than normal, but just as passionate. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next OFD Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua and Brendan are in a two man booth this week as Jude was unavailable. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 5-0 after a 45-3 win over the Pittsburgh Panthers and will travel to Atlanta this week to take on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Due to time constraints of life, we had to double up the pod this week - so it's kind of a throwback. Kind of. In this episode: The Big 10 is in the house. Certain television shows. Jimmy Clausen has entered the chat room. Notre Dame on the ground against Pitt wasn't pretty, but it worked. Ian Book pushed the ball downfield. Hello monster receivers... yes you Bennett Skowronek. Michael Mayer is Michael. Listening to the wisdom of Michael Felder. The Notre Dame defense has almost no tackle stats (almost). Doing the drive chart thing. Long drives are incredibly sexy. Notre Dame's point perception. Still annoyed about talking about the Clemson Tigers. Working on a receiver group (it's kind of insane). Staying away from a Ball State type game. Diving into Geor

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan gleefully step behind the bar to serve all of our Notre Dame Fighting Irish friends the best drinks around. Take a break from all your worries - it sure would help a lot. The Irish travel to the state of Pennsylvania to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers. In this episode: We salute Jahmir Smith and his brave decision. It's Pitt week, which makes it rivalry in 2020. The Legend of the Pitt Stadium Spirit Box. REVIEWS! Bad stadium experiences. A Pitt overview... the defensive line is really good, and the quarterback seems like a Lloyd Carr(ish) person. A 3rd down tale. Please stop blitzing Kyle Hamilton. What we hope to see on offense this week. Putting the Notre Dame offensive line on notice. Ian book's path to Rick Mirer. Game Picks (Jude gets braggy). Offensive and defensive MVP's... going easy or overthinking? The phallic fallacy. The Chicago Bears enter the bar. LSU Tigers and violations - LEARN TO LAWYER BETTER ND. TIMECOP! Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews on Appl

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are super excited about a 12-7 win from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish over the Louisville Cardinals. In this episode we weave in and out of many things such as: Reviews are the lifeblood. Ian Book at quarterback. The Irish rushing attack. Where are the wide receivers? The fake field goal. Going for 2. What the hell just happened? The spirit of Navy compels you. Getting home on the blitz. Kyle Hamilton appreciation moment. The physicality of Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah. Bringing up the Clemson Tigers. Joshua decides to go FULL BLASPHEMY. We have some suggestions for the offense, and if you do too, we encourage you to mail those in to Brian Kelly at the Gug. And just plenty more of a fairly calm discussion from an extremely weird game. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews will be read on the next OFD Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan embark on a journey to preview the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus the Louisville Cardinals - and this is what happened: Lane Kiffin... is he really a GQ kind of guy? The Michigan Wolverines and their free ticket bonanza. REVIEWS! Talking about the weather. Louisville has been one of the biggest disappointments of the 2020 season. The Cardinal defense is still trash. The Cardinal offense still has some major players that can hurt you. A rant about WHATABOUTISM. Looking at things through the prism of the Clemson Tigers. Poop thoughts. Papa Johns is pure garbage. The sleeping giant that is the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football program. Game picks. Game MVPs. Remembering this is a Cincinnati Bearcats adjacent podcast. Quick hoops talk. HOCKEY TALK ALERT. Waxing poetic about mid-90's sports video games. Streaming Notre Dame football games. Big time big screen TV conversation. A forever love of Maker's Mark. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please R

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan opened up the pod machine after the Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Florida State Seminoles 42-26 in ACC action. In this episode: Fresh hot takes about rust. Dealing with a light secondary. The offensive line is incredible. Liam Eichenberg as a pirate. Explaining the line substitution. We talk about the nation's best WR Javon McKinley - he's a beast. A steady Ian Book. Kyren Williams had a big night. Clark Lea's defense is about right. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is a hit stick. Poor tackling. Doctor Shaun Crawford. TaRiq Bracy needs some pain killers and an ice bath. Putting the week's picks into perspective. Around the ACC. Something about poles or polls or something like that. Concerns moving forward. Final thoughts. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next OFD Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are finally back to preview the Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS Florida State Seminoles. Everything has been weird and the season has that "season opener" feel again. Okay... in this episode: We're pretty sure the Noles are trash. PFF has a lot of love for Notre Dame's offensive line. Will the Irish be rusty after two weeks off. Burning the ACC narrative to the ground because it's dumb. A Phil Jurkovec mini-rant. Notre Dame's quarterback situation moving forward. The benefit of an Ian Book dynasty. Game picks - are the North Carolina Tar Heels (Jude's not so secret love) overrated? Game predictions for Notre Dame and FSU. And a ridiculous amount of stuff weaved in and out of the show. These show notes aren't the best this week (but the show itself is solid per usual). Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next OFD Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back in the middle of another bye week for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. No worries - we have plenty to talk about. In this episode: Reading those reviews. Holy water smuggling. We welcome Carter Karels back to the show to talk about Irish recruiting and the program as a whole. Deion Colzie's journey to Notre Dame. Who's next for Notre Dame? Is Donte Thornton still a viable option at WR? Is Lorenzo Styles a receiver or a corner? Scholarship numbers moving forward. The COVID wildfire. Ian Book's development and the Tommy Rees offense. Chilling on the off week - it's couch season. Poll talk. Clark Lea's defense. The Mike Elston godhead. Carter's dating life. Diet tips. Anime gushing. 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 OFD Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan sit down for ANOTHER bye week for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The only thing planned this week was a podcast recording - everything else is just a freestyle rap. In this episode: The postponement of the game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. The ACC's scheduling plan and doing a double Charlotte. Are the South Florida Bulls to blame or is this an internal struggle? The Slander of Ian Book has got to stop. Pro Football Focus's love affair with the Irish offensive line. The Tommy Rees offense. Mike Elston deserves a shrine. Bring on the cheeseburgers. Red Bull addiction. What about Brendan Clark VS the backup QB for the Clemson Tigers? Weird recruiting notes. Proper footwear. A basketball topic gets thrown in there at the end. And plenty more weaved in and out of the podcast. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next OFD Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back at it - and we brought some hot sauce back to the pod. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are 2-0 (1-0) on the season after a 52-0 thrashing of the South Florida Bulls. In this episode: Ian Book and his role on Saturday. Tommy Rees is doing something here. The amazing Jack Kiser does the thing for all the small town Indiana boys. Joshua and Jude reach Michigan levels of disagreement on how and when to talk about the Clemson Tigers. Isaiah Foskey's early impact. Marveling at the three-headed monster at running back with C'Bo Flemister, Chris Tyree, and Kyren Williams. The big depth chart hit and how Notre Dame reacted to it - with a shutout y'all. Brian Kelly wants to be a villain. Or maybe Brian Kelly wants Notre Dame to be a villain - either way or both - we're down for that. We have some Big 10 takes. Random college football talk with a heavy dose of ACC because OF COURSE! And, as always, a ton of stuff mixed in and out of the show. Please take a moment to RATE and R

Joshua and Brendan are in the studio, but Jude's wonderful takes are nowhere to be found (a guy needs his rest). The Notre Dame Fighting Irish welcome the South Florida Bulls to South Bend to try to even the score. Does Charlie Weis Jr. have the same thoughts? In this episode: Review City and gifting Toledo back to Michigan. We go over the USF roster a bit, and try to pick some problem players out of the roster. The great Felix schism. What to expect from the Notre Dame offense this week. The no-worry defense. Picking the spreads. Players of the game and the need for a combo day. A patriotic reminder. And a ton of stuff weaved in and out of the show. You're going to love it. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next OFD Podcast. GO IRISH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices