One Foot Down: For Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fans

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are tossing one last bucket of rocks into the offseason podcast pond while staring down the ocean of the upcoming Notre Dame Football season. In this episode: HELLO! School supply conundrum. REVIEWS! Can the Irish win a national championship with 12 players on the field? The go to Target furniture finish is espresso. A Notre Dame recruiting rant is actually a YOU SHOULD LOVE CFB MORE rant. Fullbacks forever. The moving spread. A game by game pick-em of the 2022 Notre Dame football season. How things shake out against Ohio State. Notre Dame becomes Nosferatu. The North Carolina lie continues. Could there be a problem in the desert with the elderly? How are we supposed to look at the game against the Clemson Tigers? Do the massive amount of transfers in for USC make them more likely to win over the Irish? Can an 11-1 Notre Dame team make the college football playoff? Week ZERO picks. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews le

Joshua and Brendan fell down the podcast hole this week while Jude was out living his life before the Notre Dame football season hits. In this episode: Pizza recall hits hard - but soccer moms may have it harder. REVIEWS! Jude has a special connection with people. Our beef with John Ourand's type of framing. Notre Dame, NBC, and the Big Ten - it's a thing. Workshopping a Notre Dame football schedule. Notre Dame as the villain remains undefeated. Notre Dame is ranked #5 and we think polls are friggin awesome. Audric Estime has a beautiful voice and we need more from him. The Shamrock Series gear fiasco. Recruiting and some stuff about Keon Keeley. Are you prepared for the season? 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 shake off the oppressive heat and humidity of August football weather to bring you a Notre Dame Football podcast 9 days in the making. In this episode: HELLO! Joshua just wants to buy a damn turtle - Russian or otherwise. A West Virginia wedding and lessons learned for trips to see the Irish play football. The ONE player we all want to win the Heisman Trophy. The battle for FALL CAMP and the lunacy of SPRING PRACTICE. Tyler Buchner is the starting quarterback and we're just going to keep that secret locked up in our secret box. Fall camp commentary concerning the wide receivers, defensive backs, and linebackers. Does Notre Dame even have a kicker? Rylie Mills - General Mills if you will - is Joshua's guy, and Pete Sampson is just going to have to arm wrestle the Emperor if he wants that label. David Hale and Barrett Sallee - TROLLS UNITE! Drink water and be careful in this heat. The Big 10's new media deal helps keep Notre Dame independent. Jack Swarbrick is really good

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan broke out the Barbies, put the bras on their heads, and opened up the podcast portal as we get closer and closer to the start of the Notre Dame football season. In this episode: HELLO! Breakfast battles, and why everyone else is way better than the Golden Arches. The Bon Jovi effect. Penguins are dope. Some Peacock news... how much money is there? REVIEWS! A new Notre Dame conference. The Pitt Rivalry is real - and it is beautiful. The Rust Belt Conference. This is a family friendly show you bastards. Brian Kelly's bare minimum. Brent Venebles is a raving lunatic and fans of the Oklahoma Sooners have just lost their minds. Notre Dame's Hangover reveal and the Shamrock Series uniforms. Keon Keely eyes the Alabama Crimson Tide, and Peyton Bowen fools around with the Texas A&M Aggies. Ryan Day's beard is terrible and Ohio State has some issues. The fable of Phil Steele. The Irish start camp this week and we prepare for any news the filters out. Drop in your answers for

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back at it as we accelerate faster and faster towards the start of the college football season, and Notre Dame's showdown in Columbus with Ohio State. In this episode: HELLO! The Holy Fruit Trinity. REVIEWS! The Rose Bowl stranglehold. Know your history! The Michigan State Spartans are more deserving of a place on Notre Dame's schedule than the Navy Midshipmen. PROP BETS ARE OUT (at least for the OFD Pod) and we call on ALL Notre Dame Podcasts to release their answers. We use our tried and true format of Who, Which, Over/Under, Does, Pick (example of each): Who ends up joining the list of Notre Dame villains by seasons end? Which is more: Brandon Joseph INTs or Kyle Hamilton career INTs? Over/Under fourth down attempts 25.5. Does Notre Dame incorporate black into their Vegas uniform? Pick the biggest trap game. 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! Lea

Episode 8: Mike Golic Jr., DraftKings First off, if you missed Episode 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 you can catch up in the links provided! Episode 8 features former Notre Dame football player, Mike Golic Jr. We dove into the Bachelor, his new podcast as a part of DraftKings, Resurrecting South Bend Nightclubs, and where you can find him in the booth this fall. He is an incredible representation of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and I appreciated having such a wonderful guest to close out Season 1. Until Next time - and as always......GO IRISH! You can listen to the show in the podcast player below or any of your favorite major podcast platforms. Don’t forget to RATE and REVIEW on the Apple Podcasts app! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 7: Joshua Vowles, OFD First off, if you missed Episode 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 you can catch up in the links provided! Episode 7 features Joshua Vowles from our very own OFD. Josh brought me under his wing and allowed me to write for OFD and even do things like this series. I owe a lot to him for giving a 24 year a chance to write back in 2017. He is loyal, down to earth, a great shit talker, and an avid supporter of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Like last week, all feedback is greatly appreciated. We will wrap up with a final episode of season 1 later this week/early next. Tell your family, friends, coworkers, and everyone you know to give it a listen, and share feedback with the guests as well! Finally, as always, GO IRISH!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 6: Tom Loy, 247 Sports First off, if you missed Episode 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 you can catch up in the links provided! Episode 6 features Tom Loy from 247 Sports. Tom has been a guy who I have always admired as he is tenacious on the recruiting trail. He has been a supporter of OFD and totally gets what we do. Like last week, all feedback is greatly appreciated and if there are any guests you’re dying to have on, I’ll do my best to get them scheduled! Tell your family, friends, coworkers, and everyone you know to give it a listen, and share feedback with the guests as well! Finally, as always, GO IRISH!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan returned to the podcast portal for the first time in almost two weeks and were fully prepared to start digging their teeth into the upcoming Notre Dame Football season. The problem is... there's just a whole bunch of Notre Dame offseason left in us. In this episode: Hello! Inflation is a myth. Trash advanced stats remain trash advanced stats. Conference realignment talk is cheap and plentiful still. LONG LIVE NOTRE DAME INDEPENDENCE! Notre Dame is the savior of college football. A LARGE amount of green jersey discussion - like a lot more than we would normally allow. REVIEWS! The 2007 college football season was the greatest CFB season ever and we will fight you if you disagree. Who will be Notre Dame's freshman of the year? Some really good questions get some really almost good responses. More uniform talk. How tall is Lincoln Riley? Fighting Jim Harbaugh and Jude's dark courage. We never did get to talking about the Ohio State Buckeyes... but we have time. And plent

Episode 3: Matt Freeman, Irish Sports Daily First off, if you missed Episode 1, 2, 3, or 4 you can catch up in the links provides! Episode 5 features Matt Freeman from Irish Sports Daily (ISD). Matt took a less traditional route to his career on the beat, but has been a staple for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. We cover how he got here and some of the key elements of building and maintaining relationships with recruits. Like last week, all feedback is greatly appreciated and if there are any guests you’re dying to have on, I’ll do my best to get them scheduled! Tell you family, friends, coworkers, and everyone you know to give it a listen, and share feedback with the guests as well! Finally, as always, GO IRISH!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 4: Tyler James, InsideNDSports for The Rivals Network First off, if you missed Episode 1, 2, or 3 you can catch up in the links provides! Episode 4 features a guest I was extremely excited to land! Tyler James is a staple of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat. I’ve met Tyler a couple of times briefly and he has been wonderful each time! He shared some great anecdotes on how his career has progressed from the very start as a recruit himself. Like last week, all feedback is greatly appreciated and if there are any guests you’re dying to have on, I’ll do my best to get them scheduled! Tell you family, friends, coworkers, and everyone you know to give it a listen, and share feedback with the guests as well! Finally, as always, GO IRISH!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are joined by Greg Flammang in a missile silo deep in Big 10 country - out in Los Angeles. The quartet did its best to put the Notre Dame football news of the last few days into perspective. In this episode: HELLO! A very Cajun review. Notre Dame is cleaning it up on the recruiting trail. Perhaps the best Burrito VS Taco discussion you'll ever hear on a podcast. The USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins are headed to the Big 10... and boy do we have some thoughts about that. Joshua doesn't believe in math or words in a tweet. Where does Notre Dame stand in this new weird world of conference realignment? What kind of scenarios doe we see that possibly might happen? How long has Jack Swarbrick been prepared for this situation - like... are these the war games he and his staff play out? We bring it back to Notre Dame recruiting, and yes... Dante Moore does get a mention. The Irish Wear Green game is actually going to have green jerseys! What a concept. And an absolute TON more weaved

Episode 3: Tim O’Malley, Irish Illustrated First off, if you missed Episode 1 and 2, you can catch up in the links provides!   Episode 3 features a guest I was extremely excited to land! Tim O’Malley is a staple of the ND beat and is the only Notre Dame Fighting Irish graduate I have slated to interview. I’ve met Tim a couple of times briefly and he has been wonderful each time! He shared some great anecdotes on how he ended up writing for ND, what goes into his Monday Musings column, and some great insights on NIL and recruiting. Like last week, all feedback is greatly appreciated and if there are any guests you’re dying to have on, I’ll do my best to get them scheduled! Tell you family, friends, coworkers, and everyone you know to give it a listen, and share feedback with the guests as well! Finally, as always, GO IRISH!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 2: Ashton Pollard, On3 First off, if you missed Episode 1, you can catch up Here! Episode 2 features an OFD return guest in Ashton Pollard, who joined Josh and Brendan back at the start of the 2021 season. She is covers the Notre Dame Fighting Irish for “On3”, specifically Blue and Gold. We “met” on Twitter and have had plenty of fun interactions over the last year or so. She was gracious enough to be a part of my new show and shared some great anecdotes and stories of her day to day and how she ended up on beat. Like last week, all feedback is greatly appreciated and if there are any guests you’re dying to have on, I’ll do my best to get them scheduled! Tell you family, friends, coworkers, and everyone you know to give it a listen, and share feedback with the guests as well! Finally, as always, GO IRISH!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 1: Pete Sampson, The Athletic Pete Sampson is a writer that I’ve read for years and was someone who I really hoped I’d be able to book. I met him on one occasion a few years back, and he said he appreciated what we did here at OFD, which was music to my ears. I reached out asking if he would be interested in joining the podcast, and he accepted right away. He exceeded my expectations as he was gracious with both his time and his stories. I don’t want to give too much away, but I really think you will all enjoy this. As with anything, please provide feedback so I can make this as enjoyable as possible! Finally, 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 tucked away with the modern miracle of central air-conditioning to bring forth a Notre Dame Football podcast worthy of your download. In this episode: HELLO! It's hot and little leaguers need little leagued. Notre Dame Football recruiting is pretty hot itself. Mike Mickens is doing things - and these things are very, very positive. Notre Dame Baseball just crashed out of the College World Series. Link Jarrett is all but gone to take over the Florida State Seminoles - we aren't going to beat around the bush with this one. REVIEWS! It really is time to start the smack talk when it comes to the Ohio State Buckeyes. When was the last time OSU beat a big-time non-conference opponent in Columbus? The line is still 14.5 and there are some bets being tossed around on Twitter... and Jude is all in with some hardcore emotion. Just getting by to get through July. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be rea

Joshua and Brendan travel into pod land without the magnificent talent of Jude with a big batch of great Notre Dame news. In this episode: HELLO! Joshua vents out a little list of personal problems which have no bearing on the podcast - but maybe why it took so damn long between episodes. REVIEWS! Homefield magic for the Irish is wearable. C.J. Carr is Irish and boy do we have a lot to say about it. The Michigan Wolverines can burn in hell. Some thoughts and points about 5-Star QB Dante Moore. Notre Dame's 5-Star QB need. Will Carr reclassify? How will Carr affect the 2023 and 2024 class? Other Notre Dame football recruiting notes including the commitments of Elijah Paige and Joe Otting. Notre Dame baseball is on their way to Omaha. Joshua's admiration of the Tennessee Volunteers and their path of villainy. Notre Dame is just AWESOME and we touch on the path the NCAA selection committee laid before them. Link Jarrett's future in South Bend. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan set sail on a voyage to pod about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and there's plenty of rum. In this episode: HELLO! The Frisco Melt remains King and Emperor. The USC Trojans are communist spies or anarchists - either way... they've been exposed. Brian Kelly went on the Paul Finebaum Show and couldn't help himself. What is Marcus Freeman doing that is different than Kelly out on the recruiting trail? Can Freeman sustain crootin success with an 8-5 season? Secret audio recording from Santa Claus of a meeting between Jack Swarbrick and Brian Kelly. REVIEWS! What ND offense would make the best defense and what ND defense would make the best offense? A Notre Dame recruiting tale concerning Brian Kelly and QB J.T. Daniels. Notre Dame Baseball got robbed and Joshua is here to cuss about it. Stephon Tuitt retires from the NFL and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nate Laszewski is coming back for one more year with the Notre Dame Men's Basketball team. Let's talk about the "need" for 5-

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan unlock the secret podcast vault to take a look at our ancient Notre Dame Football scrolls. In this episode: HELLO! George Lucas poops money and Johnny Depp can appreciate that. Sedrick Irvin decommits and we have found the reasons to be acceptable - also known as RIGHT and JUST. The USC Trojans are the #4 team in the country according to ESPN... and we're here to talk about it. Notre Dame pumped a ton of money into the ACC by just existing. The right argument about names on the jerseys. It's not about reasons it's about looks - don't BS me. Homefield Apparel Godfather 3'd Joshua. VILLAINS! A lot has changed since Villains Part 3, and we're here to guide you through it like one might be guided through negotiations with the Trade Federation. We won't spoil the fun and name the Villains here - you're going to have to listen to all of our good and bad takes for that. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan jump into the podcast hot rod to bring you a real winner of a Notre Dame football podcast. In this episode: HELLO! The integrity of list makers. REVIEWS! We stand by the Bobby Bowden conspiracy and jump into more - COVER UP THE COVER UP! Being loyal to Ohio has no great origin story. An FCS chat. Notre Dame's biggest recruiting challenge might have to do with food despite great pizza and sausage links. Packing a Pilot. The NCAA changes the 25 man recruiting class limit. The beginning of the end of conference divisions. Our trash-talking about the Clemson Tigers officially begins. CROOTIN! The power of getting elite talent to make that official visit. BOOM or BUST with the 2008 class. Drafting our boys for the 2022 season. 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