One Foot Down: For Notre Dame Fighting Irish Fans

Joshua, Jude, Brendan cautiously open up the podcast portal to preview the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and their opponent this week, the Virginia Tech Hokies. In this episode: HELLO! You ain't ready for this turkey story. REVIEWS! Drew Pyne is the main subject because Drew Pyne is the main subject. Reading the tea leaves from media availability this week. Why is the Virginia Tech crowd a thing? Like - why? Brendan begins his rundown of the Hokies. VT has a pretty stale offense, and we find many ways in which to describe it as such. Dax Hollifield is the Sith clone of J.D. Bertrand. These turkeys just don't look very dangerous at all. They're farm turkeys. Jon Tenuta's wild adventures and the home of his heir. Finding another tight end to "use" other than Michael Mayer. Ice Cream. Cincinnati is a villain still. Keeping an eye on the rest of the season. Do the Irish hit the QB transfer portal next year? Tommy Rees and his playcalling... what exactly makes sense? Feelings about NOT losing two reg

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan jumpstarted the pod machine and are very eager to discuss the first loss of the season by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish - a 24-13 poopfest at the hands of the Cincinnati Bearcats. In this episode: HELLO! Is there a conspiracy afoot? REVIEWS! One dude quarterback away. Joshua's only real point of the night... swap quarterbacks and Notre Dame wins. A general list of grievances from the game - there were many. Pyne over Coan? Well yeah... we are podding for nothing. 4th string left tackle... is that really an "embarrassment" or just a terrible reality? Our problem with Kevin Austin. The crowd situation and the Bearcat party during and AFTER the game. Finding ways to put the damn ball in playmakers hands. CAN WE GET AN EXTENSION OF THE RUNNING GAME? This sucked. Notre Dame's current ranking and what's ahead. A quick rehash of a wild college football weekend. And much, much more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will b

Jude and Brendan are joined once again by Greg from UHND to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish since Joshua was busy feeding all the orphans in the world (and probably something else great too, but he doesn't want to brag). The Cincinnati Bearcats are coming to town, and if you haven't heard - it's kind of a big deal. In this episode: HELLO! Let the green jersey debate continue. Notre Dame and BYU are officially in Vegas. A thorough look at the Bearcats on both sides of the ball. How good is Cincy - like really? Notre Dame's list of issues. How will the Irish handle the game with Jack Coan, and how will they handle the game with Drew Pyne? Might as well talk about the offensive line. How can the Irish open things up a little more on offense? Game picks. Does Notre Dame have a Kyle Hamilton on the team? Does Cincinnati? 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

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan cracked open a cold can of pod machine to talks about Notre Dame's 41-13 win over the Wisconsin Badgers. In this episode: HELLO! The FOX broadcast and King Gus Johnson. REVIEWS! Would you trade a couple of wins this year to prep for a better next year? Gloating about being right about Wisconsin, because we have been right about Wisco - VINDICATION! Trashing a Vannini. What are you mad about? Philip's fun adventure. Jack Coan, Drew Pyne, Tyler Buchner, Andrew Hendrix and more. We talk about the Notre Dame quarterback situation in a different way. (Josh admits being a little wrong and makes a prediction). Notre Dame's 31 point quarter. Was it less impressive than a 14 point quarter? Braden Lenzy. Marcus Freeman is rolling. GREEN JERSEY GREEN OUT STUFF. Making sure our stance about Brian Kelly and a statue is clear. Team chemistry. Brendan stole Josh's thunder, but a Kyle Hamilton rant ensued. Beating our chests about being right about other things. Was that a BLOOD WE

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan stumble into the old podcast booth and are ready to preview this weekend's Shamrock Series game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Wisconsin Badgers. In this episode: Hello! 7th grade math, Red Bull, and other things. Deep diving into Wisconsin. Are the Badgers really a running team? What has been your favorite 20+ yard pass from Wisconsin in 2021? Brendan goes on an absolute rant about the Badgers and what team they probably are this year. What are some of the things that Notre Dame might do offensively to win the football game? Who has the most Kyle Hamilton's on the field? Joshua absolutely rants about neutral site games. Brian Kelly - god bless him. It's a weak week for games, but we found four other games to lay down some picks. Predictions for ND vs Wisconsin. Player MVP's. What we have left in the tank. 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 Iri

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are finally in the same universe to pod together - and yet still seem worlds apart on the status of the program after the 27-13 win by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish over the Purdue Boilermakers. In this episode: Hello! Does a rivalry trophy even exist if you can't drink from it? A Brian Kelly statue is floated. Opening thoughts about the game and overall impressions. Jack Coan VS Tyler Buchner. This is where we are right now, and unsurprisingly there are two very different opinions and one that is in the middle of the road. The surprise is who takes what side. Can the offensive line be moved around? Are the wide receivers actually good, or are they not what we had mildly hoped? Let's talk about that running game... what can be done to fix it? Chris Tyree and Kyren Williams are vital to the passing game, but can we just hand the ball off to them a few more times? Kyle Hamilton is a bad man, Y'all better be on the J.D. Bertrand train. Is Drew White less of a factor on the f

Joshua and Brendan pullstart the pod machine to preview the Notre Dame Fighting Irish VS the Purdue Boilermakers in South Bend. In this episode: Hello we are 2-0. It's going to be a "green out" game on Saturday - but why? Seriously... can someone please tell us why? REVIEWS! There is a stick on the line. Rehashing Notre Dame's offensive line woes. Jack Coan VS Tyler Buchner but not really. The lack of a running game for Purdue. David Bell is going to be a problem. What Purdue is and what they are not. George Karlaftis is fantastic... so where's the production? What we hope Notre Dame accomplishes on Saturday. GAME PICKS! We bring back the MVP predictions. 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

Jude and Brendan welcome Ashton Pollard to the show. Ashton is the On3 Sports national news desk writer, and a fan of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Joshua was out roaming the wilderness meditating in search of a path to 12-0 while having a defense that consistently gives up big plays. In this episode: Welcome to the show Ashton! Brendan explains his apology to Brian Kelly. The missing seats and loud crowd. The Toledo game was reviewed and everyone kind of has that knot in their stomach. The Rockets messed up. THE AVERY DAVIS PASS! Jack Coan and Tyler Buchner - maybe it's like Everett Golson and Tommy Rees? Who are the best players on Notre Dame right now? The mythical Kevin Austin. A look at what happened nationally. The Peacock experience. And much more weaved in and out of the show. You can follow Ashton on Twitter @ashtonpollard7 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/adcho

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are ready for some MACtion as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish welcome the Toledo Rockets to South Bend. In this episode: Hello! Give Toledo back to Michigan. REVIEWS! Notre Dame's depth chart underwent some major changes. WR Lawrence Keys departs. Playing the young folk. What the Toledo Rockets have to offer. What we expect from the game. The Vanderbilt Commodores... Clark Lea has them doing things in Nashville. The weekly picks. Some spreads are bigger than others. RIP Terry Brennan. Peacock and the future. 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 are back again - and this time we have some actual football to talk about. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the Florida State Seminoles 41-38 in overtime, so let's talk about it. In this episode: Hello! Reviews. The fight for Michael Mayer's name. The defense had plenty of problems on Sunday night, but the biggest problem was their own fault - they were horrible tacklers. Kyle Hamilton's greatness. Florida State's running backs ran hard, and deserve the credit. The McKenzie Milton story didn't have a happy ending. Continuing to lean on the philosophy of villainy. Josh was excited to call Jack Coan Jacky Heisman, while Jude wanted to spend time on some underthrown balls. The distribution of wealth. The offensive line wasn't very good. They weren't bad because pass protection was fine, but the run blocking was suspect. APB on Avery Davis. I don't believe we ever mentioned Jonathan Doerer's name and for that - we are very sorry. A win is a win. National perception. Bre

Joshua and Brendan open the pod machine one more time without their dear friend Jude to discuss week one in college football, and Notre Dame's big game against the Florida State Seminoles. In this episode: Welcome to the first day of fall. REVIEWS! Michael Mayer's true nickname. The quiet goodness of the 2005 Tennessee game. Notre Dame's depth chart offered few surprises, but we managed to find a shovel and a backhoe to dig a little deeper. Kevin Austin is ready for KA SZN. Blake Fisher's debut. Matt Salerno can really scoot. Figuring out the WILL with Marist Liufau out for the year. Florida State and "what they got." That's a lot of transfers. Weekly game picks across the country. North Carolina and Virginia Tech make zero sense, and TEXAS BACK?! Game predictions for Notre Dame and Florida State. 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 megapho

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football News and Notes 8/24 Hello A man down in the linebacker room. Notre Dame releases its policies for game day activities. Betting line update for the game against the Florida State Seminoles. All of the recruiting action and highlights from Friday night has me fired up. While this is attached to the OFD Podcast, please reserve your Apple Podcast ratings for the actual OFD Podcast - unless you really like this stuff and then fire those 5 stars away. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua and Brendan crack open a nice bottle of podcast machine to bring you the last Notre Dame Fighting Irish offseason podcast of the year. In this episode... Missing Jude. Reviews! How to be a Notre Dame father in the fall (new baby advice only). Frozen Pizza war. Welcome to villains part three. I don't want to create any spoilers here, but I do want to reinforce the concept that villainy has many different levels. Some of those levels have different dimensions, and even then... you get the picture. Joshua and Brendan go back and forth with their villain lists for 2021. Many Star Wars references are made because it's too perfect. We are eager for the Irish to travel to Tallahassee to take on the Florida State Seminoles. Still missing Jude. And much 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

Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football News and Notes 8/24 Hello. We heard the complaint. This is something new. The projected offensive and defensive starters for Notre Dame against the Florida State Seminoles. The odds. I promise this will be worth your 10-15 minutes (at least in a few weeks). While this is attached to the OFD Podcast, please reserve your Apple Podcast ratings for the actual OFD Podcast - unless you really like this stuff and then fire those 5 stars away. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua and Brendan cracked open a cold bottle of podcast machine to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and college football as a whole. Jude was unavailable to be with us in voice, but we were told he was with us in mixed spirits - so it's all good vibes. In this episode: Fall is in the air and you can definitely smell it. Some fall camp musings. The AP Poll is out and boy oh boy do we have some thoughts about what the voters did. The wide receivers are about to blow up. Predicting the minutes for the wideouts. Del is a boss. Kyle Hamilton is the best player in the ACC. Sleeping giants in college football. How do you watch your college football? Do you College Gameday? A blogger's perspective about doing CFB from the press box - you gotta mingle with the people. The USC Trojans and their place inside the Notre Dame story. Triple Option stank. 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

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back on the pod machine to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Our recording session comes at an awkward time seeing as how we are recording this the night before the first fully open practice to the media - but here we are. In this episode: We found a new enemy and it comes from a familiar place in the Big 10. Yes... we're talking about New Michigan, the Wisconsin Badgers. Embracing the villain role. Jack Coan as a deep ball thrower. Offensive line shake-up. The quiet army of Irish wide receivers. The fan battle with Notre Dame, NBC, and Peacock. The riches at linebacker and secret weapon Jack Kiser. REVIEWS! How to score a Notre Dame football ticket. The right kind of pizza for THIS particular season. The Olympics. Waiting on the scrimmage. And a ridiculous amount of other stuff 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 m

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back on the pod machine to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, their recruiting efforts, and stuff on and off the football field. In this episode: The season of "Fall" begins on August 1 according to my wife, so that's what we're going with. REVIEWS! Somehow we rope ourselves into some "The Shirt" discussion. We bring Irish Illustrated's Tom Loy onto the show. Loy talks about Notre Dame's WR recruiting, scholarship numbers, which current freshmen are primed for playing time this season, if playing in NFL Stadiums actually matter - and so much more. Josh and Brendan are ready to talk about Fall camp, but go sideways quite a few times. How will the offensive line look on day one? Figuring out TaRiq Bracy and Clarence Lewis. Audric Estime shout out. The plethora of bodies at linebacker. The Jordan Botelho situation and what it means to the Vyper position. Best Notre Dame players for Olympic competition. Jack Coan as the starting quarterback. Texas is wild AF and

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back on the pod machine and are ready to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and their place in college football. In this episode: REVIEWS! The pizza takes are extremely on brand. The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners are just being the most college football that they can be. National writers and their gaslighting of the situation. A minimalists hope for conference realignment and the possibility of bringing things back from the dead. Laughing about Notre Dame's solid position. Hobby Lobby is an Indiana Jones villain. The possible Shamrock Series uniforms. Notre Dame and Under Armour. And much, much 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 set sail aboard the S.S. No Pasta Scissors to podcast island to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish - and other things of course. In this episode: Brendan is officially the music sensei now. REVIEWS! Why does there seem to be very little chatter about the upcoming season for Notre Dame among the national media? Debating the merits of THIS podcast requesting interview time with Notre Dame's assistants. Unexpected pleasant surprises. The Rose Bowl brawl. What are the two tricky-tough games this season? Running back recruiting. Are you going to a road game this year? The problem with Florida State. Wedding bods. 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 are back on the pod machine to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program, and now that it is the middle of July, the discussion gets deeper and deeper. In this episode: Naked and afraid. REVIEWS! A slight counterpoint to Frank and Greg about Marcus Freeman. It's prop bet time and Joshua takes the high road about being right about Javon McKinley. Who is the leading receiver? Is Drew White the Man? Kyle Hamilton vs Audric Estime. Scoring points versus stopping points being scored. Michael Mayer VS Kyren Williams. Jack Coan's efficiency. How many games will Notre Dame trail at the half? Does the offensive line make it through the season? Audric Estime vs C'Bo Flemister. A splash of green. Gary Godsey is a legend. Trap games. Surprise players. Conference champions. Will Kyle Hamilton be a Heisman finalist? PLAYOFFS?!!! 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