Best Irish Breakdown Podcasts (2024)

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Best of the Week: Notre Dame Confidence Picks For The 2024 Season 58:54

13m ago58:54

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Irish Breakdown looks back at some of the best episodes of the week. This segment looks at our confidence picks for Notre Dame this season. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all …

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Best of the Week: Notre Dame Veterans That Must Step Up In 2024 1:01:45

13m ago1:01:45

1:01:45

Irish Breakdown looks back at some of the best episodes of the week. This is a breakdown of the Notre Dame veterans that need to step up in 2024 if the Irish are going to reach their full potential as a team. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https:…

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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part IV 55:24

6m ago55:24

55:24

This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan answered a bunch of them, and hopefully the answers are as good as the questions. This is part four of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown…

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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part III 52:25

8m ago52:25

52:25

This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan answered a bunch of them, and hopefully the answers are as good as the questions. This is part three of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdow…

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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part II 51:10

11m ago51:10

51:10

This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan answered a bunch of them, and hopefully the answers are as good as the questions. This is part two of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown …

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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part I 55:30

26m ago55:30

55:30

This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan answered a bunch of them, and hopefully the answers are as good as the questions. This is part one of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown …

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Luck of the Irish?/The Balance/Air Date 6/15/2024 1:13:00

6h ago1:13:00

1:13:00

Well, we'll either have a Champion, or we'll have a series...we'll see how things play out Friday evening in Dallas. We've got Adam Jividen, Buckeyes, Browns, Guardian's fan and Cavaliers super duper fan to break down the NBA finals. We also have Ed Kracz, beat writer for the Philadelphia Eagles, SI.com and our official NFL contributor on to give a…

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Rapid Fire: Pete Bevacqua On Notre Dame Independence And Championships, Irish 'Logo' Players 1:14:51

24m ago1:14:51

1:14:51

Irish Breakdown's Friday Rapid Fire show has comments from Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua on Irish independence and national championships. We react to Bevacqua saying he feels more confident about Irish independence now than when he arrived back in South Bend and he also says Notre Dame must win a national championship. Other topics in…

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CFB All-America - SEC-Big Ten Schedule Breakdowns 41:06

35m ago41:06

41:06

The CFB All-America team of Bill Trocchi and Bill Bender discuss the schedules for the SEC and Big Ten heading into the 2024 season. They also talk about rivalries, and changes that are coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Blue Wire

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Confidence Levels For The Notre Dame Defense For 2024 56:30

17m ago56:30

56:30

In the latest IB show, Bryan and Vince discuss their confidence levels for the Notre Dame defense in 2024. On defense they talked about our confidence level in the run defense, pass rush and pass coverage. Next they go position by position and have the same discussion we had about the offense. The grades overall were obviously higher on defense, bu…

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Confidence Levels For The Notre Dame Offense For 2024 57:10

9m ago57:10

57:10

In the latest IB show, Bryan and Vince discuss their confidence levels for the Notre Dame offense in 2024. On offense they started off by giving our confidence picks on the run game and pass game. Next they go position by position and talk about our confidence level in each unit can play at a high level. The depth chart and coaching are parts of th…

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Notre Dame Confidence Picks For The 2024 Season 58:54

1h ago58:54

58:54

In the latest IB show, Bryan and Vince discuss their confidence levels for the Notre Dame team in 2024. They talked about the team as a whole to kick things off, giving confidence picks for the Notre Dame coaching staff, and how the offseason raised the standard. Then they talked about Notre Dame's ability to play well in big games, to play well on…

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Rapid Fire: Tyler Buchner Quarterback Prospects, Notre Dame ACC/SEC Challenge, Hannah Hidalgo Expectations 34:30

25m ago34:30

34:30

Rapid Fire topics include: * After Tyler Buchner was brought back to the Notre Dame football team as a walk-on wide receiver, there are still some fans who are clinging to the idea that he’ll eventually move back to quarterback. On a scale of 1 to 10...what chance do you give that to ever happen? * On a scale of 1 to 10...What are the chances Buchn…

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IB Nation Sports Talk: Notre Dame Football We In Or We Out 1:00:09

1h ago1:00:09

1:00:09

Some of today's We In/We Out questions include: * Marcus Freeman gives up the offensive reins to Mike Denbrock completely, therefore: CJ Carr is made the No. 2 QB and Carr starts & wins at least 2 games due to minor injuries to Riley Leonard. We in or we out? * The 2024 national champion will come from one of the 8 teams without a first round bye. …

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Notre Dame Football Whiteboard Plays And Dick Rosenthal Thoughts 25:59

1d ago25:59

25:59

Irish Breakdown starts with some thoughts on the legacy of former Notre Dame athletic director Dick Rosenthal, who passed away on Thursday. Then, we go to Jesse Stires' White board to look at two great run plays in Notre Dame football history: the 1992 run by Reggie Brooks against Michigan and the 2020 run by Kyren Williams against Clemson. Shop fo…

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The Neuroscience of Manifesting: Sabina Brennan 38:19

9m ago38:19

38:19

According to psychologist and neuroscientist Dr Sabina Brennan, we all have the power to manifest our dreams into reality. However, it has nothing to do with wishful or magical thinking. Manifesting, she says, requires a change in the way we think and behave: it’s about learning how to harness the power of the brain. In her new book,The Neuroscienc…

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Spotlight: ND Football Games 9-12 and Richard A. 'Dick' Rosenthal 29:07

1h ago29:07

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Irish Illustrated's Tim O'Malley is joined on a special edition of Spotlight by Tim Prister as they discuss Richard A. 'Dick' Rosenthal's (1933-2024) legacy and impact on Notre Dame athletics. They also break down Notre Dame's last four games on the 2024 Schedule.

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Notre Dame Buy/Sell/Hold - Part IV 53:10

33m ago53:10

53:10

Irish Breakdown had a full Buy/Sell/Hold segment that was loaded with great submissions about Notre Dame football, recruiting and college football. Bryan and Vince went through all the submissions for this week's episode. This is part four of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the I…

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Notre Dame Buy/Sell/Hold - Part III 54:37

43m ago54:37

54:37

Irish Breakdown had a full Buy/Sell/Hold segment that was loaded with great submissions about Notre Dame football, recruiting and college football. Bryan and Vince went through all the submissions for this week's episode. This is part three of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the …

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Notre Dame Buy/Sell/Hold - Part II 57:44

4m ago57:44

57:44

Irish Breakdown had a full Buy/Sell/Hold segment that was loaded with great submissions about Notre Dame football, recruiting and college football. Bryan and Vince went through all the submissions for this week's episode. This is part two of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Ir…

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Notre Dame Buy/Sell/Hold - Part I 54:28

9m ago54:28

54:28

Irish Breakdown had a full Buy/Sell/Hold segment that was loaded with great submissions about Notre Dame football, recruiting and college football. Bryan and Vince went through all the submissions for this week's episode. This is part one of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Ir…

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Rapid Fire: Notre Dame's Undefeated Chances, Kyren Williams And Reggie Brooks Runs, Joey Chestnut 37:19

11m ago37:19

37:19

Rapid Fire topics include: * ESPN’s FPI gives Notre Dame the best chance of any team in the country to go undefeated this season. Which do you think is most likely to happen: The Irish go 12-0 or they go 10-2? * There’s some debate on the Irish Breakdown Champions Lounge about this: Which is the better Notre Dame run play: Kyren Williams in 2021 vs…

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IB Nation Notre Dame Football Midweek Mailbag 51:21

1h ago51:21

51:21

Wednesday means Mailbag Day on IB Nation Sports Talk. Irish Breakdown answers questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. Some of the topics include: * Will Jaden Mickey see more snaps at corner or nickel this season? * Will linebacker Kahanu Kia have a breakout season? * Is Philip Rivers a good comp for Notre Dame commit Noah Gru…

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Notre Dame College Football Playoff Scenarios 21:17

4d ago21:17

21:17

Irish Breakdown has some College Football Playoff related conversation for Notre Dame. A listener asks if the Irish win a first-round playoff game, would that put to rest the long-standing notion that the Irish can't win a big bowl game? We also discuss if we would want to see the Irish beat Michigan, Ohio State or LSU in a playoff game and more. S…

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Breaking Down Notre Dame's Official Visitors 39:24

23m ago39:24

39:24

Notre Dame is currently hosting three talented players for an official visit. Bryan discusses where things stand with those players and then dives into a film room on the two wide receivers on campus. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards…

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Notre Dame Veterans That Must Step Up In 2024 1:01:45

18m ago1:01:45

1:01:45

Go back and look at the best Notre Dame teams of the last decade and themes will emerge with those squads. One of those themes is that veteran players step up and play the best football of their careers. Notre Dame needs players on both sides of the ball to do that in 2024, and Bryan breaks down the players that Notre Dame needs the most to emerge.…

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Notre Dame Is A Playoff Team According To Preseason Magazines 1:01:02

22m ago1:01:02

1:01:02

The preseason magazines are out and Notre Dame is getting plenty of love. In the first segment of the latest episode, Bryan breaks down where things stand for the Irish in those magazines. He goes over where they are in the Top 25 of the three major publications, the All-American teams and where they rank from a position by position standpoint. Sho…

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Wide Receiver JonAnthony Hall Talks Notre Dame, Recruiting 27:25

21m ago27:25

27:25

Talented wide receiver JonAnthony Hall is currently visiting Notre Dame for a very, very important official visit. Prior to heading to campus, Hall joined Ryan and Shaun to talk about Notre Dame, how the relationship gone and recruiting. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown …

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Rapid Fire: Jayden Thomas, Jordan Botelho, Notre Dame Schedule, Logos At ND Stadium 53:16

21m ago53:16

53:16

Rapid Fire topics include: * Which Notre Dame player are you more confident will have a career year: wide receiver Jayden Thomas or vyper defensive end Jordan Botelho? * We talked on Monday's show about how Notre Dame should approach its future scheduling in an expanded CFP era. A listener said on YouTube that he thinks ND needs to have one of the …

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Notre Dame Football Recruiting Weekend Visit Preview 30:13

38m ago30:13

30:13

Today's show starts with a Notre Dame football recruiting update with Irish Breakdown recruiting analyst Ryan Roberts. He and Sean Stires preview some official visit from receivers Derek Meadows and Tanook Hines the Irish will have this weekend and more. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the…

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Hannah Hidalgo Talks Breakout Freshman Season, Playing With Olivia Miles And More 26:40

1h ago26:40

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Notre Dame women's basketball player guard Hannah Hidalgo joins Irish Breakdown's Sean Stires to discuss her breakout freshman season that saw her earn All-American, ACC Rookie of the Year and ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors. Among the things she discusses in this one-one-one interview: * Her big freshman season. * Her relationship with Iri…

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Tracking the Trail: June 11th Update 54:27

2d ago54:27

54:27

Irish Illustrated dug into the feedback gathered regarding Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, Madden Faraimo, and Jahmir Joseph following their weekend official visits in our latest edition of our Tracking the Trail podcast. Additionally, we discussed Notre Dame's top-ranked commitment, safety Ivan Taylor, taking an official visit to Alabama over the weekend…

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Deuce Knight Dominates During National OT7 Tournament 43:51

11m ago43:51

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Part three of this week's Notre Dame Recruiting Hour looks at the big time performance from Notre Dame QB commit Deuce Knight. Ryan and Shaun are joined by Brian Smith to discuss Knight's performance. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards…

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Notre Dame Visit Preview: Irish Hosting More Talented Prospects 37:34

16m ago37:34

37:34

Ryan and Shaun preview the important visitors for Notre Dame this week. It's a very important group, both during the middle of the week and on the weekend. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Stay locked into Irish Br…

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Notre Dame Made Major Moves With Elite LBs Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng and Madden Faraimo 1:02:12

4d ago1:02:12

1:02:12

Notre Dame had its first official visit weekend of the summer, and while it was a small group it was an incredibly important group of players. Ryan and Shaun discuss how things went with elite linebackers Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng and Madden Faraimo, who the Irish impressed in a big way. They also discuss how it went with talented defensive back Jahm…

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Rapid Fire: Is Notre Dame Desperate, Mike Denbrock's Elite Salary, Notre Dame - Stanford Future 44:05

3h ago44:05

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Rapid Fire topics include: * ESPN’s Greg McElroy says Notre Dame is more desperate than Texas A&M to win their week one matchup. “I don’t think it’s even close. I think by a mile it’s Notre Dame. I think you look at Notre Dame this year, this is the year that Marcus Freeman has circled.” Do you Buy or Sell that from McElroy? * Fill-in the blank...I…

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What Should A Notre Dame Football Schedule Look Like With An Expanded Playoff Format? 46:52

3h ago46:52

46:52

Irish Breakdown discusses how a Notre Dame football schedule should look with the format of the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams. Should the Irish make future slates tougher or easier, what should be the make up of "marquee" opponents be and what conferences should opponents come from? Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store…

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IB Nation Sports Talk Turns Two Years Old 28:24

3h ago28:24

28:24

Irish Breakdown celebrates the two-year anniversary of IB Nation Sports Talk with some feedback from listeners of the showSean Stires and Vince DeDario share some of their thoughts. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com…

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Irish Illustrated Insider: Notre Dame Development, Recruiting, or Both? 55:31

2h ago55:31

55:31

It's always both. As such, Irish Illustrated Insider discusses Notre Dame's evolving NIL stance, its most important player to improve for maxing out the 2024 campaign, a pair of over/under touchdown totals for quarterbacks present and past, and, of course, opines on the importance of A&M.

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"Luck of the Celtics?"/ The Balance/Air Date 6/8/2024 1:13:00

5h ago1:13:00

1:13:00

Adam Jividen, Buckeyes, Browns, Guardians super fan and Cavaliers super duper fan joined us yesterday and we were able to tape him talking some NBA Finals. We even talked a little Caitlin Clark and the Fever and the WNBA. Steve Wilson, editor in chief of SpeedwayDigest also joined us via tape and talked a little upcoming NASCAR in Sonoma and broke …

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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part III 1:09:17

9m ago1:09:17

1:09:17

The offseason doesn't stop the news and discussion about Notre Dame football! That's why this week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions. Bryan and Ryan answered questions about the Irish, recruiting and college football. Here is part three of three of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibst…

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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part II 1:17:11

4m ago1:17:11

1:17:11

The offseason doesn't stop the news and discussion about Notre Dame football! That's why this week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions. Bryan and Ryan answered questions about the Irish, recruiting and college football. Here is part two of three of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstor…

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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part I 1:14:50

9m ago1:14:50

1:14:50

The offseason doesn't stop the news and discussion about Notre Dame football! That's why this week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions. Bryan and Ryan answered questions about the Irish, recruiting and college football. Here is part one of three of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstor…

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Latest On Safety Commit Ivan Taylor Visiting Alabama 29:10

12m ago29:10

29:10

This week's mailbag kicked off with the latest on Notre Dame safety commit Ivan Taylor taking an official visit to Alabama. Bryan and Ryan discuss the latest with the visit, what it means for Notre Dame, why the "no visit" policy makes sense and what comes next. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ …

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Rapid Fire: Marcus Freeman Ins And Outs, ACC's Future And TV Talk, Notre Dame Baseball Coaching Change 1:15:01

7d ago1:15:01

1:15:01

* Thursday was "We In/We Out" day on the show. There were a couple questions we didn’t get to because of time, including this one from Tommy: Which decision has Marcus Freeman made that you were the most “We in” for and which one of his decisions has had you the most “We out” on? * Here’s another one from peruvian Irish: Clemson, Florida State and …

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The Big Picture Impact Of Peter Schivarelli Endowing Notre Dame Football's Defensive Line Coach Position 23:55

26m ago23:55

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It's been an eventful week and Irish Breakdown starts today's show with some of the happenings for Notre Dame football. Then we discuss the news that Irish football alum Peter Schivarelli is endowing the defensive line coach position. That makes eight football staff positions that are now endowed. How significant is that for the Irish football prog…

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Segement Taping for 6/8 show 54:00

9d ago54:00

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Segement taping fpr 6/8By The Balance Sportscast

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CFB All-America - Composite Top 25 For The 2024 Season 39:57

5m ago39:57

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In the latest CFB All-America show the guys come up with and discuss a composite Top 25 ranking. They look at all the various Top 25's and come up with this list, which has some very wide variances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Blue Wire

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Notre Dame Defense Has Championship Numbers, But Improvement Is Needed 50:53

6h ago50:53

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In the Inside The Numbers segment of the show, Bryan dives into the statistics that matter for championship defenses. He breaks down what championship teams have done on defense in the playoff era, where Notre Dame stacks up, and where the Irish must get better to get over the hump. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore…

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Irish Offense Needs Stars To Emerge In 2024 47:02

8d ago47:02

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Notre Dame's offense doesn't have the same star power that you see in defense, but there is potential for that to change. In part two of the show, Bryan talks about the players on offense that have a chance to be stars. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message bo…

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