Stats for Lefties is a podcast hosted by data journalist Ell Folan, looking at politics and data from a left-wing perspective. The first season was a co-operative podcast with Ell's good friend Paige Selby-Evans; the second season focuses on interviews. For more Ell + Paige content check out her Dungeons and Dragons podcast: https://thejunketpodcast.com/ Our patreon: www.patreon.com/Stats4Lefties Our website: www.statsforlefties.wordpress.com Paige's Twitter: Twitter.com/Pagalini Paige's web ...
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Analysis of Notre Dame football, Fighting Irish recruiting and Notre Dame athletics.
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Episode 28 - Is The SNP doomed? (Ft. Ballot Box Scotland)
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In this episode of the podcast, I sit down with elections expert Allan Faulds, the founder of Ballot Box Scotland - which reports news and analysis about Scottish elections. We discussed why he started the project, the state of Scottish politics, the future of the SNP and more. See/listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/leftiestats…
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Episode 28 - Is the SNP doomed? (Ft. Ballot Box Scotland)
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In this episode of the podcast, I sit down with elections expert Allan Faulds, the founder of Ballot Box Scotland - which reports news and analysis about Scottish elections. We discussed why he started the project, the state of Scottish politics, the future of the SNP and more.See/listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/leftiestats…
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part IV
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This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan and Vince dive into questions and answers this week. This is part four of the show. 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 III
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This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan and Vince dive into questions and answers this week. This is part three of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: http…
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Notre Dame Football Mailbag - Part II
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This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan and Vince dive into questions and answers this week. This is part two of the show. 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 I
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This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan and Vince dive into questions and answers this week. This is part one of the show. 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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Offensive Position Battles That Matter Most in 2024 - Skill Positions
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Bryan and Vince take a look at the offensive position battles for the 2024 season, specifially the skill positions. The Irish needs to figure out who will take the boundary WR position and who will be a primary back up there. Notre Dame backup QB is a critical battle that will take place. The third RB will be key on game day and who they round out …
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Offensive Position Battles That Matter Most in 2024 - Offensive Line
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Bryan and Vince take a look at the offensive position battles for the 2024 season starting with the offensive line. Right tackle will be a fierce competition between Tosh Baker and Amil Wagner while the left guard position is pitting former starters Rocco Spindler and Pat Coogan against each other. What about younger guys like Guerby Lambert and Su…
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Notre Dame Football We In Or We Out Part 2
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It's "We In/We Out" day on IB Nation Sports Talk! That means Irish Breakdown is answering questions about Notre Dame football and more, with all questions submitted by our Champions Lounge premium board subscribers. Today's questions include: * Marcus freeman will end up being a more legendary coach than Lou Holtz and Ara Parseghian at ND. We In or…
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Notre Dame Football We In Or We Out Part 1
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It's "We In/We Out" day on IB Nation Sports Talk! That means Irish Breakdown is answering questions about Notre Dame football and more, with all questions submitted by our Champions Lounge premium board subscribers. Today's questions include: * ND will have at least one wide receiver earn at least 3rd team All America honors from at least three of …
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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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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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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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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: Deuce Knight Talks Notre Dame Choice, Marcus Freeman, Gino Guidugli And Being A Lefty QB
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Rapid Fire topics include: * Buy or Sell the performance of the new offensive tackles as the most important position group question Notre Dame has going into the season? * We hear comments from Notre Dame 2025 quarterback commit Deuce Knight on a variety of topics, including: The coolest moment he's had as a recruit, why he chose Notre Dame, Irish …
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Who Will Be Notre Dame's No. 2 Quarterback This Season?
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Irish Breakdown debates who Notre Dame's backup quarterback will be during the upcoming 2024 football season. Will Steve Angeli keep the job? Will freshman CJ Carr take it over? What does the future look like for Angeli and Kenny Minchey if Carr does pass them on the depth chart? Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.ir…
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Wednesday means Mailbag Day on IB Nation Sports Talk. Irish Breakdown answers listener/subscriber questions about Notre Dame football and more. Some of today's questions include: * How many of Notre Dame's 2024 opponents could Kenny Minchey start for? * Who will be Notre Dame's next Rocket Ismail or Joe Montana? * What food would we eat in an eatin…
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Notre Dame Portal Class On Defense Must Be Solid
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In this episode Bryan and Vince take a look at the three players that Marcus Freeman and company brought in on the offensive side of the ball. What can we expect from this trio of upperclassmen in 2024? The duo also talks about the two players that the Irish brought in on special teams. What can Notre Dame fans expect from Mitch Jeter and James Ren…
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Transfer Portal Class Must Be Impactful For The Notre Dame Offense
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In this episode Bryan and Vince dive into the Notre Dame transfer class on offense and discuss whether or not the group can be impactful for the Irish offense in 2024, and why that's so important. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.iri…
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Notre Dame Has An Effective Approach To The Transfer Portal
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In this edition show, Bryan and Vince talk about Notre Dame and the transfer portal. How is it being used by colleges and universities around the country? How is Notre Dame using it? Is it a net positive for the Irish or is there work to be done? Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish B…
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Irish Breakdown takes an inside look at two plays that could impact Notre Dame football this season. The first is a running play that Texas A&M, Notre Dame's season opening opponent in 2024, offensive coordinator Collin Klein used at Kansas State last season. The second is a key touchdown run by Irish QB Riley Leonard had against Clemson when he pl…
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Rapid Fire: National Respect For Notre Dame Receivers, Confidence In Irish Games Lines This Season
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Rapid Fire topics include: * Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Phil Steele Magazine has Notre Dame’s wide receivers ranked as the No. 10 unit in the country heading into this season. * If you could have made one USC football player to play for Notre Dame what player would you pick? * A few Notre Dame game lines on Fan Duel right now: +1.5 vs Texa…
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Important Notre Dame Football July Recruiting Dates
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Irish Breakdown talks Notre Dame football recruiting on today's show. Ryan Roberts joins Sean Stires to discuss some of the important upcoming dates in July and shares other information. They start the show by discussing the unique difficulty in recruiting top interior defensive linemen. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ib…
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Notre Dame Recruiting Hour: Noah Grubbs Shines At Under Armour Event
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In part two of the Notre Dame Recruiting Hour, Ryan and Shaun are joined by Brian Smith to talk about Irish commit Noah Grubbs, who was a standout at the recent Future 50 Event with Under Armour. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.iris…
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Notre Dame Recruiting Hour: Tanook Hines Commitment Preview
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In the latest episode of the Notre Dame Recruiting Hour, Ryan and Shaun preview the pending decisions of Texas speedster Tanook Hines. 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 the l…
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Notre Dame Recruiting Hour: JaDon Blair Commitment Preview
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In the latest episode of the Notre Dame Recruiting Hour, Ryan and Shaun preview the pending decisions of star safety JaDon Blair. 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 the latest…
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Stat Predictions For Riley Leonard's 2024 Season With Notre Dame
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Irish Breakdown makes predictions on what Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard's stats will look like in the upcoming 2024 season. We look at what former Irish QB Sam Hartman's stats and former LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels' stats (when he played for current Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock) looked like last season and predict where Leona…
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Rapid Fire: Are We Sleeping On Deion Colzie And KK Smith, Noah Grubbs, Riley Leonard On Deuce Knight
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Rapid Fire topics include: * We did some wide receiver predictions last week. One of our listeners sent us a message saying we’re sleeping on Deion Colzie and KK Smith because we didn’t have them in any of our predictions. Where do we stand on that? * Fill-in the blank...Notre Dame commit Noah Grubbs winning the accuracy challenge at the Under Armo…
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IB Nation Sports Talk: Riley Leonard Wins Manning Passing Academy Quarterback Challenge
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Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard had a big weekend in Louisiana by winning the Manning Passing Academy's "Air It Out Challenge". Irish Breakdown discusses the significance and we also hear some of Leonard's comments to the media in his press conference at the event. He talks about his health, his fit in Irish offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock…
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Best of the Week - Notre Dame Defense Is Loaded With All-America Candidates
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In this Best of the Week episode, Bryan and Vince dive into the top AA targets for the 2024 defense. 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 the latest news and analysis about Notr…
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Best of the Week - Notre Dame Offense Has Several All-American Candidates For 2024
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In this Best of the Week episode, Bryan and Vince go over the top All-American candidates for Notre Dame this season, including some sleepers. 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 a…
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Best of the Week - Biggest 2024 Notre Dame Schedule Storylines
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In this week's best of the week segment, Bryan and Vince discuss the biggest storylines for Notre Dame in 2024 from a schedule standpoint. 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 t…
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This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan, Vince and Ryan dive into questions and answers this week. This is part three of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board…
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This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan, Vince and Ryan dive into questions and answers this week. This is part two of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: …
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This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan, Vince and Ryan dive into questions and answers this week. This is part one of the show. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: …
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IB - 2024 Big Ten Preview and Predictions
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Bryan and Vince from Irish Breakdown preview and make predictions for the Big Ten Conference. They talk 1-18 rankings, conference champion pick, top players and much, much more. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com Sta…
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Rapid Fire: Beaux Collins' Sleep, Notre Dame Men's And Women's Hoops All-Time Starting Five Players
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Rapid Fire topics include: * Clemson transfer receiver Beaux Collins says his research says NFL players get 12 hours of sleep a day. Are we buying that? * We give our all-time starting lineups for Notre Dame men's and women's basketball. * We saved a question from the "We In/We Out" show that we thought would be good for today: No team in the Power…
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IB Nation Sports Talk: Notre Dame Football Receiver Predictions
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Irish Breakdown makes predictions on how Notre Dame's wide receiver production will look this season. For starters: * No Notre Dame player recorded 500 receiving yards or 30 receptions last season. Over/Under 3.5 Irish pass catchers who will have at least that many yards this season. *Which Irish receivers are we most confident will hit those numbe…
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Notre Dame Defense Has Important Role Players, Underrated Standouts
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Bryan and Vince talk about the top role players and most underrated defenders on the Irish defense. 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 the latest news and analysis about Notre…
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Notre Dame Offense Has Several Underrated, But Important, Players
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Notre Dame has its stars on offense, and it certainly has players that get talked about the most. There are also some very underrated players that will play very important roles. Bryan and Vince break down those players. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium message b…
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CFB All-America - College Football Playoff Predictions
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In this week's CFB All-America show the guys discuss the latest releases from EA Sports regarding the College Football 2025 game. They also go over Bill Bender's 2024 College Football Playoff predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Irish Breakdown, Blue Wire
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Notre Dame Football Quarterbacks: Past, Present And Future
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Irish Breakdown discusses a few subscriber submitted questions about Notre Dame quarterbacks: * Ian Book wins the Heisman if he had Notre Dame's current coaching staff for four years instead of Brian Kelly's staff. We in or We out? * After CJ Carr procures the backup spot this fall, both Steve Angeli and Kenny Minchey jump to the portal leaving ND …
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Rapid Fire: Notre Dame - Michigan State Series Renewed, Why Are The Irish Underdogs Against Texas A&M?
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Rapid Fire topics include: * Notre Dame and Michigan State announced a home and home football series today. The Irish will host the Spartans in 2026 and then make the trip to East Lansing in 2027. On a scale of 1 to 10, how much does this move the needle for you? * Excluding USC since they will always be on the Notre Dame schedule, what three Big 1…
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IB Nation Sports Talk: Notre Dame Football We In Or We Out
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IB Nation Sports Talk's Thursday tradition continues with the "We In or We Out" show. We answer Champion's Lounge subscriber questions about Notre Dame football and more. Here are some of the topics on today's show" * Pass protection will be significantly better this year, even with the new starters on the OL. We in or We out? * ND’s OL will hold i…
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Notre Dame Defense Is Loaded With All-America Candidates
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Notre Dame has plenty of star power on defense, with three players coming back that have earned All-American honors. They are not the only All-America candidates for the Irish. Bryan and Vince dive into the top AA targets for the 2024 defense. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Brea…
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Notre Dame Offense Has Several All-American Candidates For 2024
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Notre Dame needs a big year from its offense, and the good news is the Irish have some talent coming back and coming in. Bryan and Vince go over the top All-American candidates for Notre Dame this season, including some sleepers. Shop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/ Join the Irish Breakdown premium …
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Rapid Fire: Which Notre Dame Coach Should Have A Podcast, Irish In The College Football Playoffs
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Rapid Fire topics include: * JJ Redick just walked away from a lucrative podcasting career to become the head coach of the LA Lakers. What current Notre Dame football coach would you want to see start his own podcast? * What about former Notre Dame coaches as podcast hosts? * Fill-in the blank...With the EA Sports College Football 25 game set to re…
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