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Notre Dame officially announced Gerad Parker as the next OC for Notre Dame this week after a very public bungling of their search that - right or wrong - has created a perception problem for Marcus Freeman and the program. Greg and Frank dive into that and a lot more. Why Gerad Parker deserved a better first unofficial first week as Notre Dame OCs …

Notre Dame is in search of an offensive coordinator after Tommy Rees decided to leave the program for the same job at Alabama. We take a look at the move itself, what it means for Notre Dame, and look back at Rees time at Notre Dame. Why we think the move was just a bit weird, given what Notre Dame has lined up on offense Touch on the weirdness of …

Greg and Frank hoped on the podcast machine this week to talk about the biggest news of the Notre Dame off-season - the addition of Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman. How does the ceiling of the 2023 team change with Hartman? Just how good can the offense be in 2023 with Hartman running the show? Who benefits the most from the addition of Hartman…

The big news on Tuesday was Pete Thamel's report that Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman was in the transfer portal with an eye on Notre Dame as his landing spot. We discussed what that would mean for Notre Dame in 2023 if it were to happen since nothing is official, and things can change in an instant in college football these days. We also discussed: Bre…

Signing Day did not go exactly as planned for Notre Dame. Neither did the day after NSD with Peyton Bowen spurring the Irish on Wednesday and then ultimately signing with Oklahoma on Thursday. Even with the loss of its lone 5-star recruit, however, Notre Dame landed an impact class Notre Dame fans should be excited about. Frank and Greg talk about …

Notre Dame's late-season surge came to a halt on Saturday night in LA, with the Irish unable to slow down Heisman front-runner Caleb Williams and USC. The Irish had their chances in the game, but critical mistakes doomed their chances. In the aftermath, we reflected on the realities of the Irish roster and where it stands today. The lack of product…

Notre Dame beat down Boston College this weekend, and all was right in the world. The Irish are back to beating the Eagles on the regular and the games are rarely close anymore. Frank and Greg talked about how fun that was and how much fun Greg had taking the game in in the pressbox. The play of Benjamin Morrison Quarterback play - again (note: thi…

Notre Dame jumped out to a 35-13 half-time lead only to nearly squander it to a weak Navy team before holding on to a 35-32 victory in Baltimore. It was a tale of two halves for the Irish that was a microcosm of the season. Frank and Greg talk through: What happened to the Irish offense in the second half Why Notre Dame missed JD Bertrand more than…

Notre Dame did a thing this weekend - they kicked the crap out of a top-5 team for the first time in years. Greg and Frank had some fun on this one since it had been 27 years since the Irish beat a top-5 team the way they did on Saturday night. The lads discussed: Benjamin Morrison's other worldly performance Notre Dame's power rushing attack The j…

Notre Dame went on the road this past weekend and beat a ranked team (and the ACC officials) by 17 points just two weeks after a downright dreadful performance against Stanford. It wasn't perfect, and at times it was far from pretty, but a 17-point road win over a ranked team is always something to be happy about. Frank and Greg broke down: The con…

Notre Dame beat UNLV by 23 points last weekend, but the Irish offense had a chance to put up 70 points and ended up leaving a lot of points on the field. Frank and Greg talk about some of the frustrating aspects of the game and look ahead to Syracuse. They discussed. The lack of play action despite Drew Pyne excelling at it Missed opportunities for…

Notre Dame's inexplicable loss on Saturday to Stanford had Frank in an existential crisis over the weekend, but thankfully Philadelphia sports's recent run of dominance along with Greg's more rational breakdown of what ales the Irish have gotten him through it. The lads talk about what went wrong, not just on Saturday, but so far this season as the…

David Shaw hit us with the "many people are saying" nonsense regarding his team getting stuffed at the goalline in 2012 as his program continues to sink back deep into the depths of the abyss of college football. Notre Dame on the other hand has beaten Stanford three straight times and looks for their 4th in a row over the Cardinal and of the 2022 …

After Notre Dame's disastrous 0-2 start, the Irish have reeled off three straight wins after Saturday night's 28-20 win over #16 BYU. Even with the win though, Notre Dame still has a lot of work to do in October before its November gauntlet. How much higher is Drew Pyne's ceiling Breakdowns in the secondary are making Greg mad Jayden Thomas's break…

Notre Dame is back in action this weekend after an early season bye week, facing off against #16 BYU in Vegas. Frank and Greg are both feeling eerily confident heading into the matchup. Why Notre Dame should win the game BYU's defensive deficiencies Tobias Merriweather's potential path to playing time Some concern over how Marcus Freeman will handl…

Notre Dame finally had the kind of offense performance we've been waiting for, but it came against one of the worst defenses in the entire country, statistically speaking. We break down what's sustainable and can carry over into Notre Dame's next game in two weeks and reevaluate what the floor and ceiling of this team might be. Drew Pyne's big game…

Greg and Frank were back in action to break down Notre Dame's first win of the season - and first of the Marcus Freeman era. While winning is always better than losing, there is still quite a bit of work ahead of the lads for the rest of the season - especially on offense. Frank and Greg talk about that and more: Tommy-Gate: Big neal or necessary m…

Frank recorded solo this week to preview Notre Dame's matchup with Cal, and the first career start for Irish junior quarterback Drew Pyne. The Irish are off to a much worse start to the season than anyone could have imagined, but Frank finds some reason to believe things can start to turn around this weekend. Expectations for Drew Pyne's first care…

Frank and Greg discussed the aftermath of the Marshall game and where Notre Dame goes from here under first-year head coach Marcus Freeman. The lads discuss: Officially launching the Drew Pyne fan club Why what Notre Dame is doing offensively right now just doesn't make much sense Getting Chris Tyree more touches Dispelling any cupboard being bare …

Greg and Frank preview Notre Dame's home opener against Marshall this weekend while Greg comes around to Notre Dame scoring a lot of points after predicting the Irish would only score 31 on our last pod. The lads talk about the offense a lot with most of the questions this week pertaining to an offense that scored 10 points last weekend. They discu…

Greg and Frank break down the week one loss to Ohio State now that Frank is back state-side and working on normal hours. We talk about the opportunities lost for the Irish, but why we're still cautiously optimistic about the rest of the season following the close loss on the road at the Horseshoe. We discuss: Why the offensive line was the biggest …

Frank had to pod solo this week to preview the season opener against Ohio State, but that didn't stop him from holding back on the media's crowning of Ohio State this season as some unbeatable team coming off a 2-loss campaign in 2021. Frank broke down the matchup by covering topics such as: Tyler Buchner's first career start & Marcus Freeman's fir…

We spent the last week of Notre Dame's off-season before our first game week of the season to dive into a slew of Notre Dame football prop bets, over/unders, and predictions provided to us by our friends over at OneFootDown. We tackled questions such as: Which freshman scores first this year for Notre Dame? Who leads the Irish in rushing yards & TD…

Frank and Greg return to action this week to talk about why the Notre Dame offense is versatile enough to sustain the loss of Avery Davis, even though the injury is devastating for Davis as an individual. In addition, they dove into over an hour's worth of Q&A from listeners, which revealed a mind-boggling take on wings by Greg which had Frank reco…

Notre Dame decided to head into fall camp for 2022 on another hot streak on the recruiting trail. The Irish picked up a huge commitment on Thursday night and are expecting two more before the weekend is over. Frank podded solo this week but held down the fort. Why landing a recruiting in Bayou Brian's backyard was so sweet What adding Ben Minish an…

With Greg unavailable this week, Frank is joined by Ryan Ritter (@ndtex) from Her Loyal Sons. Ryan dusted off his Notre Dame podcasting mic after retiring from the HLS pod after last season to talk about the Shamrock Series jerseys and rant about the Big 10 along with a whole lot more. Talking about the quarterback depth chart after Tyler Buchner P…

Fall camp is just two weeks away for Notre Dame football, meaning we're inching closer and closer to the start of the 2022 Notre Dame football season. This week we talked the position groups we'll be watching heading into fall camp as the Irish begin prep for Ohio State and the rest of the 2022 schedule. Why field corner and slot corner are two of …

We officially celebrated Independence Day a little here at UHND with a pod devoted to calling out the national media for the BS takes on Notre Dame's independence and spent a good amount of time talking about beer, brats, and BBQs. Dismissing more clickbait from The Athletic The best & worst Notre Dame Shamrock Series jerseys Always Green or Never …

Notre Dame football's independence status feels like it's in a perilous state at the moment with conference realignment potentially sending the Irish on a collision course with either the B1G or ACC in the near future. We talked at length about the pros and cons of each and how we think this all plays out. We also dove into the commit-a-palooza tha…

The signs were not looking good for Notre Dame with Dante Moore for the last few weeks following the commitment of CJ Carr to Notre Dame. Now it looks like Dante Moore is trending heavily to Oregon leaving Notre Dame to reassess its 2023 QB recruiting. We dove into that and a whole lot more this week. Why no Notre Dame fan should really be surprise…

We thought we'd just talk some recruiting this week on the pod, but Ohio State fans got all upset over Dennis Dodd and CBS misquoting Marcus Freeman so we had to address their overreactions, but still managed to talk lots of recruiting and lots and lots of snacktalk. Why the whole Freeman/OSU academic nonsense was just that - nonsense Looking back …

Notre Dame landed its first 5-star commitment in almost a decade on Thursday and he just so happens to be a Michigan legacy who did not have much interest in playing football in the state of Michigan. We broke down the commitment of CJ Carr and what it means for Notre Dame football. Why the early commitment of Carr is massive for Notre Dame What is…

Last week we took a look at each position on offense and broke down which will be better or worse. We did the same on defense this week, but spoiler alert: we think the defense is going to be quite a bit better this year versus the 2021 version. The question is how much?\ Does Isaiah Foskey get the single-season and/or career sack record? How will …

On this week's pod, we go position by position on the offensive side of the ball and debate which positions will be better or worse in 2022. How do coaching changes impact which positions will be better or worse? Is Notre Dame's ceiling at QB a lot higher but its floor a lot lower? Can depth overcome the loss of a high-end talent like Kyren William…

Greg and I finally got back behind the microphones to record the latest episode of Single High. We spent a large portion of the pod talking about Notre Dame football recruiting heating up after the commitment of Devan Houstan and some likely upcoming commitments in the next month or two. Comparing the DL class of 2023 to recent strong classes from …

Back-to-back weeks for us here at Single High as we continue to get closer and closer to the 2022 Blue & Gold game. This week our old pal Bayou Brian gave us more material, but so did Notre Dame's recruiting at the ever-critical QB position. The Kyle Hamilton draft slander continues and Greg has had enough Why does BK keep talking about Notre Dame …

The podcast returned just in time to weigh in on Brian Kelly's mini media tour in which he made excuses for his failures on the field and on the recruiting trail at Notre Dame while simultaneously saying he will be recruiting less at LSU than he did at Notre Dame. Bold move, Brian. While Kelly told anyone in the media who would listen about how he …

After a long hiatus, the boys are back to podding on Single High. WIth spring practice fully underway and recruiting heating up, there was not a shortage of topics for the lads to discuss. Spring Access - Less video and access seems to be happening while access to playeres and coaches has done a reversal from the BK era Linebackers - Where does eve…

Last summer we were joined by Ashton Pollard, now of Blue and Gold Illustrated fame, to make some 2021 Notre Dame football predictions. This week we looked back at all those predictions and laughed at ourselves a little bit. Marist Liufau - Frank's greatest prediction that never was Kevin Austin playing up to some pre-season optimism despite a roug…

More than two months after Bayou Brian's abrupt departure from Notre Dame, the Fighting Irish finally have a full coaching staff and we're fans of what Marcus Freeman put together. We broke down the staff, answered some questions, and had some fun talking Irish football. What Al Golden brings to the table for Notre Dame How much turnover would thei…

We returned this week after a week off thanks to a hellacious week of work for Frank so there was a lot to talk about. Notre Dame has two new assistants since the last pod and still needs a DC while USC's Lincoln Riley said some dumb things this week that will make it easy to dislike him. Here's a rundown of everything we covered this week. Some co…

Frank and Greg are back this week to talk through the latest developments with the Notre Dame coaching staff as Marcus Freeman works on finishing off his first staff as the head coach at Notre Dame. The lads discuss: Has Notre Dame improved overall with the four hires so far? How much fun was Notre Dame football in 2021? Thoughts on the departure f…

It's been a wild news cycle for Notre Dame football since the lads last spoke. Greg and Frank break down all of the good and bad that's happened to Notre Dame football this off-season with an eye on the future. Why the return of Isaiah Foskey is so big for Notre Dame What the return of Jarrett Patterson does for the Irish OL Why Mike Elston leaving…

The Fiesta Bowl was a whole lot of fun for about 29 minutes and then turned into a disaster for Notre Dame and Marcus Freeman. The Irish were so close to finally snapping the stupid BCS/NY6 bowl streak but came up short again. Frank and Greg break it all down in the season finale of Single High while keeping an eye on what is still a bright future …

Frank and Greg got together to podcast and a Q&A session broke out thanks to our wonderful listeners. We dove into a number of questions regarding the Fiesta Bowl and Notre Dame’s quest to end the major bowl drought. Injuries at RT and CB and their potential impact on the game What to expect from Blake Fisher in his first game back How big of a gam…

Frank recorded solo this week since he and Greg's schedules didn't work out, but there was still plenty to talk about in the world of Notre Dame football Top 5 Christmas movies and defending the Christmas Vacation slander from other Notre Dame pods Why Notre Dame doesn't need a transfer QB - hint it's because Tyler Buchner Brian Kelly's terrible tr…

Notre Dame signed a bonafide top-10 class with more "dudes" than the Irish usually sign for the best class in years despite a major debacle at the wide receiver position at the end of the cycle. We talk about what went wrong, how to fix it, and more in this week's Single High. Elite hauls at linebacker, offensive line, and tight end Where each of t…

Greg is joined by his friend and USC fan Michael Muto to discuss the latest news regarding Notre Dame and USC, a little recruiting, and players opting out. Topics include: Greg's new gig with ISD Kyren Williams and Kyle Hamilton turning pro Drake London turning pro Players opting out Upcoming early signing day USC’s roster management…

Notre Dame is officially Fiesta Bowl-bound. Greg and Frank talk about their initial thoughts of the matchup with Oklahoma and the opportunity that Marcus Freeman has in his first game as the head coach of the Fighting Irish. Other topics include: Overall thoughts on championship Saturday and why we were all idiots for just expecting Georgia to win …

The craziest week in Notre Dame football history is winding down with optimism and excitement soaring as the Irish emerged from the brink of disaster following the abrupt departure of its former head coach. We had a lot of thoughts to share as we were joined by our old friend Jeff, one of the original forum members who went by the name Jack Daniels…