The Earned 5-Star Podcast: A Notre Dame Podcast

There has been some reporting about Netflix and some side moves that were trying to be made with USC to stream the Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh. So, we need to talk about Notre Dame VS USC, media rights, the plays to keep this rivalry intact, but more importantly... how Southern Cal really wished it was Notre Dame. Just real quick Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are marked safe from pumpkin spice latte's to bring you the most professional Notre Dame Football show. In this episode: Hello! For whom the bell tolls. Notre Dame blasts Purdue with offense. We fight about CJ Carr. A big conversation about the defense. Depth chart changes. Looking for a Great House. REVIEWS! Brendan breaks down Arkansas and what we should be worried about and what we shouldn't be worried about. The OFD Top 20 (Greg comes on after the show). Weekly Game Picks... it's East VS Cent. Women's lacrosse recruiting. GMC SportsReport is very sad. 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 Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back in the fold to talk about the Notre Dame football program — which is currently 0-2 and ranked #24 in the nation. In this episode: HELLO! The Berenstein Bears age gap opens up old Jetsons wounds. Notre Dame’s 41-40 loss to Texas A&M was a brutal game to watch. The defensive issues are pretty clear, so why aren’t they being fixed? Why is the Leprecat so prominent? We’re not going to NOT blame the refs for a terrible no-call. The Aggie invasion. Can the Irish still make the college football playoff? CJ Carr is doing just fine. Brendan breaks down the Purdue Boilermakers. Is this a “right the ship” type of game? Already dealing with Purdue fans being Purdue fans. Game picks. Banana ball. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! Any review left on Apple Podcasts will be ready on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back in GAME WEEK mode as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish host the Texas A&M Aggies in a top 25 showdown in South Bend. In this episode: HELLO! Dishwasher VS Microwave. This is a college football podcast. Notre Dame rises in the polls. Another AP voter blunder. We yell about South Florida and Jude provides analogies that aren't so great. Brendan breaks down the Texas A&M Aggies. Will the cult of aTm invade South Bend? The GMC Sports Report - the Aces fall again. REVIEWS! The OFD Top 20. Game week picks. Greg is back (at the end). 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 Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are here after Notre Dame’s week one loss to the Miami Hurricanes to talk the game and walk the walk. In this episode: Hello! Tigers VS Mets is a disaster. Getting right into the action. Dylan shows up for the cheese. CJ Carr was great and we’re all happy that nothing from Sunday night made us question the winner of the Notre Dame quarterback competition. The offensive line problems is very worrisome, but we have some past examples that put hope back into our heart. Watching the defensive line collapse. Explain to me why the coverage was so soft. In the grand scheme of things, we choose to believe that this game means nothing. Jude has to defend his tweet that insinuated a very bad take.  Marcus Freeman is a DOG. REVIEWS! The GMC Sports Report. Greg Flammang finally gives us his prop bet picks (and he’s a cheater).  Plus 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 Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua and Brendan are setting the table for the beginning of the Notre Dame Football season as the Irish are set to travel to South Florida to take on the Miami Hurricanes. In this episode: HELLO! The GMC Sports Report with Benny Russo. Jude is conferencing.  What do you know about Big Cheese? Week ZERO already happened and there’s a debate about how much it actually delivered. Notre Dame releases its first season depth charts, and we take a little closer look at it. Brendan gives the Miami scouting report and they might secretly be trash. Why are people gaslighting us about this game? REVIEWS! Weekly game picks. Just put salt in the pasta water. 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 Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Notre Dame finally announced who QB1 will be for the 2025 season, so Joshua, Brendan, and Jude took a quick moment out of their dad chores to have a nice little chat about it all. In this episode: HELLO! Benny “Ballgame” Russo and the GMC Sports Report. Baseball is on. Notre Dame announced that sophomore CJ Carr will be the Irish starting quarterback moving forward. How the boys feel about the decision. Lets break down the process of the selection. Notre Dame selects its six Captains. The ACC vs Big 12. Week Zero game picks. The college football season is here. Michigan got off like the villain they are. REVIEWS! And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be ready on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan finally had a chance to sit down and hammer out everyone’s favorite episode about Notre Dame Football… our prop bets for the 2025 season. In this episode: Three nails in a tire. Making sure we say this is FALL CAMP per our contract with the Creator. Let’s talk about CJ Carr vs Kenny Minchey, but let’s do it in a way that makes sense. Jude’s love of Steve Angeli. Getting into the prop bets. Who leads the team in receiving yards? Who scores the most points against the Irish? Leonard Moore 2025 INTS vs Kyle Hamilton’s career INTS. The over/under for 600+ yard rushers. The over/under for games the Irish are behind at halftime. Does the QB starter vs Miami eventually get benched? Does an opposing HC visibly whine after losing to ND? What is the biggest trap game? Who gets invited to New York for the Heisman? A FANTASTIC review! And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be ready on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Notre Dame Football’s fall camp is underway, and we suppose that means we should get back to work and put that laid back summer vibe behind us. Sort of. In this episode: HELLO! Cheergate in NW Ohio. Brendan is dealing with a summer hangover of sorts. The overreaction to the start of fall camp. CJ Carr vs Kenny Minchey... we still kind of need pads and contact, but sure, let’s dive into all. REVIEWS! The Heisman campaign of running back Jeremiyah Love. We’re excited about the offensive line. Joe Rudolph is underrated — when are we going to praise him at market level? The Outland Trophy is a false prophet. And much more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be ready on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have FINALLY made it back to the pod machine after a summer hiatus (which won’t be the last one — sorry, not sorry) to talk about anything and everything surrounding Notre Dame Football (before the media blitz happened in New York). In this episode: Hello! Don’t cheat on your spouse ever — especially at a lame Coldplay concert. The impact of the Charles Jagusah injury to the Irish offensive line and to the season. The Battle of the McRib. Riley Leonard vs Everett Golson. Defending Manti Te’o. Shane Gillis at the ESPY’s and his impact on Notre Dame fandom. The Blue-Chip ratio got ratio’d. Brendan makes a case to get rid of the FCS. Revenge games. Parenting is hard. Do your job Jude. 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 Earned 5-Star Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are happily back together to breakdown the latest Notre Dame Football news as the most professional pros in all of the Notre Dame world. In this episode: HELLO! The breakfast hack that triggers all of the fast food emotions. Notre Dame football recruiting is on an absolute heater right now, and we take this moment to kick the Kansas State Wildcats while they’re down. Of course we were right about stuffing James Franklin and the Penn State Nittany Lions in a locker. Does the math, math? What ranking will this Irish recruiting class end up with? Notre Dame football villains... the dawn of a new age. REVIEWS! Can Carson Beck (Miami Hurricanes) surprise us? Jude gets a scolding. 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 Earned 5-Star Podcast. GO IRISH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are ready for the summer heat wave — which is also another name for the current state of Notre Dame football recruiting. The boys are primed and ready for a good chat. In this episode: HELLO! An entirely different take on the Star Wars sequels. Let’s talk about Notre Dame Football recruiting. The Elite 11. Marcus Freeman VS James Franklin is the gift that keeps giving. Preseason rankings and lists. Let’s throw some baseball stuff in here. Songs for 90 in a 35. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be ready on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. GO IRISH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have a lot of answering to do this week — but how much of it really concerns Notre Dame Football? We promise you that it’s a lot more than you might be thinking, and it’s done very professionally. No other show notes are needed this week. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are ready to venture into PODCAST AFTER DARK territory as they try to deal with this particular Notre Dame Football offseason. It's a NO NOTES kind of a week because we don't want to spoil all of the surprises on this week's episode (or we're just incredibly lazy and getting used to a new way of recording the pod - you decide). Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are frsh off of a Memorial Day week long bender and ready to talk about only the most important things concerning the Notre Dame football program. In this episode: Hello! The Detroit Tigers. More baseball talk because the baseball is good. The lost flavors of our life. The symbiotic relationship between milk and cereal (no Big Grain donations were accepted by this podcast). Notre Dame VS USC. Let’s keep hammering home just how cowardly Southern cal and Lincoln Riley are being right now — Pete Carroll is ashamed of this nonsense. The college football playoff and Notre Dame’s position. Sports Media opinions. Reviews! The episode kind of ends abruptly. Plus 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 Earned 5-Star Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back for another tri-conversation about Notre Dame football and they TRY hard to make sense out of the most recent college football news. In this episode: HELLO! The Flying Dutchmen? Does the Irish baseball team have a chance of making a regional? Notre Dame has three night games on their home football schedule. Is Joshua changing his tune about Notre Dame vs Navy or is it something else? The Peacock switcheroo. USC and Lincoln Riley are rumored to be cowardly cowards — and it doesn’t surprise anyone. Southern Cal fans should be up in arms. REVIEWS! Will the Irish offense be different for Kenny Minchey and CJ Carr? Youth baseball bats. Pete Rose. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be ready on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua and Brendan are ready to talk about Notre Dame football while holding down the fort as Jude takes up shop inside the Vatican waiting for the results from the conclave and the naming of a new Pope. Kind of. In this episode: HELLO! The case against wallets in 2025. The Michigan Wolverines are in serious trouble, and we don’t feel bad about it. Will the NCAA drop the hammer on Sherrone Moore? The future of the Big 10. We do a victory lap (or two) about the latest Notre Dame football schedule agreement with the Clemson Tigers. This podcast WILLED the rivalry into existence and we won’t take a back seat to anyone’s late opinion. Can we get the trophy plans to Dabo? What does the Clemson series mean for the Clemson game? The future of Notre Dame and USC. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be ready on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back from NFL Draft weekend with a hop in their step and a glass full of gin. Notre Dame Football had a good weekend, and they want to spin it the right way. In this episode: HELLO! It’s real spring now and things are happening. Let’s get into the NFL Draft and Notre Dame’s pretty good weekend. Shedeur Sanders and his incredible baggage and drama and whatever else you want to call it. The transfer portal? Notre Dame’s very good run of seasons. Andy Staples has the Irish as the preseason #2 team in the country — so let’s talk about it. Coaching youth baseball... a discussion for the soul of America. 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 Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are fresh out of all of the Easter candy that they stole from their children, and are ready to talk about Notre Dame Football and a maybe a couple of other things. It’s fun. In this episode: HELLO! A Star Wars Easter Egg. A certain quarterback hit the transfer portal and found a new home... and we’re going to talk about it. Could there still be more transfer portal additions — like at running back? The NFL Draft is here and we have some things to say about it. Joshua takes a moment to diss The Shirt one more time. Marcus Freeman’s final spring presser has us bored (which is great). REVIEWS! Let’s have a conversation about Notre Dame coaches as Roman Emperors. 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 Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have sprung into action to talk about Notre Dame Football’s annual Blue-Gold Game. In this episode: HELLO! Our bad you guys. Val Kilmer is a legend. The spring game format. Are you watching for game entertainment or to see practice development? Jude hates everything. The dangers of knowing too much. Debating Peacock. The main event is a juicy discussion about Notre Dame’s quarterback situation between Steve Angeli, Kenny Minchey, and CJ Carr. The beauty of Karson Hobbs. We put our toes in the cool waters of Notre Dame Football recruiting. REVIEWS! All the hurdles. Probably the best Easter candy is _____ . 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 Earned 5-Star Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices