Irish Breakdown

Bryan Driskell from Irish Breakdown and Bill Bender of Sporting News preview the biggest games of the week 13 college football slate. They talk Ohio State vs Indiana, BYU vs Arizona State, Colorado vs Kansas, LSU vs Vanderbilt, Florida vs Ole Miss, Michigan vs Northwestern, USC vs UCLA and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's Rapid Fire topics include? * Fill-in the blank…The Shamrock Series uniforms Notre Dame will wear against Army are BLANK. * Fill-in the blank…It’s BLANK that Rod Heard has missed one tackle all season.  * We have thoughts on a back and forth Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden had with a reporter this week. * Comments from Marcus Freeman on Tyler Buchner being the scout team quarterback this week.  * Comments from Freeman on 30-year-old former Army captain Eric Goins' handling of kickoff duties and facing Army this week.  * Action Sports Network put out hypothetical odds for the first round College Football Playoff matchups. Do we agree or disagree with these lines: Ohio State -21 hosting BYU Indiana +5.5 hosting Ole Miss Notre Dame hosting Alabama as a pick-em Penn State hosting Georgia also a pick-em * What happens to the winner and loser of Saturday's Ohio State - Indiana game? * We run through a handful of Notre Dame - Army game props. * We finish with a game prediction! 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Irish Breakdown gets you ready for Saturday's Shamrock Series showdown at Yankee Stadium between No. 6 Notre Dame and No. 19 Army. We start with comments from Irish head coach Marcus Freeman about the reports this week of NFL interest in him. Would he be an NFL fit and could it be a distraction for his team? We discuss the College Football Playoff implications of this week's game, the challenge of facing Army quarterback Bryson Daily and have comments from Freeman on facing Daily and the Black Knight offense. 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan, Trevor and Bill Bender of Sporting News make predictions for the matchup between the 6th-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the 19th-ranked Army Black Knights. 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan and Trevor break down the keys to victory for the Notre Dame defense in their matchup against the high octane Army option attack 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan and Trevor break down the keys to victory for the Notre Dame defense in their matchup against the high octane Army option attack. 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan and Trevor preview the big picture keys to victory for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in their crucial matchup against Army. 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: The College Football Playoff Rankings were released on Tuesday. Jesse this is the first chance you have had to comment on this week’s rankings. Specific to Notre Dame are they under rated, overrated or properly rated? The perfect viewing lineup for this Saturday is BLANK On Saturday when Notre Dame plays Army they will have a retired Army officer on the roster in 30 year old Eric Goins. He is currently the kick off specialist for the Irish. Over Under 4.5 times we are alerted to this fact on the broadcast. The fact that NY Giants Daniel Jones was working as a scout team safety after being benched as the starting quarterback is BLANK Do you Buy or Sell the fact that the NBA is now considering FOUR teams for the All Star game in an attempt to improve their product? Scale of 1-10 how surprised are you that the Cubs are reportedly talking about trading Cody Bellinger? 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Irish Breakdown answers subscriber submitted "We In or We Out" questions as well. 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Trevor 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 Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com  Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Trevor 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 Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com  Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Trevor 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 Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com  Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: * We discuss the comments from a USA Today writer who says Notre Dame doesn’t deserve to host a first round College Football Playoff game because of its loss to Northern Illinois. He says that he has no problem with the Irish being in the playoff, but they should not be ranked ahead of the two-loss SEC teams because of the loss to NIU and because the SEC teams all played better competition. * Joey Galloway said on ESPN's College Football Playoff ranking show that Indiana’s chances to make the playoffs go from 97% right now to 96% if they lose to Ohio State. So, he says with that in mind he would just sit QB Blake Rourke against the Buckeyes to prevent a Florida State Jordan Travis situation like last year. Do you Buy or Sell it? * We rate Notre Dame special teams coordinator Marty Biagi's "chaos kills" slogan as well as how last week's fake punt touchdown that was called back may have still impacted the energy inside Notre Dame Stadium.  * There’s speculation about Deion Sanders’ future in Colorado with his success there this season. But Sanders says he’s happy where he is "I've got a kickstand down. You know what a kickstand is? ... That means I'm resting. I'm good, I'm happy, I'm excited. I'm enthusiastic about where I am. I love it here, truly do." Do you believe him? * Glenn Powell, who played Hangman in Top Gun Maverick...recently had this to say when asked about reports that Tom Cruise wants Powell to take over the Mission Impossible franchise: “Mom would never let me do that.” We share our thoughts.  * Gladiator 2 is out in theaters this weekend. How excited are you for it?  * In Gladiator spirit, if you had to pick a Notre Dame player to battle for your life in the arena, who would you pick?  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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wednesday means Mailbag Day and Irish Breakdown answers listener questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show! Some of today's topics include: * Would you rather Notre Dame face Indiana or Alabama in the first round of the College Football Playoff? * How much fun would it be for the Irish to host either Georgia or Alabama in December? * Which SEC team would you want to face in the first round of the playoff? * If Indiana loses by fewer than seven points to Ohio State, do they pass Penn State in the rankings? * How far does Ohio State fall if they lose to Indiana decisively? * If Notre Dame crushes Army, Indiana loses to OSU and Penn State barely beats Minnesota does Notre Dame move up to No. 4 in the rankings? * Could Marcus Freeman be sought after by NFL or other college teams this offseason? * Thoughts on Kansas beating BYU last week and their chances to spoil Colorado this week. * If the Irish beat USC badly is Lincoln Riley fired? * 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  Stay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan and Trevor preview the Army defense, which ranks as one of the nation’s best scoring units and one of the best rushing defense groups. 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan and Trevor preview the Army offense, which has one of the nation’s best rushing attacks that is led by option maestro Bryson Daily. 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Notre Dame is in good position to make a playoff berth, but there is still more to prove. Notre Dame has two huge tests in front of it, but the Irish must handle a strong Army team first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan and Trevor break down the news that Notre Dame has schedule a home-and-home with Texas in 2028 and 2029. 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryan and Vince react to the third CFP rankings that were released on Tuesday. Notre Dame sits at #6 so how do the rest of the ranking fare for the Irish? 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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's Rapid Fire topics include: * Fill-in the blank...Notre Dame scheduling a home and home with Texas in 2028 and 2029 is BLANK. * We hear comments from Marcus Freeman and ask: On a scale of 1 to 10...What’s your concern with going from New York to California this week and next week...factoring in what’s on the line for the Irish? * More comments from Freeman on kicker Mitch Jeter's health and we discuss our concern with the kicking game. * Fill-in the blank...Notre Dame great Golden Tate called himself the YAC King for his time in Detroit with Matthew Stafford. When you think of Tate you think of BLANK. * Three of these Big Ten teams, with the top four conference opponents they've played listed, are College Football Playoff contenders and one is not. Can you guess the one that's not? Team A: Ohio State, Michigan, Illinois, Washington  Team B: Penn State, Oregon, Michigan, Indiana  Team C: Ohio State, Wisconsin, USC, Illinois  Team D: Penn State, Ohio State, Oregon, Indiana  * Do you Buy or Sell it’s time for the Cowboys to play Trey Lance? There’s continuing Bill Belichick to the Cowboys talk. Would Belichick make a difference if Jerry Jones hired him?  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 Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com​ Subscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986 Like and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices