Episodes
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Joshua jumps in an escape pod from the Earned 5-Star mothership to have a quiet chat about Notre Dame Football and the transfer portal. In this episode:
The new normal.
The wide receiver situation.
The futility of breaking news and people doing their worst Pete Thamel impersonation.
Explanations that most people won't like.
A different way to look at the portal.
Terrible comments are terrible comments.
And plenty of other quick (and not so quick) thoughts mixed in throughout the show. It was only supposed to be 20 minutes...
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Brendan and Jude hotwire the pod machine to talk about the end of the Notre Dame Football season. There are no show notes today, but even without Joshua you still get over 2 hours of fantastic podding. You're just going to have to listen carefully this time around.
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan stiff-armed another cozy fall evening with their families to talk about Notre Dame's recent win over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and to preview the final regular season game for the Irish - the Stanford Cardinal. In this episode:
HELLO!
Joshua is late to a funeral.
Let's talk about the Michigan Wolverines for a while because we should never ease up on hammering them for being a bunch of cheaters.
True villain things and a certain level of respect.
Federal prison or what?
Notre Dame blew out Wake Forest and we're here to talk about like five plays of the game.
The misuse of Audric Estime has become a national problem.
Audric Estime and a decision that he has to make very soon.
Joshua and Brendan get into a fight after Jude lights a match.
Does Stanford stink? Of course they do, and Brendan is here to talk about it.
Going out to the farm is dumb.
The Earned 5-Star Top 20 has a lot of teams tied.
The weekly game picks gets ambushed by a special guest whose name sounds like Tregg Tehran.
The future of Blake Fisher and "Tregg" pretends to be a gypsy.
Other things.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back to preview Senior Day for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as they take on ACC foe, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. In this episode:
Hello.
We appreciate hearing back from you.
Candy war victory.
Let's talk about hipsters.
Attractive actresses.
The pac12 Network and the joy of Periscope.
Stop shaving your facial hair unless you really want to break your covenant with god.
Uniform talk... SOCK TALK.
The dream is alive for Joshua's Iowa Hawkeyes.
Previewing the Demon Deacons and Brendan does the thing.
The Earned 5-Star Top 20.
Mobster movies.
The terribleness of the Penn State Nittany Lions.
The Michigan Wolverines are a bunch of cheaters and the people in charge are nothing but fanboys.
The weekly game picks.
Excited for new people to Notre Dame Stadium.
Defending Hamm's and beer built to drink for 18 hours.
Did the Irish ever play the Coast Guard?
Plus much more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are here to recap the bye week we just had for Notre Dame Football. This was supposed to be a massive Q&A episode, but Joshua absolutely dropped the ball - so sorry about that. In this episode:
HELLO!
Just a tip if you live in the Fort Wayne area - or ever have a date night with the wife in any normal American city.
Thanksgiving pregaming.
The Oxford comma.
The Michigan Wolverines snuggle right up to their villain role and Jude is here for it.
The dream is still alive for the Iowa Hawkeyes.
James Franklin is trash and the Penn State Nittany Lions continue to be a fraud.
Joshua's sons hate him.
REVIEWS!
Should Gerad Parker be on his way out?
Is Chansi Stuckey the inverse of Autry Denson?
The Steve Angeli VS Sam Hartman debate makes another appearance.
Father Jenkins is the president of Notre Dame... and some people may need to know that.
Thinking about Notre Dame's future bowl opponents.
Peace out Jimbo.
Notre Dame's 2024 schedule is trash and we need to talk about it.
Brendan's full defense of the Florida State Seminoles.
Adult content.
Pete Bevacqua's vision at Notre Dame.
Cold weather games at Notre Dame and a sellout question.
Who's excited for the last two Notre Dame football games of the regular season?
Rivalry trophies.
A little Notre Dame men's and women's hoops talk.
The Irish sweep Ohio State in hockey.
Candy Chat.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua and Brendan team up to pod about Notre Dame's loss to the Clemson Tigers and the overall aftermath of that harsh reality. Jude lucks out by being off for the week. In this episode:
HELLO!
Ohio gets on the level of Michigan and New York.
REVIEWS!
Fighting the weight of expectations.
How bad is it really?
Kentucky geography.
The disappointment of the Sam Hartman experience.
Things that happened in the loss to Clemson.
Things that didn't happen in the loss to Clemson.
Offensive woes.
Less field goals and more field balls.
Weekly game picks and Joshua's slide.
There are some pretty funky lines this week.
Greg Flammang jumps on the pod to give his Top 20, but before he does, the guys blast him with a multitude of questions and hot takes.
Should Steve Angeli be starting over Sam Hartman for the rest of the season?
The Earned 5-Star Top 20 doesn't have Jude's ballot or the Michigan Wolverines anywhere.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are well rested after Notre Dame's cheeseburger bye week (part 1) and the 58-7 stomping of Pat Narduzzi and the Pittsburgh Panthers. Next up for the Irish is Dabo Swinney and the Clemson Tigers, and we're here to talk about it (among other things). In this episode:
HELLO!
Should Joshua join a cult?
REVIEWS!
We go in about the Michigan Wolverines and their CheatyMcCheatypants asses.
Explaining why we didn't really review the win over Pitt.
Marcus Freeman leaving starters in the game a wee bit too long?
The race for the Doak Walker Award.
More Michigan madness.
Spooky season's Haunted Honeymoon is over.
The Clemson Tigers... we better get a preview together for these guys.
Brendan does the thing.
The business that was given.
The Earned 5-Star Top 20.
Fighting for the Washington Huskies.
Jude's rankings remain a marvel.
The college football playoff rankings were released and we have a few thoughts.
A hypothetical question involving Notre Dame and the rankings.
BREAKING NEWS! The Big 10 coaches are big mad about the Michigan situation and are making moves.
The weekly game picks.
A fun line for Notre Dame.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are done eating cheeseburgers and break out the pod machine as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish welcome Pat Narduzzi and the Pittsburgh Panthers to South Bend for a little ACC roll in the hay. In this episode:
HELLO!
It's spooky season.
The Michigan Wolverines are out here cheating (allegedly) and whether or not it's a big deal.
REVIEWS!
Would the college football playoff committee leave out an 11-1 SEC team if there are four undefeated teams from Power Five conferences?
We're out here causing car crashes.
Going over our preseason prop bet list... and it's a lot like you think it would be (some right and a some very much not right).
Brendan breaks down Pitt and tells us if the Panthers actually stink.
Minimal Phil Jurkovec talk is kind of hilarious if you think about it.
Sam Hartman VS Pitt (don't look it up).
Weekly game picks.
Is the spread too big for Notre Dame VS Pitt?
The podcast's biggest Oregon State fan.
The Earned 5-Star Top 20 is dominated by Jude's ballot and a matter of principle.
Greg takes us out.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are finally (mostly) recovered after Notre Dame's 48-20 win over Southern Cal. The pod machine is up and running and they're here to party. In this episode (and in no particular order):
HELLO!
Napoleon and dealing with flippant Russia.
The hours leading up to the game and the gift of Buffalo Trace.
Joshua drives half-naked.
REVIEWS!
The postgame craziness, and the immortalization of Sam Hartman.
Finding the visitor's tunnel.
Meet me at the 50.
The game was over when....
Xavier Watts had an all-time banger.
Al Golden is really good at his job.
The destruction of Caleb Williams.
The one play that had Joshua spitting napalm.
The Earned 5-Star Top 20
Weekly game picks for the bye week.
Greg takes us out with his rankings.
And much much more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan bust out of the insane asylum and run directly to the first pod machine they can find to talk about Notre Dame's horrific performance against the Louisville Cardinals and to preview the Battle of the Jeweled Shillelagh against the USC Trojans... which is to say that the trio took a moment but they're here now. In this episode:
HELLO!
Fun facts to start your day.
An amazing major league baseball conversation.
Was the Louisville game more like Miami in 2017 or Michigan in 2019? Either way... it ain't good.
Louisville was UP for this game.
Notre Dame and the Worf Effect.
Picking apart many moments from the game, but the 4th and 11 from their own 35 felt like an assault.
A list of coaching criticisms. Marcus Freeman, Chansi Stuckey, Joe Rudolph, and Gerad Parker are all targets.
The Earned 5-Star Top 20.
Brendan previews USC and it's all very comforting.
Jeweled Shillelagh rants.
The weather is coming.
Game picks.
Greg Flammang drops in to give his rankings and analysis (and to roast Jude mercilessly).
Plus much more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan gleefully open up the pod machine to talk about Notre Dame's next road night game - this time against the Louisville Cardinals. In this episode:
HELLO!
REVIEWS!
Our music taste should not be questioned because we are all over the place.
Gameday stuff on campus and Joshua is going to raise hell and praise Dale next week.
ACC refs are worthy of our rants.
Brendan is convinced that Louisville and Jack Plummer are of a certain quality, and that quality is picked up every week by a couple of guys named Stew.
The Podcast Top 20 and blatant Michigan bias.
Game Picks for Notre Dame VS Louisville and a handful of other games around the country.
The weirdest line we've seen this season (maybe - probably).
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua and Jude had to walk to the podcast machine without Brendan this week to discuss Notre Dame's 21-14 win over the Duke Blue Devils down inside Wallace Wade Stadium. In this episode:
HELLO!
Jude and the Roman Empire.
We're fired up and start talking about the game right away.
REVIEWS!
Green jersey jinx or nah?
Billy Joel hatred.
Going through the Duke game.
Howard Cross the game wrecker.
Philip Riley... is he really that good?
Joshua is fully convinced that the fix is in and the ACC is conspiring against Notre Dame.
Marcus Freeman's decision to play for the field goal and Audric Estime taking matters into his own hands.
Mike Elko can coach.
Find a friend that will jump for you.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua, Jude, Brendan, and some of Greg wipe away the tears of sadness to ride this hot pod to a secret meeting room to discuss Notre Dame's loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes AND preview the upcoming game against the Duke Blue Devils. In this episode:
HELLO!
Our listeners are awesome and should spread the Earned 5-Star gospel.
Joshua's ominous moment with Oak became the reality.
SO... let's get into everything about the Ohio State game.
The final minutes.
Playing scared versus playing conservatively - is there a difference?
Joshua and Brendan have an argument.
When it's tough you do what you know.
Who's fault is it?
The vibes in the stadium and around campus were immaculate until they weren't.
Hello Duke.
Does Brendan think that Duke actually stinks?
Big night in Wallace-Wade.
Greg Flammang ambushes the show.
Lots of Greg thoghts.
The E5-Star Top 20.
Game picks.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua and Brendan dropped Jude off at the ER and took a journey to the pod wormhole to get everyone ready for Notre Dame VS Ohio State inside Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday night. In this episode:
HELLO!
Thinking about the Roman Empire every single day.
Vikings was an overrated show.
More love should be given to the Mongols.
REVIEWS!
Defending here come the Irish to the death.
This is a massive weekend for college football and Notre dame gets top billing.
Brendan breaks down the Irish VS the Buckeyes, and is absolutely determined to point out all of the negatives with the team from Columbus.
The Earned 5-Star Top 20.
The weekly game picks across the world of college football gets intense with the intensity of the intenseness of the other games from across the country.
Greg drops his Top 20.
And much more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan unlock the pod machine to discuss Notre Dame's 41-24 win over the Central Michigan Chippewas. In this episode:
HELLO?
Joshua was running late so notes to the beginning of the pod will remain a secret. Like... you're just going to have to listen to the podcast for yourself to find out how much mud Brendan and Jude drug his Ohioan ass through the mud.
Notre Dame did not play perfectly on Saturday, but were still able to dispatch the Chips with ease.
Audric Estime is incredible.
What the loss of JD Bertrand means to this team.
Protect Sam Hartman at all costs.
Possible Gameday guest pickers?
Hanna-Barbera cartoons.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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Happy college football Saturday y'all! I just wanted to use the pod machine to give you guys a boost while you do your Saturday morning chores (or whatever) and it brought me down a fun little path.
Short and sweet... which former MAC football player do you wish you could swap out at Notre Dame during that same period? My own personal choice had me pounding away at some research (also known as Googling) and the results had me chuckling. My choice is GOOOOOOD. So have some fun with that.
BONUS... I was able to hide this episode from Jack Valor, and we finally have that Central Michigan preview from Brendan up and running for you. You know... if you were unsure if CMU was secretly trash or not. Enjoy!
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Joshua and Jude were not on vacation this week to enjoy quality time with a loving family - those two are ballers, grinders, and two guys that are definitely not enjoying family time on a lovely vacation. It's Central Michigan week for Notre Dame Football -which means MACtion is back in the house. In this episode:
HELLO!
Emptiness and the abyss of week 3.
Brendan's Central Michigan preview?
Going through the rest of the upcoming college football action for this weekend.
And much more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua and Jude shake off the rain, wipe down the pod machine, and yell wildly into the lightning storm after Notre Dame's 45-24 victory over the NC State Wolfpack. In this episode:
HELLO!
The wedding night of Tim Tebow.
A bad 9/11 joke spawns some vivid memories from 22 years ago.
Throwing out the first pitch.
REVIEWS!
There's fear in your eyes as Joshua takes your glass of champagne.
Pearl Jam and Deer Creek forever.
Notre Dame's travel day in Raleigh.
Managing a game delay.
How are you not prepared for things?
We spin a very very positive takeaway from this game because explosive plays are awesome and should be celebrated as a good thing - always.
Taking out Brennan Armstrong.
ACC refs went full Shane McMahon.
A new Notre Dame record.
The rest of the college football day.
The new Earned 5-Star Top 20 is released and our friend Greg goes off on rankings and friendship.
And much more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua, Jude, and Brendan rip open another party-size bag of Notre Dame podcast to put the Tennessee State game behind us and to preview the upcoming road matchup in Raleigh, North Carolina, against the NC State Wolfpack. In this episode:
HELLO!
Two stories - one a tragedy and one a victory. Such is life.
Instantly dialed into what happened in college football last week, and we start laying the ground for the rest of the show.
REVIEWS!
Wasting a legend.
Michigan can burn in hell (obviously).
Brendan lays out what Notre Dame is getting themselves into with this NC State team. It doesn't take a genius to figure out the final conclusion... but the journey is always the best part.
The initial Earned 5-Star Podcast Top 20 Rankings (with Greg) are released and while we have a lot of explaining to do... we apologize to no one.
IOWA!!!!
A conversation about the LSU Tigers, Brian Kelly, and losing to the Florida State Seminoles. Another conversation about the Clemson Tigers and Dabo being Dabo.
GAME PICKS!
Another week without a strong handful of good games, but there are still some gems - and we're picking them (yes this includes the Colorado Buffaloes VS the Nebraska Cornhuskers).
Good movies that make you feel like crap.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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Joshua wipes the dust off of the old Off The Rails studio, because he has a point to make (and he's been drinking). College football is fixing itself to be an entirely different sport than what we knew it to be just a decade ago - let alone the sport we first fell in love with as kids and young adults. So much of what has been done, and what is being done currently, is the opposite of what's good for the sport, and therefore evil. But where does this evil come from? What is the origin? Who is this bastard demon that St. Michael cast into hell with Satan and all the other evil spirits? Is it truly Notre Dame? There are a lot of arrows that point in South Bend's direction, and for good reason - but is it their fault?
Maybe.
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