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Bryan Driskell – A former college football coach, Bryan has been covering Notre Dame football for over a decade.
Sean Stires – A long-time radio host in South Bend, Sean is the host of IB Nation Sports Talk and the play-by-play announcer for the Notre Dame Women’s Basketball team.
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Wednesday is Mailbag Day on IB Nation Sports Talk and Irish Breakdown is answering listener questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show! Some of today's topics include:
* Which is worse: People doubting Notre Dame's defense or people just thinking the Irish will lose to Navy?
* Is Aamil Wagner Notre Dame's most under the radar player this season?
* Is this the perfect year for the new 12-team College Football Playoff?
* Does Army have an advantage having Notre Dame - Navy game film to watch?
* Is there a fake punt (or field goal) pass play in Tyler Buchner's future?
* Is it better for Notre Dame to win out but have no opponents ranked at the end of the year or to lose a game?
* How is Riley Leonard's running impacting Notre Dame recruiting wide receivers?
* If the Florida State job opens at the end of the year would Deion Sanders take it?
* Is there a top 10 team that would make you nervous for Notre Dame to play?
* Would you want Brian Kelly or James Franklin coaching in a big game?
* What top 15 teams would Notre Dame be favored against?
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Notre Dame already has two wins over ranked teams in 2024, and they get another shot this weekend when they take on Navy. Bryan and Trevor break down what’s at stake for the Irish in this matchup.
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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:
* We have comments from Marcus Freeman on Jordan Faison and ask what we need to see from Faison the rest of the year.
* We have comments from Freeman on linebackers Drayk Bowen, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa and Jaiden Ausberry and share our thoughts on them.
* Fill-in the blank...Notre Dame’s special teams is BLANK.
* If I say 63-percent....you think what?
* Will Lincoln Riley still be USC's head coach when Notre Dame travels to LA to face the Trojans Thanksgiving weekend?
* Fill-in the blank...The currently most overrated teams in the top 25 are BLANK.
* Fill-in the blank...A Yankees-Dodgers World Series is BLANK.
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Irish Breakdown goes in depth on Navy's offense on today's show with comments from Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman. We hear Freeman's thoughts on more shotgun looks from the Midshipmen as well as quarterback Blake Horvath and more. We also bring out the whiteboard to draw up some keys for the Irish to defending it.
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Bryan and Vince discuss their big takeaways from the Notre Dame victory and also discuss turning point moments in the victory.
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Bryan and Vince look back at how well Notre Dame executed its defensive keys to victory in its win over Georgia Tech.
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Bryan and Vince look back at how well Notre Dame executed its offensive keys to victory in its win over Georgia Tech.
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Notre Dame's 31-13 win over Georgia Tech wasn't always pretty, but it was impressive. The manner in which Notre Dame earned the win showed the program's growth since the early season, but it also showed the team's talent and resilience.
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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:
* Thoughts on Tyler Buchner being one of Notre Dame's scout team quarterbacks this week to prepare for Navy.
* We discuss comments from Marcus Freeman on Billy Schrauth getting close to returning to action.
* Fill-in the blank...ESPN’s prolonged emphasis on Notre Dame’s potential College Football Playoff selection during the broadcast was BLANK.
* Buy or Sell any of Notre Dame’s fake punts or field goals being influenced by Freeman’s desire for style points with the CFP in mind as ESPN surmised?
* Do you Buy or Sell Notre Dame’s blue jerseys with white pants look they wore Saturday?
* What’s crazier: Texas fans throwing trash on the field after the PI call against the Longhorns or officials overturning the call after the delay to clean up the trash off the field?
* Monday night's Chargers - Cardinals game will only be available via streaming. It's the first ever Monday night game to only be available on a streaming platform.
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Irish Breakdown has comments from Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman on today's show. We discuss his comments on things like Riley Leonard's response to his first quarter interception, falling behind early in a fourth straight game, special teams, Leonard Moore and more.
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