Tilting Ground

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans both played football games this season, but the results were noticeably different. We start with the Trojans, who lost at home to the Utah Utes. It was another embarrassing loss for USC at home.  Just like with their other losses this… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 7.7 Utah & Virginia Tec...

It was a busy weekend for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and The USC Trojans. We start with Notre Dame who suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday at the hands of probable future USC head coach Luke Fickell and his Cincinnati Bearcats.  Greg wasn’t able to watch… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 7.6 Cincinnati & Colorado appeared...

Another week of games is in the books for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans.  Both teams may have played, but the results were very different. We start with the Trojans and how a USC loss was the icing on the cake for a rough Saturday for… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 7.5 Wisconsin Oregon State appeared first on Tilting Groun...

It finally happened. The USC Trojans fired head coach Clay Helton. In honor of the firing we had to do an emergency podcast. The news came out this afternoon, and in true Trojan fashion Helton was fired during the season. We reflect on the end of an era. What is… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 7.4 Clay Helton Fired appeared first on Tilting Ground...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans both played football games, but only one team secured a victory. We start with the Trojans and their loss to the Stanford Cardinal. USC lost 42-28, and this could be the end of the Clay Helton era. It’s more of the… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 7.3 Stanford Toledo appeared first on Tilting Ground...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and The USC Trojans played in real football games this past weekend, and both won. We start with Notre Dame’s nail bitter overtime win against Florida State.  Even though the game was close and some things need some work, we were able to highlight some… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 7.2 Week 1 FSU SJSU appeared f...

The 2021 football season is finally here for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. We start with some literal housekeeping, and then announce our big trip to South Bend for the 2021 USC Notre Dame game. We start with our focus on the Trojans, and that inevitable… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 7.1 2021 Season Opener appeared first on T...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans may not being playing football right now, but we still have a lot to talk about. The big news is Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton may be playing a little offense this year. If you are a regular listener to the… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.27 Kyle Hamilton On Offense & The Playoffs appeared...

Spring is here for both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. Each fan base is full of hope and optimism for the upcoming season and no one wants to jinx anything. Putting football aside to start things off, we talk about the biggest jinx on the podcast… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.26 Spring Practice Hopes And Dreams appeared firs...

We are back with another sporadic offseason podcast. There is no real Notre Dame Fighting Irish or USC Trojan football news, but Greg had found himself in a controversy around Brian Kelly and freshman wide receivers getting playing time. Things like the definition of significant, if Greg “really” knows football,… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.25...

It’s still the offseason for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans, so Michael and Greg have to talk about their personal fitness goals and current regiments. Nothing like two dads talking about staying in shape. When the conversation gets to football, Michael talks about the state of… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.24 The Offseason C...

There were no USC Trojan or Notre Dame Fighting Irish football games to talk about this week, so we used our time wisely and started things off by discussing Moana. Yes, the 2016 Disney movie. Once cartoon talk is over Michael takes a moment to describe how he feels about… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.23 Notre Dame Offseason Hope appeared first...

The recruiting episode is finally here. We go over the USC Trojans and Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2021 recruiting classes. Despite his usual aversion to recruit talk, Greg gave Michael homework and had him watch everyone’s recruiting videos tp properly prepare for the episode. We start with USC who landed… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.22 2021 Re...

It’s another all Notre Dame Fighting Irish episode. With the Rose Bowl loss to Alabama still fresh, we have a lot to talk about.  We start with Greg’s general outlook toward the program, and how it’s changed since we started the podcast. Once we get into the actually game, we… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.21 Rose Bowl Recap appeared first...

The Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoffs. While the game is still fresh, Greg is joined by fellow Notre Dame fan Tim Norkus to talk about the loss to Alabama, mistakes by the coaching staff, the talent gap, and where the program… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.20 Instant Alabama Postgame Rea...

In honor of the upcoming College Football Playoff, we preview the Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s game against the Alabama Crimson Tide. For the unaware, Alabama is a very good football team, and beating them would be a difficult task for any team not just Notre Dame. Greg kicks things off… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.19 Alabama Preview appeared f...

The regular season is over for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans, but the postseason awards are upon us, and so was Christmas. We start with what Christmas is like when you have kids and some light potty training talk. Then we rattle of some of the… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.18 2020 Postseason Honors appeared first on Tilting...

It was a rough weekend for the podcast, both the USC Trojans and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost their conference championship games. We start with Notre Dame, who was beat handily in their rematch with the Clemson Tigers. The Fighting Irish had some early miscues that they never recovered… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.17 Clemson Rematch &#0...

Championship week is upon us. Both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans will be playing in conference championship games this weekend. We start with Notre Dame who has a rematch with the Clemson Tigers. Greg disagrees with the national narrative, and asks why can’t the Fighting Irish… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.16 Championship Ga...

It was rivalry week for the USC Trojans, but not the rivalry this podcast was built around, it was a game against cross town rivals, the UCLA Bruins. The Trojans needed more 4th quarter heroics from Kedon Slovis to pull out this victory, but as Michael has been saying all… The post Podcast: Tiltingground Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.15 UCLA appeared first on Til...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans both remain undefeated. Notre ended their regular season with a win over Syracuse. While the Trojans beat Washington State on a rare Sunday night game. The game started slowly for the Fighting Irish, but about halfway through Notre Dame started to… The post Podcast: Tiltingground Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.14 S...

It was another big victory for the Notre Dame Fighting this weekend, and no game at all for the USC Trojans. The Fighting Irish defeated the North Carolina Tarheels handily. The defense made much hyped quarterback Sam Howell look pedestrian. Since this is our podcast, Greg goes in depth on… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.13 UNC appeared first on...

Only one of our teams this weekend, the USC Trojans defeated the Utah Utes in a very cold road game in Salt Lake City. The Trojans looked better than the previous weeks, but there still is room for improvement. We chat about what are USC fans expecting from this team,… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.12 Utah appeared first on Tilting Ground .

We had dueling games this weekend. Both the USC Trojans and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish kicked off at 12:30 on Saturday. We start with Notre Dame and their game against Boston College. The Fighting Irish cruised to victory against the Eagles, but all anyone could talk about is ex-Notre… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.11 Wins vs Boston College &...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish beat the number one ranked Clemson Tigers this weekend. This is the biggest win in more than twenty years for the Fighting Irish. We go through the entire rollercoaster of the game and all of the up and down emotions throughout the contest. This was… The post Podcast: Untitled Notre Dame USC Football Podcast – Episode 6.10 Notre Dame Beats Clemson appeared...