G’Irish Talk: A Notre Dame Football Podcast

Brett recaps his trip to Ireland and ND's dismantling of the Midshipmen in the season overview. He also looks ahead to the home opener against Tennessee State, the first FCS opponent in Notre Dame history.

The Irish are at the centerpiece of the week 0 college football kickoff in the Aer Lingus Classic vs. Navy in Dublin, Ireland. Brett is currently in Dublin partaking in the lead-in festivities to the game, so Mike covered this preview solo. He discusses the background of the game as well as major changes in Navy's program before diving into what we can expect from the Midshipmen competitively.

To close out their preseason trilogy, the guys break down Notre Dame's fall schedule, discussing the most challenging opponents, potential trap games and how they think ND will do overall. They wrap up the show by covering key offseason developments such as the Under Armour renewal, the new athletic director and the latest on TV rights negotiations.

Moving forward to Part 2 of Mike and Brett's preview of the upcoming season, the guys discuss expectations for ND's defense. They dive in by position, detailing units they expect to provide impact production and units they think could hold that side of the ball back. To close out the show, they provide a recruiting update, sharing their big picture thoughts on recruiting under Freeman thus far as...

After a long offseason, Mike and Brett are thrilled for the impending start of college football. In this episode, the guys provide a detailed preview of the offense by position, discussing their expectations for the upcoming season. To close out the show, they discuss how Notre Dame fared in the transfer portal in the offseason and if it was a net positive or negative (spoiler alert: ND landed som...

Just when we thought the rest of the offseason was going to be quiet, Tommy Rees broke that calm with a move to be Nick Saban's offensive coordinator at Alabama. Mike and Brett give their takes on the move from Tommy Rees's standpoint, what it means for ND and who ND should fill its now-open offensive coordinator position. Required Advertiser Disclosure: If you or someone you know has a gambling p...

On the eve on the College Football National Championship, Mike and Brett wrap their season covering ND football by releasing end of season grades for each position group, each side of the ball and the team as a whole. They also provide a way too early preview of the upcoming '23 season, giving their thoughts on how each position group should look and how Notre Dame should fare against its schedule...

With a few days to let ND's thrilling win over South Carolina settle, Brett and Mike discuss their key takeaways and highlight key aspects of the game that helped turn the game in ND's favor. Required Advertiser Disclosure: If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/TN/WV/WY...

Mike and Brett cover Notre Dame's 2023 recruiting class, the events on and leading up to national signing day, and then preview the Gator Bowl match-up against South Carolina. Required Advertiser Disclosure: If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT ST...

To close out the regular season, Brett and Mike answered a comprehensive list of listener questions. Spoiler alert: many questions covered the offense, but also covered topics such as the transfer portal, what would be deemed a successful season next year and more. Required Advertiser Disclosure: If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be acce...

The end of Marcus Freeman's inaugural regular season ended disappointingly in a loss on the road to rival USC, their first win in the series since 2016. Mike and Brett recap the game, make some observations of the season as a whole and provide a lookahead at future shows now that the regular season has wrapped. Required Advertiser Disclosure: If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, cris...

The end of the regular season is rapidly approaching and the Irish have only one game left: a top 15 rivalry showdown against USC in Los Angeles. Mike and Brett preview that game and their expectations. To close out the show, the guys dive into the volatility Notre Dame has shown this year and put it into perspective against the rest of college football. Required Advertiser Disclosure: If you or s...

Notre Dame finally dominated an inferior opponent at home, nearly running Boston College off the field with a resounding 44-0 win that was essentially over at the half. Mike and Brett give their takeaways of the game including most impressive performances and areas to nitpick. After covering the win, the guys also discuss Notre Dame's improving bowl game picture and the possible match ups.   Separ...

Notre Dame finally dominated an inferior opponent at home, nearly running Boston College off the field with a resounding 44-0 win that was essentially over at the half. Mike and Brett give their takeaways of the game including most impressive performances and areas to nitpick. After covering the win, the guys also discuss Notre Dame's improving bowl game picture and the possible match ups.   Separ...

Mike officially returns from his honeymoon just in time for Notre Dame to come back down to Earth from the highs of the Clemson win with a tight win against Navy. The guys cover that game, preview the upcoming Senior Day game against BC and then close the show with a deep dive on Pro Football Focus grades and data, discussing the key advantages, uses, weaknesses and caveats of the resource.

Brett joins guest co-host Danny to recap Notre Dame's dismantling of Top 5 Clemson Tigers and share thoughts from watching the game in the stadium and storming the field post-game. Mick Assaf, founder and CEO of Yoke, also joins to discuss NIL trends and player collectives.

ND beats another top 25 opponent away from home. And now look ahead to a top 10 foe coming to South Bend in the undefeated Clemson Tigers. Brett also breaks down play action usage and productivity across top college football offenses and why ND should use it more.

Mike 2.0 joins the show as guest co-host and helps Brett breakdown ND's 44-21 victory over the UNLV Rebels. The guys look ahead to the road tilt against Syracuse and take a deep dive on correlations between advanced metrics.

After showing signs of improvement, Notre Dame had a major regression this past week with a stunning loss, this time to Stanford. Mike and Brett give their thoughts on this game, telling listeners what to (and what not to) takeaway from this game.  In addition to briefly previewing next week's opponent, UNLV, they provide a defense of the defense: pointing out data and context suggesting they're p...

The Irish continued to show signs of improvement against a good BYU team this past Saturday in Vegas. Mike and Brett provide their key takeaways and then look ahead to next week's lackluster opponent, Stanford, a rival that has floundering in recent years. The guys then close the show by discussing the history of the Shamrock Series games and which locations they'd like to see games played at in t...

Welcome back from the bye week festivities. This Saturday, the Irish take on BYU in a religious college clash in Sin City. Brett and Mike have your pre-game preparation covered with an in-depth preview of the match-up against the Cougars. The guys then close out the show with some musings on where they think the program is at the bye week mark.

Going into the bye week, Notre Dame is back at .500 following a dominating performance over UNC on the road. Mike and Brett discuss their key themes from the game and what to take away moving forward this season. The guys close the show with a segment on parity in college football now and historically, utilizing SP+ data for some interesting findings.

Marcus Freeman finally notched his first win as the head coach of Notre Dame with a tight game against Cal. Mike and Brett cover the key themes from the game and what they mean for the team moving forward. Moving to next week, the guys preview the UNC game and close off the show with a segment assessing where the program is now, what their thoughts are on Marcus Freeman and how Tommy Rees has done...

After a shocking upset loss at home to Marshall, Irish nation is left wondering what to make of the program the rest of the season and onward. The guys give their reaction to the game and what it means for the team's prospects this year as well big picture for the Freeman Era. To close out the show, they give a preview of the upcoming game against Cal and have a segment on what SP+ is, how it's us...

Mike and Brett give their reactions to Notre Dame's close loss to Ohio State in Columbus, the biggest match-up in all of college football in week 1. They dive into the post-game analytics and grades to determine what are the key takeaways moving forward, identifying areas of strength and areas of concern. To close out the show, they provide a preview of ND's home opener against Marshall.