The Earned 5-Star Podcast: A Notre Dame Podcast

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan crank up the pod machine after Notre Dame's Blue-Gold spring football game. In this episode: HELLO! Spring game shock. Only one person had the balls to hang out the gut. REVIEWS! Michigan tears. Taunting the youth of Ayresville. Diving into the BG game. Drew Pyne's rough day and what to make of it. Steve Angelli's canonization. Guys that flashed - but the good flash. Guys...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back from their Holy Week sabbatical only to come across a very, very meaty Notre Dame football news bone. In this episode: Hello! REVIEWS! Auxiliary changes to the Notre Dame football program. Tyler Buchner is out for the spring game which kind of sucks. The Blue-Gold Game Draft. What to expect from the spring game. Blue VS Gold... who do you have? Miles Boykin joins...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are busy celebrating Holy Week - but do not fear my friend - the OFD Podcast still has you covered. Humphrey Cavendish (hereditary heir to the Earldom of Warwick) will unveil all of the juicy details of Notre Dame's 12 practice of the Spring Football season. In this episode: There are injuries. A man named Rocco. Something special is supposed to be special. What does Rees...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back in the podcast machine for another round of Notre Dame football schedule madness. In this episode: HELLO! The most controversial tweet of the week. Diving into the announcment that Notre Dame will host Tennessee State in 2023. Notre Dame botched the announcement by allowing 24 hours to pass until a really good press conference. A lot of the Twitter takes were bad...

Joshua and Jude break out the pod machine without Brendan, and somehow we finally got to Notre Dame football. In this episode: HELLO! The Landing downtown Fort Wayne is under protest. Grappling with trivia night in Nashville. Laura Fisher, the girlfriend of former Notre Dame linebacker and current Vanderbilt Commodore coach Greer Martini, was involved in a terrible accident and could use our help....

We are going OFF THE RAILS here as we continue to prep for another OFD Podcast during the spring football season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. I made some very strong comments about Brian Kelly's tenure at Notre Dame a few weeks ago. A lot of that stems from a topic I've had on my mind for a while... what is the most interesting decade in Notre Dame Football history? The most interesting does...

There is an extraordinary amount of NIL related stuff that I and plenty of Notre Dame fans still don't fully comprehend. It's okay! The world of NIL is an extremely messy and complicated thing, and it can make even those with a deep understanding of collegiate athletics scratch their heads. It's why I asked Matt Brown to come on the show and talk to us about all of this. Matt is the publisher of t...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back to pod about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program and other important things in life -- and somehow were able to sneak in a few things about Pitt. What a world. In this episode: HELLO! Notre Dame hockey got two wins in one night as they advance in the NCAA Tournament over North Dakota. The sad free-throw shooting of the men's basketball team. Notre Dame...

Joshua and Brendan jump into the podcast spaceship on a Friday night to talk about a long list of things with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In this episode: HELLO! We jump right onto the court with Notre Dame Basketball's NCAA Tournament run. IT'S MARCH MADNESS and we give the world's greatest sporting event the love it requires. REVIEWS! Michigan sucks. We repeat... MICHIGAN SUCKS. Spring footba...

Welcome to another episode of the Off The Rails show on the OFD Podcast. We are all gearing up for the first season of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football under Marcus Freeman - which means comparisons will be made. We are all aware of the 3rd year prophecy for Notre Dame football coaches - if they are going to win a national championship, the third year is when it's going to get done. While that's...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan (a bit later) step up to the starting line for 5 seconds (AKA 2.5 hours) of Notre Dame Fighting Irish podcasting magic. In this episode: Just some questions we have about Harry Hiestand reclaiming his spot as the offensive line coach. Jarrett Patterson's injury. Notre Dame Hockey advances. Notre Dame's #2 seed in the ACC Tournament. The women's basketball team running int...

On this Off The Rails episode on the OFD Podcast, I continue the tradition. Before spring football in 2020 (or what we had of it) I did a “big-little” preview for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. What it actually ended up being was a listing of names. To be honest — it sounds sillier than it actually is, and some people quite enjoyed its simplicity. One of those people was Brendan, and as a promise...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan jump back on the pod machine to NOT talk about the upcoming spring football season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish OR even the fully full on staff that Marcus Freeman has assembled. In this episode: HELLO! Notre Dame fans are forever COPS. Partial credit Greg. REVIEW! A truly epic battle for the soul of the Super Bowl halftime show (part 2). NBC's (supposed) power play...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back together to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish with a much improved sound mix. In this episode: HELLO! You're still here. Notre Dame is going to hire Al Golden. IHOP vs Denny's isn't even a thing if there is a Waffle House around. Joshua is unapologetic in his battle against the age appropriation of Dre and Snoop. Sidetracking to the Super Bowl and Fort Way...

Joshua and Brendan break open the seal of prophecy to pod about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the ever moving world of college football. There were a few technical difficulties and sound issues along the way... and we'll just blame that on the evil of the world. In this episode: HELLO! Viking age. REVIEWS! Shoveling or mowing in extreme conditions? Are you and 10 of your friends dumb enough to...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back again to somewhat - maybe - talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program and National Signing Day. How did it work out? Well, in this episode: HELLO! Snowblowers are meant to be family heirlooms. REVIEWS! Notre Dame has a top 10 recruiting class and we should be pretty happy with that. Which 2022 recruits will be the most beloved? Joshua breaks out a...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back for a very special show covering all of the things that you want to know the most about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team (and more). This is your fault - so reap the whirlwind. In this episode: HELLO! Red Bull sales team. Pick a new college team if you have the guts. The humble potato is a morph god. OHIO vs the world. Winter Olympics love. Football we...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan sit down for another podcast about Notre Dame football - and we still aren't close to knowing what this roster and staff will look like in 2022. In this episode: HELLO! Happy MLK Day! Mike Elston heads north to the Michigan Wolverines, and we have some thoughts about that. Al Washington is the new defensive line coach - and maybe that was the plan all along? Dudes be tran...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back again as we truly enter the offseason realm of darkness for college football and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In this episode: HELLO! REVIEW from the dark side of the force. Twitter "news" accounts and knowing your god damn role. Taking a chance can get you stuck - yes this is a terrible way to say that the new wide receivers coach is going to be Chansi Stuckey...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan walk out of a dusty saloon and are fully prepared to talk about Notre Dame's 37-35 loss to the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Fiesta Bowl. In this episode: Hello! The reign of Applebees. The disappointment of this game. If Brian Kelly was coaching this game - do the Irish win? Does this game change anything about the future of Notre Dame with Marcus Freeman? Jack Coan gave...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan awake from their long Christmas nap to really get hyped about Notre Dame's Fiesta Bowl game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. In this episode: HELLO! Jude and Brendan try to defend their horrible takes about Christmas Vacation and Joshua wasn't having it. The morality of Christmas movies. REVIEWS! Marcus Freeman and the gang go to the desert. Press conference answers se...

Merry Christmas! Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are taking a little bit of a breather this week, but we decided to once again RE-GIFT a fantastic episode for all of you Notre Dame Fighting Irish fans to enjoy. Now it’s a tradition. Christmas Eve marks the 13th anniversary of Notre Dame’s 49-21 win over the Hawaii Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl. Not only was it a tremendously fun game to watch, but it also...

Brendan and Jude pull tag team duty for the pod machine as we are living in what is essentially a "bye week" for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. In this episode: The Kedon Slovis situation, and the thought process about his fit at Notre Dame. Is there a real need for a quarterback transfer at Notre Dame. Fiesta Bowl opt outs and transfers, and why the Oklahoma State Cowboys don't really have any. B...

Joshua welcomes Irish Illustrated's Tom Loy (@TomLoy247) on to the show to talk about the recruiting effort of the Notre Dame Fighting as we head into National Signing Day. In this episode: What's the status of wide receiver C.J. Williams and his fondness for the USC Trojans? What's the status of wide reciever Amorion Walker and his fondness for the Michigan Wolverines? The better than advertised...

Joshua and Jude open up a December to Remember podcast gift, and are ready to share with all of you. In this episode: HELLO! Brian Kelly goes pole dancing. REVIEWS! Who was the best quarterback of the Brian kelly era? Players are back at practice. The Tommy Rees interview. What it means to be "loyal" to Notre Dame, and what it means for Notre Dame to be "loyal" to you. The media exposure. Notre Da...