The Earned 5-Star Podcast: A Notre Dame Podcast

Josh is joined by Carter Karels, the South Bend Tribune recruiting Insider. Karels was down at the All-American Game in San Antonio, and CROOTIN is on the mind. I didn't mean for the entire podcast to be about recruiting, but it was a really good conversation. In this episode we discuss: Michael Mayer Jordan Johnson 5-Stars Brian Kelly recruiting tactics The end of the 2020 cycle Impact players No...

Jude Seymour and Brendan McAlinden are joined on the show by UHND's Greg Flammang to discuss a surprisingly busy week for Notre Dame football, including: Cole Kmet's decision to leave school early and pursue an NFL career Tony Jones Jr. also declaring for the 2020 NFL Draft Coaching carousel: Todd Lyght's departure, Harry Hiestand got fired and Greg's unconventional solution for a new defensive co...

Josh, Jude, and Brendan sit down to discuss the Camping World Bowl win from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and start to dive into what the future holds in South Bend. Among the many things covered: Tommy Rees The Chip Long offense shelf-life Brian Kelly and recruiting Chase Claypool Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Season satisfaction Cole Kmet's possible departure Aloha Alohi Gilman Rankings Bowl structur...

Merry Christmas! We know there is a lot going on this week with the holidays and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish still have that Camping World Bowl date against the Iowa St. Cyclones - but we have something a little special to give to you. Christmas Eve marks the 11th 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,...

Merry Christmas! We know there is a lot going on this week with the holidays and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish still have that Camping World Bowl date against the Iowa St. Cyclones - but we have something a little special to give to you. Christmas Eve marks the 11th 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,...

Josh and Jude were joined by Brendan to talk about the firing of Chip Long by Brian Kelly and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and we speculate (with care) about the possible rise of Tommy Rees. The conversation stayed amazingly on topic for most of the episode, but this is a something that is a little more complicated than what lies on the surface. (Seems like there is A LOT of stuff here). They do...

The Festivus season is here! The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are heading to Orlando to play the Iowa State Cyclones in the Camping World Bowl - and everyone is excited. Josh, Brendan, and Brad assemble themselves for a delicious podcast meal, and this is what we came up with: Airing of grievances... we list the many wrongs the AP and CFB Playoff committee have committed with the Irish over the last...

Josh and Brendan are in the Christmas spirit and that means Christmas movies are flying into the VCR/DVD/Blu-Ray Players and streaming services. The best Christmas movies have iconic villains, and so here we are with an internet connection and a microphone talking about some of the biggest villains for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish over the last 30 years. Josh is 41 and Brendan is 35, so no... we...

Jude and Brendan hot-wired the OFD Podcast machine to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and so much more from around the college football world. In this episode: Recapping the Stanford Cardinal game Season expectations in July versus today’s reality Looking ahead to 2020 and also looking back to 1992 Bowl projections and power ranking which Big 12 opponent we’d most like to see George Atkin...

In this OFF THE RAILS episode, The Emperor & Supreme Warlord took a few minutes to list off some of the things he is thankful for with this 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. There are many things we could complain about - but that's not the spirit of Thanksgiving. It's a short episode, so if you're in need of a quick break from your lovely family for a few minutes, it's a good way to g...

Josh and Jude get a little amped up for their favorite holiday of the year... THANKSGIVING! It's also Jude's 40th birthday - so be sure to wish him well by making a charitable donation to (Her Loyal Sons) Ryan Ritter's Extra Life Charity. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish handled the Boston College Eagles quite easily, and will end the season out on The Farm against the Stanford Cardinal. Here's what...

This weekend's game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Boston College Eagles is going to be a weird one (at least visually). NBC is offering up what amounts to be a "homer broadcast" on NBSCN, and word is that they will be celebrating Doug Flutie's Hail Mary against Miami at halftime. Seriously. Something else has bothered me for a few months about this game, and it's something that I've al...

Josh, Jude, and Brad are back at it - and with much joy in their hearts about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. When you last heard our heroes, there was a great debate about the scariness of the Navy Midshipmen. As it turned out... nah. In this episode: Notre Dame's thumping of Navy. Chase Claypool is a legend we never fully appreciated. Is a "coach in waiting" a good thing? So what's up with the co...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish welcome the Navy Midshipmen to Notre Dame Stadium for their annual clash this week after easily taking care of the Duke Blue Devils last Saturday. In this episode: What's a Tik Tok? The pleasure of Duke Ian Book going after it Notre Dame's running back situation Losing Julian Okwara Hello Navy Ripping on Navy's schedule The Amazing Malcom Perry Fear and Loathing in So...

Now that we have a shorter version for the OFD Podcast, here's the full Notre Dame Victory March in 8-bit Nintendo style for you to use whenever that special mood strikes. The song was created by CuppyCup from Good Bull Hunting. He also created many other college football fight songs in this style, and those can be found over on his Reddit thread. Enjoy! GO IRISH! Learn more about your ad choices....

Josh and Brad sit down to discuss the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and their upcoming game against the Duke Blue Devils. Along the way... We talk a little basketball (just enough to get a taste) The ACC Network Chip Long 2 back sets with Jafar Armstrong and Tony Jones Jr. Ian Book and his future with Notre Dame Shoutout to Donte Vaughn Special love to Shaun Crawford Are the captains really being capt...

Josh welcomes very good friend of the podcast, Greg Flammang from UHND.com. Throughout the show we both try to talk about the upcoming game against the Virginia Tech Hokies - but we kept circling back to the Michigan game. It's hard to know where the Notre Dame Fighting Irish really are right now, so it gets a little messy with a discussion that touches a lot of different things. The future of thi...

Josh sat down for an OFF THE RAILS episode, and it's kind of a grab bag of a show. There are rants, opinions, and declarations - and might actually make some sense if you turn the lights down low, put a dope beat on in the background, and crack open a dozen PBR's (which would be incredible for 30 minutes). The Notre Dame Fighting Irish have the Virginia Tech Hokies in just a few days... so we kind...

AUDIO ISSUES ARE FIXED NOW! SORRY! Josh and Brendan sit down and try to make sense of Notre Dame's 45-14 loss to Michigan. SPOILER: Nothing makes sense and everything is dark and terrible and lonely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh finally managed to make his way over to the podcast machine to give a few thoughts about Notre Dame vs Michigan. It's not NPR - it's more like some crazy asshole talking in the shower to the conditioner bottle. It sounds fine - it's fine - but Josh shaves his head, so conditioner isn't exactly needed. Please RATE and REVIEW. GO IRISH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Jude is joined by Brendan McAlinden (@verypiratey), staff writer and Ann Arbor native, for a breakdown of Michigan: Stats that matter and those that don’t coming into Saturday’s game. Michigan’s preseason strengths haven’t materialized. Turnover margin is a real strength this year for Notre Dame. The damage that past Michigan games have done to Irish fans’ psyches. Betting line at Michigan -1. Doe...

Josh and Jude finally got around to talk about the latest win from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish - this time it was a rivalry win over the USC Trojans: It was a good night: Tony Jones Jr. mauling people The Trojan plan for Chase Claypool Ian Book's performance Jamir Jones Chip Long's playcalling UCLA Bruins sighting BRIAN KELLY ON THE FIELD! Rivals? Who are they? A lot of other stuff woven in and...

Jude and Brad ride into the studio without the Imperial supervision Josh has become famous for [pauses for laughter and eye rolls]. The USC Trojans are coming to South Bend to play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the dark of night... where sun gods have no power. In this episode: *Michael Pittman Jr. and bulletin board material *Cold weather *Postseason opponents *Letterkenny *Injuries *Covering...

Jude was able to sneak out for lunch and brought Greg Flammang onto the show from UHND and the Untitled Notre Dame USC football Podcast. Here's what they chit-chatted about: - USC Trojans season so far and how that's mirrored expectations - Update on their quarterback situation - How the Trojans offensive line may not handle the Irish's defensive pressure - Wide receiver threats for the Trojans an...

In this OFF THE RAILS episode of the OFD Podcast, Josh gives his annual plea for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to join the rest of the college football world in the promotion of their rivalry trophies. More specifically this week (and it really only has to be this week) the rivalry trophy with the USC Trojans... The Jeweled Shillelagh. Why doesn't Notre Dame bring this thing to the field to be won...