The Earned 5-Star Podcast: A Notre Dame Podcast

Josh and Jude sit down to discuss the recent Jack Swarbrick interview that The Athletic's Pete Sampson published earlier this week.  *Notre Dame's possible game against the BYU Cougars. *Playing a game inside the new Raiders venue in Las Vegas. *Word play with NBC and the Shamrock Series. *CHINA. *Berlin as a recruiting hotbed... well maybe in the future. *Brian Kelly's tenure. *Revisiting the los...

It's a nice and tight OFF THE RAILS episode on the OFD Podcast as Joshua breaks down his top 5 favorite Notre Dame football players for the 2019 season. As you may have guessed... there may be a couple of surprises in that list. At any rate, please head over to onefootdown.com to comment about who YOUR top 5 is, and let's see if we can come to some type of agreement (like agreeing to disagree). Go...

Josh sits down for another OFF THE RAILS episode. In this edition, we go over the recently published position rankings for Notre Dame football on One Foot Down. It's a bit of "Domersplaining" I'm sure - but at least you have something to listen to while out in the yard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Jude bring on Carter Karels of the South Bend Tribune / ND Insider for a fun Friday night. In this episode... *We talk about Carter's Texas roots and his time covering the Texas A&M Aggies *The ins and outs of covering recruiting *Insight into the Brendon McGregor situation *We talking 3 STARS *Carter's impression of the Notre Dame program *Lou Holtz is not Flavor Flav *The Ian Book surpr...

It's another OFF THE RAILS episode on the OFD Podcast. In this show, Josh settles in after a massive sleep to talk about Notre Dame's special chance to win double digit games for the 3rd season in a row. It's happened only one other time in Notre Dame history - but would it carry the same weight? There's a wee bit of recruiting talk as well as the Irish just picked up their 12th commitment of the...

Josh sits down for another OFF THE RAILS episode on the OFD Podcast. We're excited for the possible return of Shaun Crawford at the Nickel for the Notre Dame defense, and here's 25 minutes "explaining" why.  BONUS: Only one ON AIR cough. That's progress. Be sure to rate and review wherever you get your podcasts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Jude sit down to talk about garage sales and somehow tie it all in with Notre Dame Fighting Irish football. We also *Take Tim Brando to the woodshed for another beating about Notre Dame's independence.  *Break down TV money. *Enjoy a warm cup of freedom. *SCHEDULE *Debate Notre Dame's toughest 3 game stretch. *Trash the trashy farm field and its owner, the Stanford Cardinal *Discuss the i...

It's another Off The Rails episode from Josh Vowles, and he runs down the possibilities for a few "super sophomores" for Notre Dame in 2019.  There is a long list of names here, but how many of them will actually shine in their second year with the Irish? Please rate and review! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an Off The Rails episode, and Josh wants to make sure that everyone knows that Notre Dame is doing a nice job recruiting right now.  Inside: *The wonderful wonderfulness of running back Chris Tyree's commitment *The numbers at running back in 2020 and beyond *Will Notre Dame actually take a 2nd running back in this class? *A sacrilegious running back duo *Freshman expectations *John Goodman n...

Josh was kidnapped by a pack of angry Michigan fans and thus... they claimed yet another brave win over Notre Dame. Brad and Jude carried on without the Emperor in a stunning display of continuity of government. This week's discussion includes: *The possibility of a HUGE week in recruiting. *More schedule talk as we come to grips with Notre Dame's scheduling practices. *The Brian Kelly quarterback...

Josh and Jude sit down on a Friday night like only a couple of dads can do to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program. This week... *How much is Brian Kelly really making? *Paychecks for years *BOW DOWN *The most obvious of kickoff times *A good nooner *LaborDay management *The state of Pennsylvania has some really good players *Notre Dame as some really good players *Possible ra...

It's another OFF THE RAILS episode with The Subway Domer. There was a little bit of news dropped recently about the possibility of Notre Dame and Michigan continuing on the schedule. SPOILER... it was a non-news news story. Still... it does bring the question back up: Do Notre Dame fans want Michigan on the future schedule? If so, should it be every year, twice a decade - what and how should it be...

Josh, Jude, and Brad are back for another OFD Podcast and this week... it's all about VERSUS MODE. The guys pick a few battles and decide which side is best. *Having Purdue on the schedule VS NOT having Purdue on the schedule *The Academies VS The Group of 5 field *Michie Stadium VS Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium *Taco VS Burrito *Leprechaun VS Clashmore Mike *Cheesburgers VS 4 National Champi...

Josh takes a look at the 2019 Notre Dame football schedule as compared to the 2018 schedule. Is this year easier? Does 2019 present unique challenges that 2018 didn't? I discuss... This is the first of our "Off The Rails" mini-pods. These will occur occasionally and without a set schedule.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Jude welcome Jerry Barca to the show. Jerry along with Pat Creadon, are the guys that brought the ESPN 30 for 30 film, "Catholics vs Convicts" to the screen. They developed a partnership and went on to shepherd the powerful story of Father Theodore Hesburgh from an idea to an incredible documentary. It was a really enjoyable conversation with Jerry about the film and about Father Ted. PLE...

Josh, Brad, and Jude were joined by Sports Illustrated's Jessica Smetana for a smörgåsbord of Notre Dame football talk. The difference between a buffet and a smörgåsbord according to Chef Marcus Samuelson... "The difference is that the smörgåsbord is about the ritual and about the process of eating the food. You go back to the table five times, and during those numerous times you eat different foo...

Jude and Brad were unable to join Josh on the podcast this week, so we brought back Greg from UHND.com to put a bow on spring football. * Ian Book and what he sees on the field. * The bad look from the "touch" rules and red jerseys. * Alohi Gilman and Jalen Elliott are captains... announce it. * Just about every aspect of the linebacker situation involving Shayne Simon, Asmar Bilal, Jeremiah Owusu...

Josh, Jude, and Brad are joined by UHND.com's Greg Flammang to discus the spring roster situation. *Are fans about to blow up message boards about Phil Jurkovec? *Is Jafar Armstrong the answer? *Can Jude take a hit from Liam Eichenberg? *Greg's passionate endorsement of Lawrence Keys *Dreaming of Ovie Oghoufo *Following Jerry Tillery *The Houston Griffith saga *A Thomas the Train rant *Singing wit...

We went into this ready to talk fully about raising your kids in full Notre Dame dad life mode, and then we kind of went all over the place (and across time and space). Join us as we dive into a virtual bar where a couple of dads just unload about all the shit that's on their mind. It's fun - you'll love it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OFD women's basketball writer Matt Greene joins Josh and Jude for an explosive podcast. The trio discusses: *The NCAA Women's Tournament *Muffet McGraw's Power Moves *Sculptor of greatness *Jim Delany's dream *A Lone Star accomplice  *Heart U 4-ever Big East * Is this what you wanted? *RIP Rivalry *Notre Dame's disappearing Nickel *Linebacker Value Meal #3 *GO HOCKEY x 2 *Elite 8 on the docket *Hi...

Josh, Jude, and Brad are joined by fellow OFD Staff member, Lino Garcia, to talk about: *Notre Dame hockey and the Big 10 championship *Brian Kelly's presser *The Kevin Austin situation *Playing the nickel and/or waiting on Kyle Hamilton *Alohi Gilman being railroaded by the NCAA *Get a lawyer *REESUS SAVES! *The early odds for Notre Dame's game vs Michigan (we call BS) *The Georgia nod *Sound-Off...

Josh and Jude turn on the podcast machine in the middle of a busy week to spit some hot fire on a few different topics. * A farewell to Notre Dame hoops along with a message of hope. * The involvement of the USC Trojans in the Aunt Becky scandal and the importance of these events to Notre Dame. * The hot number of 9.5 as it pertains to the over/under for Irish wins this fall. * The cerebral calmne...

Josh, Jude, and Brad sit down on late Fat Tuesday night to talk about: *Cornerbacks *Movement inside the roster *Polish cuisine *One last "when I played" story from Josh *Captain possibilities and relevant discussion *Liam Eichenberg's greatness *Drue Tranquill FUTURE NFL Draft pick And more (mostly ND related). PLEASE RATE AND REVIEW! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh and Jude jump into the podcast machine on a dope Wednesday night for some Notre Dame football discussion. We cover: * The possibilities at defensive tackle * The excessive riches at defensive end * Jerry Tillery's awesomeness * The NFL Draft * Why neutral games suck and why they happen in spite of sucking * Some tomfoolery about the 2002 & 2004 Michigan (sucks) game Learn more about your ad c...

Josh and Jude are joined by OFD staff writer Philip Gough. We talk about Phil's new series that covers the one key play from each 2018 game, and then we dive into the running back situation for the Irish in 2019.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices