The Earned 5-Star Podcast: A Notre Dame Podcast

Merry Christmas! We know there is a lot going on this week with the holidays, National Signing Day, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish still have that Gator Bowl date with the South Carolina Gamecocks - but we also can’t forget one of our greatest traditions. Christmas Eve marks the 14th anniversary of Notre Dame’s 49-21 win over the Hawaii Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl. Not only was it a tremendousl...

Merry Christmas! We know there is a lot going on this week with the holidays, National Signing Day, and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish still have that Gator Bowl date with the South Carolina Gamecocks - but we also can't forget one of our greatest traditions. Christmas Eve marks the 14th anniversary of Notre Dame's 49-21 win over the Hawaii Warriors in the Hawaii Bowl. Not only was it a tremendousl...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan unwrap the present of recruiting on National Signing Day Eve so you have something to really get in your feelings for Notre Dame's big recruiting day. In this episode. Hello! The tale of Santa's infidelity is a lie. A healthy musical discussion reveals some valuable information. THIS IS NOTRE DAME'S RECRUITING CLASS! The saga of Peyton Bowen is ongoing and we will talk ab...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back on the pod portal and jump in willingly as we count down the days to National Signing Day and Notre Dame's gator Bowl date with the South Carolina Gamecocks. In this episode: HELLO! The beavers in Vermont don't want you there. REVIEWS! Some sort of Texas stuff. Recruiting continues to be insane. Peyton Bowen rumors set the internet on fire. Dealing with the NIL b...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan flip the switch on the pod machine and were whisked away in a portal to beautiful DUVAL to break down all of the Notre Dame football news you can handle. In this episode: HELLO! Put some respect on cube steak's name. Notre Dame is headed to the Gator Bowl to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks, and Joshua is loving the DUVAL life. How Notre Dame and South Carolina got he...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan crawl out from underneath the pod bunker to talk about Notre Dame's loss to the USC Trojans, and all of the wild stuff since then - and down the road. In this episode: HELLO! The warmth of a rivalry trophy was still felt in the Vowles household. REVIEWS! Jumping right into the game against USC and it was like a race to get out the hottest of hot takes in style. HOLDING! H...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan landed on Plymouth Pod and sat down to feast on a show to review Notre Dame's win over the Boston College Eagles, and to preview the regular season finale against the USC Trojans. In this episode: HELLO! Thanksgiving weather. White boots. REVIEWS! Talking the wives into a Real Housewives pod episode. Phil Jurkovec and his nonsense. The Notre Dame quarterback situation. 4-...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back to double up a pod (sort of) to talk about Notre Dame's victory over the Navy Midshipmen, and this weekend's matchup against the Boston College Eagles. In this episode: HELLO! MACtion is peaking right now and we're here for it. REVIEW! This is all very professional. We get one triple-option drive to explain what happened in Baltimore, and how we feel about it. No...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back together to preview this week's fun between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Navy Midshipmen. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are back on the rise after last week’s dominating victory over the Clemson Tigers. The win took the Irish from being unranked in the College Football Playoff rankings to #20, and it also provided a path to a good season (double digit wi...

Joshua and Brendan are back to hold down the pod fort after Notre Dame's 35-14 win over the Clemson tigers while Jude is still out berserking life. In this episode: HELLO! Let's not waste any time (as some time gets wasted). The leadup for the day felt different. Joshua leads Brendan on a subconscious tour of campus without being asked. Full animation inside the press box... but it was silent anim...

Joshua and Brendan are without our beloved Jude for this week's podcast preview of Notre Dame VS Clemson, but he's up in the tower with Tommy Rees looking on with pride. In this episode: HELLO! The epic saga of Mac-N-Cheese. The power of Old Bay seasoning. The college football playoff rankings were released and we want to talk about it a little bit. The double disappointment of Notre Dame's season...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have happily gathered here today to talk about Notre Dame's 41-24 win over the Syracuse Orange. In this episode: HELLO! A red hot tip for Jude that Joshua is bullish about. Jude's very big day at the game. Pregaming the right way. Stoned neighbors and fantasy football rosters. Chanting at the urinal. REVIEW! We made a mistake. Brandon Joseph put his stamp on the game righ...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have a lot of podding to do in one episode as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had a weird game against UNLV, and now travel to the [insert whatever name you want] Dome to take on the Syracuse Orange. In this episode: HELLO! There are only certain things that you ride until it dies... and yes a toaster is one of them, and quarterbacks are not. Recapping the win over UNLV. Mi...

Joshua couldn't let the recruiting conversation from the latest OFD Podcast be the only thoughts shared this week - so we went to the master, 247's Tom Loy, to talk all things surrounding Notre Dame's recruiting effort in both the 2023 and 2024 class. In this episode: What impact is Notre Dame's 3-3 start having on the 2023 recruiting class for the Irish. Which committed recruits does Notre Dame h...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are fresh and ready to pod, and moving on to preview Notre Dame's next big cover challenge against the UNLV Rebels. In this episode: HELLO! What is a "fall flavor" and grocery shopping in Hicksville. REVIEWS! Beans in a taco? How about beans on anything? Tommy Rees and Notre Dame's quarterback situation go hand-in-hand, but then so does the wide receiver room and the enti...

Brendan and Jude set forth on a podcast journey to figure out just what in the Middle Earth happened to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday in an embarrassing 16-14 loss to the Stanford Cardinal. In this episode: HELLO! This is a Syracuse podcast now. Basically - the absolute frustration of the game overall. Why did Notre Dame do the things they did with Audric Estime? Ridiculous penalties a...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan chop down a forest, burn the wood, and crack open a nice bottle of podcast to preview the Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus the Stanford Cardinal. In this episode: HELLO! BYU fans might be the most annoying bunch of nerds to ever come around these parts. REVIEWS! What's a better broadcast booth than Jac Collinsworth and Jason Garrett other than a block of wood and a skille...

Joshua, Jude, Brendan, and our good friend Greg were so excited about Notre Dame's 28-20 win over the BYU Cougars in the Shamrock Series that a OFD Pod After Dark was needed. So... we gave. In this episode: This game went almost exactly how Brendan predicted. Michael Mayer is a legit Heosman candidate because we said so. Notre Dame's strange defensive lapses are stranger due to how good they play...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are back from the cheeseburger abyss to preview Notre Dame's Shamrock Series game versus the BYU Cougars in las Vegas. In this episode: HELLO! REVIEWS! Still getting over last week's quiet time and powerful takes. The college football season is turned upside down. Benjamin Morrison's rise as the starting cornerback. Joshua scolds the keyboard warriors for PLAY THE FRESHMA...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan crack open the pod of glory to talk about Notre Dame's win over the North Carolina Tar Heels. In this episode: HELLO! REVIEWS! Who's mic is what? Notre Dame beat UNC down. Drew Pyne rose to the occasion and proved himself as the Irish starting QB. Notre Dame's trio of running backs can do pretty much anything. Kevin Bauman's injury and the impact on the season. Physically...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan head south for the evening in more ways than one to discuss Notre Dame's upcoming game against the North Carolina Tar Heels. In this episode: HELLO! Get the reviews in slackers. A shellfish complaint. Stop comparing Lou Holtz and Marcus Freeman boys. Welcome to UNC week. Brendan leaves a couple of acres of scorched earth about this 3-0 UNC team, and we're better off for i...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan shuffle into a pod situation after Notre Dame's 24-17 win over the California Golden Bears. In this episode: HELLO! Reviews. Joshua jumps right in with a lot of criticism about Drew Pyne - and Jude steps right in to defend his boy (this is what we do). Is this the best we can expect from Notre Dame's offense? How will Tommy Rees operate moving forward? The transfer portal...

While we strive for a thorough discussion of Notre Dame Football on the OFD Podcast, every once in a while I forget to inject a crazy thought here and there (I know - how is that even possible?). This is what the Off The Rails Show is built for. In this episode, I want to kick around a thought exercise that I kind of mentioned in this week's OFD Podcast. What if Notre Dame's football schedule this...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have some catching up to do with Notre Dame Football, and the podcast is always an absolutely delightful way to handle such matters. In this episode: HELLO! We were told that there is nothing you can do when the box is stacked. Looking back at the Marshall game. Was the Marshall game a sneaky trap game, and is that actually a positive moving forward? The offensive line wa...

Joshua, Jude, and Brendan make a solid attempt of creating a podcast parliament for Notre Dame VS Marshall. In this episode: Hello! The act of succession and moving on from the bloody crown. REVIEWS! Brendan does his preview thing, and breaks down the Marshall Thundering Herd. What problems are still real for Notre Dame. The Tommy Rees blame factor. Valid criticism for Harry Hiestand because what...