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It was a winning weekend for both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. This week's episode starts with the Trojans and their narrow victory over the Oregon State Beavers. It was an ugly game for USC and they almost lost, but a win is a win. It's also nice this game was on the Pac-12 Network so no one saw how bad the Trojan offense played. That is, except for running back Travis Dye....

It's time for a celebration because both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans won their games this weekend. Not only did Notre Dame win their game against Cal, but head coach Marcus Freeman picked up his victory ever. It was another boring game for the Fighting Irish. Things finally started to come together for Notre Dame and then they tried their hardest to let Cal back in the game a...

The second week of the season is complete for both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans and the teams are heading in opposite directions. Notre Dame lost their second game of the season, this time to lowly Marshall. The Fighting Irish looked terrible and just about everything went wrong. Even the quarterback got hurt. We take stock of the season so far, what has gone wrong and what to...

Week 1 of the 2022 college football season is in the books for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans, and we have split results. We start with the Fighting Irish who lost a close game to the Ohio State Buckeyes. We discuss what was a boring game that had few highlights for Notre Dame. We try to find some bright spots, while questioning the effectiveness of Notre Dame offensive coordina...

The first game of the season is finally here for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. The start of the season brings hope and exciting for everyone, and anything is possible. We start with the Trojans. USC's week 1 opponent is Rice, but it doesn't matter who the Trojans are playing. Everyone is waiting for the start of the Lincoln Riley era. The expectations for the offense are unlim...

The season is finally here. The 2022-23 college football season is about to kickoff for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans, so we thought it was time for a season preview. Season 8 starts with the Trojans and all of their new players. It's hard for anyone to guess what is possible when this group of players either hasn't played with each other, hasn't played in awhile or both. All t...

Sound the alarm! It's an unexpected unannounced podcast. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and The USC Trojans are deep into the offseason and have no real breaking news to talk about between them. It's the perfect time for a general thoughts conversation. We start with the Trojans and get into how it feels to be the transfer portal villain. As I Trojan fan we talk about what it's like to root for a b...

The New Year is here, and the season is officially over for both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. We start things off with Notre Dame and their bowl loss to Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl. We talk about how Marcus Freeman looked in his first game and how it sets the tone for the Fighting Irish going forward. That leads into a discussion about new hires for both Notre Dame and...

On this very Notre Dame Fighting Irish heavy episode of the podcast, we get everyone ready for the Fiesta Bowl. We start in the only place you can right now and talk about the new COVID surge and if it will cancel or delay the bowl game. Then we get into the game itself and Notre Dame's opponent, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, The theme that runs through most of the conversation is how will the Fight...

Early signing day has come and gone for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. We start by reviewing USC's small but star studded class. The Trojans may only have seven players signed at the moment, but two of them are five star recruits. We then switch to the Fighting Irish where Greg is forced to pick the seven players he would keep from Notre Dame's class. The is a also a quick tang...

We are back with another UHND crossover podcast. After a crazy week for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans things settled down, and we have a free flowing conversation that occasionally touches on mature subjects. After some light housekeeping, we start by discussing players like Kyle Hamilton, Kyren Williams and Drake London declaring for the NFL, which then leads into our thoughts...

It was a wild week for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. The only way to properly discuss what went down is to do it chronologically. We start at Lincoln Riley's introductory press conference, work through Brian Kelly leaving Notre Dame, the hiring of Marcus Freeman and end with bowl selections. This past week was so unbelievable that is was hard to document everything. Enjoy! Ema...

It's another crosspod with UHND . The Notre Dame Fighting Irish completed their regular season with a big win against Stanford and the USC Trojans made a big splash with their new coach. We get to the hiring of Lincoln Riley in the second half of the pod, so we start with the game against Stanford and who looked good for the Fighting Irish. Then we run down playoff scenarios for Notre Dame. Once t...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! For the Notre Dame Fighting Irish there is a lot to be thankful for, but for the USC Trojans everything stinks. Greg forces the conversation right to the Trojans and their humiliating loss against local rival UCLA. The big question to ask is what is USC even playing for. The season in meaningless, there is nothing left on the line, so how can the players get excited fo...

The USC Trojans may have not had a game this week like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but they still mad news. USC's game against Cal was postponed until December because of COVID and their best prospect decommitted. It's all hard times for the Trojans. It's the complete opposite for Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish won again, and it was another example of what a competent program Brian Kelly has bu...

A day later then usually but we are here and ready to talk about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's victory over the Navy Midshipmen and the USC Trojans loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils. We start with Notre Dame who weathered the storm against Navy. The victory wasn't always pretty, but in the end the Fighting Irish did what they had to do. It was a mixed bag for the Irish offense, but the defens...

After a spooky Halloween we are back to preview the USC Trojans' game against the Arizona State Sun Devils and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish's match up against the Navy Midshipmen.  We start the episode talking about the sad state of affairs that is the USC Trojans. Their best player is out for the season, they probably can't make it to the Pac-12 title game and there is a weird two quarterback sy...

Rivalry week is over and we are back. Greg was kind enough to have Michael on his other podcast to talk about the Notre Dame USC game and their trip to South Bend. Don't be confused by the different intro. There was also a preview podcast some people might have missed that was posted over at UHND.com.     Greg is back from South Bend with a lost voice but a happy heart, as he and his friend Michae...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans both played football games this season, but the results were noticeably different. We start with the Trojans, who lost at home to the Utah Utes. It was another embarrassing loss for USC at home.  Just like with their other losses this season the Trojans could not get anything going when it mattered on offense and the defense could not stop anything...

It was a busy weekend for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and The USC Trojans. We start with Notre Dame who suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday at the hands of probable future USC head coach Luke Fickell and his Cincinnati Bearcats.  Greg wasn't able to watch the game live, but gives a rundown of how he received game information and what it was like eventually watching the game knowi...

Another week of games is in the books for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans.  Both teams may have played, but the results were very different. We start with the Trojans and how a USC loss was the icing on the cake for a rough Saturday for Michael. It was more of the same for USC, mental errors, boring offense, giving up big plays and no sacks. There may be a new coach, but everythi...

It finally happened. The USC Trojans fired head coach Clay Helton. In honor of the firing we had to do an emergency podcast. The news came out this afternoon, and in true Trojan fashion Helton was fired during the season. We reflect on the end of an era. What is next for the Trojans and who could be the next coach. But mostly we talk Clay Helton and how he woefully performed at USC. Without Helton...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans both played football games, but only one team secured a victory. We start with the Trojans and their loss to the Stanford Cardinal. USC lost 42-28, and this could be the end of the Clay Helton era. It's more of the same for the Trojans, with more questions than answers about the state of the program and what the future holds. The worst part of all...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and The USC Trojans played in real football games this past weekend, and both won. We start with Notre Dame's nail bitter overtime win against Florida State.  Even though the game was close and some things need some work, we were able to highlight some good things that happened, like the amazing Kyle Hamilton interception. There are some real issues for the Fighting I...

The 2021 football season is finally here for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. We start with some literal housekeeping, and then announce our big trip to South Bend for the 2021 USC Notre Dame game. We start with our focus on the Trojans, and that inevitable leads to a discussion about Clay Helton and what a bad season would be for him. How hot is his seat really? We then move the...