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Notre Dame pulled off a signing day upset when it landed elite linebacker Madden Faraimo, who was reportedly leaning towards USC as of this morning.

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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* We discuss comments from Marcus Freeman on saying he will NOT go the transfer portal for another quarterback this offseason. 

* We take a look at how conference championship game results could impact Notre Dame's College Football Playoff seeding and who they will play. 

* ESPN's Rece Davis says the CFP needs to change the seeding and not give automatic byes to the top four conference champions next year. He says instead they need to just rank and seed the top 12 teams strictly by merit. His rationale is that the current format puts the No. 1 seed at a disadvantage, because the No. 5 seed is likely to be a top 2 team that might have lost a conference championship game or a team like Notre Dame that’s more deserving of a higher seed but lands at No. 5 because of the current system. Do you Buy or Sell Davis’ rationale?

* We discuss comments from national podcasters Ryen Russillo and Todd McShay on Notre Dame.

* How much more exciting has this college football season been with a 12-team playoff format?

* New episodes of the Here Come The Irish docuseries drop this Thursday. On a scale of 1 to 10...How excited are you for the new episodes? 

* Next week for the Cowboys – Bengals Monday Night Football game, ESPN is going to have an alternate broadcast they’re calling The Simpsons Funday Football. Basically each Bengals and Cowboys player will appear on the screen as a motion-enabled, animated player. Atoms Stadium in Springfield will host the fully immersive fan viewing experience. It’ll be televised on Disney+, ESPN+ and on mobile with NFL+. The regular broadcast will still be on ESPN and ABC. What do you think?

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Wednesday is Mailbag Day on IB Nation Sports Talk! We answer listener questions about Notre Dame football and more. Some of today's topics include:

* Buy or Sell Notre Dame wearing their all-white uniforms against USC last weekend?

* Did Penn State run up the score against Maryland last week?

* Is Miami deserving of a College Football Playoff bid?

* Thoughts on UCF going after Lincoln Riley.

* How damaging is losing quarterback recruit Bryce Underwood to Michigan to Brian Kelly's future at LSU?

* Did Kelly throw shade at Notre Dame with his recent CFP comments on the Paul Finebaum Show?

* Is Marcus Freeman different in press conferences this year?

* Comments from Freeman on the late commitment of linebacker Madden Faraimo.

* More!

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The latest College Football Playoff rankings have been released and Notre Dame moved up to No. 4. Bryan and Trevor went live during the release and give their thoughts on the rankings. That includes a breakdown of what the new rankings mean for Notre Dame.

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What a regular season this was for Notre Dame! Bryan and Trevor went through the season and discussed how Notre Dame created its path to the College Football Playoff.

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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* Was it good for the Irish to have to play a close game against USC before going into the College Football Playoffs?

* There’s a chance Notre Dame could still end up as the No. 5 seed when next week’s final College Football Playoff rankings are announced. Would you rather be the five seed or the six seed?

* We have comments from Marcus Freeman on quarterback Riley Leonard.

* We have comments from Freeman on the Irish offensive line and we share our thoughts.

* Buy or Sell the all-white uniform look the Irish wore against USC?

* Do you Buy or Sell Ryan Day should be fired if Ohio State doesn’t win it all after losing to Michigan? 

* FILL-in the blank...Jameis Winston...four touchdown passes...497 yards...three interceptions…including two returned for touchdowns…for the Browns and loses a 41-32 shootout to the Broncos is BLANK. 

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Notre Dame is College Football Playoff bound for the first time in four years and for the first time under third-year head coach Marcus Freeman. Irish Breakdown discusses whether the Fighting Irish need to lock down Freeman with an extension before the playoffs begin. How could both the NFL and Ohio State potentially impact that? We hear reports from Peter Schrager of the NFL Network and Fox NFL on interest the Chicago Bears have in Freeman.

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Bryan and Trevor discuss how Notre Dame’s playoff ranking will be impacted by the conference championship games.

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Bryan and Trevor preview the upcoming College Football Playoff rankings and what they will mean for Notre Dame.

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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* We predict what Tuesday's College Football Playoff rankings and seedings will look like. 

* Comments from Irish head coach Marcus Freeman on cornerback Christian Gray's play against USC. 

* Christian Gray's comments about his pick-6 against the Trojans.

* Notre Dame flipped the No. 1 punter in the nation from Wisconsin today. Let’s go live to Vince DeDario for the details…

* Fill-in the blank...Xavier Watts giving the USC sideline the business on the way to his 100-yard pick 6 was BLANK.

* Fill-in the blank...Tyler Buchner’s fake punt pass to Mitchell Evans was BLANK.

* A lot of reaction to the fight at the end of the Michigan – Ohio State game. The Big 10 fined both schools $100,000...but Kirk Herbstreit says the conference needs to look at the film and suspend all the players who were aggressors for the good of the sport. Do you Buy or Sell it?

* Reaction to Notre Dame flipping the No. 1 punter in the nation, Erik Schmidt, from Wisconsin on Monday.

* Thoughts on the Chicago Bears firing head coach Matt Eberflus fired.

* We’ve both seen Gladiator 2...No spoilers...thoughts? 

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