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The latest College Football Playoff rankings have been released and Notre Dame moved up to No. 5. 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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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* Since the week after the season is now a recruiting dead period, coaches can’t stay in California to recruit. That means the Irish don’t need to end the season in California anymore as they’ve done since 199 when they finish at either USC or Stanford. We hear and discuss comments from Marcus Freeman about the possibility of playing at home in the future for Thanksgiving weekend.

* We put the College Football Playoff contenders into tiers.

* On a scale of 1 to 10....What’s your confidence Notre Damewill be the No. 4 seed in this week’s CFP rankings?

* Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden was asked Monday night if he has to amp his guys up to play USC. He dropped a Godfather 2 reference. We discuss. 

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Irish special teams coordinator Marty Biagi says punter James Rendell will get at least one more year of eligibility at Notre Dame.

* Do you Buy or Sell this week’s Clemson – South Carolina game as a play-in game for an at-large playoff berth?

* Tony Kornheiser says Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer should be on the hot seat after losing to Oklahoma. Do you Buy or Sell it?

* NFL teams eat 3,600-4,300 Uncrustables per week. How many Uncrustables have you eaten in your life?

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Irish Breakdown has comments from Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman on a variety of topics. We hear his thoughts on why USC is a tough place to play, tuning out the noise that comes with his team controlling its own destiny going into the game, not playing in close games recently and more.

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Bryan takes a dive into the USC defense. The Trojans have shown a ton of improvement on this side of the ball, and he explains what caused that improvement before looking at the matchups that Notre Dame could look to exploit.

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Bryan takes a look at the USC offense, which has talent but has largely underachieved this season. The unit is still dangerous, and Bryan discusses the personnel, strengths of the defense and what Notre Dame might see from that group.

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Bryan previews the matchup between Notre Dame and USC by taking a look at where USC got here. The Trojans are 6-5 but have been a very competitive team this season.

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Notre Dame still has plenty to prove in its final game of the regular season. Bryan talks about what’s at stake in this game, which includes a final statement to the playoff committee, taking control of the USC series and overcoming a No. 5 ranking jinx.

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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* Which was more impressive: Jeremiyah Love hurdling a defender into the end zone or Love rushing for 130 yards on 7 carries?

* Injured kicker Mitch Jeter missed a 48-yard field goal and had a 30-yarder blocked against Army. We hear comments from Marcus Freeman on Jeter and discuss our concern level. 

* Before the game started Saturday, Freeman did his customary pregame drive by interview with NBC. When asked what he most wanted to see from his team Freeman said VIOLENCE. We share our thoughts.

* Fill-in the blank...Notre Dame’s 3:30pm kickoff this Saturday at USC is BLANK.

* Fill-in the blank.... Ohio State putting a mock headline up on their video board after the game that said: Buckeyes Win. Google It....is BLANK. 

* Fill-in the blank...Notre Dame women’s basketball beating third ranked Southern Cal this weekend is BLANK. 

* If you could only have five food items for Thanksgiving what would they be? 

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Irish Breakdown starts today's show with a few thoughts from Notre Dame's convincing win over formerly unbeaten Army in Saturday's Shamrock Series game. Then we predict where the Irish will be in this week's College Football Playoff rankings as well as what we think the bracket will look like.

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Bryan and Vince talk about the day of college football that was and what it means for the Irish. They break down the biggest games that effect Notre Dame and then predict what they think the CFP Committee will do with all the turmoil.

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