Rapid Fire topics include:

* Top observations from Wednesday's Notre Dame football spring practice viewing. 

* Fill-in the blank...Riley Leonard going through light practice work while wearing an ankle brace this morning is BLANK.

The Chicago Bears have both the No. 1 and No. 9 picks in the first round of this month’s draft. Most of the talk has been about what they’re doing with the first pick...but GM Ryan Poles has come up with a plan to determine what they’ll do with the No. 9 pick. He says his staff will break into teams and each team will plead its case for drafting a certain position. One team will argue for tackles, another for receivers and another for defensive ends. We share our thoughts on the plan. 

* Fill-in the blank...The Iowa – LSU Elite 8 women’s game setting an all-time viewership record with more than 12.3 million viewers is BLANK.

* Two notable NCAA Tournament snubs, Indiana State and Seton Hall, are in the NIT championship game. Does making it to the NIT title game make up for missing out on March Madness?

* How does UConn and NC State both getting their men’s and women’s teams into the Final Four affect your interest in this weekend’s games?

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Irish Breakdown answers listener and subscriber questions about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. Some of the topics include:

*Where has Jaden Greathouse shown his most improvement this spring?

*Did Riley Leonard practice in an ankle brace on Wednesday to prove he is not injury prone?

*Will Notre Dame's offense average over or under 42.5 points this season?

*What's the difference in Irish receiver coach Mike Brown's coaching compared to his predecessor, Chansi Stuckey?

*What does the Mike Mickens/Marty Biagi coaching combo look like in the Irish secondary?

*What's the ceiling and floor for Tosh Baker at right tackle?

*Should Notre Dame's No. 1 receiver also be the team's No. 1 punt returner?

*Thoughts on Jadarian Price getting receiver reps.

*Notre Dame's future if the ACC crumbles.

*Much more!

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Notre Dame can't reach its full potential without the sophomore class stepping up in a big way. We explain why that is during this segment, and also discuss what the unit is showing so far this spring.

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Notre Dame held another open practice this morning and we were there. Part one of today's show goes over everything we saw from the open portion of the practice session.

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Rapid Fire topics include:

* We discuss comments from Notre Dame running backs coach Deland McCullough about how he grades the players in his position group. 

* We have comments from Irish women's basketball coach Niele Ivey and discuss if her team reached its full potential this year and then make predictions for next year's team. 

* Illinois head coach Brad Underwood says the transfer portal shouldn't be open yet. Do we Buy or Sell?

* Did the Iowa - LSU rematch of last year’s national title game live up to the hype?

* Fill-in the blank...Jason Sudeikis AKA Ted Lasso being an Iowa superfan at last night’s game was BLANK.

* Fill-in the blank...ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo saying Good Luck finding anything to do in Albany during last night’s Elite 8 broadcast in Albany is BLANK.

* Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year and the NFL is going to have two games on Christmas Day. Do you Buy or Sell it?

* Favorite and least favorite March Madness TV commercials.

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Irish Breakdown has a preview of some of the visitors Notre Dame football will have on campus this week. Some of them are new and some are making return visits.

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The IB team ranks the 4 new power conferences based on who helped themselves the most with the latest batch of realignment. Success is based on what teams added from a football standpoint and also improving their brand.

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After breaking down the Notre Dame secondary and tight end groups we had an impromptu daily mailbag! This is part two of that show!

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After breaking down the Notre Dame secondary and tight end groups we had an impromptu daily mailbag! This is part one of that show!

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Notre Dame has been a heavy multiple tight end team in recent seasons, and that's going to change with Mike Denbrock in town. But how much will it change? That answer will be determined by the ability of the tight ends to stay healthy, and how well they perform this spring. They aren't just competing against each other for time, they are now competing against the receivers and running backs.

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