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This week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions from Irish Breakdown subscribers and listeners. Bryan and Ryan dive into questions and answers this week. This is part one of the show.

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Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* We rank the top 3 Notre Dame players with the most expectations on them this season. 

* Which one former Miami player would you want to have played for Notre Dame?

* Fill-in the blank…Notre Dame and USC women’s basketball announcing a two-game home and home series is BLANK.

* Pittsburgh Pirates rookie pitcher Paul Skenes has been announced as the All-Star Game starter for the National League. On a scale of 1 to 10…how excited are you?

* The late Mike Leach had a 59.6% career winning percentage before he passed away. The College Football Hall of Fame requires coaches to have a minimum 60% winning percentage to qualify for the hall. There’s been continued talk that the CFHOF should waive it to induct him when he’s eligible after next year. Do you Buy or Sell waiving the standard? 

* Fox announced its NFL broadcast teams for the upcoming season. Tom Brady will make his broadcast debut by joining No. 1 play by play man Kevin Burkhardt. That bumps Greg Olsen to the No. 2 booth with Joe Davis and causes a ripple effect with Mark Sanchez joining Adam Amin, Jon Vilma is still with Kenny Albert, Daryl “Moose” Johnston is now with Kevin Kugler and Mark Schlereth is with Chris Myers. Robert Smith, who used to work with Myers, is the odd man out. Is the overall lineup better or worse after the changes?

* Fill-in the blank...Greg Olsen should feel BLANK after winning his second straight sports Emmy while getting demoted to the No. 2 team with Tom Brady taking the No. 1 spot this season.

* RGIII says there needs to be an NBA vs NFL slam dunk contest. Buy or Sell the idea?

* Justin Bieber recently performed at a wedding in India. Who would you want to perform at your wedding? 

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Irish Breakdown is talking bucket lists, sports bucket lists to be exact, on today's show. We share some of the things we want to do as well as listener submitted bucket list items. From Notre Dame Stadium to the Army-Navy game, big league ballparks and even someone who wants to shake Jimmy Johnson's hand, listeners gave us a lot of great options to talk about. 

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Bryan and Vince from Irish Breakdown preview and make predictions for the SEC. They talk 1-16 rankings, conference champion pick, top players and much, much more.

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Bryan and Vince break down how the rush offense needs to be a strength in order for the offense to operate the way Marcus Freeman and Mike Denbrock would like. The guys talk about ways that can happen this fall.

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Bryan and Vince break down how the run defense needs to improve for the defense as a whole to rise to elite status. The guys talk about ways that can happen this fall.

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Rapid Fire topics include:

* On a scale of 1 to 10...How confident are you that a wide receiver will lead Notre Dame in both receptions and yards this season?

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava has better Heisman odds than Riley Leonard.

* Notre Dame and the Miami Hurricanes used to play all the time in the ‘70s and ‘80s. From 1971-1990 they played every year except for 1986. Considering Miami’s in the ACC, would you like to see the Irish play the Hurricanes more often? 

* How about Florida State and Clemson. How regularly do they need to show up on Notre Dame’s schedule?

* Alabama has an over/under season win total of 9.5. We predict their record for the season. 

* What NFL head coach would you bet on to win NFL Coach of the Year?

* On the Giants offseason Hard Knocks, Giants GM Joe Schoen called Saquon Barkley and told him they would let Barkley test the free agent market rather than franchise tag the running back. Barkley eventually signed with the NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles. Did Schoen make the right decision?

* On the same episode of Hard Knocks this week, Giants head coach Brian Daboll said he thinks he could run a 7.0 or better 40 time. The rest of the Giants staff told him, no way. Could you run a sub 7.0 40 right now?

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Irish Breakdown answers subscriber submitted questions from the premium IB Champion's Lounge about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. Some of today's topics include:

* Tosh Baker will start at right tackle against Texas A&M. In or Out?

* This season 4 or more WRs will exceed Rico Flores’ team-leading 27 catches in 2023;

* This season 3 or more WRs will exceed Chris Tyree’s team leading 484 receiving yards last season;

* This season 4 or more players (RBs, TEs, and WRs) will match or exceed Jaden Greathouse’s team-leading 5 TDs from 2023.

* ND flips one WR before November 1st. We in or we out?

* In or out on destination weddings?

* In or out on sandals/open toed footwear on airplanes?

* ND’s special teams massively improve this year with returns… but they regress in kick coverage (includes blocked kicks and punts). In or Out?

* Notre Dame is guaranteed to win two national titles in your lifetime but you are never again allowed to attend a game in person. In or out?

* In or out: College teams can fine players who receive NIL $, ie similar to NFL policy regarding team rules, Personal fouls, etc.

* The O-line struggles early in the season, but finds its groove and the offense becomes one of the most dynamic offenses in the country that can compete with anyone. In or out?

* ND Women’s Basketball will win at least 20 games by at least 20 points. In or out?

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Irish Breakdown answers subscriber submitted questions from the premium IB Champion's Lounge about Notre Dame football and more on today's show. Some of today's topics include:

* Notre Dame's offense is more explosive and shows more WR talent during the season such that a WR flips to ND. We in or we out?

* A freshman safety will play meaningful reps this season. We in or we out?

* Jadon Blair outperforms Ivan Taylor in their college careers. In or out?

* Are we in or are we out on Riley Leonard being capable of putting up impressive enough passing numbers to start attracting WR recruits again?

* Deion Colzie has a Miles Boykin type breakout season and becomes a huge target for Leonard. We in or out?

* By the end of fall camp week one, fans will have created starter controversies for 4 or more position groups. We in or We out?

* While we are behind in all of our main heavy hitting WR recruits as of now, this offense will show one of them that ND is for real now with this coaching staff and we will flip one of them in December/ January post season. We in or we out?

* The special teams unit’s ability to flip the field and gain good field position is critical in multiple ND wins this season. We in or we out?

* Nebraska could go 11-1 with their only loss to Ohio State, but they are snubbed out of the playoffs because Oregon, Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State make it in instead. We in or out?

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Irish Breakdown had a full Buy/Sell/Hold segment that was loaded with great submissions about Notre Dame football, recruiting and college football. Bryan went through all the submissions for this week's episode. This is part three of the show.

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