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The CFB All-America team of Bill Trocchi and Bill Bender discuss the schedules for the SEC and Big Ten heading into the 2024 season. They also talk about rivalries, and changes that are coming.

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In the latest IB show, Bryan and Vince discuss their confidence levels for the Notre Dame defense in 2024. On defense they talked about our confidence level in the run defense, pass rush and pass coverage. Next they go position by position and have the same discussion we had about the offense. The grades overall were obviously higher on defense, but there was a position where they didn't have the same grade. At the end they did go over some special teams grades.

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In the latest IB show, Bryan and Vince discuss their confidence levels for the Notre Dame offense in 2024. On offense they started off by giving our confidence picks on the run game and pass game. Next they go position by position and talk about our confidence level in each unit can play at a high level. The depth chart and coaching are parts of that grade.

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In the latest IB show, Bryan and Vince discuss their confidence levels for the Notre Dame team in 2024. They talked about the team as a whole to kick things off, giving confidence picks for the Notre Dame coaching staff, and how the offseason raised the standard. Then they talked about Notre Dame's ability to play well in big games, to play well on the road, dominating weaker opponents, the ability to handle adversity and leadership.

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Rapid Fire topics include:

* After Tyler Buchner was brought back to the Notre Dame football team as a walk-on wide receiver, there are still some fans who are clinging to the idea that he’ll eventually move back to quarterback. On a scale of 1 to 10...what chance do you give that to ever happen?

* On a scale of 1 to 10...What are the chances Buchner ever throws another pass in a game for Notre Dame?

* Double fill-in the blank...After the ACC/SEC basketball challenge matchups were announced, the Notre Dame men playing at Georgia this season is BLANK and the Irish women hosting Texas is BLANK. 

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that when IB's Sean Stires asked Hannah Hidalgo what would make next season a successful one for Notre Dame women's basketball, her answer was “A championship”.

* Tom Brady says he thinks he will be pretty critical of players when he makes his debut as an NFL analyst on FOX this season. What’s the No. 1 thing you want from a game analyst? 

* The Big 12 is exploring selling its naming rights to a title sponsor, with potential revenue of hundreds of millions of dollars over the deal. The commercial sponsor would potentially take the name "Big" out of Big 12 and replace it with the sponsor's name. Do you Buy or Sell corporate conference names?

* Would you rather play one round as Scottie Scheffler or one game as Patrick Mahomes?

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Some of today's We In/We Out questions include:

* Marcus Freeman gives up the offensive reins to Mike Denbrock completely, therefore: CJ Carr is made the No. 2 QB and Carr starts & wins at least 2 games due to minor injuries to Riley Leonard. We in or we out?

* The 2024 national champion will come from one of the 8 teams without a first round bye. We in or We out?

* We in/we out:

(1) Leonard will have a better statistical year this season under Denbrock than Jayden Daniels had in 2022 in his first season at LSU?

(2) Leonard will have a better season running the football than Daniels had in 2022?

(3) Leonard will have a better overall year (any way YOU choose to measure it) than Daniels did in 2022? To clarify, you can choose the criteria. It include W/L record, subjective evaluation, the offense’s performance overall, or any other factors or criteria you decide is most important.

* Michigan will be the first NC team that does not even make it to a bowl game the next year. We in or out?

* Tyler Buchner will ever see the field again in any capacity? Even in some gimmick play? In or out?

* The ND WR room under Mike Brown is the most productive its been in the past decade. In or out?

* One of Deion Colzie, KK Smith, or Micah Gilbert has a bit of an unexpected breakout season and ends the season with 4+ touchdowns. In or out?

* This season, the linebackers show elite production and Max Bullough earns himself a raise (so that nobody steals him from ND!). In or out?

* Special teams is the weakest link for ND this year. In or out?

* CJ Carr starts a game for ND in 2024 season. In or out?

* ND WBB teams makes final four next season. In or out?

* Five different RBs score a rushing TD for ND in 2024 season. In or out?

* ND will have at least two shutouts this year. In or out? 

*More!

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Irish Breakdown starts with some thoughts on the legacy of former Notre Dame athletic director Dick Rosenthal, who passed away on Thursday. Then, we go to Jesse Stires' White board to look at two great run plays in Notre Dame football history: the 1992 run by Reggie Brooks against Michigan and the 2020 run by Kyren Williams against Clemson. 

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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 and Vince went through all the submissions for this week's episode. This is part four of the show.

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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 and Vince went through all the submissions for this week's episode. This is part three of the show.

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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 and Vince went through all the submissions for this week's episode. This is part two of the show.

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