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The offseason doesn't stop the news and discussion about Notre Dame football! That's why this week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions. Bryan and Ryan answered questions about the Irish, recruiting and college football. Here is part two of three of the show.

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The offseason doesn't stop the news and discussion about Notre Dame football! That's why this week's Notre Dame Football Mailbag was loaded with great questions. Bryan and Ryan answered questions about the Irish, recruiting and college football. Here is part one of three of the show.

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This week's mailbag kicked off with the latest on Notre Dame safety commit Ivan Taylor taking an official visit to Alabama. Bryan and Ryan discuss the latest with the visit, what it means for Notre Dame, why the "no visit" policy makes sense and what comes next.

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* Thursday was "We In/We Out" day on the show. There were a couple questions we didn’t get to because of time, including this one from Tommy: Which decision has Marcus Freeman made that you were the most “We in” for and which one of his decisions has had you the most “We out” on?

* Here’s another one from peruvian Irish: Clemson, Florida State and North Carolina are still in the ACC this time next year (June 6, 2025), which results in the ACC still being a functioning football league and ND still having the special arrangement with the ACC. At least in the short term. WE IN OR OUT on that?

* We also discuss how TV markets impact the decisions of schools shuffling conferences. 

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that the College Football Playoff quarterfinals will be played on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Gator Bowl will be played on Jan. 2nd, the Serve Pro First Responder’s Bowl and Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Jan. 3rd and the Bahamas Bowl and the Holiday Bowl after that.

* Notre Dame baseball coach Shawn Stiffler has made a change in his coaching staff after a disappointing second season. Hitting coach Logan Robbins will not be back. We share thoughts on that move. 

* Charles Barkley says Tom Brady gave him a watch a while back and he’s been offered $250,000 to sell it, but Barkley says there is no amount of money he would sell the watch for. Do you have anything you would not sell for any price?

* Thoughts on Jerry McGuire, Major League, Bull Durham, and For Love of the Game.

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It's been an eventful week and Irish Breakdown starts today's show with some of the happenings for Notre Dame football. Then we discuss the news that Irish football alum Peter Schivarelli is endowing the defensive line coach position. That makes eight football staff positions that are now endowed. How significant is that for the Irish football program?

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In the latest CFB All-America show the guys come up with and discuss a composite Top 25 ranking. They look at all the various Top 25's and come up with this list, which has some very wide variances.

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In the Inside The Numbers segment of the show, Bryan dives into the statistics that matter for championship defenses. He breaks down what championship teams have done on defense in the playoff era, where Notre Dame stacks up, and where the Irish must get better to get over the hump.

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Notre Dame's offense doesn't have the same star power that you see in defense, but there is potential for that to change. In part two of the show, Bryan talks about the players on offense that have a chance to be stars.

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Star power is crucial to team's that want to compete for a championship. There is already star power on the Notre Dame defense, and even more players could step into that role in 2024. Bryan breaks down the current stars on the Notre Dame defense, players on the cusp, and others who could potentially develop into that kind of player. There are also some concerns about a lack of star power on the edge, which is also discussed.

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Rapid Fire topics include:

* Dane Brugler from The Athletic revisited his first round NFL draft projections from a year ago. He rated Riley Leonard as his No. 28 player for this year’s draft prior to Leonard’s injury. Does that change the way you feel about either Leonard or Notre Dame going into the season?

* With 86 days to go until the start of Notre Dame’s season, what’s one thing you’re willing to guarantee about the Irish this fall?

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Notre Dame great Zack Martin says his 11th season in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys could be his last. 

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that the Los Angeles Lakers have their sights set on UConn’s Dan Hurley to be their next head coach.

* Does Hurley have a better chance to win a championship next year with the Lakers or at UConn?

* Speaking of championships...It’s BLANK that Colorado has the 4th most bets placed on them at BetMGM to win the College Football Playoff this year.

* The NBA Finals start tonight. How would you wager this series...would you bet one team for the whole series...or game to game? 

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