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During the offseason we'll be doing a Best Of segment on Sundays, where we'll play the best Irish Breakdown shows of the week. This one focuses on the sophomore class, which Notre Dame needs to be impactful this season, and whether or not they are answering the bell this spring.

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On today's Rapid Fire show, Irish Breakdown has comments from new Notre Dame wide receiver coach Mike Brown on his plans for the Irish receiver rotation this season. How many is the new Fighting Irish coach looking to deploy this season and what will ultimately separate the No. 6 receiver from No. 7?

Other topics include:

* Irish receiver Jaden Greathouse shares his thoughts on new quarterback Riley Leonard's accuracy. 

* Hannah Hidalgo has been named the Dawn Staley Award winner as the nation's best guard. 

* Which of the teams in this weekend's men's and women's Final Fours most needs a championship?

* Over/Unders for Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, Zach Edey, and DJ Burns for this weekend's games. 

* Will the Iowa-UConn Final Four game top last Monday’s record-setting women’s viewership number of 12.3 million?

* Buy or Sell tonight’s Iowa-UConn women’s game getting a better TV rating than either of the men’s semifinal games Saturday?

* Fill-in the blank...Sunday’s women’s national championship game will be BLANK if Iowa doesn’t beat UConn.

* The Ringer podcast host Ryen Russillo is getting dumped on because he said on his show this week that he watched the first half of the Iowa-LSU game and then turned it off to watch an NBA game. Fair or Foul?

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Rapid Fire topics include:

* A question from a listener: Are we confident that Notre Dame quarterback will Riley Leonard be healthy this summer and fall?

* Comments from Notre Dame wide receiver Jaden Greathouse about the impact of new receiver's coach Mike Brown. 

* On a scale of 1 to 10...How confident are we that Notre Dame’s wide receivers will actually be noticeably improved this season?

* Another listener question: How much will freshman linebacker Kyngston Viliamu-Asa play this season?

* Thoughts on Notre Dame All-American Hannah Hidalgo showing up on a poll of the biggest trash talkers in women's college basketball. 

* Former Louisville women's basketball player Hailey Van Lith is now former LSU women's basketball player after entering the transfer portal for a second straight year. 

* If Kansas City head coach Andy Reid is the best current NFL head coach, who is number two?

* On a scale of 1 to 10...What’s your interest in the Indiana State – Seton Hall NIT championship tonight?

* The NIT Final Four is in Indianapolis this year and was in Nevada last year after moving away from its long-standing home in Madison Square Garden. Should they move it back to New York permanently or should they rotate it every year like March Madness does with the Final Four?

* Fill-in the blank…It’s BLANK that Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA will host the Oakland A's for the 2025-27 seasons - ahead of the team's move to Vegas in 2028. 

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Spring practice continues at Notre Dame and Irish Breakdown has comments from Irish secondary coach Mike Mickens on today's show. We hear what Mickens has to say about his added duties this spring, who's helping him coach, how his added duties impact cornerbacks and safeties, and recruiting.

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Everyone else released a Way-Too-Early rankings for 2024, and the IB has their own version. We rank our Top 10 teams, and others we considered, heading into the 2024 season.

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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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