Irish Breakdown

Malik Zaire and Shaun Davis discuss:

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Bill Bender and Bill Trocchi of Sporting News discuss the latest conference realignment news regarding the Pac 12 and Big 12. That is followed by some talk about the NCAA Tournament.

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We start things off by discussing the Notre Dame players we are most excited to see live when spring football practice begins. Other topics include:

* How we define a "breakout" player when it comes to which Irish players could breakout this spring. 

* The Indianapolis Colts are expected to release quarterback Matt Ryan but should they have been more aggressive going after Aaron Rodgers? What about Lamar Jackson?

* After seeing the Bears land their massive trade haul from Carolina for the No. 1 pick in the draft, what should they do for Lovie Smith for his part in getting them the No. 1 pick to begin with?

* North Carolina opted not to play in the NIT and some dads of players on the team say it's because the team voted not to play. How do we feel about that?

* CBS lead college basketball announcer Jim Nantz is a university of Houston alum and he has used the word “WE” when referring to the top-seeded Cougars in interviews. Are you good with that?

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Irish Breakdown answers subscriber and listener questions about Notre Dame football and men's and women's basketball on today's show.

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After our breakdown of the Notre Dame defense and the position battles we expect to see this spring we answered subscriber and listener questions.

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Defensive end isn't the only position where there will be battles this spring. We also discussed the competition at defensive tackle, linebacker and safety. We also break down how Clarence Lewis could impact three different positions, but the staff must chose where he's going to be.

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Notre Dame will have battles at both end positions his spring, and how those end up will have a major impact on how good the defense will be in 2023.

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Irish Breakdown discusses everything going on with Notre Dame's search to find a replacement for Mike Brey with Tom Noie of the South Bend Tribune.

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We start by discussing some interesting things former Notre Dame defensive end Isaiah Foskey had to say about NIL and how it would have impacted his decision to come to Notre Dame if it had existed when he was in high school. Other topics include:

* The Indianapolis Colts have the No. 4 pick in the NFL Draft and they need a quarterback. What should they do after seeing the Carolina Panthers trade for the No. 1 overall pick last week?

* Which week of college basketball is better: conference championship week or the first week of the NCAA Tournament?

* A No. 5 seed almost always beats a 12 seed in the tournament. We give our 5/12 upset picks.

* We go through the broadcast teams who will be announcing March Madness games and give are most and least favorite of the pairings. 

* It's national Pi Day. What's your favorite pie?

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Notre Dame spring football practice starts next week and today we discuss a handful of Irish offensive players who could be due to breakout when practice begins.

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