Single High Notre Dame Football Podcast from UHND.com

Since the last episode of the pod, Notre Dame has named an official QB1 - Jack Coan.  We break down Coan as the starter and Greg goes on a bit of a rant in defense of Ian Book from some of the ridiculous Twitter slander that has suggested the winningest quarterback in program history held Notre Dame back.  We also touch on. 

We somehow kept the pod to just under an hour this week for those who have been asking, but we'll probably be back at 90 minutes next week. 

We were joined on the podcast this week by Irish Sport's Daily's Matt Freeman who talked with us about his early impressions from fall camp after the Irish held their first open practice of the season earlier this week.  Matt shared a ton of insights with us as we inch closer and closer to the start of the season.  

Greg made Frank record this week's episode late, late Saturday night but the boys still brought the energy to this week's episode on the heels of Brian Kelly's opening presser for fall camp.  This week they touched on:

This week Greg and Frank talked through a fun off-season topic: now or never players.  Every year there are a few players heading into junior or senior years in situations where it's either now or never for them.  This year is no exception, and if anything, this year there are a few more than normal including an entire position group whose success or failure will likely determine the overall success of the Fighting Irish offense.  We also talk through a former top-100 overall recruit playing safety, a 4-star defensive lineman looking to start for the first time as a senior, a 5th year senior OL, and more.  

In our latest episode of Single High, we ran through about 30 different Notre Dame style prop bets and predictions with special guest Ashton Pollard.  The three of us made predictions on things like who will led Notre Dame in receiving, sacks, and tackles.  Which is the biggest trap game on the schedule?  Who will score the most points on Notre Dame?  Who will the Irish score the most points on?  We dive into all of that and a whole heck of a lot more.  This one might be a two beer pod for those of you drinking along. 

After talking about the offensive side of the ball last week, we spent this week on the defense.  A recent interview Notre Dame defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman gave shed some light on what is making him so effective in recruiting at Notre Dame.  We do a deep dive on what Freeman said and talk about some differences between his approach and Clark Lea's.  We also talk about Notre Dame's newest commitment - 4-star linebacker Jaylen Sneed.  

Well, folks, we have officially earned our moniker as the Single High Podcast thanks to our brand spanking new introduction by none other than All-American safety Kyle Hamilton.  We were also joined by Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama to break down the Notre Dame offense and recruiting.  it's a jam-packed episode!

This week we intended to focus solely on the Notre Dame offensive line and the job that Jeff Quinn has done on the recruiting trail and on the field, but Marcus Freeman and Mike Elston also forced us to spend a good bit of time talking about how ridiculous DE recruiting has been.  We also did a deep dive into what Jeff Quinn has done well - spoiler it's a lot - and where he still has something to prove as the Offensive Line Coach at Notre Dame.  We also learned a very valuable lesson this week - don't let Greg try to record the podcast from his car because it only leads to having to re-record the whole damn show.  

We started off this episode talking about whether Notre Dame's run-first offensive identify that they formed in 2020 is good enough to win a national championship or if they need to start airing it out more.  We ended up also talking about why it's OK to enjoy Notre Dame being good at football again and why the program is in a really good place even if there is more work to do to reach the ultimate goal.  

Greg and Frank talk about expectations for the 2021 season and in particular, what to expect at the wide receiver position.  We dive into the change at the position over the last year, what the best/worst-case scenarios are, and where the position is headed.  Greg also offers some advice to Frank following a heartbreaking loss by his beloved 76ers earlier in the week.