The Earned 5-Star Podcast: A Notre Dame Podcast

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August 27, 2025Notre Dame vs Miami — Don’t Gaslight Me Bro
Joshua and Brendan are setting the table for the beginning of the Notre Dame Football season as the Irish are set to travel to South Florida to take on the Miami Hurricanes. In this episode:
HELLO!

The GMC Sports Report with Benny Russo.

Jude is conferencing.

What do you know about Big Cheese?

Week ZERO already happened and there’s a debate about how much it actually delivered.

Notre Dame releases its first season depth charts, and we take a little closer look at it.

Brendan gives the Miami scouting report and they might secretly be trash.

Why are people gaslighting us about this game?

REVIEWS!

Weekly game picks.

Just put salt in the pasta water.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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2h 25min
August 20, 2025The journey begins for Notre Dame's new QB1
Notre Dame finally announced who QB1 will be for the 2025 season, so Joshua, Brendan, and Jude took a quick moment out of their dad chores to have a nice little chat about it all.
In this episode:
HELLO!

Benny “Ballgame” Russo and the GMC Sports Report.

Baseball is on.

Notre Dame announced that sophomore CJ Carr will be the Irish starting quarterback moving forward.

How the boys feel about the decision.

Lets break down the process of the selection.

Notre Dame selects its six Captains.

The ACC vs Big 12.

Week Zero game picks.

The college football season is here.

Michigan got off like the villain they are.

REVIEWS!
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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1h 59min
August 11, 2025All the prop bets for Notre Dame Football
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan finally had a chance to sit down and hammer out everyone’s favorite episode about Notre Dame Football… our prop bets for the 2025 season.
In this episode:
Three nails in a tire.

Making sure we say this is FALL CAMP per our contract with the Creator.

Let’s talk about CJ Carr vs Kenny Minchey, but let’s do it in a way that makes sense.

Jude’s love of Steve Angeli.

Getting into the prop bets.

Who leads the team in receiving yards?

Who scores the most points against the Irish?

Leonard Moore 2025 INTS vs Kyle Hamilton’s career INTS.

The over/under for 600+ yard rushers.

The over/under for games the Irish are behind at halftime.

Does the QB starter vs Miami eventually get benched?

Does an opposing HC visibly whine after losing to ND?

What is the biggest trap game?

Who gets invited to New York for the Heisman?

A FANTASTIC review!
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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2h 57min
August 05, 2025Kind of talking about Notre Dame’s start to fall camp
Notre Dame Football’s fall camp is underway, and we suppose that means we should get back to work and put that laid back summer vibe behind us.
Sort of.
In this episode:
HELLO!

Cheergate in NW Ohio.

Brendan is dealing with a summer hangover of sorts.

The overreaction to the start of fall camp.

CJ Carr vs Kenny Minchey... we still kind of need pads and contact, but sure, let’s dive into all.

REVIEWS!

The Heisman campaign of running back Jeremiyah Love.

We’re excited about the offensive line.

Joe Rudolph is underrated — when are we going to praise him at market level?

The Outland Trophy is a false prophet.
And much more weaved in and out of the show.
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2h 13min
July 19, 2025Struggling to get to Notre Dame Football season
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have FINALLY made it back to the pod machine after a summer hiatus (which won’t be the last one — sorry, not sorry) to talk about anything and everything surrounding Notre Dame Football (before the media blitz happened in New York).
In this episode:
Hello!

Don’t cheat on your spouse ever — especially at a lame Coldplay concert.

The impact of the Charles Jagusah injury to the Irish offensive line and to the season.

The Battle of the McRib.

Riley Leonard vs Everett Golson.

Defending Manti Te’o.

Shane Gillis at the ESPY’s and his impact on Notre Dame fandom.

The Blue-Chip ratio got ratio’d.

Brendan makes a case to get rid of the FCS.

Revenge games.

Parenting is hard.

Do your job Jude.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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1h 56min
June 30, 2025Notre Dame Football Villains X
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are happily back together to breakdown the latest Notre Dame Football news as the most professional pros in all of the Notre Dame world. In this episode:
HELLO!

The breakfast hack that triggers all of the fast food emotions.

Notre Dame football recruiting is on an absolute heater right now, and we take this moment to kick the Kansas State Wildcats while they’re down.

Of course we were right about stuffing James Franklin and the Penn State Nittany Lions in a locker.

Does the math, math?

What ranking will this Irish recruiting class end up with?

Notre Dame football villains... the dawn of a new age.

REVIEWS!

Can Carson Beck (Miami Hurricanes) surprise us?

Jude gets a scolding.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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2h 52min
June 20, 2025Marcus Freeman is stuffing James Franklin in a locker (again)
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are ready for the summer heat wave — which is also another name for the current state of Notre Dame football recruiting. The boys are primed and ready for a good chat. In this episode:
HELLO!

An entirely different take on the Star Wars sequels.

Let’s talk about Notre Dame Football recruiting.

The Elite 11.

Marcus Freeman VS James Franklin is the gift that keeps giving.

Preseason rankings and lists.

Let’s throw some baseball stuff in here.

Songs for 90 in a 35.
And plenty more weaved in and out of the show.
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2h 32min
June 13, 2025 Answering all of the Notre Dame Football questions very professionally
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan have a lot of answering to do this week — but how much of it really concerns Notre Dame Football? We promise you that it’s a lot more than you might be thinking, and it’s done very professionally.
No other show notes are needed this week.
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2h 40min
June 04, 2025 Let's talk about a shirtless Marcus Freeman
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are ready to venture into PODCAST AFTER DARK territory as they try to deal with this particular Notre Dame Football offseason.
It's a NO NOTES kind of a week because we don't want to spoil all of the surprises on this week's episode (or we're just incredibly lazy and getting used to a new way of recording the pod - you decide).
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1h 54min
May 29, 2025The Lost Flavors of Notre Dame Football
Joshua, Jude, and Brendan are frsh off of a Memorial Day week long bender and ready to talk about only the most important things concerning the Notre Dame football program. In this episode:
Hello!

The Detroit Tigers.

More baseball talk because the baseball is good.

The lost flavors of our life.

The symbiotic relationship between milk and cereal (no Big Grain donations were accepted by this podcast).

Notre Dame VS USC.

Let’s keep hammering home just how cowardly Southern cal and Lincoln Riley are being right now — Pete Carroll is ashamed of this nonsense.

The college football playoff and Notre Dame’s position.

Sports Media opinions.

Reviews!

The episode kind of ends abruptly.
Plus much more weaved in and out of the show.
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2h 24min

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