The Shamrock: A show about the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

ESPN’s David Hale joins the show to preview Notre Dame’s trip to Syracuse. Plus, a discussion about the ACC’s relationship with the Irish, Clemson’s potential quarterback issues ahead of its South Bend visit, and much more.

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Pete and Matt examine the Irish's 23-point win over UNLV in South Bend to climb over the .500 mark. The offense clicked, especially in the opening quarter where ND scored 23 points. The special teams unit shined by forcing some turnovers to aid in that 23-point 1st quarter. Although Notre Dame poured it on, there's still yet another gear that the team can achieve. The guys weigh the talent in the program versus its production. Plus, looking at the bright spots and improvements through eight weeks.

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Notre Dame alumna and podcaster extraordinaire Jess Smetana joins The Shamrock to find meaning in Marcus Freeman’s inconsistent start as Irish head coach, get to the origin of her fandom and look ahead to what’s coming next for the program. We also talk a little Stanford and relive her Clemson-to-Notre Dame transfer as a student. (See! Notre Dame takes transfers!)

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Pete welcomes Paul Burmeister, the voice of Notre Dame football, on to discuss the Irish's 16-14 loss to Stanford.

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VSiN host Brent Musburger joins The Shamrock to discuss Notre Dame’s recent trip to Las Vegas, his favorite Irish calls from years past, and how his friends in the desert have influenced his legendary career.

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VSiN host and Notre Dame fanatic Tim Murray joins the show to go down memory lane, to offer a look ahead to late-season Irish game odds, and to give ND fans the lay of the land for when they travel to Las Vegas this weekend to face BYU in the Shamrock Series.

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In this bye-week edition of The Shamrock, Pete and Matt take a step back to glance a full look at the Irish's season so far. What have we learned about Marcus Freeman through the first four games of the year? What do we expect to learn in the remaining eight matchups? Pete and Matt share their offensive, defensive, and special teams MVPs at the quarter mark. Plus, the pair forecast how ND will fare in their final eight contests.

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Marcus Freeman earned his first road win as the Irish's head coach, and the club progressed to .500 as Notre Dame poured on 45 points versus UNC. Pete and Matt converse about how Saturday's performance was reminiscent of a Brian Kelly-era beatdown. The offense's productivity, both through the air and on the ground, was in no small part to Tommy Rees' play calling. The Irish scribes delve into Drew Pyne, Chris Tyree, Michael Mayer, and Audric Estime's contributions. The defensive line impressed yet again, recording back-to-back multi-sack games.

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Former Notre Dame All-American Chris Zorich joined The Shamrock to talk about Notre Dame’s slow start and the patience necessary for first-time head coach Marcus Freeman. Are there any parallels to the early Lou Holtz days? We also talked kilts on national television as Zorich also explained his look in pregame before Marshall.

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