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It was a sad week for the USC Trojans and a mostly quiet week for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. We start with USC’s Pac-12 Championship game loss against the Utah Utes. There are so many things to talk about after the Trojans’ second loss to Utah this year, like what does this loss mean for Lincoln Riley’s coaching resume, Riley’s game management, should USC quarterback Caleb Williams continued to play with his injury and of course the defense. All of this leads into some end of season talk and some light Cotton Bowl chatter. The majority of the Notre Dame talk this week is around the transfer portal. The big news is Fighting Irish quarterback Drew Pyne has entered the transfer portal. We talk about his career, what this means for the bowl game and what happens next year at quarterback with the Irish.

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The greatest intersectional rivalry in all of sports is finally here. This past weekend was rivalry week and the USC Trojans and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish played each other, with the Trojans earning their first victory over the Irish in a few years. Before we get into game action, Greg regales everyone with tales from the press box, and Michael talks about his viewing experience at home. As for the game, it was the Caleb Williams show. The USC quarterback did it all against Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish were able to keep it kinda close, but the early scoring by the Trojans was too much to overcome, and of course the USC defense created some turnovers. Next week the USC plays Utah in a the Pac 12 Championship game.

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Rivalry week is finally here, but before we get to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. the USC Trojans we have to talk about the games from this past weekend. Notre Dame beat up on Boston College and USC beat cross town rival UCLA. We start with the game against Boston College. Greg was able to cheer on the Fighting Irish in person from the press box. It was a cold, but fun senior day, and a great trip to Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame’s Benjamin Morrison even intercepted three passes in Greg’s honor. Up Next is USC’s victory over UCLA. The Trojan defense surprising sealed the victory, and Caleb Williams became the Heisman frontrunner with his stellar performance. Both teams now head into the greatest intersectional rivalry in all of sports this weekend in Los Angeles. Anything is possible on Saturday, and Michael and Greg obviously believe in their respective sides.

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Its victory season on the podcast, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans just keep on winning. We start with the Fighting Irish and their win over Navy. Things started out great, but Notre Dame had to hang on to win. The triple option is always a bad time, and Greg thinks the series with Navy should be stopped. With Navy out of the way the Fighting Irish have their final home game of the season against Boston College. The Trojans played a home game against Colorado and handled business. USC has their cross town rival this weekend, UCLA. The Bruins had a tough loss last week so anything is on the table for them this week’s game.  

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The wins just keep on coming for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. Before we get into Notre Dame’s dismantling of Clemson, we have to talk about Greg’s constant trolling of Michael’s beloved Trojans. Once pleasantries are restored, we all revel in seeing a sad Dabo and how the Fighting Irish beat up the Tigers. Notre Dame is rolling into the end of the season.  USC on the other hand is just trying to get healthy before the big games at the end of the year. The Trojan defense was once again leaky, but there is time to fix it. All that matters is USC is ready to go against UCLA in two weeks. We end with some Ian Book talk because why not.

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It was a good weekend for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. Both teams secured victories, and made it a happy Halloween for Michael and Greg.  We start with holiday talk, discuss costumes and trick or treating, then get into Michael’s forget full Saturday and let Greg gloat about his Arizona Wildcats and their potent offense. That leads into game talk. The Trojans successful third quarters, Notre Dame’s losses to bad teams, terrible officiating, USC’s turnover margin, Drew Pyne, and Caleb Williams. We then prognosticate on next week’s games against Clemson and Cal.

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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish cruised to victory this weekend, while the USC Trojans were on a bye. It what seems like a low key week we find more than enough to talk about. Things start off on the melancholy side, with Michael still bummed over the Trojans loss to Utah. Though the season outlook hasn’t changed much for USC, a lot of the fun has left the building. Before we shift to actual football and Notre Dame beating UNLV there is some transfer portal talk and the transfer portal haves and have-nots. Some people were upset with the Fighting Irish and their performance against the Rebels, but a win is a win. Greg then talks himself into a Notre Dame victory over Syracuse this weekend. We then do a thought experiment about the Fighting Irish’s fate if Brian Kelly were still the coach. Finally we get to USC’s game at Arizona. AS the conversation progressed Greg convinced himself Arizona has a potent offense, while Michael still has his full faith in Lincoln Riley and the Trojans.

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It was a bad weekend for both the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. However, a bad week on the football field makes a good week on the podcast. It’s another freewheeling conversation, this time on both the schools’ losses.  A perfect weekend for Trojan fans was ruined by Utah. USC just couldn’t score enough points to get past the Utes. There was a similar problem for Notre Dame against Stanford however the required point total was a little less. Michael is so distraught; there is even a Clay Helton mention, while Greg tells the story of his less than ideal viewing experience over the weekend. A bad time was had by all.

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Another week of college football, another win for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the USC Trojans. After eight seasons of podcasting, the Trojans are finally nationally relevant, and the media, including Greg, have been making unnecessary comparisons of Caleb Williams and the USC offense. The podcast starts with a rousing discussion about the Trojan offense and how they have performed over the season and the last three games. The stats and the results can be interpreted in a number of different ways. This discussion leads to thoughts on USC’s upcoming game with Utah. The state of Utah makes for an easy segue to Notre Dame’s victory over BYU. Backup quarterback Drew Pyne has looked good for the Fighting Irish and has three years of eligibility.

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Another week of college football, another USC Trojans’ victory. While the Trojans were busy winning the Notre Dame Fighting Irish were on their bye week. We start with USC’s victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils. The office was rolling like usual, but the Sun Devils were able to keep the game relatively close. In the end Caleb Williams and the rest of the Trojan offense was just too hard to stop. Washington State comes done to Los Angeles next week. We also talk about a top offensive line prospect flipping from Notre Dame to USC, and play sliding doors with Tua Tagovailoa’s recruitment. Even though Notre Dame didn’t play this week, we still preview their game against the BYU Cougars in Las Vegas. This game is a real litmus test for the Fighting Irish.

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