Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Independent program. 2025 season started 0-2 after losses to Miami and Texas A&M (41-40, on a botched extra point hold by Tyler Buchner). Recovered to go 11-1 and reach the playoffs before losing to Miami. Would have made playoffs with a win over A&M early in the season.
Current Show Posture
As of 2026-09-07:
Notre Dame’s 41–13 win over Wisconsin supplied an unusually clear early signal. The hosts credit the performance while reserving final judgment for stronger opponents.
2026 Preview Snapshot
- 2026 ACC Preview Part 2: Dan buys Notre Dame's depth but wants to know what CJ Carr is when push comes to shove against playoff-level opponents. 2026-07-16 CJ Carr Needs A January Data Point
- 2026 ACC Preview Part 2: Ty argues Notre Dame is at least the best Irish team since the show began because the roster has fewer exploitable holes than prior contenders. 2026-07-16 Notre Dame Is The Best Irish Team Of The Show Era
Running Takes
- 2026-08-24: 2026-08-24 Notre Dame Missing the Playoff Would Be an Unmitigated Failure — roster and schedule make a playoff miss unacceptable
- 2026-08-17: 2026-08-17 Notre Dame Is Excellent Beyond Its Schedule — roster quality is not a schedule mirage
- 2026-07-16: 2026-07-16 Notre Dame Is The Best Irish Team Of The Show Era - preview-season update from the July intake batch.
- 2026-07-16: 2026-07-16 CJ Carr Needs A January Data Point - preview-season update from the July intake batch.
- 2026-07-07: 2026-07-07 Odds Board Confirms A Loaded Top Shelf — 2026-07-07 Odds Board Confirms A Loaded Top Shelf.
- 2026-07-07: 2026-07-07 Quarterback Star Tier Will Drive Preview Season — 2026-07-07 Quarterback Star Tier Will Drive Preview Season.
- 2026-06-25: 2026-06-25 Fallica Trusts Indiana Miami Notre Dame And Oregon — Fallica treats Notre Dame as a playoff team and possible No. 1 seed if it beats Miami.
- 2026-06-10: 2026-06-10 Notre Dame Overrated Pitch Mostly Fails — the show mostly rejects the schedule-mirage case because of quarterback, line, and roster strength.
- 2026-05-21: 2026-05-21 Miami Notre Dame Is a Heisman Elimination Game — CJ Carr's national statement chance runs through the Miami rematch.
- 2026-05-12: 2026-05-12 Week Ten Is the Five Star Weekend — Miami-Notre Dame anchors the Nov. 7 five-star slate
- 2026-05-12: 2026-05-12 Week Seven Is the First Must Block Weekend — Notre Dame-BYU helps make Week 7 a near-five
- 2026-04-30: 2026-04-30 Notre Dame Top Three or Four Roster — Bill Connelly: top-three-or-four nationally
- 2026-04-28: 2026-04-28 Jeremiyah Love Is The New Ashton Jeanty Risk — Jason on Love as the Ashton Jeanty fantasy template
- 2026-04-28: 2026-04-28 Drafting RB Top Three Is Malpractice — Jason on Cardinals taking Love at #3
- 2026-04-21: 2026-04-21 Eli Raridon is Nates Tight End — Nate Tice's day-two TE pick (Notre Dame)
- 2026-04-21: 2026-04-21 Jeremiyah Love Not a Generational Back — Nate pushes back on the Love hype level
- 2026-03-24: 2026-03-24 A&M Notre Dame Botched PAT is Full Wiggum — Botched PAT hold = Full Wiggum
- 2026-09-07: 2026-09-07 Notre Dame’s 41–13 Wisconsin result offered a cleaner opening signal — The Monday follow-up contrasts Notre Dame’s decisive Wisconsin win with the less settled performances elsewhere, while leaving room for stronger future tests.
Episode Appearances
- 2026-08-17 Zagriculture - Preseason Narratives to Challenge — schedule-product counter-case
- 2026-03-24 The Wiggum Scale - Rating 2025's Most Heartbreaking Moments
- 2026-04-21 NFL Draft Preview with Nate Tice
- 2026-04-28 Fantasy Footballers Crossover with Jason Moore — Jeremiyah Love + Malachi Fields draftees
- 2026-04-30 Bill Connelly Post-Spring Conference Walk — Bill: top-three-or-four placement; CJ Carr "assumed"
- 2026-05-12 The 2026 College Football Calendar Utility — Wisconsin, BYU, Miami, SMU, Navy, Stanford schedule contexts
- 2026-05-21 Tony Petitti's Playoff Pitch and an ACC Vibe Check — Miami rematch, CJ Carr statement game, and Heisman/playoff implications.
- 2026-06-10 Sark Tank 3.0 - Investing in Texas Tech, the SEC, USC's Defense and G6 Chaos — Notre Dame overrated pitch mostly fails
- 2026-06-25 Chris Fallica on College Football Bets, Portal Chaos and World Cup Fever — Fallica playoff/No. 1 seed trust board
- 2026-07-16 ACC Preview Part 2 - Miami, Notre Dame and the ACC Middle - preview-season discussion from the July intake batch.
- 2026-08-24 Our 2026 College Football Playoff Predictions — Notre Dame appears in both projected fields; a miss is treated as failure
- 2026-09-07 LSU Looks Dangerous - Ole Miss-Louisville Fireworks and Week 1 Takeaways — The Monday follow-up contrasts Notre Dame’s decisive Wisconsin win with the less settled performances elsewhere, while leaving room for stronger future tests.