Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

Jessica Smetana joins to discuss Notre Dame's massive 48-20 win over the Trojans.

(There's a weird vibration in the audio in the first 15 seconds but then it goes away don't worry, truly have no idea what it is. Happy Bye Week.)

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Michael Bryan of 18 Stripes joins to take a look at Notre Dame's stat profile with three games left, as well as playoff rankings, future schedules and stadium atmospheres. Then (44:45) Paul Coletti of The Irish Alert newsletter discusses the hot start for the Olivia Miles/Hannah Hidalgo backourt and Notre Dame basketball.

Jamie Uyeyama of Irish Sports Daily breaks down the newest members of the Notre Dame offense. We also discuss pick plays and direct-to-video Disney sequels. (This is Part 2 of 2.)

Jessica Smetana and Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama join to discuss what Jamie learned on his visit to campus over the weekend. A quarterback race with no obvious leader, reflecting on Riley Leonard, new faces at wide receiver, the defensive tackle situation and a vibe check on the new front office and coaching staff members. Then (53:30) a spoiler-filled discussion of the most recent season of The White Lotus.

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Jessica Smetana joins to discuss if there are any long-term ramifications from Notre Dame's loss to Oklahoma State before moving onto some big picture issues (narrative shift on playoff losses, Kirk Herbstreit's comments, NIL + transfer portal) as well as how Jess reignited the Muffet/Geno feud over Christmas. (Considering it follows a loss, this one isn't a bummer.)