Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast

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Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast Podcast

A conversation about Fighting Irish football and basketball. An audio supplement to the Rakes Report newsletter, available at https://rakesreport.substack.com/. Hosted by Chris Wilson.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    Instant Reaction: Notre Dame 66 Purdue 7

    Jessica Smetana joins to discuss the Fighting Irish's demolition of the Boilermakers in West Lafayette. Topics include a dominant run game, dominant defense, concerning injuries, if there's a quarterback controversy and some (well, maybe more than some) lingering thoughts from last weekend. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter at rakesreport.substack.com.

    44 min

  2. SEP 9

    Northern Illinois Take-Pocalypse and Wellness Check

    Jessica Smetana joins to examine the wide world of takes — including fair critiques, honest questions, sizzlers and some creative fan-fiction — that resulted from Notre Dame's loss to Northern Illinois. Understand if you auto-delete this but it's not overly gloomy or whiny. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter at rakesreport.substack.com.

    1h 11m

  3. SEP 6

    College Station Field Report and Next Steps for Notre Dame

    Michael Bryan of 18 Stripes joins to recap his Saturday at Texas A&M. Also included: Marcus Freeman's fourth down decisions, what one game affirmed/undercut as far as preseason expectations and what we're looking for in Week 2. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter at rakesreport.substack.com.

    45 min

  4. SEP 1

    Instant Reaction: Notre Dame 23 Texas A&M 13

    Jessica Smetana joins to discuss the monster win in College Station. Sorry this is very loopy and rambly and not edited, we'll be more coherent next time. Buy Golden-Denbrock 2024 merch here. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter at rakesreport.substack.com.

    52 min

  5. AUG 29

    2024 Notre Dame Football Excitement Draft

    Jessica Smetana joins to select the things we're most excited to see this Fighting Irish football season. Also: Big-picture thoughts, predictions, advice for Notre Dame fans traveling to College Station and the debut of campus' newest statue, Hot Dog Jesus. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter at rakesreport.substack.com.

    1h 0m

  6. AUG 26

    2024 Notre Dame Football Schedule Preview

    Alex Herrmann and Andrew Smith of Notre Dame, Our Blogger join to preview all 12 opponents on this fall's Fighting Irish schedule. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter at rakesreport.substack.com.

    1h 20m

  7. AUG 21

    Freshman Orientation: 2024 Defense

    Jamie Uyeyama of Irish Sports Daily returns for Part Two of this year's Frosh O series to talk about every scholarship freshman on the Notre Dame defense. Included: Can Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa really be Manti 2.0? Tae Johnston has upside at safety, but Kennedy Urlacher could be in the mix on special teams from the jump. Leonard Moore's stock continues to rise as he appears to in the cornerback rotation. Bryce Young is a monster at defensive end. Jamie's overall thoughts on a big 2024 season for Marcus Freeman and the Fighting Irish, including a thin margin for error. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter at rakesreport.substack.com.

    1h 4m

  8. AUG 20

    Freshman Orientation: 2024 Offense

    Jamie Uyeyama of Irish Sports Daily joins for Part 1 of this year's Frosh O series to talk about every scholarship freshman on the Notre Dame offense. Included: The present and future of the line arrives in Anthonie Knapp and Guerby Lambert. Which tailback has the best chance to contribute this season between Kedren Young and Aneyas Williams. An exciting trio at wide receiver, including Cam Williams and Micah Gilbert. How Jack Larsen fits into the legacy of Irish tight ends. C.J. Carr's tremendous upside potential. Subscribe to the Rakes Report newsletter at rakesreport.substack.com.

    59 min
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A conversation about Fighting Irish football and basketball. An audio supplement to the Rakes Report newsletter, available at https://rakesreport.substack.com/. Hosted by Chris Wilson.

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