Rakes Report: A Notre Dame podcast Chris Wilson
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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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State of the Notre Dame Union with Pete Sampson
The Athletic's Pete Sampson joins to talk about many things including but not limited to Max Bullough, Mike Denbrock, where support for Marcus Freeman stands among both the administration and fans, NIL and transfer portal, a change in approach to strength and conditioning, bowl selection chicanery and the large expectations for 2024.
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Notre Dame Football January Wellness Check and TV Club: Reacher
Greg Flammang (Irish Sports Daily) and Michael Bryan (18 Stripes) join to talk about early offseason thoughts, 2023 numbers that stand out, what the offense might look like in 2024 and Depth Chart Power Ranking accountability. Then (48:00) a discussion of the Amazon Prime series Reacher.
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Notre Dame Oregon State Sun Bowl In Review
Jessica Smetana joins to talk about the dominant 40-8 win in El Paso and how to feel about the Fighting Irish program going into the offseason.
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Christmas Giving 2023: Riley Leonard Checked Off Notre Dame's Wishlist
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Irish Sports Daily's Jamie Uyeyama stops in to talk about what Duke quarterback Riley Leonard coming to Notre Dame means for the 2024 offense. Other topics include Kris Mitchell, Beaux Collins, Jordan Clark and what we're hoping to see in the bowl game.
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Christmas Giving 2023: Eric Hansen on Notre Dame's Early Offseason Drama
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Inside ND Sports' Eric Hansen joins for a conversation on the confusing Sun Bowl selection process, Marcus Freeman's handling of his coaching staff, signs of transfer portal progress and much much more.
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Christmas Giving 2023: Hannah Hidalgo and Jackie Young Appreciation Hour
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The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant joins to talk Hannah Hidalgo, early thoughts on this Notre Dame, where they fit into the ACC hierarchy, Jackie Young being awesome and where the sport of women's hoops sits after a big year.
The Christmas shirt designs are available here, with all proceeds going to the CFH.
Customer Reviews
Really well done
Knowledgeable and often brings in unique guests and great perspectives from around ND. Definitely add to your pod list.
Great pod, really knowledgeable guy
Not a douche either
Irish football pod of choice
Informative guests, respect for tradition, and 21st century stats and analysis, plus a healthy dose of realism. Chris asks really good questions while keeping it fun, because it’s, you know, a hobby for most of us.