Bald, Bold & Gold

Ladies and Gentlemen, we got him. The great and powerful Pete Sampson joins the pod. No other witty comments -- just a great pod.

The long anticipated 12 team college football playoff rankings have dropped and the Irish are in the playoff as of today. Wow, that feels good to say after the last couple of years. What do the rankings mean for ND? Who should we root for? What's the highest ND can go? All that and more on this week's episode. We also preview the FSU game - would hate to be a 'Nole this year!

October slipped away like a pint of Guinness... That's the famous line, right? Well anyways, the Irish just sunk Navy and we're here to take account of the first 8 weeks of this Irish season. First time guest Jack Rogers subs in for Ian as we run through our picks for offensive and defensive MVPs and Newcomer of the Year, drill into Riley Leonard's progression as the Notre Dame QB, and peer into our gambling crystal balls.

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. "It" of course is the first half of the college football season. The playoff picture is somewhat starting to clear up and your favorite podcasters try to make sense of it and what it could mean for Notre Dame. We run through the victory over GT and preview the Titanic matchup versus Navy this upcoming weekend, and stay tuned as always for picks at the end!

Did you think we were going to just stop podcasting mid season? Of course not. The fellas are back from their bye week travels and are here to recap not one, but two crazy weeks of college football across the country and the deforestation that occurred last week in Notre Dame Stadium. We evaluate the biggest questions facing this ND team for the rest of the season and address the impact on Ben Morrison's injury. Also look at Slevin's picks record. Listen to the end to sound smart on Saturday!

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the only team in the country to have 2 wins over currently ranked teams entering October. The handsomest podcasters in the whole universe team up to discuss the first month + of the season, the somewhat thrilling and sloppy win over Louisville, and whether Ryan Williams and Alabama are human beings or aliens.

The season is on the line this week and we needed to bring in a ringer. No, he has never played tackle football at the high school level or beyond, but he is an MBA Candidate. Come listen as Danny Felton takes our jumbled podcast and turns it into the menacing Cohort of the Correct Takes on Notre Dame Football. We address everything from how design thinking can be applied to college football programs to the gut-brain connection to a SWOT analysis of the Louisville Cardinals.

 

In all honesty this was a great episode of shooting the breeze and trying to figure out how to fix this season. Thank you Danny (Kellogg '25 (anticipated)) for joining the show. 

A bit of a switch up this week! Ian was unable to join due to scheduling conflicts, but no worries BB&G fans -- we were able to plug the gap with our esteemed West Coast Correspondent, Jack Doyle. Jack joins Alex and Tom to recap the Irish handing Purdue the worst loss in their 130+ year history and take inventory of what this season could look like after a big bounce back. We take a spin around the country and recap last week's games before bringing you insight of this upcoming Saturday's slate.

So, the picture for the 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks a lot different than it did just 1 week ago. What the bleep happened? Who can we blame? Where do we go from here? Is Marcus Freeman The Guy? Is Riley Leonard.. The Guy? Who is The Guy? All that and more...

No better way to start the season than 1-0. All 3 members of your favorite podcast were down in College Station and will be giving you their first hand accounting of the Irish victory. Week 1 across CFB didn't lack for drama elsewhere, and the fellas hit on Brian Kelly, Clemson and FSU failures, and other top storylines. Get rich at the end!