Thanks to all who submitted questions for our latest podcast. These are the topics I tackled with @Eric Hansen (with timestamps).
24:44 | @drewbrennan77: As linebacker might be OSU's weakest position on defense, do you think ND will have more offensive sets with more TE packages in order to make their linebackers play in space and defend against Mayer, Staes, Raridon, Bauman and Berrong?
26:49 | @Okay_thanks: Michigan was able to rush for 297 yards @ 7 ypc. Didn’t win the time of possession. Lost the turnover battle and still won by 15 points. With a really good OLine, some talented backs and a QB that can run, will ND be able to run the ball early and often? over/under 230 on the ground.
29:45 | Mike - @KyNDfan: Strength of the offense seems to be the run game. That said, what do you think the run/pass balance will be?
32:02 | @NDF_Discord: More offensive snaps this season: walk on (or former walk on) WRs or QBs not named Tyler Buchner?
34:24 | Charles Wolfe - @CharlesWWolfe: Is Tyler Buchner the fastest QB Notre Dame has ever had? If numbers/times don’t go back far enough, please answer based on eye test.
39:26 | @Okay_thanks: Which running backs gets the most carries out of the backfield? Which RB catches the most receptions?
42:38 | Christopher Kruse - @ChrisND92: Who could have predicted an injury at WR sometime this season? Why didn’t ND move Xavier Watts to WR in the spring? Or does this have to do with WHICH WR got injured?
46:54 | Nathan Reynolds - @Enforcers2117: How confident are you in the FG kicking and special teams as a whole?
49:59 | Chris Scheiber - @scheib43: Am I crazy to think that losing to Ok St was better for the program than a win heading into next Sat? Freeman learned some lessons about time management (don't score quickly at end of 2Q) and the adversity avalanche in the 2H. Better that the first time was in PHX not Columbus
52:51 | @RPMcMurphyyy: Any more insight into Marist L’s status heading into week zero?
57:31 | Marie Biafore - @biafore_marie: Omitting Ohio State, Clemson BYU and USC, which other game do you consider a trap game? Taking into consideration the schedule, and Notre Dame’s rosters for the 22, 23 and 24 seasons, which year do you think sets up the best for Notre Dame to win a national championship and why?
1:03:28 | Henry Beede - @henrybeede: Notre Dame's NIL Collective pays current Notre Dame players to perform charity work. What is the ethical difference between that and an agreement with a prospective player to conduct an identical exchange in the future?
1:06:25 | @RRH1: With Bryan Dowd officially on soccer and football team, can u remember the last athlete to play 2 overlapping sports at ND?
1:09:14 | @MrJoeSiler: All nonsense aside, which position group has been the most fun to interview this year? DBs had some good ones. So did RBs. What do you think?
1:13:06 | @bridgetgoirish: Who is your favorite person on ND twitter?
24:44 | @drewbrennan77: As linebacker might be OSU's weakest position on defense, do you think ND will have more offensive sets with more TE packages in order to make their linebackers play in space and defend against Mayer, Staes, Raridon, Bauman and Berrong?
26:49 | @Okay_thanks: Michigan was able to rush for 297 yards @ 7 ypc. Didn’t win the time of possession. Lost the turnover battle and still won by 15 points. With a really good OLine, some talented backs and a QB that can run, will ND be able to run the ball early and often? over/under 230 on the ground.
29:45 | Mike - @KyNDfan: Strength of the offense seems to be the run game. That said, what do you think the run/pass balance will be?
32:02 | @NDF_Discord: More offensive snaps this season: walk on (or former walk on) WRs or QBs not named Tyler Buchner?
34:24 | Charles Wolfe - @CharlesWWolfe: Is Tyler Buchner the fastest QB Notre Dame has ever had? If numbers/times don’t go back far enough, please answer based on eye test.
39:26 | @Okay_thanks: Which running backs gets the most carries out of the backfield? Which RB catches the most receptions?
42:38 | Christopher Kruse - @ChrisND92: Who could have predicted an injury at WR sometime this season? Why didn’t ND move Xavier Watts to WR in the spring? Or does this have to do with WHICH WR got injured?
46:54 | Nathan Reynolds - @Enforcers2117: How confident are you in the FG kicking and special teams as a whole?
49:59 | Chris Scheiber - @scheib43: Am I crazy to think that losing to Ok St was better for the program than a win heading into next Sat? Freeman learned some lessons about time management (don't score quickly at end of 2Q) and the adversity avalanche in the 2H. Better that the first time was in PHX not Columbus
52:51 | @RPMcMurphyyy: Any more insight into Marist L’s status heading into week zero?
57:31 | Marie Biafore - @biafore_marie: Omitting Ohio State, Clemson BYU and USC, which other game do you consider a trap game? Taking into consideration the schedule, and Notre Dame’s rosters for the 22, 23 and 24 seasons, which year do you think sets up the best for Notre Dame to win a national championship and why?
1:03:28 | Henry Beede - @henrybeede: Notre Dame's NIL Collective pays current Notre Dame players to perform charity work. What is the ethical difference between that and an agreement with a prospective player to conduct an identical exchange in the future?
1:06:25 | @RRH1: With Bryan Dowd officially on soccer and football team, can u remember the last athlete to play 2 overlapping sports at ND?
1:09:14 | @MrJoeSiler: All nonsense aside, which position group has been the most fun to interview this year? DBs had some good ones. So did RBs. What do you think?
1:13:06 | @bridgetgoirish: Who is your favorite person on ND twitter?
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