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Observer Sports Staff | Saturday, January 16, 2021
It’s the 2020 season wrap episode of the Basement Breakdown. Four of our five football beat members — sports editor Hayden Adams, senior sports writers Charlotte Edmonds and Ellen Geyer, sports writer Aidan Thomas — got together to hash out a variety of topics: Notre Dame’s 31-14 loss to Alabama — now the national champs
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, January 1, 2021
Lea looks to go out with a bang in final game(s) as Irish defensive coordinator Rees’ revenge: First-year OC out to right Notre Dame-Alabama series wrongs Adams: 12 thoughts to preview the Rose Bowl and bookend a crazy 2020 Saban breaks down offense, defense ahead of Rose Bowl matchup with Irish Development, not recruiting, possible
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, January 1, 2021
Season greetings. A merry belated Christmas and happy early New Year’s to you and yours. We recorded this Dec. 28, but when Notre Dame takes the field in Dallas to play Alabama in the Rose Bowl — yes, a Rose Bowl in Dallas — the calendar will have flipped to 2021. So long 2020, and
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, December 18, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many changes. One thing that has been impacted is our yearly profiles of senior and graduate level Notre Dame football players. Although this wasn’t published in print, nor was it in time for the Senior Day matchup with Syracuse, we at The Observer are proud to present the 2020 edition
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, December 18, 2020
It’s finally here. The rematch everyone has been waiting for with bated breath since Nov. 7. Notre Dame-Clemson, pt. 2. In this episode of the Basement Breakdown, we break our usual routine and get the Syracuse game and other Notre Dame sports out of the way from the outset. After that, we jump straight into
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, December 18, 2020
In another bonus episode, Sports Editor Hayden Adams is joined by Megan Kinner, Sports Editor of The Tiger, Clemson’s student newspaper. The two talk the Notre Dame-Clemson rematch this Saturday in the ACC Championship. Megan breaks down the “new” additions to Clemson in this matchup who were unavailable against the Irish the first time around.
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, December 18, 2020
We’re less than a week away from the College Football Playoff Committee announcing the field of four vying for the national championship. To preview that, Sports Editor Hayden Adams takes turns with members of the Observer Roundtable — Nate Moller (0:57), Patrick Gallagher (16:52), Dominic Gibson (32:23), Aidan Thomas (40:14) and Liam Coolican (57:06) —
Observer Sports Staff | Tuesday, December 8, 2020
In a very special episode of the Basement Breakdown, Fr. Pete McCormick, C.S.C. — director of Campus Ministry, rector of Stanford Hall and chaplain of the Notre Dame men’s basketball team — sits down with sports editor Hayden Adams to talk all things basketball, but specifically Notre Dame basketball. Topics of discussion include: Shooting a
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, December 4, 2020
‘The Silencer’: Kyren Williams puts heart on display as No. 1 running back Liufau’s mentality, physicality exemplify Irish intensity, depth on defense Ward: Take a deep breath before things get crazy again Floundering Orange looking for positive takeaways from trip to South Bend Irish pick up recruits on offense, defense, special teams in ever-growing 2021
Observer Sports Staff | Friday, December 4, 2020
It’s a three-man (or, more accurately, one-man-and-two-woman) podcast as Sports Editor Hayden Adams is joined by Senior Sports Writers Charlotte Edmonds and Ellen Geyer on this week’s edition of the Basement Breakdown. Here’s what to expect from the episode: A recap of the North Carolina win courtesy of Ellen, plus discussion of some of the