All right.

All right, Brian, and part two of today's show on the Irish Breakdown podcast here, brought to you by Fandul.

We are going to be talking about keys to victory for the defensive side of the ball.

And this one is an interesting topic.

Good on good, baby.

Good on good, man.

We're talking about, you know, the high-powered Miami offense versus the stout, athletic, and long,

Notre Dame defense.

Kind of shades of what this conversation was in 1988 in that historic rivalry game.

But let's talk about this, Brian.

Notre Dame is breaking in a new defensive coordinator, but they return all their position

coaches.

There's been a lot of attention on this side of the ball for Notre Dame,

and this is what carried them for the brunt of their 2024 run.

Then on the flip side of the coin, you have Miami,

a team last year that led the country with 43.9 points per game.

They led the country and passing yards per game.

Their quarterback, Cam Ward, was the number one overall draft pick in the NFL this

past draft.

And so good on good, you have these two powerhouse programs, these two powerhouse side

of the balls, kind of meeting it, meeting head on Sunday night.

When you start talking keys to victory for Notre Dame's defense, where do you start?

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