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Welcome back to look I talk joy. My good friend of the podcast Eric Hansen the finest Notre Dame writer in all the land and folks we are starting our opponent preview we're going to run through the whole Ohio State schedule between now and July will do one a week.

We start with the opener the big game Ohio State and Notre Dame Eric Hansen how long have you covered Notre Dame for now five six years.

As my primary job since 97 right about the time they started getting crummy for a while.

There you go. So Eric Hansen Hansen responsible for the downfall and now the research of the Notre Dame fighting Irish Eric and we want to make sure people can find your coverage because it's as good as you're going to get about the firing Irish.

Where can they find you and your team which by the way now includes Kyle Kelly one time contributor to Cleveland calm where can they get you.

At in the excuse me inside and the sports calm or part of the rivals network if you can't remember inside and the sports calm just go to the rivals website.

Do the drop down menu click on Notre Dame and you'll find us and Kyle Kelly who's doing a great job.

Alright so that's where you want to go as you will Ohio State fans get ready for this Ohio State Notre Dame matchup to kick off the 2022 football season will be the seventh matchup in the history of Ohio State and Notre Dame they played a home at home in the 30s they played a home in the 90s and the last two games have been in the festival.

Which Eric you and I have both we would cover both those games we covered after the 2005 season that was AJ Hawk versus Brady Quinn and I always can't remember was it Brady Quinn sister marrying AJ Hawk or AJ Hawk sister marrying Brady Quinn.

Remember that she had the split Jersey it was like the whole thing I can I think it was Brady Quinn sister who married AJ Hawk I think that's right.

That is absolutely correct.

Alright see this is why Eric's better reported me.

Laracquit.

Laracquit.

He got that one right and then they played again after the 2015 season Ohio State Notre Dame did so we got it back on the regular season schedule.

Eric as we get into previewing this game how big of a game do Notre Dame fans think this is it's going to be in Columbus this year and then note Ohio State will make the return trip to South Bend in 2023 to Notre Dame fans.

I mean listen Notre Dame plays giant national games every year Ohio State right you get these people I we haven't seen Notre Dame in a long time is it maybe I don't know Notre Dame's like whatever we play Clemson USC Texas that's just another team on the schedule who cares.

Notre Dame not excited at all Eric Hansen says that's not what I'm saying I'm wild up I'm so jacked up for this game.

This is what I do Eric Hansen made time out of his income in this podcast I've let him say four words so far Eric what do the fighting Irish fans think of this game.

You are right in that there are games that the other team is pretty sky high for in Notre Dame is like we play big games all the time this isn't one of those instances.

This is a game that set apart this is a marquee you know game and I think really the games in the 90s had that feel to them too in both venues and and so this is you know this is about a team that Notre Dame gets in a lot of recruiting battles with.

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