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Dec 20, 2019

This is last year's Christmas Song Draft, which has been described as everything between "a holiday classic" and "rage-inducing." If you've got some holiday travel this weekend, this is some clean seasonal listening.

Here's the link to the Spotify playlist of our selections.

Original release date: December...


Dec 12, 2019

Jessica Smetana of Sports Illustrated and Andrew Smith & Alex Herrmann of Notre Dame Our Blogger join to discuss bowl games, the college football playoff, White Claw vs. Truly, Christmas music and much more.

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Dec 11, 2019

Brian Fremeau (Football Outsiders, creator of FEI) and Michael Bryan (18 Stripes) join to break down what the numbers show about Notre Dame's 2019 season, how the Irish currently fit into the college football world and what you should expect from Iowa State in the bowl game.

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Dec 10, 2019

Thanks so much to everyone who has contributed to Christmas Giving so far but the fundraising drives rolls on. Our USC Insider Nick Tresnowski stops by to donate his Clay Helton Retention Misery to the cause. Along with a special guest, we also discuss USC's future, Notre Dame's place in the college football world and...


Dec 9, 2019

To launch the fourth annual Rakes Report Christmas Giving, we hand out a bunch of awards for the 2019 Notre Dame football season, from MVP to favorite play. There's also a special PSA from NotreDameOurBlogger.com.

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Christmas Giving merch is available