Jessica Smetana joins to talk about the Fighting Irish football team improving to 7-1 with a stressful then eventually fine victory against the Midshipmen. Then a pivot to the Fighting Irish basketball teams tipping off the season with a pair of wins in Rome.

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Originally published Oct. 31, 2024

Happy Halloween! We're taking a look at the 1982 film Halloween III: Season of the Witch, which swaps out Michael Myers as the villain and replaces him with an Irish witch/business tycoon. Topics include how this film views the Irish, the greatness of Tom Atkins' Dr. Dan Challis, an evil scheme that has a few holes in it, robot specifics, why John Carpenter remains the king of kings and much more.

Guests: Niamh Cavanagh, Jessica Smetana, Joseph Sposato

Jessica Smetana and the Spreadsheets & Tailgates newsletter's Michael Bryan join to discuss lingering frustrations out of the bye week, what the advanced stats and eye test say about the Fighting Irish football team, the apparent difficulty of mid-drive substitutions and confidence in Notre Dame's ability to close out the regular season. Plus a check in (41:30) on how a whole bunch of teams around the country are performing relative to preseason expectations.

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