Jessica Smetana and Paul Coletti of the Irish Alert newsletter join to break down the Fighting Irish going into Columbus and coming out with a ticket to the Sweet Sixteen. Niele Ivey's steady hand, the greatness of Hannah Hidalgo, a complete team effort and the challenges posed by Vanderbilt, plus a little bit of Conference Brain.

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Happy basketball! Paul Coletti of the Irish Alert newsletter joins to preview Notre Dame's first-round matchup against Fairfield, peek ahead to what a potential game against Ohio State would look like and give his general thoughts on the tournament.

Then (35:40) Sam Werner of the Three-Point Jesus podcast joins for a brief check-in on where the Micah Shrewsberry Era stands before previewing the men's bracket.

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Jessica Smetana joins to take an updated look at where Notre Dame players could go in next month's NFL Draft following the start of free agency and to do some light bracketology. Then (25:00) our friend Priya Desai joins for a draft of all ten Best Picture nominees.

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