Rapid Fire: Stephen A. Smith's Notre Dame Rant, Notre Dame CFP Confusion

Published: Feb. 22, 2024, noon

b'Rapid Fire topics include:\\n* Fill-in the blank...All of the uproar about Notre Dame never being able to get a first round College Football Playoff bye after the new 12-team format was finalized yesterday is BLANK.\\n*\\xa0Stephen A. Smith\\xa0went on a \\u201cWhy is Notre Dame relevant considering they haven\\u2019t won a championship in 36 years\\u201d rant on TV today. We have our answers to his simplistic question.\\n* Fill-in the blank...it\\u2019s BLANK that the ACC has approved the use of helmet technology and sideline tablets during games this season.\\n*\\xa0JJ Watt\\xa0wants to see more holding flags thrown on offensive linemen trying to block defensive players. He says the way to do it is to reduce the penalty from holding from 10 yards to five yards. He says if you do that it\\u2019s more likely to be called more fairly because it\\u2019s not as crippling to the offense. Do you Buy or Sell it?\\n* A college basketball writer says if the Super Bowl can kickoff at 6:30, why does the NCAA men\\u2019s basketball national championship game not tip until 9:20. What would we do with college basketball\\u2019s title game?\\nShop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/\\xa0\\n\\nJoin the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com\\xa0\\n\\nStay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com\\u200b\\n\\nSubscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes:\\xa0https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986\\n\\nLike and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown\\n\\nSign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter:\\xa0https://www.subscribepage.com/irish-breakdown-newsletter\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'