Joshua, Jude, and Brendan made it through Christmas with tales of glory and a pod machine ready to go to help preview the Sun Bowl between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Oregon State Beavers. In this episode: HELLO! Was it a good Christmas if the weather was craptastic? Gifts for siblings? What kind of sorcery is that? Homefield remains in an elite tier of gift-giving. REVIEWS! What is your favorite bowl game and why is it the 2008 Hawaii Bowl? Still cringing from Notre Dame's Fiesta Bowl disaster against the Beavers. Has anything happened with the Notre Dame football program in the last two weeks that we need to talk about? The legend of Mike Denbrock with floors and ceilings. New blood to the program helps create better health. Do the Beavers have any players left? Get the 10th win and go home. Game picks for the remaining bowl games. And plenty more weaved in and out of the show. Please RATE and REVIEW! All reviews left on Apple Podcasts will be read on the next Earned 5-Star Podcast. Go Irish! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices