In this special episode of The Audible Bruce and Stew are live from San Jose where they are joined for a majority of the podcast by Ralph D. Russo of the Associated Press. They start the episode previewing Monday's National Championship Game between Alabama and Clemson (1:00); they get into a lengthy discussion on an 8 team playoff and the obstacles standing in the way (18:45); a quick talk about snacks (40:40); and they wrap up the show answering your questions in the mailbag (42:50).

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