The Beat of Sports

Now that the College Football Playoff is in the rearview mirror most fans want the next 8 months to figure out how to expand the playoff to eight teams. Marc explains that before that happens there needs to be more dialogue between university presidents and ADs for expansion to happen and he doesn't think it will happen for at least 3 years at the earliest.

After what seemed to be a close National Championship game turned into a rout with Clemson being the top team in college football. Marc explains that despite the result for Alabama these are still the best programs in the country and all other teams will strive to become them.

Tonight Alabama will square off against Clemson for the 4th time and it seems like there is some real fatigue for the game. Marc talks about the lack of buzz for what should be a very exciting game and how the College Football Playoff should look at a stadium rotation to make sure attendance doesn't become a problem.

The Buccaneers spent the weekend interviewing Bruce Arians and according to Ira Kaufman there is a very good chance he becomes the next head coach with an announcement expected to be made this week. Ira talks about why this a good move for Tampa Bay and that he could be the perfect coach for Jameis Winston. He talks about the Hall of Fame process for Ronde Barber and Jon Lynch as they try to get inducted.

The match up in the national championship game is a repeat of Clemson and Alabama but what will be the deciding factor in who wins?

There is only one rookie quarterback in the NFL Playoffs, Lamar Jackson. But how have rookie QB's fared in the playoffs? Why Jackson may have something in common with those that have succeeded. Do you think the Ravens can win if they are so reliant on being a one-dimensional team?

Who is the real Fitz-Magic? That is a question going to court as Minka Fitzpatrick claims that he owns the rights to the nickname but now Ryan Fitzpatrick is trying to stake a claim.

The Dolphins and Buccaneers jobs aren't the marquee openings this off-season, but could the Bucs opening be more appealing than you'd expect? Is Jameis Winston more enticing than Ryan Tannehill?

This week in the NFL a number of teams made the decision to fire their head coach. Marc explains that for owners of teams if you aren't happy with how things are going its better to make a move to help the team succeed sooner rather than later even if it means firing a coach after one season.

If you are disappointed with how the college football semifinals games went then why don't we just bring back the BCS and just let the top 2 teams during the season play it out for the national championship.