b"There's a lot to talk about today! We start by looking at whether Notre Dame needs to redo Marcus Freeman's contract after he was mentioned this week in connection to Alabama's opening.\\nOther topics include:\\n* Thoughts on\\xa0Kalen DeBoer\\xa0leaving Washington for Alabama.\\xa0\\n* Thoughts on\\xa0Tommy Rees\\xa0being an Alabama candidate.\\xa0\\n*\\xa0Pete Carroll\\xa0for Washington?\\n\\xa0* Should\\xa0Nick Saban\\xa0have given Alabama more notice of his depature to help his successor prepare for the future?\\n*\\xa0If you were an NFL team would you have more interest in\\xa0Jim Harbaugh\\xa0or\\xa0Bill Belichick?\\n*\\xa0Which is the more intriguing return to their old team this weekend in the NFL playoffs:\\xa0Matt Stafford\\xa0and the Rams in Detroit or\\xa0Tyreek Hill\\xa0and the Dolphins in Kansas City.\\n*\\xa0Monday\\u2019s Michigan-Washington national championship game drew 25 million viewers. The most since LSU-Clemson drew 26.2 million four years ago. Will Saturday\\u2019s Chiefs-Dolphins game that is being broadcast exclusively on the Peacock app top that viewership number?\\n*\\xa0The 2007 Giants and the 2011 Packers are two of the more recent examples of wild card teams that got hot late in the season and won the Super Bowl. Is there a team you see in that mold this year?\\n*\\xa0Build a three-game parlay for this weekend\\u2019s playoff games.\\nShop for Irish Breakdown gear at our online store: https://ibstore.irishbreakdown.com/\\xa0\\nJoin the Irish Breakdown premium message board: https://boards.irishbreakdown.com\\xa0\\nStay locked into Irish Breakdown for all the latest news and analysis about Notre Dame: https://www.irishbreakdown.com\\u200b\\nSubscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes:\\xa0https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/irish-breakdown/id1485286986\\nLike and follow Irish Breakdown on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/irishbreakdown\\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"