Today's Rapid Fire topics include:

* Since the week after the season is now a recruiting dead period, coaches can’t stay in California to recruit. That means the Irish don’t need to end the season in California anymore as they’ve done since 199 when they finish at either USC or Stanford. We hear and discuss comments from Marcus Freeman about the possibility of playing at home in the future for Thanksgiving weekend.

* We put the College Football Playoff contenders into tiers.

* On a scale of 1 to 10....What’s your confidence Notre Damewill be the No. 4 seed in this week’s CFP rankings?

* Irish defensive coordinator Al Golden was asked Monday night if he has to amp his guys up to play USC. He dropped a Godfather 2 reference. We discuss. 

* Fill-in the blank...It’s BLANK that Irish special teams coordinator Marty Biagi says punter James Rendell will get at least one more year of eligibility at Notre Dame.

* Do you Buy or Sell this week’s Clemson – South Carolina game as a play-in game for an at-large playoff berth?

* Tony Kornheiser says Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer should be on the hot seat after losing to Oklahoma. Do you Buy or Sell it?

* NFL teams eat 3,600-4,300 Uncrustables per week. How many Uncrustables have you eaten in your life?

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