The Sports-casters

On the thirty-third episode of the fourth season of The Sports-Casters hosts Steve Bennett and Don Russ welcome Stewart Mandel (Fox Sports) and Steve Hyden (Grantland). Starting the show with 3Things, Steve and Don talk about the NFL, the MLS Final featuring Buffalo native Bobby Shuttleworth, and the inappropriate behavior of sports blogger. The book club update starts to focus on "The Death of WCW," "Hockey Stories," and the new Al Michaels' book. Finally, the show ends with Pick4. -Stewart Mandel is making his seventh appearance (01:00:12) on the podcast. Stewart joins us to talk about the last weekend of the college football season and how it will effect the first ever college football playoff. Stewart explains what will happen if Alabama loses, why the committee hasn't been impressed with Florida State, and breaks down the arguments from TCU and Baylor. Stewart also handicaps the Heisman race, wonders if any programs other then UAB are in trouble, and sets up the Fox Sports coverage the rest of the seaso