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The Paul Finebaum Show

Hour 1: David Hale and Joel Anderson Join the Show

The Paul Finebaum Show

ESPN Radio

Sports

3.31.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Paul kicks off Thursday's show chatting with ESPN writer David Hale about the upcoming weekend of the College Football Playoff. Then, the Ringer's Joel Anderson joins the show to discuss the implications of the College Football Playoff. Plus, Paul checks in with his loyal listeners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The NBA is happening Christmas Day.

0:04.8

Five games, one unforgettable lineup.

0:07.6

That's what Christmas is all about.

0:10.0

Buckets for breakfast, breakaways for dessert.

0:12.6

It's the holiday tradition.

0:14.1

Christmas is all day.

0:15.1

With star power from across the globe.

0:17.2

The stars, they are going to be out.

0:19.4

The best gift, you don't even have to unwrap it.

0:22.1

We want to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

0:25.1

NBA Christmas Day begins at noon Eastern on ABC and ESPN.

0:30.9

The pride, passion, and pageantry of college football lives here.

0:39.8

This is the Paul Pinebaum Show, Hour One podcast.

0:45.4

This might be college football.

0:48.2

We are ready to roll here on a Thursday afternoon.

0:52.4

Great to have you with us tomorrow live from Oklahoma. Where else would we want to be on a Thursday afternoon. Great to have you with us tomorrow live from Oklahoma. Where else would we

0:56.8

want to be on a Friday afternoon? And with the CFP starting and even in retirement, Nick Sabin's

1:02.5

fingerprints are all over the CFP. I think they're all over everything, quite frankly. I mean,

1:06.2

not just the CFP. Anyway, that headline. Signetti, Smart, Lannning, Golding, Christabal, all on his staff

1:16.5

in the past. Bet you knew that. So it's a chaotic first round. You got those delicious

1:26.1

games between JMU in Oregon, Tulane and Ole Miss,

1:30.3

and then the two games that we'll be talking most about today, A&M in Miami, and, of course, the game

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