Hour 1: Is an Alabama 1st Round Loss Unacceptable?

First Take

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🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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First Take begins with the CFP! Alabama is on the hunt for revenge against an OU squad that took them down in November. With Bama's stacked roster, is it unacceptable for them to lose tonight? (0:00) Then, Sam Darnold came up clutch in a wild Thursday night win over the Rams, but did he truly silence the critics? (11:20) Next, the Bears enter Saturday's matchup against the Packers as 1.5 point favorites. Is that the correct line? (31:45) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Specsaver's best worst team is back for another season and this time we're following Wally FC.
0:06.7	So just how bad are they?
0:08.6	Last year we only got four points.
0:10.7	We finished rock bottom of Brentwood Sunday League Division 3.
0:13.7	Follow the club's journey as we try and turn Wally FC's fortunes around.
0:18.8	Search Specksaver's, worst team on YouTube now.
0:24.6	Oh, sometimes I get a good feeling, yeah.
0:31.6	I get a feeling that I never, never, never, never had before, no, no. Something's got a hole, never, never never had before, no, no.
0:38.3	Something's got a hole on me here.
0:41.3	Oh, my feeling.
0:43.3	Oh, something's got a hole of me right now, child.
0:48.3	Oh, my killer.
0:50.3	Let me tell you now, I've never felt like this before.
0:55.0	Someone's got a hole that need and won't let go.
0:58.0	I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
1:04.0	And we got a big one for you today.
1:06.0	Welcome to first take, Ryan Clark, Harry Douglas, Cam Newton in the house.
1:11.6	We're going to get to that amazing comeback from the Seahawks and the NFL very shortly.
1:16.6	But first, the college football playoff starts tonight on ESPN.
1:20.6	It's Alabama and Oklahoma, opening things up with their third meeting in the last 13 months. The Sooners have gotten the best of the Crimson Tide in their last two tries,
1:31.3	including a two-point win earlier this season.
1:34.3	BAM is hoping for a better outcome as they look for their first CFP win
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