Hour 2: How Well Does Miami Need to Play to Justify a CFP Bid?

First Take

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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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First Take resumes with Miami backing up their CFP bid. What if they get blown out by A&M? Does that mean the committee should have put Notre Dame in? (0:00) Then, should Joe Burrow force his way out of Cincinnati? (14:15) Next, the crew makes their CFP National Championship game picks! (29:50) 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.
0:31.5	The NCAA women's volleyball semifinals are tonight on ESPN and the ESPN app.
0:36.3	Both have the three seeds squaring off against the one seed.
0:39.0	Texas A&M.
0:40.1	Taking on Pitt at 6.30 Eastern, then it's Wisconsin and Kentucky.
0:43.3	The winners play for the National Championship Sunday at 3.30 Eastern, 1230 Pacific on ABC.
0:49.4	We're so out on that.
0:50.7	Oh, sometimes I get a good feeling, yeah.
0:57.0	I get a feeling that I never, never, never, never had before, no, no.
1:04.0	Something's got a hole on me, yeah.
1:06.0	Oh, my feeling.
1:09.0	Oh, something's got a hole of me right now, child.
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