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Jan 2024
46m 24s

Hour 2: Championship Expectations

ESPN, Stephen A. Smith, Molly Qerim Rose
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Stephen A. Smith and Marcus Spears debate which Super Bowl favorite would have the bigger missed opportunity to win the championship. College football analyst Paul Finebaum joins the show to discuss the National Championship game on Monday and head coach Nick Saban's future at Alabama. NBA analyst Brian Windhorst joins to look at the Lakers' season and whether or not they need to make changes after losing eight of their last ten games.

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