{"id":481,"date":"2025-12-01T19:23:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studio1live.com\/picks\/?p=481"},"modified":"2025-12-01T19:23:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T19:23:54","slug":"the-cfp-committee-is-protecting-notre-dame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studio1live.com\/picks\/the-cfp-committee-is-protecting-notre-dame\/","title":{"rendered":"The CFP Committee Is Protecting Notre Dame"},"content":{"rendered":"<body>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\ud83d\udd25 The CFP Committee Is Protecting Notre Dame \u2014 And Punishing Miami: A Complete Breakdown of the Bias, the Data, and the Conspiracy To Keep the Hurricanes Out<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>For the entire 2024\u20132025 season, national analysts across ESPN, FOX, CBS, and independent media have repeatedly said the same thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cMiami looks like the most dominant team in the country when they\u2019re healthy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet here we are \u2014 with the Hurricanes sitting behind <strong>Notre Dame<\/strong>, a team Miami <em>beat head-to-head<\/em>\u2026 and behind a cluster of other two-loss programs who have weaker on-field r\u00e9sum\u00e9s, weaker common-opponent performance, and worse losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, we watch the committee hype up brands like Notre Dame, Alabama, and even a 9-3 Texas while downplaying two teams with the most legitimate claims among all 10\u20132 programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">**Miami Hurricanes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Virginia Cavaliers**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t about opinions \u2014 it\u2019s <strong>about facts, matchups, and the CFP\u2019s own criteria<\/strong>, which they are actively ignoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is the full breakdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. The CFP Committee Has Abandoned Its Own Criteria<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The CFP\u2019s official selection protocol states the committee must prioritize:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2714 <strong>Head-to-head competition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2714 <strong>Common opponents<\/strong><br>\u2714 <strong>Record strength (quality wins)<\/strong><br>\u2714 <strong>Strength of schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, the CFP even increased the weight of <strong>\u201crecord strength\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>improved strength-of-schedule metrics<\/strong>, specifically designed to reward teams who beat opponents with winning records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet despite all that, the rankings have ignored:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Miami\u2019s <strong>head-to-head victory over Notre Dame<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miami &amp; Virginia\u2019s <strong>wins over Florida State<\/strong>, a team Alabama lost to in its <em>worst loss of all 10\u20132 teams<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oklahoma\u2019s sloppy, uninspired win vs Alabama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notre Dame\u2019s schedule being artificially inflated every year with Navy, Stanford, and ACC teams whose brands outweigh their actual strength<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BYU, ND, and Texas Tech (all overrated) propping up the Big 12<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee\u2019s explanation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cNotre Dame\u2019s losses were to better teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Translation: <strong>Miami is only allowed ONE mistake. Everybody else gets TWO or THREE.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Miami Beat Notre Dame Head-to-Head \u2014 That Alone Should End the Debate<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Miami and Notre Dame both sit at <strong>10\u20132<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One team beat the other <strong>on the field<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One team played the tougher opponents <strong>more dominantly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One team has a marquee win the committee openly claims it values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet somehow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">**Notre Dame is rewarded.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Miami is punished.**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even major outlets are questioning how Notre Dame can leapfrog Miami after losing to them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cNotre Dame Ranked Over Miami Sparks Debate\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cMiami AD Sends Strong Message to CFP Committee\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analysts saying \u201ccommittee losing the plot\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The football world sees it.<br>Miami fans see it.<br>The numbers support it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only people who refuse to see it\u2026 are the 13 people in the committee room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Notre Dame Manipulates Scheduling Every Year \u2014 The ACC Helps Them<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s expose the blueprint:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notre Dame has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No conference title game<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No real divisional gauntlet<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guaranteed ACC opponents every season to boost r\u00e9sum\u00e9<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And most importantly\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A guaranteed Navy game \u2014 which this year is 9\u20132.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A Navy team that gives them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A ranked win<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A respectable W on paper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A \u201cschedule strength\u201d booster<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But it is a team Miami would beat by 30+, and everyone knows it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notre Dame benefits from the ACC more than the ACC benefits from them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the committee rewards them every single year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Miami &amp; Virginia Both Beat FSU \u2014 Alabama Didn\u2019t<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the data point nobody wants to talk about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">**Worst loss among all 10\u20132 teams?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Alabama losing to Florida State.**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Miami beat Florida State.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Virginia beat Florida State.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That is a <strong>top-tier win<\/strong> under CFP criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oklahoma beat Alabama, but did so in what many analysts called an:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cuninspired, sloppy offensive showing\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Alabama barely survived LSU and Auburn \u2014 Auburn had <strong>10+ drops<\/strong> and still should have won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compare that to Miami:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Best head-to-head data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strongest common-opponent data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No losses anywhere near as bad as Alabama\u2019s<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet the narrative the committee pushes is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 \u201cAlabama is a top-tier two-loss team.\u201d<br>\ud83d\udc49 \u201cNotre Dame deserves credit for losing to strong teams.\u201d<br>\ud83d\udc49 \u201cMiami\u2019s two losses matter more than everyone else\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s hypocrisy \u2014 packaged as \u201cevaluation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">**5. The 10\u20132 Cluster: Who Really Deserves To Be Highest?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>(Miami, Virginia, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Alabama)**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s break down each team with real-world metrics from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>TeamRankings.com<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ESPN Game Log &amp; Stats<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Record Strength Data<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Common Opponents<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Head-to-Head<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Notre Dame (10\u20132) \u2014 CFP Darling<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Benefit from Army\/Navy and Stanford every year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACC games boost optics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overrated Big 12 opponents on their schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blown out by Miami<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lost to a team Miami beat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet somehow\u2026 top of the two-loss group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Miami (10\u20132) \u2014 The Team the Media Loves, but Committee Hates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Beat Notre Dame head-to-head<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beat FSU<\/strong> (better win than any ND win)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strongest common-opponent results among two-loss teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top-10 national efficiency numbers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top-10 scoring defense<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Top-15 scoring offense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And the eye test?<br>Every major network said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cMiami looks like the most complete team when healthy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Why does that suddenly not matter in November?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Virginia (10\u20132) \u2014 The Quiet Sleeper<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Beat FSU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong record-strength metrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better losses than Alabama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stronger common-opponent data than Oklahoma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More consistent defensive performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Virginia is the <strong>second-most disrespected two-loss program<\/strong>, behind Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Oklahoma (10\u20132)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Beat Alabama<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Looked sloppy in multiple wins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Narrow wins over mid-tier opponents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only \u201cgood loss\u201d narrative keeps them afloat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Committee never punishes OU for inconsistency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Oklahoma gets credit Miami never gets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOU wins ugly \u2014 but wins are wins.\u201d<br>\u201cMiami wins ugly \u2014 that shows weakness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Alabama (10\u20132)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Worst loss<\/strong> among all contenders (lost to FSU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barely beat LSU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Barely beat Auburn<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eye-test has been poor all year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No elite wins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weak record-strength numbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And yet the committee is openly prepared to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Put <strong>10\u20133 Alabama<\/strong> over <strong>10\u20132 Miami<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>if Bama loses to Georgia in the SEC title game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s not football analysis.<br>That\u2019s brand protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">**6. The Big 12 Championship Is Overrated<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>(BYU vs ND vs Texas Tech)**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BYU<br>Texas Tech<br>Notre Dame<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All three are treated by the committee as \u201chigh-quality opponents,\u201d but deeper numbers say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overinflated schedules<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weak defensive metrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bad turnover margins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poor efficiency<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple \u201cugly wins\u201d vs G5 teams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All ranking higher than performance justifies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When the Big 12 winner gets credit for beating a propped-up schedule:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Miami and Virginia get punished for being in the ACC.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The propaganda is built in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. Miami Is Held To a Different Standard \u2014 And It\u2019s Obvious<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Miami is allowed <strong>ONE<\/strong> loss.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone else is allowed <strong>TWO<\/strong> \u2014 sometimes <strong>THREE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Notre Dame can lose twice and still get boosted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alabama can lose twice and still be considered<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Texas can lose THREE times and the committee still tries to lobby them back in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oklahoma can play ugly for months and still stay safe<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But Miami?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One slip-up = \u201cthey\u2019re out.\u201d<br>Two slip-ups = \u201cdrop them behind multiple inferior two-loss teams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s political.<br>It\u2019s brand-based.<br>It\u2019s selective enforcement of CFP criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. Why the Committee Does This<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s be honest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Notre Dame = TV money<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alabama = TV money<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Texas = TV money<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oklahoma = TV money<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miami = only valuable when undefeated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virginia = no national push<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Brands \u2192 Ratings \u2192 TV Contracts \u2192 CFP Politics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s the engine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee is supposed to ignore that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>9. The Real Ranking Based PURELY on CFP Criteria<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Ignoring politics, based purely on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Head-to-head<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Common opponents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Record strength<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strength-of-schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worst losses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best wins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Efficiency metrics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Game control<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct ordering of the 10\u20132 tier is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">**1. Miami (beat ND, beat FSU, no ugly losses)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Virginia (beat FSU, better losses than Bama\/OU)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notre Dame (lost to Miami, schedule inflated)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oklahoma (split-quality wins, poor eye-test)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alabama (worst loss, weakest r\u00e9sum\u00e9)**<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the order the committee <em>should<\/em> use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the order the <strong>data<\/strong> supports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the order any football analyst not wearing conference-colored glasses agrees with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">**10. Final Conclusion:<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>There <em>Is<\/em> a Conspiracy \u2014 And Miami Is the Victim**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether intentional or not, the CFP committee\u2019s behavior checks all the boxes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2714 <strong>Ignoring objective data<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714 <strong>Ignoring head-to-head results<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714 <strong>Ignoring common-opponent results<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714 <strong>Rewarding brand programs<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714 <strong>Punishing Miami for losing games other teams are allowed to lose<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714 <strong>Inflating Notre Dame\u2019s schedule with Navy\/ACC props<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714 <strong>Preparing to reward a 10\u20133 Alabama over a 10\u20132 Miami<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2714 <strong>Overrating Big 12 teams to justify placing ND above Miami<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is exactly how you engineer a playoff bracket before the games are even played.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And fans see it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Media sees it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The data proves it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The committee just hopes no one says it out loud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But here it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">**Miami and Virginia deserve to be ranked ABOVE Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Alabama.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The data is on their side.<br>The committee simply refuses to admit it.**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!-- =========================\n     STUDIO1LIVE \/ HERUDAGURU PROMO BLOCK\n     Paste this under the article body on studio1live.com\/picks\n========================= -->\n<section id=\"studio1live-promo\" class=\"promo-block\" style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #ddd;font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;\">\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:1.3rem;margin-bottom:0.75rem;\">Support the Studio1Live Sports Family<\/h3>\n  <ul style=\"list-style:disc;margin-left:1.5rem;line-height:1.6;\">\n    <li>\n      <strong>Download our Basketball App (Live Scores &amp; News):<\/strong>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/basketball-live-scores-news\/id6468638694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS App Store<\/a> |\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.it.basktball&amp;pli=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <strong>Play poker online &amp; win big:<\/strong>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/orgsignup.blackchippoker.eu\/RAF-BCP-HERUDAGURU\/https%3A%2F%2Fplay.blackchippoker.eu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        BlackChip Poker \u2013 HeruDaGuru Link\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <strong>Free daily picks:<\/strong>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/studio1live.com\/picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Studio1Live Picks Page<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <strong>Soccer blog &amp; analysis:<\/strong>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/studio1live.com\/soccer\/#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Studio1Live Soccer Blog<\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <strong>Soccer odds &amp; sportsbook-style view:<\/strong>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sportspick.site\/app-sports\/#\/sportsbook\/odds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        SportsPick \u2013 Soccer Odds Board\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <strong>Deep-dive soccer stats &amp; datasets:<\/strong>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/ras.football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RAS.Football<\/a> |\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/sports-statistics.com\/sports-data\/soccer-datasets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        Soccer Data Sets\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <strong>Watch the \u201cAfrica Is First Civilization\u201d Debate:<\/strong>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/zlaT6mStfhM?si=dBPlDRfCotwvJ8U9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        HeruDaGuru vs The Voice of the Aborigines (YouTube)\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n    <li>\n      <strong>Book \u2013 What happens after you die? 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