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Not enough disagreement in the transcripts to form camps. These are the positions taken by people with demonstrated expertise on this topic first, then by how many people heard them on it, then by VoiceRank.

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Stephen A. Smith claims he was instrumental in helping Cari Champion secure her position on the show First Take.

“So, it was not only up to me to decide if Kerry Champion would be on First Take, it was up to me to convince Skip because he was the ultimate say.”

Stephen A. Smith · Nov 2025 · 1 episode · 134K views on this topic

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