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Reeq
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"Stephen A Smith Opens Up On Max Kellerman’s Departure From First Take"


          

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Hkhkegboc


salute to him for actually keeping his word and comjng back on (and owning up to wanting him gone). the actual reason is prolly less forthcoming but at least he didnt evade the whole situation entirely.

this prolly sealed the deal...
https://youtu.be/6ilnqIZfLw0?t=257 (4:17)

  

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Him and Max never meshed from day 1
Sep 10th 2021
1
it was bad anyway, SAS is a basketball guy and Max was a boxing guy...
Sep 10th 2021
2
      ESPN = Everybody Screaming Sports Network
Sep 10th 2021
3
           the original Sports Reporters show was good and PTI was good starting...
Sep 10th 2021
4
           RE: the original Sports Reporters show was good and PTI was good startin...
Sep 10th 2021
5
                RE: Fox news
Sep 10th 2021
8
                     RE: Fox news
Sep 10th 2021
9
                          Dude, Elle Duncan is black
Sep 12th 2021
14
                          cool
Sep 15th 2021
16
                          Elle Duncan is black as fuck…
Sep 15th 2021
17
                          lawry's hip hop salt?
Sep 30th 2021
26
                          RE: Elle Duncan is black as fuck…
Sep 30th 2021
27
                          Elle is super black, from ATL and hides her southern black slang well
Mar 06th 2022
50
           Wouldn’t that be ESSN?
Sep 10th 2021
6
           lol
Sep 10th 2021
7
           Can't wait for this year's ESSY's
Sep 10th 2021
10
           ESPN replaces legendary dun nun nun duh nun nun gingle with
Sep 11th 2021
11
           Who you tryin to get crazy with ESSN? Don't you know I'm loco?
Sep 11th 2021
12
Straight up and down FUCK Screamin Stephen yo
Sep 11th 2021
13
The minstrelsy is off putting
Sep 15th 2021
15
first take ratings tank during 1st full week without max.
Sep 29th 2021
18
praying we dont end up with Ocksenio
Sep 29th 2021
19
Lol, late night tv hosts have to be charming and have a sense of humor
Sep 29th 2021
20
the Stephen A Invitational Show is not a fun watch at all
Sep 29th 2021
21
I tried to watch, yesterday…
Sep 29th 2021
22
Y'all take shit too far
Sep 29th 2021
23
      nah, hes loud and annoying and conceited
Sep 29th 2021
24
           You're loud and annoying and sad
Sep 30th 2021
25
                keep cheering / twerking for Stephen A Smith , your prerogative nm
Oct 01st 2021
31
The same 2 guys yelling at each other gets old after a while...
Oct 01st 2021
28
SAS is the dude in the barbershop that will argue with the barber....
Oct 01st 2021
29
right like someone said it before I think its overexposure. It seemed...
Oct 01st 2021
30
So instead of listening to both of them yell at each other for two hours...
Nov 02nd 2021
32
RE: replies 3 and 11
Nov 02nd 2021
33
      ESPNews is the closest we have to the OG sportscenter
Nov 02nd 2021
34
they got something with mad dog chris russo.
Feb 16th 2022
35
mad dog can give it back to him just as loud lol
Feb 16th 2022
36
lol yeah man its mad entertaining.
Feb 16th 2022
37
yeah I was thinking the same thing
Feb 16th 2022
38
This shit is hilarious
Feb 16th 2022
39
I still think Stephen A gets jealous of Mad Dog at some point
Feb 17th 2022
40
Russo look like the Wario version of Skip Bayless nm
Feb 17th 2022
41
bruh 🤣
Feb 17th 2022
42
This is great, the levels on the mic must be turned down for these 2 lol
Feb 19th 2022
43
maaaaaaan the segment was called "Beard Science"?!
Feb 20th 2022
44
they done did it again!
Mar 02nd 2022
45
I know he’s stepped in it before
Mar 02nd 2022
46
damn thats only 8 years ago and pretty bad.
Mar 02nd 2022
48
An old white guy, racist? *surprise*
Mar 02nd 2022
49
He matches SAS energy, I'll give him that
Mar 02nd 2022
47
      As someone who grew up in Jersey, he's always been like that
Mar 08th 2022
51
           I suppose it wouldn't feel so off-putting were I from there
Mar 09th 2022
53
Mad dog is hilarious, I never listened to him before bc of Francesca
Mar 09th 2022
52
Old white guys talking loud are not the move
May 24th 2023
54
      I'm laughing at him & his "bob cousy is the GOAT pg" arguments
May 24th 2023
55
this needs the Ether instrumental underneath, lol...
Jan 11th 2024
56
epic take down of a horrible fat POS
Jan 12th 2024
57

BrooklynWHAT
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1. "Him and Max never meshed from day 1"
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And I know SAS got tired of having to take the coon side of these social topics because you can’t have Max being hard on niggas.

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2. "it was bad anyway, SAS is a basketball guy and Max was a boxing guy..."
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listening to them give their "expert" opinion on other sports was annoying and offensive.

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3. "ESPN = Everybody Screaming Sports Network "
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I literally can’t watch espn with the sound on anymore
Maybe SAS wouldn’t be so annoying if the entire network didn’t adopt the loud wrong guy character
Really need an alternative sports channel

IRT the OP, bull$hit
You don’t just change the anchors for change’s sake
He knows why.

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4. "the original Sports Reporters show was good and PTI was good starting..."
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out but they're even annoying now 20+ years later especially Wilbon with his current "old man yelling at the cloud" routine.

ESPN has unsuccessfully tried to duplicate the success of those shows by throwing every sportswriter with an opinion in front of a camera and its sad any sickening.

I don't want to see Bob Ryan on my tv. What warranted giving "Stat Boy" his own show?

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5. "RE: the original Sports Reporters show was good and PTI was good startin..."
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>out but they're even annoying now 20+ years later especially
>Wilbon with his current "old man yelling at the cloud"
>routine.
>
>ESPN has unsuccessfully tried to duplicate the success of
>those shows by throwing every sportswriter with an opinion in
>front of a camera and its sad any sickening.
>
>I don't want to see Bob Ryan on my tv. What warranted giving
>"Stat Boy" his own show?

Sports reporters was my shit all the way. I would watch that show live.

But now, yes…it’s fox/cnn status now. Most of these folks are not even kinda sorta trying to ‘get it right’ or offer dynamic takes. It’s just ‘this or that’ tomfoolery where everyone and everything is trying to be POLARIZING to troll people who should know by now that they’re getting trolled. But somehow they don’t. Or maybe the drama and negativity of it all is what some people want and crave. I’m Danny Glover on some old I’m too old for this shit…err..shit.

At least the Herd will occasionally just be like ‘man, the dude is good..what are we doing!?’. And throwing Joy Taylor on there is literally a boobie trap for me. But still..I’m out on almost all of it.

  

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8. "RE: Fox news"
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Seems like a lot of white women with blonde hair too…

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9. "RE: Fox news"
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>Seems like a lot of white women with blonde hair too…

I don't know if I agree with that, since the whole Rachel/Maria debacle its seems like they have gone on their way to avoid that demographic except for the young lady on NFL Live. Elle Duncan who is also white but has some ethnic flavor seems to get a lot of screen time. Mia Kimes seems to get a lot of air time. Sage Steele despite her political leanings seems to have become a favorite again. Monica McNutt seems to be getting a lot of airtime now. Christine Williamson had started to pop for a minute but I haven't seen her recently.

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14. "Dude, Elle Duncan is black"
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Sun Sep-12-21 10:31 AM by allStah

          

and is married to a black man and has black kids.

She left a Boston sports network to work at ESPN due to
the racism that she endured why working in Boston.

“I never really discussed it publicly, the experiences my husband – then-fiance – and I had in Boston because I knew that based on prior experience and history that Boston is incredibly defensive about any accounts from Black people about any racism that they’ve faced there,’’ she said, noting that she was initially inspired to speak out via Twitter because she was inspired by the Red Sox’ candor.”

She has never represented any other ethnicity.

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16. "cool"
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17. "Elle Duncan is black as fuck…"
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and what is “ethnic flavor”?

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26. "lawry's hip hop salt?"
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Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

  

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27. "RE: Elle Duncan is black as fuck…"
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>and what is “ethnic flavor”?

her husband is black

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50. "Elle is super black, from ATL and hides her southern black slang well"
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From Sports radio with 2 Live Stews to Black radio stations and local news. She has done very well for herself. The A is very proud of her. I honestly had no idea she went to Boston. I stopped keeping up when she left local radio

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6. "Wouldn’t that be ESSN?"
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?

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7. "lol"
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10. "Can't wait for this year's ESSY's"
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11. "ESPN replaces legendary dun nun nun duh nun nun gingle with"
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https://youtu.be/6hPGAWqanEQ
YAH
YAH
YAH
YAH
YAH
YAH
YAH
YAH!!!

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12. "Who you tryin to get crazy with ESSN? Don't you know I'm loco?"
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https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fhw-static.worldstarhiphop.com%2Fu%2Fpic%2F2015%2F10%2FZEdDZUbHjrms.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fworldstarhiphop.com%2Fvideos%2Fvideo.php%3Fv%3DwshhDI2M3N97beX4e33J&tbnid=izaz22P0giXYPM&vet=12ahUKEwjQif2N_vbyAhUHMlMKHWflC40QMygAegQIARAR..i&docid=EGljRW1YlBGLZM&w=556&h=371&q=stephen%20a%20smith%20gangster&ved=2ahUKEwjQif2N_vbyAhUHMlMKHWflC40QMygAegQIARAR

  

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13. "Straight up and down FUCK Screamin Stephen yo"
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I ain’t even a fan of ESPN or Max but I watch the clips on YouTube when they come up and I’m interested in a topic and I was getting tired of the way he was disrespecting Max in that show.

Max said some straight up dumb shit sometimes but there were many times when he had a point to his angle and SAS would just come in and be like “I can’t believe I have to listen to this dude speak on basketball! You ain’t even qualified to speak on basketball!”

Mafucka…That’s his job!

And I know he’s playing a role but he be taking that shit too far.

And the honest truth is, SAS don’t know shit about basketball either. This dude has been wrong EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

  

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15. "The minstrelsy is off putting"
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He's got far more to offer than being JUST LOUD. Yet, we barely ever get to hear that. I have never been a daily watcher but I've seen enough content over the years and I rarely hear him talk about how racism has impacted his life and shaped his journey. It seemed like only when he was on that bullshit criticizing Kaep that some of it came out.

He's going for a late night show. Maybe he'll get to show that side more. I just can't fuck with the spectacle.

  

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18. "first take ratings tank during 1st full week without max."
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https://twitter.com/burackbobby_/status/1441445293912854537

homie got a lil out over his skis on this one.

if ratings stay on the downward slide...channels start looking at you dragging down the entire morning block (since viewwers like to stick to a string of shows on 1 channel for their morning viewing). thats when they start looking at what they pay you compared to that next round of upfronts in the advertising dept.

this cat really thought he was gonna make the jump to late night on a major network too.

  

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19. "praying we dont end up with Ocksenio"
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20. "Lol, late night tv hosts have to be charming and have a sense of humor"
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this guy is loud and abrasive as it gets, and I can't think of a single moment where I laughed at something witty or clever that he said



>this cat really thought he was gonna make the jump to late
>night on a major network too.

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21. "the Stephen A Invitational Show is not a fun watch at all"
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also Marcus Spears is everything they ever hoped Kendrick Perkins would be and more. dude is awesome at the talking head entertainer thing

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22. "I tried to watch, yesterday…"
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just to see what he was going to say about the Cowboys game. He had Keyshawn on. I didn’t make it 5 minutes. And, yeah…Swagu been one of my favorites since he was a Cowboy. I specifically watch Get Up when I know he and Dominique are on.

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23. "Y'all take shit too far"
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Stephen A is annoying as fuck

Stephen A is one of the greatest sports TV personalities
ever, approaching Rushmore status, and is entertaining,
witty and funny

I don't like most of his views, but unlike you children,
I know how to read the room

The problem is that he's stretched way way way too thin
and is overexposed. He signed up for it so I don't feel
sorry for him, but there is NO ONE we woudldn't get sick
of if we saw them that often

I remember Bill Simmons, who HATES everything about ESPN,
recently giving Stephen A tons of credit for how hard it is
to be on for as often as he is, all the time, all day

No one else has that kind of burden

  

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24. "nah, hes loud and annoying and conceited"
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and people who like him are usually loud, annoying and conceited too.


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25. "You're loud and annoying and sad"
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For real

Just letting you know sir

  

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31. "keep cheering / twerking for Stephen A Smith , your prerogative nm"
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28. "The same 2 guys yelling at each other gets old after a while..."
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personally I think its time for Wilbon and Kornheiser to hang it up. I was huge fan early on but now they sound like old men yelling at clouds.

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29. "SAS is the dude in the barbershop that will argue with the barber...."
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while you are in the chair...and will get up and have to be told to sit down and STFU. He is the dude at the barbecue that will argue to the point that the grandmothers will come over and shush him. He is not a sympathetic character.

Its worked for him though, he's the rooster of sorts at ESPN, but pairing him with anybody at this point is undoable because everyone has reached their saturation point with SAS. So he forces Kellerman off because you know, them checks are still LOVELY, right. But now the numbers show what everyone been been thinking: STFU dude.

He should take a sabbatical, write a book, something that he can argue about, and then come back with a new show in a couple of years.

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30. "right like someone said it before I think its overexposure. It seemed..."
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like it got really bad during the height of the pandemic when most of the other "talent" at ESPN was off they got comfortable with having Stephen A and Max on there all day, every day talking about everything.

I've said before Stephen A is good with the NBA and Max is good with boxing but when they start talking other sports they just sound like the annoying guy at the sports bar/barbershop.

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32. "So instead of listening to both of them yell at each other for two hours..."
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they gave them each their own show to yell at people for an hour? ESPN is that the best we can do?

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33. "RE: replies 3 and 11"
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I have no idea how people can watch that ish at 7AM

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34. "ESPNews is the closest we have to the OG sportscenter"
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>I have no idea how people can watch that ish at 7AM

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35. "they got something with mad dog chris russo."
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him and stephen a got great chemistry.

they better put dude on here full time.

  

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36. "mad dog can give it back to him just as loud lol"
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<--- Big Baller World Order

  

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37. "lol yeah man its mad entertaining."
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38. "yeah I was thinking the same thing"
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I tuned in for the first time in forever just to see how it would go and Russo's persona is a better fit it appears than Max.

  

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39. "This shit is hilarious"
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Russo out there meshing like he's Stephen A's twin-flame lol.

I'm dying.

Look at how pleased he is with Russo's commentary at the beginning of this lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0d5M5-S5tw
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40. "I still think Stephen A gets jealous of Mad Dog at some point"
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He actually does the "yelling sports guy" much better than Stephen A. I give it maybe a couple months before Stephen A wants him gone.

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41. "Russo look like the Wario version of Skip Bayless nm"
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>him and stephen a got great chemistry.
>
>they better put dude on here full time.

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42. "bruh 🤣"
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<--- Big Baller World Order

  

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43. "This is great, the levels on the mic must be turned down for these 2 lol"
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44. "maaaaaaan the segment was called "Beard Science"?!"
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45. "they done did it again!"
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mad dog trending on twitter. several meme worthy clips. old first take fans engaged again.

i seriously havent seen this much buzz around first take since the skip days.

i hope mad dog dont have any racist past tweets or some me too shit buried somewhere. this is rapidly approaching must see (sports) tv.

  

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46. "I know he’s stepped in it before "
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https://theshadowleague.com/radio-legend-chris-mad-dog-russo-says-blacks-can-t-cut-it-in-sports-radio/

But that was 8 years ago so I think ESPN gonna pull the “that’s old shit” unless something else pops up

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48. "damn thats only 8 years ago and pretty bad."
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and not slip of the tongue bad.

apparently stephen a smith went and worked on mad dogs sirius xm channel in a move to bring in a black voice after that rant.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140902134558-46866523-stephen-a-smith-takes-his-talents-to-sirius-xm-s-mad-dog-radio-plans-to-become-black-voice-they-ve-searched-for

stephen a mentioned he worked for mad dog russo on first take a week or two ago. he didnt get into the circumstances that surrounded it lol.

  

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49. "An old white guy, racist? *surprise*"
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47. "He matches SAS energy, I'll give him that"
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Max's weak point was being far too deferential

But this Mad Dog cat is, up to and including that stupid moniker, basically a cartoon character.

  

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51. "As someone who grew up in Jersey, he's always been like that"
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53. "I suppose it wouldn't feel so off-putting were I from there"
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In general,I hate most radio host personalities like that

It's always some ridiculous, over the top delivery that i just can't stand, and Mad Dog sounds like he wants to loan me money, or else.

SAS was the first cat I saw on TV with over the top personality where it didn't actually feel like a tryhard gimmick.

  

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52. "Mad dog is hilarious, I never listened to him before bc of Francesca"
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but he needs to be a permanent fixture on First Take.

the only one I've ever seen to make Stephen A take a step back

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfvT9xuRKZg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoRdkxvDcR0




>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Hkhkegboc
>
>
>salute to him for actually keeping his word and comjng back on
>(and owning up to wanting him gone). the actual reason is
>prolly less forthcoming but at least he didnt evade the whole
>situation entirely.
>
>this prolly sealed the deal...
>https://youtu.be/6ilnqIZfLw0?t=257 (4:17)

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54. "Old white guys talking loud are not the move"
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55. "I'm laughing at him & his "bob cousy is the GOAT pg" arguments"
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edit, i didnt know hes STILL on espn, and a regular

i thought it was a once in a while thing.


idk who (with a job) watches these shows daily

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56. "this needs the Ether instrumental underneath, lol..."
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https://youtu.be/6CZuNuchnqk?t=1091

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

  

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57. "epic take down of a horrible fat POS"
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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

  

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