🚨 A SPECIAL DAY! 🚨 Mike & The Mad Dog REUNION 🙏 | First Take

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  • Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
  • Enjoy the finest moments of Mike Francesa and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo (formally Mike & The Mad Dog) from First Take.
    0:00 Introductions to First Take
    0:30 Adam Schefter waxes lyrical about the “founding fathers”
    2:00 Tom Brady retiring and immediate reactions
    5:00 Francesa’s thoughts on Tom Brady’s legacy
    11:00 Reminiscing on Mike & The Mad Dog favorite memories
    14:00 LeBron James talk
    16:00 Francesa’s hot take on Brady’s analyst career
    17:00 Tributes to the squad
    19:00 Behind-the-scenes of fallouts and getting back together #ESPN #FirstTake #NFL #StephenA #MadDog #MikeAndTheMadDog
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  • @iandhr1
    @iandhr1 Год назад +304

    Stephen A is like a little kid in a candy store. You can see how happy he is to have the two of them together.

  • @MrAitraining
    @MrAitraining Год назад +71

    These guys got me thru a lot of days in traffic in NY back then.

    • @TheRomeerome
      @TheRomeerome Год назад +9

      Absolutely, and they did it without the internet.

    • @rankobarensic
      @rankobarensic Год назад +4

      New York accent luv it

    • @22metzfan
      @22metzfan 5 месяцев назад +1

      Some of my favorite memories.

    • @agoodpitch9
      @agoodpitch9 12 дней назад +1

      wherever i am in the world and there's traffic i think of them

  • @MY-rl8hu
    @MY-rl8hu Год назад +182

    The two people who started sports talk genre. Legends....

    • @TOCC50
      @TOCC50 Год назад

      Obese Francesa

    • @sweetrobertos
      @sweetrobertos Год назад +1

      On the East Coast maybe. We had sports talk shows before 1989 in SoCal.

    • @jasonbari5997
      @jasonbari5997 Год назад +10

      @@sweetrobertos yeah but Mike and mad dog where nationally syndicated

    • @MrBronx61
      @MrBronx61 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@jasonbari5997 💯💯They took it to another level.

  • @Queue26
    @Queue26 Год назад +210

    Great job by Steven A getting them back together for a show. Would love to see it happen again someday.

  • @RuffRyder_43
    @RuffRyder_43 Год назад +142

    Mike and the Mad Dog = The greatest sports talk radio duo of all time!!!

    • @TOCC50
      @TOCC50 Год назад

      Brady will be back

    • @toddnelson7711
      @toddnelson7711 Год назад

      I listened to those guys for a long time!

    • @jimwerther
      @jimwerther Год назад

      They were guys lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Many others could have done the same given the opportunity.

  • @Youve_GotABeard
    @Youve_GotABeard Год назад +19

    NY/NJ/CT tristate guy, can’t imagine my life since I was kid without Mike and the mad dog: they are part of the soundtrack of my life. Legends 🙏🏼

  • @car34bx
    @car34bx Год назад +45

    Mike seems a lot happier than I remember as a kid. He was surly 😂

    • @smoothpants
      @smoothpants Год назад +8

      Because he doesn't have to take phone calls from dummies. LOL

  • @andrewbristow2817
    @andrewbristow2817 Год назад +107

    I respect SAS a lot for always giving flowers to those who paved the way.

    • @brandonlewis5135
      @brandonlewis5135 Год назад +6

      Chris helped him after sas radio show failed and gave him opportunity on his radio station

  • @dreambrother80
    @dreambrother80 Год назад +107

    Legendary. I use to listen to Mike & The Mad Dog everyday for years as a youth. Their sports knowledge combined is unreal. So great seeing them back together one more time. 🙏🏽

    • @david36498
      @david36498 Год назад +11

      Me too, while making deliveries in Queens, NYC baby

    • @champpoo97
      @champpoo97 Год назад

      Did you say that when they got into there beef exactly and there not legendary your opinion is irrelevant

    • @manofaith75
      @manofaith75 Год назад +5

      It's funny; I remember years ago in an episode of Mike and the Mad Dog, Mike said he did not know Stephen A Smith and that the few times he saw him on tv, he thought he was a loudmouth. Now he wants to make it seem like they've been friends for years. Miss me with that.

    • @david36498
      @david36498 Год назад +2

      @@manofaith75 he was a loudmouth, WAS, people evolve

    • @craiggaudreau805
      @craiggaudreau805 Год назад +3

      I spent half my life, stuck on the Major Deegan, trying to get back to Jersey. Thank god for Mike and the Mad Dog!

  • @beholden2874
    @beholden2874 Год назад +21

    This was a treat. Thank you ESPN. Mike and the Mad Dog were exceptional talking about National Sports as well as local NY. I wish they were on every Wednesday.

  • @GoldenFava
    @GoldenFava Год назад +27

    Listened to Mike & the Mad Dog everyday growing up in NY. They are legends. Great to see them together again!

  • @markymark512
    @markymark512 Год назад +156

    Now I need that Mike and Mike reunion someday down the line.

    • @alanfortune3092
      @alanfortune3092 Год назад +11

      Now that's what I'm talking about! I loved Mike and Mike! Good Call!

    • @sakthithanigai5036
      @sakthithanigai5036 Год назад +8

      Just add them to first take. Make it Mike, SAS and Mad Dog that would be goated

    • @Jalen.3
      @Jalen.3 Год назад +4

      @@sakthithanigai5036no Molly either

    • @xtrememarioplush793
      @xtrememarioplush793 Год назад +4

      Next year is their 35th anniversary since their first show on wfan. Maybe they do one to commemorate that, I would love them to do another like they did at Radio City a few years back.

    • @mikes4991
      @mikes4991 Год назад +4

      I doubt they’ll ever do anything permanent again, but they get a lot of attention nowadays when they reunite for a show every now and then. They may just keep doing this

  • @alinaeem27
    @alinaeem27 Год назад +43

    This needs to happen again. Mike and that Mad Dog are legends

    • @TOCC50
      @TOCC50 Год назад

      Is Elway better than Marino

    • @jimwerther
      @jimwerther Год назад

      They were guys lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Many others could have done the same given the opportunity.

  • @GabGotti3
    @GabGotti3 Год назад +10

    The legends. Without them there wouldn’t be shows like this.

    • @jimwerther
      @jimwerther Год назад +1

      They were guys lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Many others could have done the same given the opportunity.

  • @michaelhogg324
    @michaelhogg324 Год назад +7

    I have to say that it was like me being all GIDDY on Christmas day waiting to open presents when Mike and Chris were there last week as it was AWESOME to see them again and I hope that it happens more often!

  • @bornasiroki3976
    @bornasiroki3976 Год назад +22

    This guys teeth whiter than Nick Bosa's ideal world

  • @oceanview777
    @oceanview777 Год назад +12

    I love mad Dog and Mike so much! Stephen A. Is brilliant to bring both of them on his show. Mike is so interesting .with his takes, hope you will have them on again!

  • @Ray1969.
    @Ray1969. Год назад +23

    If you aren’t from NY and didn’t get the chance to listen to Mike and The Mad Dog you missed the greatest sports talk radio of all time. Just amazing sports talk radio!!!!

    • @MADGUNSMONSTER
      @MADGUNSMONSTER Год назад +4

      I couldn't agree more!!

    • @josepha3116
      @josepha3116 Год назад +2

      Add Joe Benigno and Steve Sommers

    • @Ray1969.
      @Ray1969. Год назад +1

      @@josepha3116 I would definitely add Sommers with me here and you there! Benigno was never really my cup of tea

    • @reefb4364
      @reefb4364 Год назад +3

      Joe Beningo’s Jets rants are epic🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️✅✅✅

    • @MrBronx61
      @MrBronx61 Год назад +1

      @@reefb4364 Especially the "Doug Brien" playoff game vs Pittsburgh. Joe B at his best.

  • @worldwidephax6864
    @worldwidephax6864 Год назад +7

    This is really epic , I grew up in Jersey and Mike & The Mad Dog is legendary, I hope they tie a session often I see the joy in Stephen A. Eyes

  • @Kevon420
    @Kevon420 Год назад +28

    All time great episode of First Take! Thank you ladies and gentlemen.

  • @matthewjosephthecommonsens2940
    @matthewjosephthecommonsens2940 Год назад +17

    can this be the new first take everyday? So happy to see Mike and Dog

  • @Pnanasnoic
    @Pnanasnoic Год назад +29

    Mike is the king. So good to hear him. If he came back I would listen.

    • @bella100107
      @bella100107 Год назад +1

      Mike is the king!

    • @jonm7888
      @jonm7888 Год назад +1

      I thought he was the Pope.

    • @jimwerther
      @jimwerther Год назад

      He's on YT on BRN twice a week

  • @danielwest9955
    @danielwest9955 Год назад +22

    Stephen A, Mike, and the Mad Dog discussing Brady's retirement.
    An A.I. algorithm couldn't have compiled a more absurd gathering of all-time talent to discuss a huge sports topic.

  • @mrgray001
    @mrgray001 Год назад +4

    Growing up in northern NJ I’ve listened to these guys each day without fail. This was totally epic!

  • @sesanwatson6301
    @sesanwatson6301 Год назад +7

    Mad dog has the greatest rants in sports radio history

  • @BroadswordNYC
    @BroadswordNYC Год назад +9

    I'll never forget, in 1994, when OJ Simpson failed to turn himself in to the LA police , the words of Chris Russo loudly on my Walkman headset- 'OH MY GOD, THE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR OJ SIMPSON!!!- It gave me chills!

  • @xeres14
    @xeres14 Год назад +11

    I think the best compliment you can give something you've been looking forward to is that it lived up to the lofty expectations you had for it. Today's show easily did that. Everyone was spot on: Mike, Mike, Molly and Stephen A. Bravo!

  • @jusstnc1759
    @jusstnc1759 Год назад +11

    Mike is a legend. He is absolutely missed on WFAN

  • @anthonys.8569
    @anthonys.8569 Год назад +8

    This was awesome to see them back together! Would listen to these two on YES back in my childhood

  • @tony84.
    @tony84. Год назад +11

    0:32, This is gold! and true💯Mike and the Mad Dog started it all with sports talk. And Stephen A. is the greatest TV sports debate show host of all time.💯Shout out to Molly too for keeping order on the show as the moderator.💯Great opening by Stephen A. too.

  • @bgmck349
    @bgmck349 Год назад +2

    Legendy ....ive been listing the Mike and mad in the 6th grade....im almost 40 now....but another thing to realize, is Stephen A is in their class....he himself has become a legend.

  • @danieldiggs9574
    @danieldiggs9574 Год назад +3

    This first take was so good I'm rewatching it again today on lunch break over the actual Thursday first take. Please get these 3 together every week.

  • @cevinfelix3026
    @cevinfelix3026 Год назад +4

    You have Mike and the Mad Dog on 1st take. Wow!!!. Thanks for bringing them on.

  • @Carlos-Lopez84
    @Carlos-Lopez84 Год назад +2

    One of the real reasons why I listen to sports talk radio. Mike and Chris are legends.

    • @jimwerther
      @jimwerther Год назад

      They were guys lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Many others could have done the same given the opportunity.

  • @TheGIJoe69
    @TheGIJoe69 Год назад +6

    Loving these long videos

  • @MajinMarcus_
    @MajinMarcus_ Год назад +10

    Mike’s veneers are sending me 😭😭😭

    • @devinand1fosho
      @devinand1fosho Год назад +1

      Yea they hard to ignore😂😂

    • @skhetan1
      @skhetan1 Год назад

      Exactly I was like mike looks squirrels wassup hah

  • @verified.my2cents
    @verified.my2cents Год назад +2

    Mike speaking with fairness and honesty - nothing but respect for that, Great to see these guys together again, well done.

  • @BaahBen
    @BaahBen Год назад +1

    I am so happy I grew up listening to these two guys for every single year they were on the radio. I rarely missed a broadcast.

  • @david.draper
    @david.draper Год назад +1

    An absolute pleasure to watch 🙏🏻

  • @adamzaki6232
    @adamzaki6232 Год назад +10

    Mike still has the best teeth in all of entertainment

  • @krlm2280
    @krlm2280 Год назад +3

    The founding fathers of sports debate mike and the mad dog great memories as a kid teen and adult listening to these guys

  • @rogue7894
    @rogue7894 Год назад +1

    Fondest memories as a young man in the early 90s listening in between tours working security in Fort Lee on the weekends in a virtually empty office complex. Cant forget Steve Somers during graveyard shift

  • @paulhutchinson100
    @paulhutchinson100 Год назад +1

    So cool to see those two back on TV together! I used to watch their show on the YES network and it
    was the best sport talk show I've ever seen. Would love to see more of them together!

  • @willh69
    @willh69 Год назад +2

    This was such a great segment - I didn't know Mad Dog was such a central figure in sports and now I know why he's across the table from Stephen A

  • @TheBoyyWonder100
    @TheBoyyWonder100 Год назад +6

    That dude spoke nothing but facts!

  • @manofaith75
    @manofaith75 Год назад +5

    It's funny; I remember years ago in an episode of Mike and the Mad Dog, Mike said he did not know Stephen A Smith and that the few times he saw him on tv, he thought he was a loudmouth. Now he wants to make it seem like they've been friends for years. Miss me with that.

    • @MortonT1958
      @MortonT1958 Год назад

      That was a long, long time ago when Stephen A. was a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

  • @SuperMutant2099
    @SuperMutant2099 Год назад +1

    Grew up listening to these two every day coming home from school

  • @willd4731
    @willd4731 Год назад +1

    My three favorite people in the sports broadcasting world.
    Someone, please get these three guys together for a daily roundtable show!!!
    Mike is like Brady, he just can't retire. He's done it twice but keeps coming back.
    A show between these three would be epic.

  • @TV-xd1ze
    @TV-xd1ze Год назад +13

    Iconic and the day Brady Retired no less😂😂😂

  • @easeow
    @easeow Год назад

    That was truly something special !!!

  • @feddi7693
    @feddi7693 Год назад +2

    Mike and the mad dog!! Legends💯

  • @oceanview777
    @oceanview777 Год назад +2

    Please have hem on again! Smart SA and Molly for bringing them together again. Love seeing SA with them.

  • @christiansoldier77
    @christiansoldier77 Год назад +3

    Mike and the Mad Dog !!!! You cant get better than this

  • @MrCury65
    @MrCury65 Год назад +3

    This is great

  • @tonys1025
    @tonys1025 Год назад +3

    The best!!

  • @philthompson7318
    @philthompson7318 Год назад +7

    Thank God for Mike Francesa my opinion exactly Peyton was the best regular season quarterback and Joe Montana was the best Super Bowl quarterback

  • @TravieeGrant
    @TravieeGrant Год назад +2

    BRING MIKE BACK HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT

  • @josephdougherty3653
    @josephdougherty3653 Год назад +3

    This is jerome from manhattan and next up is doris from rego park

  • @rubinbarber6781
    @rubinbarber6781 Год назад +3

    two icons from the worldwide leader .tremendous

  • @mikejejenich7116
    @mikejejenich7116 Год назад +4

    I used to call out sick to work. Just to listen to these guys. 🎤. True story 🤣

    • @HarrisonHollers
      @HarrisonHollers Год назад

      Daredevil!

    • @PGO_Gaming
      @PGO_Gaming Год назад

      Me too. My brother and I used to miss school a day or two just to listen to the WFAN all day. Imus in the Morning, Jody Mac and Sid in the midday, Mike and the Mad Dog in the afternoon and Steve Somers at night.

  • @benjaminsmith2287
    @benjaminsmith2287 5 месяцев назад

    Loved these two guys. And yeah, they went at it a lot. But they also joked around with each other a lot.

  • @feedthefatrabbit1073
    @feedthefatrabbit1073 Год назад +1

    Mike and the Mad Dog. Absolutely legendary 🙌
    NY Sports Talk Royalty

  • @robertgraziano7898
    @robertgraziano7898 Год назад

    Outstanding!

  • @Jonwood74
    @Jonwood74 Год назад

    Everyone in sports media need to bow down to these two legends. Their careers defined sports radio. Mike's podcast represents the best that sports analysis has to offer today, regardless of medium.

  • @darrensmith1370
    @darrensmith1370 Год назад +2

    Mike speaks Facts!

  • @Ozmodiar6
    @Ozmodiar6 Год назад +1

    Mike, Dog, and Stephen A. talking Brady and LeBron… greatness on greatness.

  • @brandongwin5895
    @brandongwin5895 Год назад +1

    This is great!! The Godfathers of sports talk

  • @scotmoser8716
    @scotmoser8716 Год назад +1

    It was an excellent First Take. Very intelligent Sports Talk!

  • @michaelcedeno391
    @michaelcedeno391 Год назад

    Much respect.

  • @lucmcdowell1167
    @lucmcdowell1167 Год назад +3

    Skip Bayless could never get these guys on his show, shows how much people respect Stephen A

  • @100spurs
    @100spurs Год назад +4

    New York in the house!!

  • @go2damoon555
    @go2damoon555 Год назад +4

    Hey it’s the guy from uncut gems

  • @johnvissichelli9786
    @johnvissichelli9786 Год назад

    That was great, do it again

  • @robertstv8045
    @robertstv8045 Год назад

    Amazing that the day the Dog and Mike show up a ESPN its the day of Brady's retirement. Amazing timing. Lotta fun.

  • @roderickwilson2819
    @roderickwilson2819 Год назад +2

    Them two are great

  • @currywurstislife4916
    @currywurstislife4916 Год назад +1

    The absolute GOATs.

  • @truuee9016
    @truuee9016 Год назад +2

    Great show all around. Congrats First take. Good luck G.O.A.T Brady, time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

  • @ShokusApolloTV
    @ShokusApolloTV Год назад

    great moment

  • @ldukes4892
    @ldukes4892 Год назад +3

    Mike know what he's talking about

  • @eddiepearson3600
    @eddiepearson3600 Год назад

    Legendary!

  • @brianconnelly1238
    @brianconnelly1238 Год назад +1

    This was actually pretty cool, a lot of us grew up on Mike and the Mad Dog... "Good afternoon everybody... HOW ARE YOU TODAYYY?"

  • @NotNotKenny
    @NotNotKenny Год назад +3

    I grew up in Philly and all my teams are Philly,but Mike and the Mad Dog was my favorite show to listen to.May be the reason i don't completely hate ny teams like i should.Ok maybe the Yankees because they have a lot of fans who have no connection to the ny tri-state area.

  • @benedettomansueto4016
    @benedettomansueto4016 Год назад +1

    Love Mike Francesa and Chris Russo always listened to them on WFAN 660 AM Radio New York

  • @kriskimbro1264
    @kriskimbro1264 2 месяца назад

    I wish Mike and dog could get back together even once a week that was must listen radio

  • @xacex6944
    @xacex6944 Год назад +1

    I could be really wrong but I agree with Francesa on Brady being an analyst. I’ve always pictured him having an executive role on a team rather than being on television

  • @thelawofdivineoneness458
    @thelawofdivineoneness458 Год назад +2

    One thing you can always say about SAS is that he knows how to get the ratings. Having Mad Dog on with him once a week is must see TV but to have Mike on as well is a stroke of genius. Whether you love them or hate them...most of us listened to Mike and the Mad Dog. As Greeny said Mike and Chris are the Godfathers of Sports Talk along with the other pioneer of the format....the late great Art Rust Jr.

    • @yardbird545
      @yardbird545 Год назад

      Your mention of Art Rust is spot on, he was the first I remember doing it. If I remember correctly, some sort of scandal took Art down. That being said, Mike and Doggie were the best. Used to listen to Dog weekends on WMCA, prior to his teaming up w/ Mike.

    • @thelawofdivineoneness458
      @thelawofdivineoneness458 Год назад

      @@yardbird545 There was no scandal with Art Rust Jr. that I knew of. The only thing that eventually took down Mr. Rust Jr. was Father Time.

  • @ianberry4679
    @ianberry4679 Год назад

    Stephen A, Mad Dog and Mike is a goat lineup could watch this everyday

  • @discoinferno9741
    @discoinferno9741 Год назад +1

    Props to Mike for staying awake the whole time...

  • @Tyweezy84
    @Tyweezy84 Год назад

    This was dope to do

  • @GenF91
    @GenF91 Год назад

    How cool!

  • @roeebostic8828
    @roeebostic8828 Год назад +5

    ....after work ...they had me laughing...

  • @solidasarock9337
    @solidasarock9337 Год назад

    Thank you Stephen A. That was very good

  • @isaacsantana6560
    @isaacsantana6560 Год назад +2

    That dope

  • @dannygithinji7370
    @dannygithinji7370 Год назад

    This is legendary thanks Stephen A and Espn

  • @alansmith7121
    @alansmith7121 Год назад +1

    Mike is a Legend and should be the Voice of the Yankees

  • @Lovlee33161
    @Lovlee33161 Год назад +5

    If you aren’t a NYC native :YOU SIMPLY DONT GET IT!!!!

  • @bogoy210
    @bogoy210 Год назад

    In my life time I was lucky enough to watch this Royalty together,!!!..

  • @fishoutofwaterseries1424
    @fishoutofwaterseries1424 Год назад

    I like Mike keeping it real

  • @MrMuchachos75
    @MrMuchachos75 6 месяцев назад

    Loved mike and doggie. Nuff said

  • @Warrentertainment
    @Warrentertainment Год назад +1

    WFAN is punching the air in double time right now!!!!