My thoughts on Skip Bayless

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  • Опубликовано: 4 сен 2024
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  • @bub5842
    @bub5842 Месяц назад +3544

    Like it or hate him he literally advocated for Stephen A & Shannon even when networks said no. Dude is a pioneer of sports media and an ally no matter how many people say he isnt. They dont know the history. Salute to skip

    • @kazzd58
      @kazzd58 Месяц назад +242

      Don't give u the right to be disrespectful to ya co worker

    • @_profectus
      @_profectus Месяц назад +348

      @@kazzd58no one said it did. But that incident doesn’t erase a man’s entire professional history

    • @DCB004
      @DCB004 Месяц назад +74

      They just started watching they don’t know skip started this

    • @bangalvision7246
      @bangalvision7246 Месяц назад +79

      When nobody would touch any of these guys skip went to bat for them both their wouldn't be s.a.s on first take their wouldn't be a club shay shay. S.a.s had a show, it didn't do well. Sharp was kicked off CBS people forget sharp called the man a lier to his face before the blow up sharp also shouldn't have sat out the next day of work because people was to sensitive to skips tweet after the buffalo bills player collapsed on the football field

    • @GodSonBlessed
      @GodSonBlessed Месяц назад +80

      He gave an opportunity to Shannon and he destroyed his legacy by becoming jealous of Shannon. It's time for him to retire.

  • @user-EB2016
    @user-EB2016 Месяц назад +1993

    One thing for certain and two things for sure, Stephen will NEVER miss an opportunity to mention first take being #1

    • @bigmoneymuzik5471
      @bigmoneymuzik5471 Месяц назад +74

      He hangs his hat on a stat that has absolutely nothing to do with his existence. That’s my opinion.

    • @tomanguyen
      @tomanguyen Месяц назад +80

      He’s always doing low blows and thinks he’s slick 😂

    • @michaelbuettner1487
      @michaelbuettner1487 Месяц назад +14

      It’s like driving for Hendricks Motorsport or getting a ring playing on the bench with Michael Jordan

    • @sphhuntsville2525
      @sphhuntsville2525 Месяц назад +51

      ​@bigmoneymuzik5471 You don't know much do you? First Take sucked year ago. Stephen A took that boring azz show and remade it in his image...it's the best on TV. STOP HATING

    • @jaysymbolchaser4723
      @jaysymbolchaser4723 Месяц назад +5

      😂😂😂😂… very true.

  • @zbennalley
    @zbennalley Месяц назад +390

    I had a co-worker whom I worked with for 3 years. We worked incredibly well and became close friends, but in our last 4 months, we had a major falling out, and it became hard for us to be around each other. I got frustrated and left the company to start a new career, and it saved me financially and personally. I'm coming up on my year anniversary of quitting and found out she got fired 2 months back for something out of her hands.
    People and old co-workers kept asking me if I felt joy or happy she got fired and I told them "No, she was a great employee but putting my feelings aside she didn't deserved to be let go and I'm sad because I know how much that job meant to her." I reached out the next day. She thought I was going to gloat. I told her how I felt, and now we are back to being friends again.
    It's a complex emotion, but don't take pride in someone else's downfall or failure. It doesn't do anything. I could never express how complicated that feeling was, and SAS did it perfectly.

  • @DISHYMESSIAH
    @DISHYMESSIAH Месяц назад +1703

    Damn Skip is 73, man should be commended for his consistent dedication to this stuff and his health status.

    • @seaniveroni5579
      @seaniveroni5579 Месяц назад +20

      Right!

    • @Owensmith-ss3yl
      @Owensmith-ss3yl Месяц назад +27

      I have a theory, that he is sick, that's why he's leaving and it feels sudden

    • @Marsonis2ya
      @Marsonis2ya Месяц назад +52

      @@Owensmith-ss3yl But it isn't sudden. People have been predicting for several months that this was inevitable because of his ratings. If Skip were sick, he STILL wouldn't leave, that is how stubborn he is. He has no say-so in what is happening now. This is the man who told his wife with a straight face that she would always be 2nd to his career and she would have to marry him understanding that.

    • @SlayerE-i9e
      @SlayerE-i9e Месяц назад +8

      There other analysts older and act more mature than him 🙄

    • @bleak83
      @bleak83 Месяц назад +27

      ​@@SlayerE-i9e i get it. Skip says some wild shit sometimes but sometimes he's right and most of all he's entertaining.
      Isn't that's what this TV shit is about?
      What else are they here for other than entertainment?

  • @deez5149
    @deez5149 Месяц назад +1423

    SAS talks like he’s giving a eulogy at a funeral lol

  • @Junierific
    @Junierific Месяц назад +289

    He’s right. Skip is 73 years old. It’s been a helluva a career.

    • @lukemathiesen7368
      @lukemathiesen7368 Месяц назад +1

      Ok Mr Hands in Pockets 🤣🤣🤣

    • @SenseTalk1017
      @SenseTalk1017 Месяц назад +2

      Yea he needs to go retire

    • @pbewared9540
      @pbewared9540 Месяц назад +5

      He really has man he’s been either at the top or on top for a long time. Nothing last forever! Every dog has his day

    • @kit99bar
      @kit99bar Месяц назад +1

      If he’s really retiring it’ll be hilarious if on his final show he reveals he’s been trolling with his LeBron hate all these years. Maybe admitting he has LeBron as second behind MJ instead of top 15 or how he has it 😂

    • @johnnyspringfield1065
      @johnnyspringfield1065 Месяц назад

      @@SenseTalk1017no skip is still full of energy and look great he took care of his body not sure if you’ve seen it but he looks amazing

  • @stefanmccall1588
    @stefanmccall1588 Месяц назад +426

    "I don't root against them, I just root for me to be more successful." That was a bar and funny af

  • @anangelmagnet
    @anangelmagnet Месяц назад +582

    speak brother speak, never kick a man when he's down. I applaud you, infact, it's refreshing.

  • @fadethechannel
    @fadethechannel Месяц назад +88

    Idc what anybody says, Skip Bayless was a pioneer of sports debate television and took on the villain role that made it interesting, whether you agreed or disagreed with his takes. He deserves a lot of credit. 💯

    • @svnti1239
      @svnti1239 Месяц назад +4

      Without skip none of it works. That’s what ppl don’t understand. His persona is what brought out the best in both sas and unc

    • @TheSmartSneakerhead
      @TheSmartSneakerhead Месяц назад

      Skip wanted the villian role thats the only i would change in your statement

  • @Abe90335
    @Abe90335 Месяц назад +374

    I remember the energy and chemistry Skip and Stephen A had together, to me that has failed to be duplicated, idc what anyone says.

    • @Hardcastle83
      @Hardcastle83 Месяц назад +53

      Absolutely. I like Shannon, he is doing his thing and should be successful, but NOTHING is close to Stephen A vs Skip. That was magic vs bird level.

    • @cm4335
      @cm4335 Месяц назад +3

      @@anthonyradu5154Yessir, I would agree.

    • @eliera6403
      @eliera6403 Месяц назад +1

      ​​@@anthonyradu5154ehhh....I can see ur reasoning but shay still finds a points to where he'll see where skip was coming. From stephen a just thought it was straight blasphemy a lil difference

    • @ezeuzo1963
      @ezeuzo1963 Месяц назад +7

      Stephen A and Skip was must-see TV. I watched Undisputed strictly for Shannon though.

    • @azma775
      @azma775 Месяц назад +1

      Shannon being an ex HOF athlete to me was better

  • @tinobrown1780
    @tinobrown1780 Месяц назад +638

    “They’ve had some ratings problems, but I’m not gonna get into that” Looks into the camera 😐

    • @randomthoughtreviews3101
      @randomthoughtreviews3101 Месяц назад +32

      😂😂😂

    • @MatthewMoscotto
      @MatthewMoscotto Месяц назад +17

      😂😂😂😂

    • @saintkartier5211
      @saintkartier5211 Месяц назад +34

      Meaning he’s not going to engage into the particulars on why he’s leaving or insulting because he’s leaving did y’all learn comprehension in school 😂

    • @jboogie45213
      @jboogie45213 Месяц назад +2

      😂🤣

    • @tinobrown1780
      @tinobrown1780 Месяц назад +90

      @@saintkartier5211 No, that was a subtle jab. Saying what you wanna say, but act like you’re being respectful. Like saying “I heard he had erectile disfunction problems, but I’m not gonna get into that”

  • @samholder196
    @samholder196 Месяц назад +140

    Stephen A on camera: 😥
    Stephen A off camera: 🥳

  • @_Tree
    @_Tree Месяц назад +515

    The moment that Shannon and Skip argued that day.......was the day that the show Undisputed was over 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @FaceFamous
      @FaceFamous Месяц назад +35

      We all know that. That isnt breaking news

    • @ganjaseurr9864
      @ganjaseurr9864 Месяц назад +45

      @@FaceFamousI don’t think he commented that for it to be “breaking news”

    • @happybeingmiserable4668
      @happybeingmiserable4668 Месяц назад +43

      Hope defending Brady was worth it lol

    • @rodneymarshall2214
      @rodneymarshall2214 Месяц назад +4

      I have to agree with you

    • @kicrocks
      @kicrocks Месяц назад +10

      Yea Skip really hit rock bottom that day lol

  • @Urban_Paradise
    @Urban_Paradise Месяц назад +122

    I Really like THIS version of Steven A. Reflective and insightful with less inflammatory. So articulate. I'm here for it.

    • @Renegade-kf8fp
      @Renegade-kf8fp Месяц назад

      Facts

    • @ChairmanMo
      @ChairmanMo Месяц назад +2

      He was like this back before 2016 on First Take. Remember his Weed rants.

    • @ValRhapsody
      @ValRhapsody Месяц назад +1

      He’s a modern Aristotle

    • @godsu
      @godsu Месяц назад

      Its his job as a TV personality to be controversial and inflammatory, im pretty sure he's a good guy off the camera

    • @Urban_Paradise
      @Urban_Paradise Месяц назад

      @@godsu I would tend to agree with this. TV culture has just become more gotcha and Inflammatory. They believe it makes for good ratings. Sadly I think it does. Everyone likes watching a train wreck.

  • @sethrobinson28
    @sethrobinson28 Месяц назад +109

    I’m 35 years old I been watching Skip and Steven since I was ironing my school clothes in my momma basement

    • @TheDarksideRaider78
      @TheDarksideRaider78 Месяц назад +7

      Since last week then.

    •  Месяц назад

      35 aint nothing to boast !! seth

    • @sethrobinson28
      @sethrobinson28 Месяц назад +1

      I coulda said 75, the point wasn’t the age but the amount of time sweety

  • @RickyExodus
    @RickyExodus Месяц назад +733

    Skip Bayless replacing Molly on FT 😂😂💀

    • @valzod3808
      @valzod3808 Месяц назад +20

      Lmao

    • @davidparks4835
      @davidparks4835 Месяц назад +73

      That would be good

    • @RT-ij7dm
      @RT-ij7dm Месяц назад +8

      @RickExodus 😂😂😂😂 That's messed up man

    • @-JAVY-
      @-JAVY- Месяц назад +9

      Oh god no

    • @DatTalkMedia
      @DatTalkMedia Месяц назад +26

      After what Skip did to Shannon nah fam. Stephen A won’t do that to him 💯

  • @chuygonzalezzz
    @chuygonzalezzz Месяц назад +86

    Skip has done his thing for a longtime. Stephen A Smith Knows that one day that day will come for him too

    • @appkeytechology
      @appkeytechology Месяц назад +6

      Nobody's "coming for" anyone. People get old and boring. Skip got boring. Mike & Mike got boring. 1st and 10 got boring. Steven A will one day get boring...People have to remember, the people that "made" this generation of sports talk tv/radio is now in their late 40s and mid 50s. We aren't even watching them like that no more. Everyone in their early 30s and mid 20s are part of the "new media". Yall are watching the Dreymond Green's of the world and the "Speak" and Nick Wright lol.
      No star shines forever. It's just life

    • @chuygonzalezzz
      @chuygonzalezzz Месяц назад +5

      @@appkeytechology True..But these new podcaters are not journalist..They just get on RUclips and act like they know..

    • @RM---
      @RM--- Месяц назад +5

      @@chuygonzalezzzit’s not just journalism, that’s how it is with everything now. Legal, medical, construction, the trades. You get the idea. I’m apprehensive about the future. We’re already seeing the signs of slippage everywhere.

    • @MillzG1990
      @MillzG1990 Месяц назад

      He can retire at anytime and be perfectly fine 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @HR-ms6ed
      @HR-ms6ed Месяц назад

      @@appkeytechology skip didn’t get boring. Skip was never able to stand on his own two feet. There was no time ever where skip bayless was more popular then SA. SA was the biggest nba insider had radio shows and tv shows on ESPN before he got with first take.

  • @JakeStateFarrm
    @JakeStateFarrm Месяц назад +107

    Imagine seeing Stephen A, Shannon Sharpe, and Skip Bayless all on First Take

    • @N3wFoundRapp3r
      @N3wFoundRapp3r Месяц назад +24

      Would be the first Big 3 in sports media history to my knowledge.

    • @TheVboyfresh
      @TheVboyfresh Месяц назад +2

      They did already and it was great

    • @Fincityfresh
      @Fincityfresh Месяц назад

      This is lit af idea

    • @aaronwin33
      @aaronwin33 Месяц назад +3

      It would actually be amazing. Skip's personality brings out the best in both SAS and Shannon, he's the perfect instigator that plays a yin to their yang

    • @blackispower9803
      @blackispower9803 Месяц назад +1

      They’ll be like Miami big 3 with bron Wade and Bosh 😂

  • @romanNood1es
    @romanNood1es Месяц назад +31

    Folks think they hate Skip, but we all know that he was entertaining and fun to watch.

  • @kevincohen1303
    @kevincohen1303 Месяц назад +48

    If Shannon does a Skip interview on Club Shay Shay it will b higher in numbers than the Kat interview

  • @sidiquegeloo1816
    @sidiquegeloo1816 Месяц назад +27

    😂😂😂, " they have some ratings struggle but I won't get into that"😂😂😂 Stephen A you can't fool us

  • @TheRealBobbyFebruary
    @TheRealBobbyFebruary Месяц назад +117

    Class act Stephen A Smith. Nothing but respect for the man who gave you a chance … props OG. Keep leading by example

  • @GreenRiversG
    @GreenRiversG Месяц назад +351

    “Skip bayless and I haven’t spoken in a long time” volumes

    • @KamikOzzy_
      @KamikOzzy_ Месяц назад +31

      Yup pretty sad tbh

    • @xxtooshiestyxx8756
      @xxtooshiestyxx8756 Месяц назад +38

      ​@@KamikOzzy_ Not really... Shannon said they barely said a word to each other off camera 😭

    • @tomstorm7926
      @tomstorm7926 Месяц назад +29

      Skip don’t talk to many people outside of debates from what it seems

    • @mentallyblissful
      @mentallyblissful Месяц назад +20

      Exactly! Stepen does not give two shits about Skip. What "friend" does not call someone they deeply care about in years and not even call them at the lowest point in their life either?

    • @mentallyblissful
      @mentallyblissful Месяц назад +5

      @@xxtooshiestyxx8756 Yeah but Shannon isn't constantly shouting to the world how much he loves Skip

  • @seancrowley3142
    @seancrowley3142 Месяц назад +3

    Well said SAS. Love him or hate him, Skip is a pioneer, an OG, in sports media. I wish him well.

  • @andysauro1500
    @andysauro1500 Месяц назад +205

    If Stephen A and Skip got together and made an independent Sports Debate Show on RUclips it would CRUSH anything ESPN/others are putting out in numbers.

    • @joshhuckleby4414
      @joshhuckleby4414 Месяц назад +3

      Facts

    • @Grundle_ItcH085
      @Grundle_ItcH085 Месяц назад +12

      For a week or two & then no one would care because Skip is a buster 💯

    • @tee1942
      @tee1942 Месяц назад +1

      Yup by far it would compete with Night cap 💯

    • @erandle247
      @erandle247 Месяц назад +1

      😂wtf!! Skip clips on RUclips dont get views like when shannon was with him. He messed up by gettn paul pierce! Things change....period! Being a troll aint the thing to be anymore.

    • @ronelz999
      @ronelz999 Месяц назад +1

      That wont happen.

  • @MatthewMoscotto
    @MatthewMoscotto Месяц назад +255

    “Me being number 1 does not mean I want Skip to fail” 😂😂😂

    • @adriangoode3505
      @adriangoode3505 Месяц назад

      Like u said (YEA RIGHT)

    • @Zeuwamakanuwadiegwu
      @Zeuwamakanuwadiegwu Месяц назад

      😂

    • @rslifestyle1038
      @rslifestyle1038 Месяц назад +8

      Facts tho there a bunch of shows not number 1 that are standing look at aew lmao

    • @MatthewMoscotto
      @MatthewMoscotto Месяц назад +4

      Stephen A has a terrible way of saying things while being sympathetic 😂😂😂

    • @SupremeGon
      @SupremeGon Месяц назад +4

      Whats the problem? It was an accurate statement.

  • @julienxdarrell
    @julienxdarrell Месяц назад +6

    so glad SAS took this approach.. W for him... Skip deserves his flowers regardless how you feel

  • @heroiccounseling2893
    @heroiccounseling2893 Месяц назад +51

    Thanks for keeping it classy SAS. A lot of people are throwing shade at him but he’s had a hell of a ride. He’s 72 it’s time for the sun to set

  • @seaneubanks4380
    @seaneubanks4380 Месяц назад +34

    SAS is correct. I personally like Skip. Even with all his out there takes and positions but if you’ve been on top (one of the guys at the top), progressing and killing the game for 4 decades that’s a damn good legacy. That’s success.
    We see it in sports. Players play way past their prime and become shells of themselves or the new wave passes them by.

  • @colinnixon7739
    @colinnixon7739 Месяц назад +12

    His ratings tanked and he thought he could easily replace shannon.

  • @marcusmaxwell9487
    @marcusmaxwell9487 Месяц назад +185

    He calls Skip a friend 😆 🤣 😂 damn that's how you treat your friends.

  • @Livindeadproductions
    @Livindeadproductions Месяц назад +114

    Skip will forever be the greatest troll of sports media.. I respect that character he played and hats go off to him

    • @BryantBrothers-gm1qx
      @BryantBrothers-gm1qx Месяц назад

      Nah...if you TROLLING as a sports reporter?you lose CREDIBILITY
      ...RESPECT from coaches and players...nobody likes skip and that's one of the reasons he outta here

    • @seanp4three
      @seanp4three Месяц назад +5

      @@BryantBrothers-gm1qx He's a TV personality not a sports reporter. He was an award winning sports reporter for decades though.

    • @BryantBrothers-gm1qx
      @BryantBrothers-gm1qx Месяц назад

      @seanp4three but what I mean is just an overall sports person.. radio TV whatever...when trolling is your calling card?you looked at as any other online troller...noone is going to take you seriously after awhile

    • @duvaltilwedie904
      @duvaltilwedie904 Месяц назад

      @@BryantBrothers-gm1qxRight

    • @fadethechannel
      @fadethechannel Месяц назад

      @@BryantBrothers-gm1qxhe was a sports reporter before tv. Not on tv. Reporting doesn’t get ratings. Characters that evoke emotion do. Like the emotions you’re displaying now.

  • @Bdot1588
    @Bdot1588 Месяц назад +8

    “I’m a black man I know it’s gonna come to an end one day” wow truly profound

  • @willjohn4286
    @willjohn4286 Месяц назад +93

    Skip let his ego get the best of him . Can tell it irked him that Shannon was outshining him on the show . He ended up disrespecting his co host who’s a HOF NFL player who he had good chemistry with

    • @jonhenrychris6973
      @jonhenrychris6973 Месяц назад +9

      Yup

    • @mith2946
      @mith2946 Месяц назад +7

      He did not care about that at all, he just got pissed in a heat of the moment argument. Just like you and everyone else has.

    • @Itsfloorseats
      @Itsfloorseats Месяц назад +11

      @@mith2946pissed about a player he’s never admittedly ever met and decided to disrespect his HOF teammate ? Doesn’t make sense. He did that on purpose, it was a power struggle and Skip couldn’t handle not being the most popular figure in that situation.

    • @kbthegoat824
      @kbthegoat824 Месяц назад +3

      ​@Itsfloorseats they disrespect players all the time. Shannon is an emotional cry baby, let's not forget he was tryna fight grizzly players on live tv over lebron. Skip simply stated he wasn't on Brady level.

    • @Itsfloorseats
      @Itsfloorseats Месяц назад +18

      @@kbthegoat824 what does that have to do with anything I just said ? You don’t disrespect your teammate on national tv…anything you said is irrelevant to this conversation. He made that mistake and he probably ruined the end of his career because of it. Shannon should of been who rode him into the sunset. Now Shannon is thriving even more and undisputed / skip look terrible, doing terrible. Skip is a legend and pioneer, but he made a very bad move that backfired on him. He talks about legacy a lot, depending on how this shakes out for him, he might of hurt his legacy with this ending.

  • @JustinGill-cl5yo
    @JustinGill-cl5yo Месяц назад +48

    Love or hate skip he open doors for a bunch people and was in the business for decades much respect

    • @elizabethgodfrey1033
      @elizabethgodfrey1033 Месяц назад

      Skip & Shannon also opened doors for Skip because they both had talents Skip didn’t have!
      Skip is permitted to do all his dirty s*it he did to Black athletes. He didn’t act alone!
      His producers let him do this!

  • @MikeLocke
    @MikeLocke Месяц назад +41

    First Take hasn’t been the same since Skip and Stephen A was the combo

  • @eMCEe131
    @eMCEe131 Месяц назад +108

    Skip has seemed less energetic since Unc left

    • @patrickjeffers7864
      @patrickjeffers7864 Месяц назад +2

      Yeah it was like he was phoning it in. Also no moderator also didn't help

    • @kevinmatthew1050
      @kevinmatthew1050 Месяц назад +20

      Yea the lineup they have now is brutal. Paul Pierce and Keyshawn are horrible to listen to

    • @hauntedbottles
      @hauntedbottles Месяц назад +12

      You can't get excited for Key 😂

    • @RT-ij7dm
      @RT-ij7dm Месяц назад +5

      @eMCEe131 That's because a lot of viewers left with Sharpe, and they really didn't have anyone to replace Sharpe. That was the mistake. When you call someone's bluff, you better have something to back it up. The heads at FS1 are just as much to blame. It would be interesting to know what the conversation was between the network heads and Skip after the major on air blow-up between Skip and Shannon. Did Skip give them the ultimatum, or did they decide on their own to keep Skip and let Shannon go? I suspect if Skip gave Shannon the push, then this is poetic justice. If it was the heads' decision, maybe they should have tried harder to keep Sharpe (which would have meant holding Skip accountable)?

    • @gamempire96
      @gamempire96 Месяц назад +2

      No one could match the energy thar shannon provided after he left. Certain energy you can't wait to match

  • @H3d3h1d1
    @H3d3h1d1 Месяц назад +71

    Skips will be the forgotten ancestor, the ones that benefitted from him will forsake him. Whether you like him or not, he gave opportunity to the people who are now giving opportunities. He gave sports media people the lane to show personality instead of reading a prompter.

    • @mentallyblissful
      @mentallyblissful Месяц назад +2

      No. Skip is a devious opportunist. He "helped" Stepen A because he knew he could use him to make himself more money. Same with Shannon Sharp. Now Stephen A is "helping" Shannon the same way Skip "helped" both of them. Literally continuing the same cycle he learned. What has Skip done for anyone that could not make him more money?? Its what you do for people that can't do anything to help you in return that is the real measure of a man's character.

    • @chikabarrah1667
      @chikabarrah1667 Месяц назад +4

      This is such a bad take . Are you aware that both shannon n steven were fired from previous jobs? If they were that big , why were they fired ? Skip is a good man ​@@mentallyblissful

    • @onlydbrasko
      @onlydbrasko Месяц назад +1

      The Royce Gracie of sport debate shows

  • @DrBongiPhD
    @DrBongiPhD Месяц назад +2

    Skip is a pioneer in sports talk. I respect that unlike many, he never closed the door behind him, but championed up and coming talent in broadcasting.

  • @enshk79
    @enshk79 Месяц назад +10

    I’ve always loved you Stephen. Your respect for an old friend makes me love you even more. Massive respect!! Loyalty seems so hard to come by these days.

  • @bryanholmes1019
    @bryanholmes1019 Месяц назад +98

    WHEN SHANNON LEFT HE TOOK EVERYONE WITH HIM AND THE RATINGS
    😂😂💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

    • @jamaaldavis7907
      @jamaaldavis7907 Месяц назад +5

      😂😂😂

    • @waiyee4410
      @waiyee4410 Месяц назад +2

      Shannon is an honest guy.

    • @jonmolina948
      @jonmolina948 Месяц назад +7

      Skip changed a little. He started laying off Lebron and wasn’t the villain that he usually is.

    • @LionHeart477
      @LionHeart477 Месяц назад +4

      And now he's trash on first take

    • @Codeexplorers-codecamp
      @Codeexplorers-codecamp Месяц назад +1

      @@jonmolina948yeah he did

  • @jow8480
    @jow8480 Месяц назад +28

    This is the definition of "I just came to the funueral to make sure he was dead" 😭😭

  • @blaketindle4703
    @blaketindle4703 Месяц назад +44

    Never been a better sports debate duo than Stephen A. and Skip!💯

  • @alexwright5237
    @alexwright5237 Месяц назад +11

    Damn, from now until the end of the summer I'm gunna give Skip his flowers. I never had this much respect and love for someone I disagreed with as much as I did with him

  • @heathhenderson8235
    @heathhenderson8235 Месяц назад +5

    Skip, Stephen A and Jim Rome are the pinnacle of their style of reporting/analysis. Love or hate them they’re entertaining.

  • @danodonnell2704
    @danodonnell2704 Месяц назад +16

    Back in the day, I used to look forward to Skip and Stephen A. debate on Monday mornings after an NFL weekend.
    Many times I would analyze after the shows, was it Skip or Stephen A. I was more drawn to watching the show.
    And I would always have the same outcome, it was that incredible chemistry they had together!

  • @nickypesci1811
    @nickypesci1811 Месяц назад +18

    Early 2000s all the shows he named had me hooked on ESPN from 6am too 7 as teen 🙏🏽 stuart Scott

  • @buckminsterfullerene11
    @buckminsterfullerene11 Месяц назад +15

    Thank god for Skip saving all these black men in the industry lol

  • @sergbrook7431
    @sergbrook7431 Месяц назад +42

    Well said...preach my guy....don't burn that bridge

  • @KZ1994able
    @KZ1994able Месяц назад +55

    Getting rid of Skip but keeping Keyshawn Johnson makes me think the executives at FS1 are playing 1 big joke on the public

    • @lostone9700
      @lostone9700 Месяц назад +12

      Nah theyre just doing what franchises do when in decline. Cut the older expensive talent to save cap.

    • @ubong5172
      @ubong5172 Месяц назад +4

      Keyshawn costs a bag of chips. Skip is worth 6 mil a year. I'll pay a bag of chips when no one is watching anyway lmao.

    • @menofvalourdrin187shai2
      @menofvalourdrin187shai2 Месяц назад

      Keyshawn suxx badly

    • @TheRealtalk617
      @TheRealtalk617 Месяц назад

      @@ubong5172 I read Skip is getting 8mil a year.

  • @liwillie57
    @liwillie57 Месяц назад +5

    To the pioneer skip bayless thank you for bringing us Shannon n Stephen .. I still watch when the rating was low because u and Shannon was it for me .. I say this as a black man respectfully skip don’t stop till the casket drop

  • @tee1942
    @tee1942 Месяц назад +22

    I’m not ready to see skip go love him or hate him he’s been consistent for a long time. I love skip he’s an OG 💯

  • @LikeLikeLikeLikeLi
    @LikeLikeLikeLikeLi Месяц назад +49

    I’m really feeling this piece. Stephen A is on fire. Love it

    • @swalsh-ow1el
      @swalsh-ow1el Месяц назад

      God it it a break Steven A and his KNEE Gine

    • @LikeLikeLikeLikeLi
      @LikeLikeLikeLikeLi Месяц назад

      @@swalsh-ow1el I’m really feeling this piece. Stephen A is on fire. Love it

    • @TriStar44
      @TriStar44 Месяц назад

      Why don’t you marry him 💅

    • @LikeLikeLikeLikeLi
      @LikeLikeLikeLikeLi Месяц назад

      @@TriStar44 what’s your point? I don’t get you.

    • @TriStar44
      @TriStar44 Месяц назад

      @@LikeLikeLikeLikeLi a point? Sorry, but I have no such thing 🤷‍♂

  • @javierrufus
    @javierrufus Месяц назад +4

    Thank you Skip, for giving the world Stephen A., and Shannon!!!!!

  • @IMadeMyYoutubeNameAge17
    @IMadeMyYoutubeNameAge17 Месяц назад +32

    This was classy of Stephen A to not gloat or “bloviate” lol

    • @MuhammadImHardBruceLee
      @MuhammadImHardBruceLee Месяц назад

      @IMadeMyRUclipsNameAge17 Stephen A Smith always bloviates... It's part of his brand.

  • @TheKingofKings2272
    @TheKingofKings2272 Месяц назад +75

    Skip been spiraling ever since he lost Shannon

    • @bigballer6666
      @bigballer6666 Месяц назад +9

      His biggest mistake was bringing on Cornbread Keyshawn. Keyshawn has to be the dumbest analyst in TV history besides Ryan Hollins

    • @seaniveroni5579
      @seaniveroni5579 Месяц назад

      🤣🤣🤣 that was funny and I agree with u ​@@bigballer6666

    • @KJCK4
      @KJCK4 Месяц назад +6

      @@bigballer6666wrong… for basketball takes he was trash but football he knows what he’s talking about

    • @DreamDosage
      @DreamDosage Месяц назад +1

      Yep, Shannon was always the draw. Skip knew it and couldn't take it... hence taking one too many pot-shots that eventually spelled his demise.

    • @Hardcastle83
      @Hardcastle83 Месяц назад

      @@KJCK4 Doesn't matter if he knows what he's talking about or not, he is a void of charisma, no one would ever care to listen to what he has to say whether it is accurate or not.

  • @johnsullivan4049
    @johnsullivan4049 18 дней назад +1

    I miss Skip Bayless and Stephen A Smith duo. It was very entertaining. It was very good to see Skip talking with his heart and emotions and Stephen A trying to apply some reason. It was a show and its sad that it came to an end regardless of the reasons. Much respect for Stephen A and much respect for Skip Bayless. They made ESPN fun and entertaining. Fun and entertaining is lacking in ESPN today.

  • @Nettamorphosis
    @Nettamorphosis Месяц назад +88

    SAS… always a fact-based, class act. Thanks for putting this in perspective.

  • @datsapaddlin
    @datsapaddlin Месяц назад +125

    It’s time to let Shannon take Skip out back like Old Yeller

    • @jeremybstudentpilot5315
      @jeremybstudentpilot5315 Месяц назад +20

      I’m tired of that narrative that Skip did Shannon wrong. Shannon’s emotions and antics got him canned.

    • @Lebronat40
      @Lebronat40 Месяц назад +7

      omg 😂😂 usually comments like this piss me off as a dog lover but this absolutely killed me lmao

    • @datsapaddlin
      @datsapaddlin Месяц назад +20

      @@jeremybstudentpilot5315Nah Skip made that relationship sour and now he’s getting let go. Shannon got picked up by ESPN right when he left and has become a bigger name with his podcast. Shannon wasn’t the problem.

    • @JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw
      @JohnEastmanExAttyAtLaw Месяц назад +9

      @@jeremybstudentpilot5315 nobody is going to let another man disrespect them on National TV. maybe someone like Ted Cruz would.

    • @phillipharden5907
      @phillipharden5907 Месяц назад +5

      @@jeremybstudentpilot5315 wtf? Tim Scott, is that you? Nah, this Byron Donald, right? Wake up BRUH! That wasn't some made up narrative...Unc's emotions and antics carried that show to a close second in sports TV, hence why the ratings bottomed out when he was "canned" as you call it. Keep jockin like a black conservative and see where that gets you. I guess you aiming for the house instead of the yard...Good luck on that.

  • @AJ_708
    @AJ_708 Месяц назад +23

    A reunion would be epic

  • @SweetJonez-706
    @SweetJonez-706 Месяц назад +41

    Man skip gone b ok mans been doin this since the 70s 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ye6973
      @ye6973 Месяц назад

      Seriously. People troll saying he’s washed. Of course he’s not what he used to be he’s been doing it for 40 plus years 🤣

    • @Walka329
      @Walka329 Месяц назад

      Facts n im born n 90s

  • @Itsbeenonee
    @Itsbeenonee Месяц назад +27

    He said im a black man I know its gonna come to an end for me one day. 😂 funny asf

    • @Ynnojs1128
      @Ynnojs1128 Месяц назад +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @timkaleb846
      @timkaleb846 Месяц назад

      Sounds like his re negotiation deal got espn thinking about deleting him.. asking for $25 mill/year when they offering $18 mill/year

  • @bksfinest9582
    @bksfinest9582 Месяц назад +6

    SAS know deep down he laughin inside‼️

  • @LG1510
    @LG1510 Месяц назад +16

    skip put alot of ppl on you cant deny that

  • @YaboyElowsCards
    @YaboyElowsCards Месяц назад +8

    I love the honesty Stephen A … and much love and respect for all that you’ve done SKIP 🙏🏼😔 hope this isn’t the END..

  • @TheGodfather4200
    @TheGodfather4200 Месяц назад +61

    Stephen A and Skip had chemistry that will never be duplicated. If he came back to ESPN it’d be fucking awesome.

    • @swoldier8516
      @swoldier8516 Месяц назад +4

      Awesome for you. The majority of the ppl are done with Skip

    • @TalkingThrones
      @TalkingThrones Месяц назад +10

      ​@@swoldier8516 You sound like an emotional woman

    • @ChrisMetz-ip9up
      @ChrisMetz-ip9up Месяц назад +1

      You think that would be fire 🔥? Imagine Skip,Shannon & Stephen A. Smith all on 1 channel let alone 1 show

    • @swoldier8516
      @swoldier8516 Месяц назад +1

      @@TalkingThrones it seems like you’re the only one emotional here ma’am. You’re hurt because I don’t want to see Skip lol. The ratings prove I’m right. Go back to the basement

    • @aw_9461
      @aw_9461 Месяц назад

      No it wouldn't🤣🤣🤣

  • @kerron8587
    @kerron8587 Месяц назад +111

    Skip helped pull a lot of people up in this business but no one is willing to return the favor and help pull him up smh

    • @deadlymixx
      @deadlymixx Месяц назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @Laid2Sleep
      @Laid2Sleep Месяц назад +6

      Very true actually

    • @mollydawgdog
      @mollydawgdog Месяц назад +3

      How do you know? And he doesn't need help up, he's 100 years old he needs to retire. Lol

    • @ascott4502
      @ascott4502 Месяц назад

      Do you know what? I don’t think Skip wants any help. If you listen to the way, Shannon has talked about their relationship over seven years and also even the stuff Steven just said, skip wasn’t somebody who reached out to people or wanted help. Shannon sent him and Skip didn’t talk for seven years. The entire time they were in the show.

    • @LG1510
      @LG1510 Месяц назад +1

      skip 73 he good he retired cause he dont wanna talk about another lebron james lol

  • @theshape7058
    @theshape7058 Месяц назад +4

    Skip is the godfather of sports debate, but he really played himself with all that stuff that when down with Shannon Sharpe.

  • @Willworld.
    @Willworld. Месяц назад +19

    I knew it was over once they brought Keyshawn on

    • @bigballer6666
      @bigballer6666 Месяц назад +7

      Yup! Dude is the worst dude on television right now and it’s not even close

    • @Sports-media180
      @Sports-media180 Месяц назад +8

      Key is bad. Had no idea about anything.

    • @rafterman5072
      @rafterman5072 Месяц назад +3

      He was definitely the worst part of the show. I thought Paul Pierce of decent though.

    • @Joeshiesty286
      @Joeshiesty286 Месяц назад

      Lesean McCoy is the worst easily

  • @mikewebb2355
    @mikewebb2355 Месяц назад +11

    I don't normally listen or watch you Stephen A. But I wanted to hear what you had to say about Skip Bayless who I really like, and think he has a High IQ when it comes to sports. Well I was shocked after listening to you speak on Skip Bayless. You gave him the props that he deserves. I thank you for that. Skip has helped many a brother get into the sports debate arena. I thank you again for being a man.

  • @bobbywillis9255
    @bobbywillis9255 22 дня назад

    Thanks for being real and not letting this ruin a persons whole career. Thank you for being a man above men and a true role model for the next generation.

  • @quoththeraven7
    @quoththeraven7 Месяц назад +131

    I can't be sad for a man who's earning $30 million. Stephen A acts like the man is being buried. He's not dead man!, he's just Being fired. He'll get a job. He always do

  • @chrome112
    @chrome112 Месяц назад +16

    Skip didn't kill undisputed. Adding Keyshawn did.

    • @bigballer6666
      @bigballer6666 Месяц назад +4

      Yup! If anyone deserves to be out a job it’s ole Cornbread Keyshawn. It’s like dude read about the topics 5 minutes before he is supposed to be on air

  • @SoCalRMD
    @SoCalRMD Месяц назад +1

    Lots of respect for SAS taking the opportunity to remind everyone he won't speak bad about him. A LOT of people are taking shots, I wasn't his biggest fan but I hope whatever Skip does next he finds success and happiness.

  • @the_shadow_realm5110
    @the_shadow_realm5110 Месяц назад +9

    I think the current generation has shown what it likes. Shannon's Night Cap, Club Shay Shay and First Take is killing it.
    We all get too old.
    It's time to go fishing, and play golf. The saddest part is he has no children/grandchildren. As this is the time to be with them.

  • @westsidera97
    @westsidera97 Месяц назад +25

    Run it back one time for the good time the ratings would go crazy even if it's on youtube for the views.

  • @Damehowell7
    @Damehowell7 Месяц назад +1

    Skip should be respected & celebrated. He is responsible for setting up the two most polarizing personalities in sports entertainment!

  • @careysmithjr.1541
    @careysmithjr.1541 Месяц назад +43

    Undisputed was Horrible after Shannon Left Should’ve Show more Respect 🧐

  • @bronxraider5972
    @bronxraider5972 Месяц назад +69

    Steven A. , Shay Shay , Mad dog and Skip.. what a debate that’ll be

    • @CG1224_
      @CG1224_ Месяц назад +16

      Too many egos for that

    • @johnkollins7516
      @johnkollins7516 Месяц назад

      Fr

    • @chrismcinnis7343
      @chrismcinnis7343 Месяц назад +7

      I don't think unk would want to work with him again

    • @UnrefutedTakeTwo
      @UnrefutedTakeTwo Месяц назад +2

      @@chrismcinnis7343as long as they arent in the same room they should be fine😂😂😂

    • @coreywilliams6321
      @coreywilliams6321 Месяц назад +3

      Ha. Skip sold his soul a long time ago

  • @colinnixon7739
    @colinnixon7739 Месяц назад +2

    Remember when "journalist" skip claimed troy aikmen was gay? He so high class and with integrity!

    •  Месяц назад

      100% on national TV

  • @matthewgabbard6415
    @matthewgabbard6415 Месяц назад +26

    Skip changed sports media forever

    • @fairviewgreensmade
      @fairviewgreensmade Месяц назад +1

      Yes he did along with Stephen A, but not for the better.

    • @edwardburtley
      @edwardburtley Месяц назад

      @@fairviewgreensmade FACTS

    • @weho_brian
      @weho_brian Месяц назад

      skip is a certified Troll, "changed the business", sure 😆

    • @matthewgabbard6415
      @matthewgabbard6415 Месяц назад

      @@weho_brian Who was trolling like that before him? Now there’s a bunch of them

  • @LBCool
    @LBCool Месяц назад +5

    Skip was good for ratings bc people loved to hate him . Love him or hate him ,he truly was great for tv sports debating.

  • @ericforston3616
    @ericforston3616 Месяц назад

    Tbh skip is the goat that man helped a lot of people become who they are rubbed a lot of people wrong but if you listened to him you should know how long he’s been in the game all the people should say thank you for what he’s put in

  • @imrgohard270
    @imrgohard270 Месяц назад +29

    I bet the second the camera cut off Stephen A lit his cigar and let out his biggest Dallas cowboys troll laugh 😂😂

    • @overdoseproductions9011
      @overdoseproductions9011 Месяц назад

      I like your imagination.

    • @Grey_fox12
      @Grey_fox12 Месяц назад

      If you truly know Stephen A, u know neither him or Shannon is celebrating this. They both owe Skip a lot, neither would've been where they are If it weren't for Skip. They out grew him just like most sons out grow their stubborn fathers thats all.

  • @1badchevellefan
    @1badchevellefan Месяц назад +7

    In all honesty I've never liked Steven A Smith in anything he's done except this. This is growth, maturity. Very cool.

    • @swalsh-ow1el
      @swalsh-ow1el Месяц назад

      How about his 17 straight 3 pointer's

  • @WilfredoPocholoDeLaRosa
    @WilfredoPocholoDeLaRosa Месяц назад +1

    Classy tribute from Stephen A. Here's wishing Skip the best in the next chapter of his career. On a side note, it's refreshing to watch a subdued take of Stephen A. I'm glad he's not busting our eardrums with his deafening rants for once.

  • @tomasechevarria3534
    @tomasechevarria3534 Месяц назад +30

    Stephen A Smith and Skip together is a most watch sport show I see

  • @jdee1547
    @jdee1547 Месяц назад +90

    Stephan A immediately said Shannan has a spot on 1st take. He never said that about skip. Sometimes it’s what you don’t say

    • @robcinq5956
      @robcinq5956 Месяц назад +7

      Hes loyal to shannon

    • @bigballer6666
      @bigballer6666 Месяц назад +19

      Bro Shannon is a raising star and Skip is 73 years old. I’m sure SAS and everyone around Skip knows it’s time for him to hang it up. He could be a producer or something but he just doesn’t have that energy on TV no more

    • @KJCK4
      @KJCK4 Месяц назад +7

      Why would he bring skip on first take knowing what him and Shannon got into and also sacrificing others that work there for him

    • @swarajthapa5798
      @swarajthapa5798 Месяц назад +4

      Steven A knows Skip ,with his big fat ego, will never accept to join ESPN first take on part time basis. PLus, he is loyal to Shanon,

    • @djnes2k7
      @djnes2k7 Месяц назад

      @@robcinq5956that’s not it, why would espn do that? He left them. And joined the competition.

  • @lamelmazerouno9332
    @lamelmazerouno9332 Месяц назад

    Shannon Sharpe and Stephen A Smith are great man, they have so much respect for Skip Bayless, just because one time he took the time to help and believe in them, huge respect to two great man.

  • @boludotv6858
    @boludotv6858 Месяц назад +27

    Steve A and skip on RUclips will be epic rating 🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @jamesmaguire9518
    @jamesmaguire9518 Месяц назад +8

    I dont like him, but skip is a pioneer. He def changed sports media forever.

  • @antoniomccormick6937
    @antoniomccormick6937 Месяц назад +4

    I don't agree with Stephen A all time time or like him all the time but I can feel his HONESTY ON THIS ONE STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART!!!

  • @Coconutlot
    @Coconutlot Месяц назад +10

    Loved and will forever miss skip. ♥️

  • @alexandermatthews145
    @alexandermatthews145 Месяц назад +1

    Won't happen, but drop everyone on First Take and just have the big 3 together Skip Stephen and Shannon all together on First Take

  • @tendaichiveto5157
    @tendaichiveto5157 Месяц назад +4

    You never look down on a person unless you are pulling them up..Rev Jessie Jackson

  • @jWu47
    @jWu47 Месяц назад +15

    Skip is the textbook definition of a pro in the sports analysis world. salute

  • @sha2408
    @sha2408 Месяц назад +1

    Shephen A and Skip Bayless on First Take; there has never been another duo like them!

  • @johnkamot3237
    @johnkamot3237 Месяц назад +14

    PeanutButter Jelly Time!!! Time to reunite the legendary duo of Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless

    • @Natedogg406
      @Natedogg406 Месяц назад +1

      Absolutely not

    • @RandemNJ
      @RandemNJ Месяц назад

      After that last disrespect towards shannon? I don't see it happening

  • @3AmThoughtts
    @3AmThoughtts Месяц назад +9

    Skip got fired before gta 6

  • @edwardkakaire7362
    @edwardkakaire7362 Месяц назад +1

    A real genuine insight into Skip, thanks sharing Stephen A, this also shows your character. 💯