Mike Francesa recaps Monday Night Football and discusses updated NFL playoff scenarios. He also breaks down the first round of the College Football Playoff. Plus, email reactions on the Yankees, Kevin O'Connell, Bill Belichick, and more. Want more Mike? Sign up for the free Mike Francesa Podcast newsletter for exclusive content. Go to www.mikefrancesapodcast.com to sign up. 00:00 MNF recap 07:30 Around the NFL 19:50 NBA Cup embarrassment 22:10 College Football Playoffs begin 30:50 Email reactions
Johnathan Taylor's fumble was so incredibly stupid; I dont get how professional athletes still make that kind of blunder. There was another by a Bengals player that same gameday.
Mike could be right. That Taylor goal line gaffe may have cost the Colts the postseason. Us Jets fans saw it earlier in the year when the Rookie Corley did it against Houston.
Exactly Mike. I dont know how coaches stay calm when a player makes a boneheaded move like that, playoffs on the line with a chance to go up 20 to 7...when the game matters that much a coach who stays calm throughout that kind of screw up is suspect to me.
MIKE if I join your premium site do you have information or heard anything on speculation that the Giants will be bringing in Jason Giambi for quarterback? Thanks
Do you think Kevin Owens will be suspended for the piledriver he gave Cody Rhodes on Saturday night? His actions overshadowed what was a great card in Beltmont and the return of Jessie "The Body" Ventura. - Robbie in Minnesota
The greatest and worse thing to happen for the NBA was the signing of that MASSIVE media rights deal..It has given the League office..a false sense of value and relavance.
NFL has a stupidity issue in its players.. but both the NFL and NBA have an officiating issues they have yet to address. they've ignored it, brushed it under the rug, fined players and coaches who spoke their minds, because they always thought the viewership was going to be there.. but as Silver, the man who ruined the NBA, has realized the viewership can and WILL go away.. but unfortunately he is too stupid and incompetent to understand why people have decided to ignore the NBA regular season.. main reason is officiating.. the favoritism shown to certain players and teams is palpable, the fouls these officials call seem almost anticipatory rather than calling it when something actually happens.. the pump fake and jump into a defender ruined the NBA and made it unwatchable.. ZERO DEFENSE is allowed to be played.. teams are putting up 140 points a game by mostly jacking up 3 pointers for 90% of the game.. curry revolutionized the game and not for the better.. players think they can shoot like curry. no one can shoot like him.. its incredible that curry was so talented and gifted that his gift ruined the sport.. because other players wanted to be him and teams have overhauled their structure and gameplans to feature around the 3 pointer but their players aren't good enough shooters to make it entertaining.. the playoffs will get their viewership.. but silver doesn't understand that no one wants to watch an crew of officials call 100 fouls in the span of 5 minutes, or watch a fast break end with a pull up 3 pointer and doink off the rim.. the NBA ignored pleas from players, fans and coaches for decades; dating back to shaquille oneal.. and now the fans are turned off by the product.. and silver has no one to blame but himself.. and now he's got this ridiculous NBA cup that doesn't address the actual issues plaguing the NBA.
They're saying that Bill B. called Mike Tannanbaum , & essentially said I'm here, ready, & hire me as quick as I quit last time lol and Mike said w/ a straight face, that it is going to be a process & we are just getting started! Because Bill"s running the 2 min. drill he couldn't afford to wait; then get rejected again in front of the football world & perhaps just as embarrassing - his Gen Z grand-daughter-esque Gf 😋
I THINK THIS WHOLE NIL AND PORTAL THING ARE A JOKE. NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE PORTAL IS INSANE. AND BUYING PLAYERS WILL RUIN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. LET THE PLAYERS WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE DRAFTED TO MAKE MONEY. THE NIL IS NOT AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD.
Disagree with the Cousins take. He played terrible, made poor decisions, missed basic passes and is washed. Maybe it’s a dead arm, maybe lingering Achilles issues, maybe a new undisclosed injury, but he can’t be trusted. Why should the coaches give him a chance to regain his confidence when it’s just going to blow up in their face? Agree with starting Penix and agree with Morris being a poor coach.
I’m excited for college football I’m rooting Boise State just cause they’re the underdogs, just because they’re Mountain West rooting for Jeanty I stopped watching the NBA because of the dumb play in tournament they have at the end of the season to get into the playoffs
Nobody is ruining Cousins but Cousins..stop it Mike. He's never been a winner. He lost to Daniel Jones in the playoffs!! Stop blaming the coach. It's amazing how you don't have this energy when it comes to Daboll..
Mike and his typical a coach ruined a player. Kurt Cousins is in his mid 30's and thrown for over 50,000 yards. You don't get that far in the NFL without self belief.
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Mike Francesa recaps Monday Night Football and discusses updated NFL playoff scenarios. He also breaks down the first round of the College Football Playoff. Plus, email reactions on the Yankees, Kevin O'Connell, Bill Belichick, and more.
Want more Mike? Sign up for the free Mike Francesa Podcast newsletter for exclusive content. Go to www.mikefrancesapodcast.com to sign up.
00:00 MNF recap
07:30 Around the NFL
19:50 NBA Cup embarrassment
22:10 College Football Playoffs begin
30:50 Email reactions
I love how much Mike hates the NBA Cup lol
yeah I do, but he most definately is not alone in his sentiment...the public is tuning out..the numbers show it
Johnathan Taylor's fumble was so incredibly stupid; I dont get how professional athletes still make that kind of blunder. There was another by a Bengals player that same gameday.
Merry Christmas Mike
Mike could be right. That Taylor goal line gaffe may have cost the Colts the postseason. Us Jets fans saw it earlier in the year when the Rookie Corley did it against Houston.
The College Football Playoffs are going to be awesome. Great matchups all around.
Exactly Mike. I dont know how coaches stay calm when a player makes a boneheaded move like that, playoffs on the line with a chance to go up 20 to 7...when the game matters that much a coach who stays calm throughout that kind of screw up is suspect to me.
I love how so many talking heads are waking up to the awfulness that is the NBA.
Long time coming with that.
They simply play too many games / let too many into the playoffs.
Cry about it, haters got nothing but their hate to sleep on 😂
@@samcalven12 That is about the type of comment I'd expect from an NBA viewer.
Yes Microphone point is correct. Thanks Mike and Merry Christmas.
I love how he talks about him and Wright having a rough past when they asked him about his thoughts of him as a player lmao 😂
MIKE if I join your premium site do you have information or heard anything on speculation that the Giants will be bringing in Jason Giambi for quarterback? Thanks
Do you think Kevin Owens will be suspended for the piledriver he gave Cody Rhodes on Saturday night? His actions overshadowed what was a great card in Beltmont and the return of Jessie "The Body" Ventura.
- Robbie in Minnesota
LT wasn’t exactly a beacon of maturity but he also never had the opportunity to brain fart on a touchdown flip. 😂
I'm here for the UFO segment.
Yankees should sign Kirby yates to a 1 year deal.lot of walks but tons of strikeouts and is one of the toughest guys to hit off in MLB.
I'd like a lefty
The greatest and worse thing to happen for the NBA was the signing of that MASSIVE media rights deal..It has given the League office..a false sense of value and relavance.
NFL value is boosted by media rights and gambling
Mike your microphone is consistently lower than any other RUclips Channel can you raise the volume?
Do you think the Mike is too sleepy?
28:02 🥤
NIL “IS” out of hand. The future is already here
Not sure why everyone is telling Mike to turn his microphone on louder. It sounds perfectly fine coming from my end.
It is low..
Probably because it doesn't sound perfectly fine on their end
NFL has a stupidity issue in its players.. but both the NFL and NBA have an officiating issues they have yet to address. they've ignored it, brushed it under the rug, fined players and coaches who spoke their minds, because they always thought the viewership was going to be there.. but as Silver, the man who ruined the NBA, has realized the viewership can and WILL go away.. but unfortunately he is too stupid and incompetent to understand why people have decided to ignore the NBA regular season.. main reason is officiating.. the favoritism shown to certain players and teams is palpable, the fouls these officials call seem almost anticipatory rather than calling it when something actually happens.. the pump fake and jump into a defender ruined the NBA and made it unwatchable.. ZERO DEFENSE is allowed to be played.. teams are putting up 140 points a game by mostly jacking up 3 pointers for 90% of the game.. curry revolutionized the game and not for the better.. players think they can shoot like curry. no one can shoot like him.. its incredible that curry was so talented and gifted that his gift ruined the sport.. because other players wanted to be him and teams have overhauled their structure and gameplans to feature around the 3 pointer but their players aren't good enough shooters to make it entertaining.. the playoffs will get their viewership.. but silver doesn't understand that no one wants to watch an crew of officials call 100 fouls in the span of 5 minutes, or watch a fast break end with a pull up 3 pointer and doink off the rim.. the NBA ignored pleas from players, fans and coaches for decades; dating back to shaquille oneal.. and now the fans are turned off by the product.. and silver has no one to blame but himself.. and now he's got this ridiculous NBA cup that doesn't address the actual issues plaguing the NBA.
Mike, you should get jay wright on some time that’d be a cool interview
They're saying that Bill B. called Mike Tannanbaum , & essentially said I'm here, ready, & hire me as quick as I quit last time lol and Mike said w/ a straight face, that it is going to be a process & we are just getting started!
Because Bill"s running the 2 min. drill he couldn't afford to wait; then get rejected again in front of the football world & perhaps just as embarrassing - his Gen Z grand-daughter-esque Gf 😋
TURN YOUR MIC UP!!!
Supposedly Cousins throwing arm is injured then it makes sense
They should have 2 bowl games for the 4 losers of the first round games.
How do you fix the Rangers Mike?
Fire coach or make big trade. If neither happens fire Drury.
Sign 20 guys from Edmonton
Douglas gave the most players away to winning teams.
How far is a $500,000 cab ride?
I THINK THIS WHOLE NIL AND PORTAL THING ARE A JOKE. NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE PORTAL IS INSANE. AND BUYING PLAYERS WILL RUIN COLLEGE FOOTBALL. LET THE PLAYERS WAIT UNTIL THEY ARE DRAFTED TO MAKE MONEY. THE NIL IS NOT AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD.
"I don't even know if I could have |
restrained myself ..." (!!) 🏈|
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Disagree with the Cousins take. He played terrible, made poor decisions, missed basic passes and is washed. Maybe it’s a dead arm, maybe lingering Achilles issues, maybe a new undisclosed injury, but he can’t be trusted. Why should the coaches give him a chance to regain his confidence when it’s just going to blow up in their face? Agree with starting Penix and agree with Morris being a poor coach.
YOU HARDLY TALKED ABOUT THE NFL
The Egyptian Magician
I’m excited for college football I’m rooting Boise State just cause they’re the underdogs, just because they’re Mountain West rooting for Jeanty
I stopped watching the NBA because of the dumb play in tournament they have at the end of the season to get into the playoffs
Buffalo football runs NY
Between the RUclips ads and the read ads this is unwatchable… 1:1 content to ad ratio
Humongous
Nobody is ruining Cousins but Cousins..stop it Mike. He's never been a winner. He lost to Daniel Jones in the playoffs!! Stop blaming the coach. It's amazing how you don't have this energy when it comes to Daboll..
Just call Douglas o I forgot he got fired 😂
The NBA Cup is not the problem. The NBA as a product is just bad overall.
Mike looks like Rosie O'Donnells twin brother 😁
Soooo. He must then be your uncle.
Second week for comment
Hey Mike, do you think the Tigers should retire Billy Chapel's number?
Mike and his typical a coach ruined a player. Kurt Cousins is in his mid 30's and thrown for over 50,000 yards. You don't get that far in the NFL without self belief.
Mike one thing you are always missing, system quarterback!!! Stop Mike.
Raiders is a fcckn joke
Fly Eagles Fly
Mike's a 🐑 that watches too much CNN.
grow up.
And you are a 🫏
Mike isn’t a liberal
Vote Kamala, MIKE?
Mr Francesa is not only smart but wise that’s why he won’t talk politics.
Eagles were better before unjuries to Lions....
Detroit never had a defense as dominant as Phillys D
Jorge Leftnut