Stephen A needs to stop worry about Pat McAfee and worry bout Shannon Sharpe who's already passed him

@_Xanadu_

3 ай бұрын

Bad take

@jakemastrocola4844

3 ай бұрын

@@_Xanadu_Great take tf? Where is the lie? 😂

@Admiral_Potato41

3 ай бұрын

​@@_Xanadu_ What? Lol Shannon almost did more views on one podcast than SAS entire YT collection.

@coachk.d4213

3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

This guys ego is unreal. Pat has surpassed him already.

Espn is trash and Stephen A thinking he's #1 is crazy😂😂😂 Disney and Espn have inflated your head and def your numbers. Why would Disney be offering to sell ESPN if they're killing it???

@DonVDaArtist

3 ай бұрын

It's business......ESPN was doing well when Disney bought it...business will alwayz change hands

Pat is way more entertaining than Stephen. Especially with how the younger people coming up he will never be bigger than pat

@jakemastrocola4844

3 ай бұрын

Yeah people actually talking game with athletes that have unbiased prospective that don’t force arguments is better than First Take, sorry. First Take started with the whole Jalen Rose and Skip Bayless debate and it was shock value how emotional everyone got. So it was taboo to see people get loud and argumentative on ESPN and that lasted for a good few years, but that it was inevitable to get stale and now it’s died out and over done with 10 shows just like it in the past 17 years. Pat MacFee is exactly what this country needs right now………… Again, bigger than sports. Dudes chopping it up just providing perspective and not arguing over dumb shit all the time. It’s a whole vibe. When I hear SPORTS, SPORTS, SPORTS, or FOOTBALL……… an instant smile brightens my face because I know it’s going to be a fun show with great people that care about the sports and athletes and don’t need to bash athletes for views just critique.

Stephen A saying Pat doesn’t have to be political cause he’s white is hilarious with all the shit Pat gets 😂

@PierreCausemybladderisempty

3 ай бұрын

Doesn’t Stephen A realize the whole reason ESPN has gone downhill is because of them talking politics? We want sports, it’s an escape. We also certainly don’t want dweeb millionaires telling us how to think

@jakemastrocola4844

3 ай бұрын

Exactly, what is his point? Pat has been threatened by the network so many times already because of him telling it like it is. Half of First Take is triggering, it is literally designed to be that way. Yet no flack or push back.

@grichkatayou7558

Ай бұрын

You guys are extreme hypocrites if you think there isn’t a difference between being black or white in the American work force … It’s disingenuous and it betrays your insecurities … He did say he is not hating , he was just stating the differences … he also proceeded to give Pat his flowers … People like you guys need to grow up

Guarantee pat doesn’t think about it this way, but is still running circles around Steven A anyway

@JamesL-pk9ct

3 ай бұрын

Shannon Sharp is running circle around the both of them.

@riche1673

3 ай бұрын

​@@JamesL-pk9ct pat has 60k in KZread every show 5 days a week. I watch nightcap but they don't get those numbers every show

@quinnck

3 ай бұрын

@@riche167360K? Full length shows average 5 times that or more

@zacharyjones4232

3 ай бұрын

@@JamesL-pk9ctwhatever helps you sleep at night 🤣

@nearthemon

3 ай бұрын

first take is the highest viewed on espn pats numbers dont compare go look at numbers before you talk

When you have to explain that you are that dude you usually you aren’t

@coachk.d4213

3 ай бұрын

You talkin 💯💯

Sas been riding the popularity over talent wave for a long time. Pat’s show is beyond multi layered. His knowledge of football and his genuine energy and joy for other people certainly bleeds through and connects with the audience. I feel like Sas energy is hella bitter and bitchy more than skillful and insightful. Other than being loud, cutting people off and mentioning things that any average fan could….. idk what he brings that other people don’t. He’s charismatic, but I thought he was much better in the earlier days

@mattattanasio467

3 ай бұрын

Totally agree, this man let his head blow up way too much and is insufferable to watch now. He talks tough but is hella soft!!! Pair that w fact he lied about ever playing the game at all and I see a down fall coming

People have his show on as background noise. Cafeterias, airports, bars etc have ESPN just to have it on

Guys who talk about sports, especially studio/broadcast guys think they are about 95% more important than they really are. Its funny how once guys like Joe Rogan, Bill Simmons and Pat Mac got their big paydays all the big Ego guys are trying to get a piece of the pie. Bill, Joe, and Pat were all grass roots guys. You don’t just spend 7 figures on a home studio and all the sudden Voilá heres 9 figures.

@eddiemack3827

3 ай бұрын

He’s gonna get another 9 figures sooo Voilà!

@rosstucker4301

3 ай бұрын

Haha he’s so damn arrogant 😂😂 “I can make any show, I could rival the daily show” “everyone sees all of my range!” No we don’t 😂 we see you yelling at the camera.

@jordanfessler9664

3 ай бұрын

@@eddiemack3827 not gonna happen, he gets 12 a year, skip does the same show and gets 8 a year. Pat got 85mil, Smith isn’t getting more than that.

@cruzinthruspace

3 ай бұрын

Hahahahahah Joe Rogan.

@dtross594

3 ай бұрын

@@cruzinthruspaceI mean it’s true. Dude has had a huge following and his podcast has been one of, if not the top podcast for awhile. Don’t have to like him but what I said was fact. And he definitely has helped revolutionized pods today.

Sas been on an insane ego trip

Thought Stephen A came off very human here. Unfortunately, it shows what a clown he is on a regular basis if this is the standard for what makes him genuine. The reason his "digital" numbers are so small compared to the people he mentions is because the audience doesn't choose who ESPN puts on a show. However, we do get to choose who/what we watch. Those other dudes are just likable and fresh and authentic. Stephen A is a lunatic, a character or both. We don't want to be yelled at and told we're wrong, it's exhausting. We want to listen to entertaining conversations about topics we enjoy.

He talks like he’s in the leagues

@dannytatum7766

3 ай бұрын

Talking about the competition when his job is throwing bad takes around online for clicks

@mattattanasio467

3 ай бұрын

He could be in the league, you guys know he made 17 str8 3’s in a scrimmage to earn a scholarship!! He str8 balls lol

Pat is #1

In no way, shape, or form is first take better than the Pat McAfee show. That show peaked a long time ago.

@stevenp25100

3 ай бұрын

It peaked with skip.

He's confusing being a self-made man like the digital guys with getting hand picked as the most useful pawn by a network. He said it himself. "I'm going to be number 1 as long as I have a contract with ESPN." He knows exactly what he is and that's why he's scrambling at 60 years old to get his "independence." ESPN will find a younger, cheaper and just as malleable of a mouthpiece to take his spot for the next 15 years. He's expendable and knows it, but wants to market himself as some hot commodity. Nobody looks at him and thinks "Sports!". They think the ESPN screaming guy. He never played, he's never had his own successes outside of the ESPN bubble and he's not respected by any real journalists. He's an ESPN puppet.

@danielflipsvegas1949

3 ай бұрын

Well said

@kylerogers6811

3 ай бұрын

If your definition of being self made is starting your own show on social media you’re basically saying everyone before 2010 wasn’t self made. Lol you had to build yourself and sell yourself to get bigger. For just starting as a regular degular journalist he definitely made himself, and big companies bought it

@jakemastrocola4844

3 ай бұрын

@@kylerogers6811Yeah but what he’s saying is that Stephen A. Smith needs ESPN because he isn’t much without it. MacFee was huge before ESPN and honestly took a risk of watering down what was already extremely successful by going to ESPN, but Pat did it cause he loved ESPN growing up and wanted to live out a dream of his. Pat can leave and be picked up somewhere else and bring his following with him and destroy ESPN in the process. Stephen A. Smith losing First Take would not affect ESPN. They would honestly just fill that time slot with more Get Up or Pat MacFee or give a new show a shot and it wouldn’t make too much of a difference.

@TexasWreckShop

Ай бұрын

​@@kylerogers6811that you Stephen? Guy below you has reading comprehension skills

Who could possibly care what Steve A has to say about anything?

I hate listening to guys like Stepehen A Smith who have never played professional sports speak on professional sports. There’s a reason why guys like Pat have done so well. He has real ex players and coaches speaking about the actual game in a fun and entertaining way, not stupid hot takes for controversy.

@kiroolioneaver8532

3 ай бұрын

I actually think it's just the natural transformation of sports talk. Skip and Stephen A. started the debate format which took over from the Sportscentre highlight shows. Then there was an era where fan channels and podcasts took over which allowed the people who talked about sports to be openly biased and declare their fan alligences (this also bleeded into traditional sports media where now media people openly root and cheer for their favourite teams). But yes, the rise of the ex-athlete commentator is the era which we are in now. With the increase of analytics, availability of stats, and online highlights, fans no longer need "experts" to tell them about sports. What fans can't get is that behind the scenes look behind the curtain. And with the stigma around swearing and lewd talk virtually disappearing, it's clear the ex-athletes have taken over. Shannon Sharpe begin as Skip's number two, he is now bigger than Skip and Stephen A. Him and Pat McAfee are the best. Listening to him talk about being number one on linear television sounds like a silent film star talking about how he's going to make the successful transition to the talkies or a radio show host to colour TV lol

@stevebarcia5945

3 ай бұрын

@@kiroolioneaver8532 you’re right, it does seem like an evolution in sports talk. I always appreciated sports journalist from the past that were able to intelligently, and without bias, put together compelling sports commentary. Then the hot take, controversy style sports talk that Skip Bayless and SAS really made popular just got so so annoying. Colin Cowherd is one of the worst. Ex athletes are now able to talk about the game with humor and so much more insight. I think it was HILARIOUS to hear him speak about how great he is on linear TV too lol.

@CarolCityCane305

3 ай бұрын

@@kiroolioneaver8532lmao Pat is a punter that’s it

PM > SAS...... NOT EVEN CLOSE....SAS DELUSIONAL 😂😂

It’s always about race with this guy

SAS is very insecure because "he's done a lot at ESPN" by being loud and coming up with bombastic takes...he is not as talented as he thinks he is. A legend in his own mind.

#1 doesn’t mean the best tho, huge difference between people watching and people supporting

He ain't shit. Pat is going to cook people like SAS and I can't wait.

Stephen A’s Ego needs to be studied. I’ve never seen a more blindly confident human in my life

Not sure why all the hate, even pat would claim stephen dont need espn, in fact he prob be better off once he bounces. Id listen to him again if he ever tells disney to kick rocks, till then no thanks

Good interview

But the drug dealers in Hollis, Queens said to leave SAS alone...

This guy is such a clown lol

This is why I can’t stand when Pat praises him every time his name is brought up. Pat is light years ahead of him and Steve ego is out of control

This dude is not on the same level. Hahahahhaha

I just wanted to come here to talk poorly about Stephen A and his character

Dude you the guy who didn't even knew who was still playing on what team a few years ago. Fire this guy.

7:50 goes hard as fuck

I feel like he’s so concerned with getting paid his millions (by all means get your money SA) that I’m curious if he could handle going independent. Because it will be a paycut initially until he discovers his direction. He’ll obviously be fine whatever he does idk 🤷🏻‍♂️

Great video title. GG's

Love SAS. In reality he's only competing against himself. As are we all. He's not bitter. He's not hating on anyone. Simply stating his perspective and bringing the intensity. Pat, Shannon, etc would have it no other way.

LoL Taylor with the sweatpants tucked into the pulled up tube socks 😂 ... Cant compare Stephen A. Smith & Pat McAfee, apples and oranges but both are great at what they do, both support each other and end of the day they're just completely different shows etc. Pat may be new to the scene but he's what the audience likes, relates too, big studios/organizations like ESPN want and are pushing for. The Pat McAfee Show went from being valued at I believe 5 million a few years ago to north of 500 million currently, he's going to end up being and growing into the JRE of the sports commentary/ day shows etc if he keeps doing what he's doing.

SAS clearly wants to be the only star on ESPN that’s why he got Max kicked off the show when everybody liked Max more than him, && now he only has Shannon on first take two days a week so they get the ratings but Shannon doesn’t outshine Steven A…

Stephen A sees Pat will uproot him and cry’s Race. Wow didn’t see that coming

McAfee needs to show Little Stephen A Myth how to shoot a Basketball live in his awesome broadcast next week.

Had it been Stephen A that moved to FS1. He’d be unemployed. He hasn’t shown he can start from scratch. Skip built the First Take audience and left at its peak. Put some respect on his name.

@marked4death076

3 ай бұрын

Ehhhh, but both stephen and skip were by far better with each other.....neither shows were as good without that combo. Be cool to see them both say screw the mainstream and just start a show online

Stephen just out in the media trying to convince folks what he’s worth. I’m not a huge fan, also don’t dislike the man. But, pat and the boys have passed him. Best of luck to him.

Pat don’t care about the money Stephen only thinking about the next one

Stephen A Smith has a net worth of $20million and annual salary of $12million and all he does is talk about sports. He will be just fine. Got to love it when wealthy celebrities try to make us care about them.

LOL At him having it tough. I know no one that actually likes or respects his takes

Stephen a what fake dude

Stephan A will be okay with his content but it's not a Pat Mac podcast!!!!

Get all the money you can SAS👏🏾.

Pay Mc would bury him!!

@nearthemon

3 ай бұрын

go look at numbers pat doesnt come close

@MJ325

3 ай бұрын

@@nearthemon lol fr these guys be hating stephen for no reason.

@MrBuckeye1405

3 ай бұрын

Stephen A wants his money bc ESPN gave Pat 85 million over 4 years. The 12 spot on espn is not prime television. First take has that slot.

@MrBuckeye1405

3 ай бұрын

@@nearthemon The number Stephen A cares about is money. He’s making 12 million at ESPN Pat is making 21 million on his 4 year deal. Pat had a 120 million deal with Fan duel when he was exclusively on KZread. Pats show is only on espn for 1 hr. 12-1 first take has the prime slot 9-11 or whatever it is.

@TruthOperator81

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@MrBuckeye1405just an fyi, Pat’s show is on ESPN for 2 hours. 12-2 pm EST

Stephen A is the reason that huge numbers of people stopped watching ESPN in favor of platforms like PMS, BWTB etc. Guy is a stooge and a sell aht.

Love Pat McAfee`s show! I like Stephen A Smith too! But your playing the race card? REALLY? Someone`s head is getting WAY TOO BIG!

Love Pat. Not so much a SAS fan.

I hate it when SAS curses

Yeah people actually talking game with athletes that have unbiased prospective that don’t force arguments is better than First Take, sorry. First Take started with the whole Jalen Rose and Skip Bayless debate and it was shock value how emotional everyone got. So it was taboo to see people get loud and argumentative on ESPN and that lasted for a good few years, but that was inevitable to get stale and now it’s died out and over done with 10 shows just like it in the past 17 years. Pat MacFee is exactly what this country needs right now………… Again, bigger than sports. Dudes chopping it up just providing perspective and not arguing over dumb shit all the time. It’s a whole vibe. When I hear SPORTS, SPORTS, SPORTS, or FOOTBALL……… an instant smile brightens my face because I know it’s going to be a fun show with great people that care about the sports and athletes and don’t need to bash athletes for views just critique.

Pat Mcafee is taken over cable tv way more than SAS has taken over digital

Lol bro respects the mcafee I like it

Look at how he started with a cap of his mother passing to get him some empathy. 😁 This Stephen is a pretty good writer? 😉

What a crazy yap sesh

This man really thinks hes #1 😂 Mcafee def in his head rent free

I’m rocking with pat Pittsburgh 4 life

Stephen A throwing low blows again, but this time on the mic instead of the focus mitts.

I only hear hiss when Stephen A talk

Insecurities at its finest 😅

He’s polarizing, but that tv shit been dead. Mina, Unc, Dan, RC are sooo much better than sas. He was entertaining when I was younger, but you start to see that it’s an absolute circus with zero substance. He mentions Rogan all the time, but him nor Pat are sitting there with this “being better attitude” the crazy thing is, he’s ONLY talking numbers! In what way could he be close to Pat, Rogan or anyone else? All that trying to be number one shit is cool, but if you’re actually talented and people respect your mind. It’s become snake oil over the last couple years

These 10 minutes are why Shannon Sharpe and Pat McAfee will always be better than Stephen A. When you talk this way, people will end up tuning in for First Take Mondays and Tuesdays only, while watching the Pat McAfee show.

I think Shannon has the upper hand

Lol love Pat mcafee but these comments are just glazing it lmao he’s right, statistically he’s definitely number 1

If we’re being honest…SAS has been #1 because of ESPN.. not the other way around.

Who tf goes to watch Stephen A Smith, 100% of the ppl I heard speak of this man is in a negative way. I guess haters are a benefit. Someone is watching him, assuming it’s old men more than anyone else. Pat is for everyone.

Stephen A is trying to copy Pat, he's nowhere near his level lol but i understand stand why he wants to be seen as the top dog at ESPN before it fully dies.

SAS it’s always about it race and you’ll never win thinking that way. In all the years SAS still playing the same character yelling, talking soft and trashing certain types of players. He’s only around because well….. it doesn’t need to be said.

Pretty cringe

Just like you say about athletes Stephen you get paid for what you're gonna do not what you've done.

Fking hate that its always about race with him , god forbid just give someone their flowers

Come on boys we clickbatin now

The Al Sharpton of Sports.

Pat solos espn

I watch for Shannon, Pat and shay took over

Click bait? From the boys? Come on

“Look at me” “Look at my resume” “Look at what I’ve done” Someone who lease look at this thirsty man. Damn. Every interview is the same.

Not a baby with that hair line

Top perch???? lol watch these comments come to haunt him 😂🤣😂 I hope Pat adds more sports coverage outside of NFL. Just an extra coverage of the NBA & Pat will completely overtake First Take, not that he hasn’t already.

Only reason he’s “number 1 “ is because he’s on espn ! No one cares what he got to say .

Dirty move. This a click bate thumbnail. Y’all know he has no beef with Pat and does nothing but give him his props. No wonder Fox News tried to take this and make it what it wasn’t.

Reading the comments, im wondering when did we stop liking competition? Hes too arrogant? Why? Because hes telling you win or lose he would like to be top dog?

P Mac UNC Stephen A

Bailey Carlin. Hmmmmm…..

Pat got popular without espn, they are paying him because of what he built himself. If they try to change him he will lose viewers and it wouldve made no sense for espn to do that. Also he could just leave and be fine with it. it has nothing to do with race. But at least we know Stephen a is an actual racist

SAS gets a lot of hate, but who wouldn't want to be in his position? Can't play sports but makes big money off talking about it? I can't hate on that, that's my dream as an unathletic(well nowhere near pro level anyway) sports lover. I disagree with him a lot, but I still find him entertaining. I live in a country where our sports coverage could only dream of having the quality of ESPN and the likes of SAS, I don't think a lot of Americans realise how bad sports media is in the rest of the world. I watch all kinds of different sports and the USA sports media scene shits on everywhere. (My only real issue with SAS is the Max Kellerman situation which I wasn't so happy with. I'd love to hear Max's side of things).

Did Steven A tell his pastor he was gonna drop a “fuck” during this podcast?!?

Wow shocker Stephen A doesn’t like a successful white man

What the phuc is a monf? Lol

Stephen a spending 7 figures on a studio just shows he doesn’t get the podcasting landscape

Why is Steven A wearing Pee Wee Herman’s suit?

Kanye West Jr

Stephen A Smith is outta touch. Too sensitive for 2024

@hpfan4594

3 ай бұрын

“Too sensitive for 2024” People in 2024 are literally the most sensitive people lol

@bonecold4387

3 ай бұрын

​@hpfan4594 Facts this is about as sensitive as the nation has ever been 😂

Did he say 7 figures on a podcast studio? Is he adding the entire building into that? Is he saying it's hard to be black in sports entertainment? They on a ton of shows , Pat is big because he organically created a huge fan base. Stephen A has used msm to get everything he has. Him talking politics is exactly like when he tried talking mma with rogan.

😂😂 this why I don’t watch Stephan a at all anymore. Pat all the way!

History of sports commentators?? Better keep that ESPN gig dude. Maybe you could get in the music business and produce elevator music. Some Eddie Plesonchek and the Versa-tones concerts would really rock Steven.🤟🤟🤟

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