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David 76 said:
Pretty sure Imus also put them together

First I felt bad for Mike having to work with Chris.
But as they gained popularity and Mike's ego grew, that reversed.
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Spot on..

I grew up listening to Mike & The Dog running errands with my dad when I was young, picking me up from practice was my father's favorite time of the day because he got an extra 45 mins of WFAN.

I actually didn't mind solo Dog, he did Saturday mornings. The time he re-did their intro for his own show was what started the drama between them early on.

I thought the 30 for 30 on them was like a skeleton of the whole story, was very disappointed in it.
 
WeAreUCONN said:
Chris Russo is worse at sports talk radio than Donny Marshall is at being the color commentator on tv. I’d rather punch myself in the face 1 million time than listen to Russo. No one cares about his San Francisco giants or tennis rants. It’s amazing that he became rich riding the coattails of Francesa.
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I agree, but I thought Francesa was much worse.
 
Mike and Dog were great for years and years. And they were the best interviewers in sports media, never backed down, always ask the right questions. And when someone famous from world of sports passed away, they were amazing in getting meaningful folks to reminisce
 
Rocktheworld said:
Also, anyone remember when Russo asked if Daredevil was based on a true story?
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Probably the best Boomer and Carton moment out there. Starts around 3:50 if you don't want to listen to the back and forth in the beginning of the video.

 
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WeAreUCONN said:
Chris Russo is worse at sports talk radio than Donny Marshall is at being the color commentator on tv. I’d rather punch myself in the face 1 million time than listen to Russo. No one cares about his San Francisco giants or tennis rants. It’s amazing that he became rich riding the coattails of Francesa.
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He is popular, in very high demand, and highly paid. He's done better since leaving Francesca. You either like his act or you don't. I see you as the latter.
 
dvegas said:
Chris Russo has lived in New Canaan for a very long time. I know a guy who plays tennis with him, and another who's his drinking buddy (pretty sure Mad Dog's drink is an occasional grass of Chardonnay :p )
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Was he a fan of UConn and went to games before his son went there? I don't remember.
 
dvegas said:
Chris Russo has lived in New Canaan for a very long time. I know a guy who plays tennis with him, and another who's his drinking buddy (pretty sure Mad Dog's drink is an occasional grass of Chardonnay :p )
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But not a UConn fan until his son was there. As I thought.
 
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OceanDoggie said:
Mike liked Calhoun and Chris was an antagonist until JC's success became undeniable.
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Nope. Mike killed JC until he won that natty.
Before that he was relentless calling him a guy who couldn't get it done in the clutch.
 
Waquoit said:
Nope. Mike killed JC until he won that natty.
Before that he was relentless calling him a guy who couldn't get it done in the clutch.
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They both double teamed him back then, because JC could be nasty in return. The difference is that Francesca actually knew College basketball, so his respect for JC came quickly. Watch the entire video.
 
Waquoit said:
Life's too short. I was there the first time around. I even called the show to take on Mike's derogatory comments in 90's.
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While you were calling in, I was too busy commuting or working and wondering why people waste their time calling a show and getting hung up on before they could even finish a thought. :cool:
 
Friend of mine saw him at halftime of F4 game; just said: "Hey Mad Dog!" and Russo immediately went up to him, fist bumped him and said: "How about that Karaban!" I also met him at the CIAC HS championship game at Mohegan when his son played for New Canaan. Couldn't have been nicer and was as enthusiastic as always. His shtick may get old, but whose doesn't on radio when you have to fill 3-4 hours daily?
 
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Mike and Dog had a thing for Calipari so they rode his coattails as well as listening to him about the rumors of UConn UMass. JC wasn’t going to kiss their butts knowing this do he never was a great interview early on. Then they realized how good a coach he was and they both were suddenly fans and the respect grew late.
 
Mike and the Mad Dog were the best plain and simple.
Mike does a podcast which is okay as he still knows sports, but he also rode Bill Parcells coattails for a while because of their relationship.

Russo can be difficult at times when talking about the San Francisco Giants, but otherwise, he is pretty damn good.
 
WeAreUCONN said:
Russo always had a lot of energy and enthusiasm but his actual voice hurts my ears. I enjoyed listening to him and Mike yelling at each other and will always be grateful for them persuading the Mets to trade for Piazza.
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he also would call mike out on his BS....which was sorely lacking post split.
 
uconngb said:
No…,just no. Nobody is worse than Stephen A. That award is retired.
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Well with the amount of money Mad Dog and Stephen A are making the BY opinion is certainly not consistent with public opinion.
 
OceanDoggie said:
While you were calling in, I was too busy commuting or working and wondering why people waste their time calling a show and getting hung up on before they could even finish a thought. :cool:
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What is that have to do with you not knowing what you're talking about?
 
Francesca is an egomaniac who thinks he knows it all. His condescending approach to everyday callers while kissing the butts of the sports famous in interviews was legendary. Many people hated him for that but he does know something about sports and at times his assured predictions flat wrong.
 
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Rocktheworld said:
At the risk of missing some intended sarcasm on your part, it seems you forgot or missed one of the great demonstrations of Russo’s stupidity when he was on radio

Again, if it weren’t for Craig Carton, he’d be the biggest genius to ever denigrate sports media. It’s hilarious he is now paired with SAS
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I would imagine Stephen A. is enough of an annoying bloviating idiot to make Mad Dog somewhat tolerable.
 
On WFAN 20th anniversary, Mike and Dog had lists of best teams, best moments, best games, in NYC. Best coaches were Parcells, Torre, Riley, one other coach (hockey maybe? Coughlin?). they struggled to come up with the fifth until Mike said "it's Jim Calhoun, no question" and Doggie agreed
 
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