"I don't know if I ever made a halftime adjustment in my entire 18-year career. I think that's the biggest myth in football- the halftime adjustments. You go in, you use the restroom, you eat a couple of oranges, and then the head coach says, 'Alright, let's go!'"- Peyton Manning
Gary Cohen on the Orioles/Kevin Brown controversy.
"Let me just say one thing to Baltimore Orioles management. You draped yourself in humiliation when you fired Jon Miller. And you're doing it again. And if you don't want Kevin Brown, there are 29 other teams who do."
"Be careful. You never know where Catholic hands go."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa... You can't say that here."
As heard on 'The Pat McAfee Show' on ESPN from Notre Dame.
Booger McFarland is not happy that Alabama got into the CFP over an undefeated Florida State team.
"To me, this is a travesty to the sport...One team has a loss, and that's Alabama. One doesn't in Florida State."
Steve Young took issue with Booger McFarland saying Zach Wilson "grew up with a lot of money" and hasn't "had to accept accountability."
Meanwhile, RGIII was like 😬
New NCAA President (and former Governor of Massachusetts) Charlie Baker says he wants "consumer protections" around NIL, saying he's "gonna talk some with the folks in Washington."
Charles Barkley responded, as only he can.
Marcus Spears, with some very pointed remarks about the shooting during the Kanas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade:
"When I first heard it, you know what I thought, unfortunately, is this is who we are. This is who we are. So, now the ever-revolving cycle is going to start. The…
Colin Cowherd and Jason McIntyre have an entire conversation about trading draft picks for Shohei Ohtani... which you can't do in Major League Baseball.
"The most successful woman on earth right now happens to be dating the greatest tight end of all time... Why is everybody so mad about it? I'm sick of people being mad about it... Taylor (Swift) is a part of the football world now. This is good news, not bad news." - Pat McAfee
Dan Orlovsky on Jason Kelce's behavior at the Chiefs' game: "If I did this my wife would want to have a fifth child."
Mike Greenberg: "If I did this, my wife would want to have a second husband."
Charles Barkley said he would've punched Aaron Rodgers in the face if the New York Jets quarterback implied he was on Jeffrey Epstein's list, like Jimmy Kimmel.
Shannon Sharpe takes issue with Kim Mulkey's response to the South Carolina-LSU fight: "We've got to start doing a better job of holding Kim Mulkey accountable and responsible for some of her comments. We let that stuff fly because she's a national champion. I refuse to do that.…
Talking about Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, stiff-arming a fan trying to get on camera and getting into the highlights.
Quite the display of multitasking by Samantha Rivera of CBS Miami
Clemson grad student kicker Jonathan Weitz -- who had a job ready to start in New York -- makes his first career FG attempt.
"Dabo said yesterday this is either going to be a great story, or terrible. It's off to a great start... [Weitz's] boss is here."- Sean McDonough 🏈🎙️
"Nick, nobody in Major League history has hit 2 home runs on back-to-back postseason games, but you just did. And you guys are headed to the NLCS."- Matt Winer
"Where's the question in that?"- Nick Castellanos
"There's no question." MW
"Thank you for telling me."- NC
It's almost impossible to grasp how jarring it is that ESPN just spent a half hour of programming talking years-old COVID conspiracies and the Epstein list. And that this is a weekly occurrence.
Rece Davis was discussing the meaning of Jalen Milroe's LANK (Let A Naysayer Know) apparel.
The rest of the GameDay crew thought he was going somewhere else with it.
Kenny Smith: "The Kentucky Oakland game, was I think a dynamic loss, in terms of expectations of fans around the country. So that was probably big."
Charles Barkley: "Probably? Good job, Captain Obvious. Captain Obvious over here. That was a dynamic loss by Kentucky, Ernie"
Marcus Spears with a real veteran move 16 seconds into this clip as he nudges Molly Qerim away from Mad Dog confronting Stephen A about missing portions of First Take to promote his book on Howard Stern and The View.
"Let's be honest: Sean Payton has behaved as a thug since he became the coach of the Denver Broncos. Immediately when he gets in the building, he starts to undercut Russell Wilson personally and professionally from his first press conference on." - Ryan Clark on "Get Up" this…
Here's the clip of Kevin Brown's pregame comments on the Orioles' recent record against the Rays ahead of a series finale on July 23. Sources tell AA these comments led to Brown's current indefinite suspension from Orioles' broadcasts.
JJ Redick calls out his former head coach Doc Rivers, who he will be replacing on ESPN/ABC's NBA Finals coverage.
"I've seen the trend for years. The trend is always making excuses. Doc, we get it. Taking over a team in the middle of a season is hard... it's always an excuse.…
According to Oakland's head coach Greg Kampe, Jack Gohlke's teammates got wind of a tweet that said all these Kentucky players are gonna be in the NBA next year, and he's gonna be selling insurance.
They started singing State Farm's jingle: " Like a good neighbor, State Farm is…
"You've gotta be better. You got one goddamn game before you get a break and you're that fucking bad already?" Cubs manager David Ross to home plate umpire Alex MacKay.
"That's one of the best lines I've ever heard."- Yankees analyst Paul O'Neill of YES Network ⚾️😂🎙️🤬
Charles Barkley said he wanted to give up Diet Coke as a New Year's Resolution.
In response, Shaq, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson each enjoyed a Diet Coke as Inside the NBA goes off the air.
Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller did their best to make the Stephen vs Sabrina showdown brutally awkward and ended it by arguing about playing with dolls for some reason.
Nikola Jokic is immediately ejected from the Bulls-Nuggets for arguing a no-call and even Bulls announcers Adam Amin and Stacey King are in disbelief.
"The people didn't come to see the officials, let's be honest, they came to see the players."
It's Serbian Heritage Night in…
"Grand Canyon, that was the dumbest game of basketball I think I may have ever seen... I don't think they ran a play the entire 2nd half.... They just went 1-on-1 every single time... 5 whole assists? We've got a crack staff if they found 5 passes." - Charles Barkley
Kansas State coach Jerome Tang to the FAU team:
"Nobody can beat y'all. Just stay together. Don't get distracted between now and then. Alright? Stay locked in. Keep doing what you're doing. Y'all are the toughest son of a guns we've played all year long."
"Nobody in the ballpark. 0-5. Hitless through 7. It feels like rock bottom." - Gary Cohen on the state of the Mets.
A reminder that this is game 6 of 162. The Mets still have 156 games left to play, and boy, are things getting late early in Flushing...
Chris Fowler explains that he has recorded play by play calls for those of you planning on attempting 71 yard field goals or punting on second down in the upcoming EA College Football 25 game.
ESPN has TV rights to the Wild Card round of the MLB Postseason that starts today.
A short promo for today's games was read twice on Get Up and once on First Take.
According to a closed captioning search, they were the only mentions of the MLB Playoffs from 8-2 on ESPN today.
"[NFL] can say whatever it wants to say about [playing the game]... a group of men locked arms on different sides of a sideline and said no we're not."- SVP
"I'm so glad that these guys didn't have to go back out on this field tonight and try to play a damn game."- Ryan Clark
JJ Redick questions why it's the responsibility of NBA players to educate fans and questions how much fans actually want to be educated in the first place.
"I can do a video on my podcast where I break down the last nine games the Pelicans have used Zion Williamson as the…
"We (Hurley family) all have routines... I don't eat on gameday. That's mine. I want to make myself suffer and sacrifice before I have to go out and perform... I fast." - Bobby Hurley
"I eat fast." - Charles Barkley
"I said when I retired that I would never go back to a football game at Philly, but I think I have to break my promise (for Giants-Eagles). I think I have to go there. I can't wait to see the amount of double birds I get. Could break a record."- Eli Manning 🏈😂
#ManningCast
TNT moves off the Celtics-Bucks blowout in the 3rd quarter.
"So, this game is out of hand, obviously. 100-62... And Oklahoma City, by the way, is up 36 at the half, so we're not going there. So, we'll try the Knicks and the Mavs, and it's a 47-28 game..." - Ernie Johnson 🏀📺😂
Charles Barkley calls on NBA teams to sign Tony Snell after a viral article from
@YahooSports
this week detailed the veteran forward's need for medical coverage for his two children with Autism
“The single hardest thing I had to do this year was act like Brock Purdy deserved to be in the conversations with (Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, and Lamar Jackson)” - Ryan Clark
Molly Qerim on Caitlin Clark: "All I gotta say is she's lucky this UConn team isn't healthy... if Paige Bueckers didn't basically miss two seasons, I don't know if we'd be talking about Caitlin Clark the way we are right now."
Stephen A. Smith: "I said that the other day."…
Charles Barkley again bashed San Francisco, this time around talk of the cold in Indianapolis. "If you had the chance between being cold or being around a bunch of homeless crooks in San Francisco, which would you take?"
"Here's the T on Caitlin Clark... I mean... you have GOT to be kidding me." -
@RyanRuocco
"No player in this game should get a technical foul for that." -
@RebeccaLobo
"Thanks for the memories. Your voice has been a beautiful instrument. Thank you for a wonderful soundtrack for all of our lives." - Jim Nantz
"Thank you so much, Jim. It's my honor, my privilege." - Verne Lundquist ⛳️🎙️❤️
#themasters
"I can see exactly why Jimmy Kimmel felt the way he felt, especially with his position. But I think Aaron was just trying to talk shit."
Pat McAfee opens his show by responding to the fallout and threats of legal action coming out of his Tuesday interview with Aaron Rodgers
Earlier this week, Wazzu head coach Jake Dickert and former QB Ryan Leaf criticized College GameDay for turning Oregon State-Washington State into a joke.
Pat McAfee appeared to respond this morning. And then some.
Chip Caray: "I think the big challenge for the Rays going forward is A. They're playing in the East, where they've lost I think 270 consecutive games to the Orioles."
Brad Thompson: "Look, the Orioles are playing good baseball. They can do no wrong...at this point."
Dan Campbell asked by Dave Birkett why he's frustrated.
"Would you be frustrated right now? I don't like losing, Dave. That's what happened. We lost. That bothers me. It bothers me. I don't like having an L. That's the frustration. I'm sorry. I don't mean it at you."
Mina Kimes with a systematic takedown of Mad Dog's A-list of the top five challengers to the Kansas City Chiefs.
"Chris, great to meet you. First time long time. Huge fan. This is one of the worst lists I've ever seen."
"Caitlin Clark is the most impactful player that the game has seen in a generation. What she has done single-handedly putting the women's game, particularly through the platform of Iowa, has put us on the map in ways that we have never seen," - Chiney Ogwumike.
Caitlin Clark shares on OTL that she doesn't want to go to the White House despite Jill Biden's stated interest in hosting her and the Iowa team.
"I don't think runner-ups usually go to the White House. I think LSU should you know enjoy that moment for them"
"This will be one of the most memorable nights in Detroit football for that 89-year-old and the 62,000 others here."
"And Detroit, for the first time in 32 years, your Lions have won a playoff game. How 'bout it?"
Mike Tirico on the call for an emotional scene at Ford Field.
Aaron Rodgers just went down with an apparent injury. Peyton Manning only studied Rodgers throughout the week.
"I got nothing for ya if Rodgers doesn't play. All my studying was on Rodgers play. I was watching Packers film, I watched Cal film... I have nothing."
"They’re probably back in the locker room after the game, like, ‘Ha, got that asshole. You know, yeah, got him. Fifteen yards. What a loser.’ I guarantee you that’s what they’re fucking talking back in the back." - Joey Bosa on NFL officials 👀
Shannon Sharpe on Russell Wilson: "He's on the market. No matter how fine a chick is, no matter how many Birkin bags or Chanel purses she has, if she's on the market, what does that tell you?"
Stephen A. Smith: "That tells me that somebody didn't want her. That don't mean I…
"It was a complete disgrace to the legacy of the Chicago Bulls... Whether you like Jerry Krause or not, that man's dead... His wife is there, and ya'll made that lady cry... That was total BS... That hurt my heart watching that thing." - Charles Barkley
Kimberley Martin reacts to Cam Newton calling Brock Purdy, Tua Tagovailoa, Jared Goff and Dak Prescott game managers: "In the year of 2023 where it's all about NFL backups, where is Cam? Not on an NFL roster, right? He's talking about all of these NFL game managers. He sounds…
Rex Ryan on the big offsides call: "You know I like toes. I don't like this toe."
Ryan Clark: "Kadarius Toney, if you turn Rex against feet, you're a bad man."
"I personally would like to say thank you to the college football community for allowing me to penetrate you this season and be inside of you all year." - Pat McAfee