{"id":412535,"date":"2022-03-05T20:22:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T17:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/stephen-a-smith-met-with-mike-francesa-about-being-wfan-partner\/"},"modified":"2022-03-05T20:22:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T17:22:16","slug":"stephen-a-smith-met-with-mike-francesa-about-being-wfan-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stephen-a-smith-met-with-mike-francesa-about-being-wfan-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"#Stephen A. Smith met with Mike Francesa about being WFAN partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d2291d6429\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d2291d6429\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stephen-a-smith-met-with-mike-francesa-about-being-wfan-partner\/#%E2%80%9CStephen_A_Smith_met_with_Mike_Francesa_about_being_WFAN_partner%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Stephen A. Smith met with Mike Francesa about being WFAN partner&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStephen_A_Smith_met_with_Mike_Francesa_about_being_WFAN_partner%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Stephen A. Smith met with Mike Francesa about being WFAN partner&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/newspress-collage-21427257-1646498801689.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>While seeking a replacement for Chris Russo, Mike Francesa talked with the one person who might even be a Madder Dog.<\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of the 2008 split that ended the iconic \u201cMike and the Mad Dog\u201d WFAN pairing, Francesa and longtime program director Mark Chernoff met with several potential replacements \u2014 including Stephen A. Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wanted to replace you,\u201d Francesa told Chris Russo on Thursday at a reunion at Barrett Sports <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Summit. \u201cI had lunch with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Francesa, who later clarified that he \u201cnever seriously considered a partner when Dog left,\u201d his first meet-up was with Smith, then an ESPN voice without the platform he has now.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, Smith lost his radio show and wound up at Fox Sports Radio a year later. In an alternate universe, he might have been screaming at Francesa for the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should\u2019ve hired him, what the hell!\u201d Russo shouted upon hearing the revelation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s Mike Francesa telling a story about how Stephen A. Smith almost became Mad Dog Russo\u2019s successor at WFAN 15 years ago \ud83d\ude02 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YSXsR8lwyY\">pic.twitter.com\/YSXsR8lwyY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Phil Mackey \ud83c\udf99 (@PhilMackey) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilMackey\/status\/1499528522469191683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Instead, Francesa stayed solo for the rest of his career, retiring for (maybe) a final time in 2020. Smith landed back at ESPN and has arisen as a superstar sports shouter on \u201cFirst Take,\u201d where he recently has had battles with Russo, one of the original sports shouters.<\/p>\n<p>Smith \u201cwould have been a very wise choice,\u201d Francesa wrote on Twitter.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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