Stephen A. Smith Shannon Sharpe didn’t want to hear “First Take” come out of the mouths of two ESPN colleagues.

Both Smith and Sharp responded to comments made by Kirk Herbstreit and Chris Fowler during their session college football playoff The popular sports debate show airs on Mondays.

While Smith responded more gracefully, Sharp let it be known that he didn’t care how many ESPN bosses he had to pass if he heard the “First Take” shots again.

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Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith appears on the podcast. (PBD Podcast)

“I’m going to be a good teammate,” Sharp said of Smith. “I’m going to let it be. Everybody’s on ESPN. Because if you don’t go the way you went, I’m going to light up their a–es. If we’re going to be on the same team, if we’re going to be on the same Don’t do this when working online.

“Kirk, Chris Fowler, I guarantee you if you ever mention me again on any platform talking about ‘I wonder what they’re going to say negative’, I guarantee you that ESPN doesn’t have enough owners coming to you Just don’t play with me, don’t play with me.”

Herbstreit and Fowler’s review is about Ohio State Buckeyes Football head coach Ryan Day, whom Smith accused them of misquoting in his comments about calling for the coach to be fired.

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“Stop it,” Smith told the camera while speaking on the matter. “‘First Take had to get him fired,’ that’s not true. I did it! Not ‘First Take.'” That’s me, Stephen A. Don’t get me wrong, “Ryan Day, this guy, if he doesn’t win a national championship, even if he goes 66-10, he should be gone.” I didn’t stutter at all and I don’t stutter now. “

Herbstreit and Fowler called on the Buckeyes to beat the Tennessee Volunteers to advance to the next round of the playoffs.

Herbstreit brought up what he believed was the “crazy edge” that existed at Ohio State as Day led his team to a dominant victory, and Ohio State turned on Day after losing to Michigan for the fourth consecutive year. attack.

Kirk Herbstreit at the University of Texas before the Longhorns’ game against the Georgia Bulldogs in Austin on Oct. 19, 2024. ESPN Throw a rugby live with fans on game day. (Sarah Deakins/American-Statesman/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Herbstreit then shifted the conversation to “First Take.”

“‘First Take’ tried to fire him,” Herbstreit said. “They thought he was done. So, I’m excited to see what they’re talking about Monday after this performance. They knocked him out. They’re trying to find a replacement. But he’s here. He still has his hat on.  He Still coaching.”

At the time, Herbstreit’s comments were interesting, to say the least, considering he was talking about a show within his own network.

Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe took exception to comments made by their ESPN colleagues about what they said on “First Take.” (picture)

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But, as they have done with other critics of them in the past, Smith and Sharp responded quickly, even if it meant getting the attention of their own colleagues.

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