Francesa is an expert on inside information all right, data and opinions that he plagiarizes from the inside of newspapers!!! Odd, only when he’s proven to be wrong does he credit his sources; otherwise, it’s his info all the way. And he thinks we’re too stupid to figure that out. News flash, we’re on to you!! I’d rather listen to my dentist drilling cavities in my mouth.

Francesa is a blow hole who for years has claimed superior ‘inside’ knowledge of many subjects, only to be proven totally wrong. I would rather listen to a busy signal on the phone.

Tiki though has an arrogance about him that seems to really turn people off. I know that superior athletes need superior egos in order to achieve their goals, but Tiki seems to have missed the humble pie at dinner. He appears disingenuous.

Once again though, I ask the question…why is this news worthy? More shiny things to keep us in the dark about the real issues of our day?

Tiki is a pathetic analyst, football player, team mate, son and brother. He belittled Eli Manning, the Coach, the GIANTS team, and GIANTS fans. Then the GIANTS won arguably the best superbowl ever. The only thing he is known for in football is FUMBLING. Tiki’s whole career is a how-to of what NOT to do. As an analyst I never listened to him, he was always wrong or reported on stories or topics no one cared about. I always laughed and changed the channel when he was on. Tiki defines what you do NOT want in a team mate, and I can’t imagine how embarrassing Ronde Barber must feel having him a twin brother; always having to respond to questions about how Tiki is a quitter. I wonder how his mother feels knowing that she gave birth to a quitter. As an analyst Tiki is a poor mans Dhani Jones (very poor).

Tiki showed class on this interview, Mike was trying to trap him in to insulting fans.

whats wrong with a guy changing course? life goes on. you are going to badger tiki about being a failure, compared to what? your listeners sitting on the couch watching the world go by?

hey tiki women are football fans and u got boo’d because you left ur wife that was pregnant with twins @ 8 months. SOUND FAMILIAR? YOU ARE SLIME THAT SLIME DOESNT WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH!!!

Great Listen…..That is why Francesa is the best.

The biggest mystery of all time is how this blowhard has top-rated shows and comfortably stays on the air when he’s such a “big failure” at treating callers and listeners with the respect they deserve, especially when they disagree with the King. Oh, and he knows all the people at NBC because he’s a big shot and you’re not!! Look who he knows and you’ll have zero chance to ever know, you peons!! Too bad that Russo wasn’t the one who stayed at FAN. At least he had a personality.

Funny that his show is called “Mike’d Up” because all he does is “talk down”.

Mike, seems like the type that we all pick on ,when we were young. Now he thinks he hit the big times! I just turn the channel when he is on.

Two worthless egomaniacs who should shut up

I can’t wait to see Mikey when the Jets are again the hottest team in town, the talk of the town, and he again is not permitted have anyone associated with the team on his overrated program. That’ll be priceless. And to think that he calls Rex Ryan “classless”!!

Francesca is the worst. I cannot listen to him. Tiki was not fired because he was a bad broadcaster–he was pushed out because NBC did not want to have a public face, an employee who cheated on his wife when she was pregnant with twins. To say anything else is to ignore the elephant in the room.

Well, I seriously doubt you’ll be hearing Mikey talking to any ex-Jet anytime soon, if you know what I mean. Every time you think this man can’t come across any more egocentric, he breaks new ground. It’s a gift, I guess. People need to start boycotting him and tuning him out. Then maybe FAN management will start to get the message that we’re tired of his act, and he’ll be humbled.

tiki is an ego-tripping clown that is too ignorant and full of himself to realize that the only credibility he had came from carrying a football for the new york giants. as far as the criticism if mike goes, he has essentially been ruling the roost in the toughest media market in the world for well over 20 years. and the fact that people perceive him to be “talking down” to some listeners, if you ever heard some of the brain dead bozos that call in it is a wonder that he even engages them at all.

Clearly badgering. Tacky to pummel a person who considers himself in a depressed state. “Quarter century”? Wo.

Phil Mushnick is 1000% on the money every time he rightfully exposes Fran-say-so for the blowhard and fraud that he is. The only reason his ratings are where they are is because of FAN’s stronger local signal and brand compared to ESPN-1050. It has absolutely nothing to do with the content and quality of Fran-say-so’s show, which is unbearable post-Mad Dog and STILL without a partner/sidekick. You could put anyone in that time period on FAN and he/she would get decent ratings. It’s long past the time for this rude, smug windbag to be taken down about ten notches and eat some humble pie.

MIke told Tiki he was a bad broadcaster. Wow, this from a guy who stumbles over his words, repeats phrases over and over, especially “you know.” and would never, ever have a regular gig on national TV. Tiki may not have lasted on NBC but Mike wouldn’t even be considered. I am also Italian and originally from NYC and Long Island. I am an English professor (but born very poor in Corona Queens so ivory tower cannot be applied) who has published 21 books and to hear Mike speak is like hearing repetitive thuds from a dull branch on hard ground. I don’t mean the NYC accent but the monotone boring speech that would fail a high school speech class. Without FAN he would not have a job; he is a habit, not a talent. He has none. I am not defending Tiki but to hear Mike talk about his fabulously successful broadcast career on local radio–albeit NYC metro–is absurd. There are countless people that would do better once they learn which buttons to push. Mike is just a jealous petty fat man because he could never be on network TV and Tiki was. As somebody once said: I’d rather be a has been than a never was. As far as Network TV Mike is the never was.
David Garrett Izzo

Right on, Tiki! I can’t believe that people still listen to this overbearing blowhard, who’s nothing without Mad Dog. Yes, no one denies that Fran-say-so has a wide knowledge of sports. But the fact that he constantly comes across like an all-knowing, self-serving, name-dropping braggart who is rude to callers and interrupts/shouts over them when they disagree with his Majesty is downright shameful and nauseating. His pompous attitude has turned off many, many people. And during “interviews”, it would be nice to near the other person speak once in a while, instead of merely bowing to the King.

A good part of the excellence of Mike Franseca’s show went out the window when Chris Russo left it. The two of them had a wonderful chemistry together as when they argued, bounced various ideas and opinions off each other, etc. As a one man act, Mike leaves a lot to be desired,. He is very opinionated, i.e., thinks he knows everything and is very unappreciative of other people’s views, especially when they don’t agree with his. He makes predictions which often turn out to be wrong and rather than than admitting his mistakes, he finds all kinds of excuses as to why these predictions did not come true. In these situations, a little bit of humble pie would go a long way for him.

Barber wasn’t smart enough to keep his hands off an NBC intern which is enough to get fired in any business. He bit the hand that fed him by running his mouth about Manning and Coughlin. An article in “Variety” dated today reports that NBC dumped him because he could not get along with coworkers and his life had become a circus. Barber is a clown who can play football. Francesa called him on it.

Tiki should have told Mike you are a failure Mike because you haven’t made as much money as I have.

Fran-say-so is such a pompous, egocentric jerk. So, his Highness believes that someone like Tiki who didn’t have as long a run as him in broadcasting and was let go by his employer should be flat-out labeled a “failure”? Gee, I’m sorry that everyone can’t (inexplicably) last as long as Mr. Insider/Big Shot, the all-knowing Fran-say-so.

Mike was typical Mike in this interview: a pompous blowhard! We’re used to him murdering the English language and sucking up to sports celebrities, but it still doesn’t make him any easier to take.

I have to agree with Tiki. Mike thinks he’s infallible. And does indeed talk down to the very callers that listen to him. Mike is by no means the luminary he thinks he is.
And when he tries to discuss subjects outside the sports spectrum, frankly he’s sounds amateurish.