Francesa Falls Asleep On Air

In the Newsday article I linked.

 

Isn’t he a big college football guy? Not sure how that’d play in NYC market.

 

From the link......

Kimberly Jones and Chris Simms both turned down the job in recent weeks, according to three people familiar with the selection process.

 

Carlin is unlistenable on Rutgers football radio, challenges Hollerin' Kevin Harlan for highest decibel broadcast.

 

Both would have been excellent choices, but I'm willing to give Bart Scott a chance. I think he's been pretty decent when I've heard him with Boomer.

Simms would have been my first choice.

 

Did they try to get Russo back?

 

Russo is only a little more than a year into a 3-year deal at SiriusXM. I doubt they'd buy him out and give him a raise above the $3m/yr or whatever he's making.

He did say last year that if Francesa wanted to do something like a once-a-week show together (on satellite), he'd do it.