Twitter Fight Between Fox Sports Personalities Gets Downright Nasty: TRAINA THOUGHTS

Top five QB list leads to a vicious Twitter fight between Fox Sports personalities

1. If you enjoy Twitter fights, we have a doozy for you.

The best Twitter fights are usually the ones that involve ESPN-on-ESPN crime, but this one features an FS1  person and a Fox Sports radio personality so it isn’t as sexy, but it’s spicy nonetheless.

It all started, ironically enough, on ESPN. During Thursday’s First Take, NFL talking head Sam Acho rattled off a top-five QB list that didn’t have Patrick Mahomes on it.

While this is very silly, obviously, what’s way worse are people who take random sports lists seriously. Enter Fox Sports radio host Doug Gottlieb, who seemed quite offended by a completely meaningless sports list.

If you don’t think Pat Mahomes is one of the 5 best QBs in football, you probably shouldn’t talk about football for a living… or to friends… or strangers..

— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) February 18, 2022

First off, calling for someone’s job over a bad opinion is absurd. If anything, Sam Acho should be given a raise. The point of hot-take shows is to say something ridiculous and get attention. Mission accomplished.

However, Gottlieb’s hot take on Sam Acho’s hot take didn’t sit well with Emmanuel Acho, Sam’s brother, who appears on FS1 daily.

You got a real slick mouth for being a back up on the court and on television, you got to pick a struggle. https://t.co/oU5KU2KLib

— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) February 18, 2022

Solid retort. Nasty and cutting.

Gottlieb then offered this hilarious reply.

When you have no defense for your brother’s indefensible take, you go at the messenger. https://t.co/yDmvUdVXzD

— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) February 18, 2022

“Indefensible take?” It’s a dumb quarterback list on a hot-take show. Relax. The world will survive someone having a bad opinion on NFL quarterbacks..

This response just got Emmanuel Acho even more heated, though, and he went full scorched-earth.

My brothers take was trash, but so was your career as a pro athlete and on air personality. So we can agree there is trash all around. You keep talking slick on twitter like you somebody. Ask @ColinCowherd to take a day off so you can get some air time again. https://t.co/TAltt4cqgw

— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) February 18, 2022

Well, good grief. Tell us how you really feel, Emmanuel. That Cowherd line was downright vicious and pretty outstanding.

Gottlieb was clearly done and threw in the towel.

What a dick. Thanks for showing your true colors. https://t.co/IeJpAJxQlQ

— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) February 18, 2022

Acho wanted more, though, and he went for one final blow, which was also hysterical.

I’ll take and deliver a bullet for my brother. Don’t come for us unless we send for you. Have a good evening my friend. https://t.co/X6II7ekd2H

— Emmanuel Acho (@EmmanuelAcho) February 18, 2022

Take a bullet? This is an embarrassing Twitter fight over a useless quarterback list. Take a bullet!! LOL! Get a grip.

All this because of a list. Wild.

2. Only on Inside the NBA will one co-host get a crowd to sing about how another co-host sucks.

🎵 "Let me hear you say Barkley sucks" 🎵

The Inside crew had a jam session at the @rockhall 😂 pic.twitter.com/NeIEkL0Ex6

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) February 18, 2022

3. I'm not a golf guy, so I'm not gonna sit here and get into the golf angle of this story, but this story is becoming a big thing outside of the golf world thanks to this horrific quote from Phil Mickelson.

Phil framing this as "I actually love the PGA Tour and care about its future so much that I'm willing to risk my life for its benefit" is an all-timer. https://t.co/blMID71t3v pic.twitter.com/pKitp2DSyx

— Kyle Porter (@KylePorterCBS) February 17, 2022

4. I'm not sure anyone loves to do anything as much as the NFL loves to collect money for ridiculous fines. T.J. Watt told Pardon My Take this week that the NFL fined him $10,000 because he had said that he checked his phone at halftime of the Steelers' Week 18 game to see if he was credited for a sack in the first half.

TJ Watt got fined $10,000 for jokingly saying that he used his phone at halftime 👀 pic.twitter.com/e79sxnEb0X

— Sportskeeda Pro Football (@SKProFootball) February 18, 2022

5. I will never understand why it took so long for New York to legalize sports gambling.

$1.98 BILLION: Amount bet on mobile sports betting apps in New York in the first 31 DAYS

(Jan 7-Feb 6, 2022)

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) February 18, 2022

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