Fred Segal, the creator of the popular Freezing Cold Takes Twitter account, didn’t hold back
when it came to talking about some sports media personalities who are kings of the freezing cold take.
Talking to Dan Patrick on Wednesday, Segal said if there was a Mount Rushmore for hosts who
are often wrong or point out the obvious, FOX Sports host Skip Bayless would be one of the
faces.
“There’s things that he posts that are completely obvious that he can’t possibly think those things rationally,” he said.
Segal has a new book coming highlighting some of the best cold takes centered around the NFL.
“And he also has what feels to be a gimmick, his schtick, where he zeroes in on a player and decides, ‘I am going to constantly berate and say negative things about him and spin any positive into a negative.”
Segal thought of LeBron James and Aaron Rodgers as two athletes in particular that Bayless
likes to rip on.
He also said he’d add Mike Francesa to that Mount Rushmore as well, but for different reasons.
Patrick said the difference is that Francesa is just trying to be right and not troll.
“Out of all the people who try to be provocative on-air and are really concerned about being
entertaining, Francesa is completely honest with everything he says,” Segal said. “But he’s so
defiant about what he says.”
He added that Francesa has this ability of being so confident in what he’s saying, only to end up wrong nearly instantly after saying it.
“He has a knack for saying things defiantly and within a real brief period the opposite happens,” he said.
Segal mentioned Francesa saying the New York Jets would never get two first round draft picks
in a trade for Jamal Adams in 2020. Well, the Seattle Seahawks gave two first rounders to the Jets for Adams and a fourth round pick.
Patrick at least credited Francesa for owning his takes.
“He’s genuine in how bad some of his opinions are,” Patrick said.
