Mad Dog’s A-List: The most storied college football programs | First Take

Mad Dog’s A-List: The most storied college football programs | First Take
Chris “Mad Dog” Russo breaks down his A-List of most storied college football programs.
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[@davyjones7177]

Surpised he didn’t name Princeton and Harvard who dominated in the early 1900s when Mad dog was a teenager.

[@frankhortoniv3739]

😂😂😂😂 I would lost it if he did

[@manniesupasport7977]

Rutgers too

[@rayeurill9322]

😂😂😂

[@lionelsheja6381]

💀💀💀😂😂😂😂😂

[@GuapoSantana]

If they were consistently good after the 30s I mean his list was pretty accurate

[@omari4234]

Say what you want about Mad Dog but the dude is a sports historian lol

[@cryptidian3530]

Yep, he knows his history.

[@JustinMahanJesusSaves]

Mad Dog needs to take Corso's place on GameDay when Corso retires 😂😂😂😂😂 I love Madog's energy lol

[@jmcgee39]

His list is actually accurate for once. Remember, "storied" means what the programs have done in their entire history not within a certain time period. All five of his teams have either won the most or tied for the most something in their history.

[@robschaller9061]

Its hot garbage

[@purplebondsaiyan2987]

@YoungBlaze81 Facts This Proves that ESPN Don't Cover The History of What They actually Cover Hello Assholes Watch ESPN Classic Y'all Might Learn Something!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was Born in 1991 I'm 30 Years Old And I STILL Appreciate Mad Dog's List!!!! Even Seeing the Black and White Films Was Cool I Know it's 2022 Molly But COME ON KNOW YOUR History Dear!!!! Ok? And I Do Have Alabama at No 1, Michigan No 2 ,Norte Dame No 3, USC No 4(Two Words OJ Nuff Said) and Oklahoma No 5!!! Seriously Guys at ESPN Know your Sports History!!!

[@TopFanTV]

Facts. STORIED

[@jmcgee39]

@@robschaller9061 Like this comment.

[@GuapoSantana]

Exactly

[@CollectingSoles]

Mad Dog trolls wayyyy better than Skip 😂😂

[@BabylonGateLA]

He sounds much better and better looking!

[@MateMagyar88]

At least he can talk about anything that doesn’t include LeBron, KD, Cowboys, Brady and Baker! 😂

[@jamesnelson5618]

@@MateMagyar88 and not to mention Aaron Rodgers almost occasional.

[@KcGambit816]

Mad Dog is what happens when Skip and Stephen A did the fusion dance. Loud, obnoxious, bad takes, can’t admit their wrong, and yet entertaining

[@vincemireles6105]

Idk how y'all find him entertaining

[@KcGambit816]

@@vincemireles6105 i can stand him bcuz he’s clearly playing a character for tv. It feels like he was told “ we want u to say the most outlandish statements and u and your cohost argue”. It’s clear the show runners want the hosts to always have opposing views. Gotta take it for what it’s worth🤷🏾‍♂️

[@oneshotblizz2846]

i dont wanna make it racial but yo..Everytime its a question about a player or a team who's the best he says its a white athlete now it a mostly white college team Alabama its clearly the best College program bya mile and this guy says Notre Dame football..Enough is enough his whole agenda is putting any white at the top..Check the tapes🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@KcGambit816]

@@oneshotblizz2846 I agree he does that, but i think it has more to do with the fact that it’s the demographic they want him to attract. 🤷🏾‍♂️Gotta get them views

[@KcGambit816]

@@oneshotblizz2846 it would be one thing if he actually was making good points, but Everybody knows he’s trolling

[@sphess12]

Skip's asinine takes drive me nuts, Mad Dog's asinine takes make me laugh so hard I love watching this guy hahaha

[@Itsme-jr4jb]

He's annoying as fuk

[@thumbsaloft]

STRAIGHT FACTS! BAMA has been #1 for get this 14 YEARS IN A ROW! Wait, let me repeat that 14 YEARS IN A ROW! That's just one ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE FACT it's also a record that probably WILL NEVER EVER BE BROKEN! The ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE is without a doubt THE GREATEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAM IN HISTORY!

[@christophercastaneda9256]

Its not about being the greatest its about the most storied which is not just about about titles and heismans.

[@thumbsaloft]

@@christophercastaneda9256 Bama fills all the dots, STORIED, GREATEST, RECORD SETTERS, the two ABSOLUTE GREATEST COACHES to ever walk the sidelines, talk about STORIED! It's ALABAMA, ROLL TIDE!

[@robertmonroe3678]

Mad Dog nails it on this one. He’s a character and he’s entertaining but he’s right more than he’s wrong .

[@zacharybinx5443]

Just look up Alabama football and you'll realize why Alabama is the greatest program in college football history. His bs about gaps in alabama football we won a championship in the 20s, 30s,40s,60's,70s,90s?,the 00s,10s,and 20s. 18 claimed 5 unclaimed championships, and 32 conference championships. We have the most championships in any era, Poll Era,BCS Era and Playoff Era. ND hasn't won since 88 and Michigan won in 1997 1st one since 1947. Sorry it's not even up for debate.

[@pierreirby3021]

The 1920’s was LITERALLY 💯 YEARS AGO❗️😂😂😂

[@jupitervideos7702]

1. Alabama 2. Ohio St 3. Michigan 4. Notre Dame 5. Oklahoma

[@ICYKiD234]

I know what he means by most storied tho. It doesn’t say best. Cause with college there’s a lot more passion behind the games there’s a whole school behind them so whenever a team wins, that has a big stadium that doesn’t win every other year, it’s a legendary story

[@kevinnguyen1464]

It’s crazy because you have a former LSU and former Georgia player defending Alabama haha

[@crimsonkings205]

Because it’s ignorant to say otherwise lol

[@Re207]

1:45 the looks on their faces. What?!! That's how you know it's a good list

[@johnnyoneal290]

Being a ttown native im appalled. Bama isn’t just the school that has the most championships we have only ever had like 15 “down” years in our history and got record holders all over the place and the most storied coaches.. this is blasphemy

[@luismercado3728]

Mad Dog: Black and White films all day, err day hahah

[@mrantdagreat]

Notre Dame baby....... FACTS 💯 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Wetrockstah2116]

Man say what you want, he is right. It's college footballs most storied programs. These young dudes need to respect history. It's a historic list. Smh.

[@zacharybinx5443]

Just look up Alabama football and you'll realize why Alabama is the greatest program in college football history. His bs about gaps in alabama football we won a championship in the 20s, 30s,40s,60's,70s,90s?,the 00s,10s,and 20s. 18 claimed 5 unclaimed championships, and 32 conference championships. We have the most championships in any era, Poll Era,BCS Era and Playoff Era. ND hasn't won since 88 and Michigan won in 1997 1st one since 1947. Sorry it's not even up for debate.

[@jplaga763]

I love it lol. The trips down memory lane

[@alanbrown3172]

Ohio state, the disrespect to us

[@alexmartin1465]

USC????? Ya. What?? I can accept Okie and Bama getting in. It will always be us, Xichigan and Dame. Always. The 3 amigos.

[@clive513]

RC REACTION 😂🤣😭

[@TheNBAonTNT]

It’s storied, which he got right. Not who’s good right now

[@sneakervulture]

Dude Notre Dame is not the most storied program over Alabama who it doesn’t even have a winning record over. Bama has the most championships, tied for highest win % all times, most bowl appearances, most bowl wins, 2nd most wins all time, tied for highest win % all time. It beats Notre Dame in every category I named and beats Michigan in every category but most wins which Michigan has played 13 more CF seasons then Bama.

[@kevinnguyen1464]

Ok name me the 2 best college coaches ever and tell me where they dominated at

[@GuapoSantana]

@@sneakervulture You can't be serious you know ND leads the series 5-3 right

[@sneakervulture]

@@GuapoSantana it don’t matter if they lead the series or night ND doesn’t beat Bama in any of those categories I named

[@GuapoSantana]

@@sneakervulture both have 73% winning Bama has most Championships ND is 2nd, 2nd and 3rd in All Time wins, but ND blows them away in Heismsn winners, All Americans and Draft Picks and they rank 1st in all of those categories. Recency bias doesn't really matter when talking HISTORY

[@Mark-xl1ze]

OU is Top 5 on any list. Period.

[@nathanholmes4942]

Yooo Mad-Dog is the ULTIMATE troll bro! AHAHAHA! It’s actually just funny at this point

[@fbi10]

Mad dog is hilarious

[@uthamanj]

Alabama at 3 is a crime 😭😭😭😭

[@chxfn8music399]

Yeh I kinda agree

[@uthamanj]

@@chxfn8music399 I forgot to mention I'm an LSU fan, so no favoritism.

[@MrUnshakeable]

Do they drug test at ESPN?

[@kavellifrancois1794]

Look at Ryan😂😂😂

[@antholog]

At least he giving us some history on how it changed the game

[@deiongreen8813]

Bro him and the history killing me swear he knows everything about history he's just 62

[@12stnumbers95]

They’ve been great forever lol He’s a while meme in a good way

[@sticktalk1018]

Mad Dog be having these tapes and highlights from B.C. 😂😂😂

[@LiamNor08]

Let’s go Irirsh!!! Mad Dog is a god with this list.

[@ultimatewarrior7766]

He had USC ahead of OU

[@austincruz5757]

Miami should up there if we talking about the most declarated college football programs in history and sadly the most hated

[@lsuchiha1652]

He didn’t have to call out my Baton Rouge ppl lol

[@fritogranito]

Mad Dog is the ONLY sports guy left on ESPN. He doesn’t have recency bias either. Notre Dame: 13 national championships, 7 Heissman trophy winners, 520 NFL draft picks, 13 NFL HOFers. Alabama: 16 national championships, 4 Heissman trophy winners, 391 NFL draft picks, 8 NFL HOFers. Once again, facts don’t care about your feelings. Notre Dame has a slight edge all toll leading in 3/4 significant categories.

[@ramoon9241]

I agree with Mad Dog but what about the other SEC schools?

[@NorthOfWindsor]

As a Michigan fan, Ohio deserves to be in the top 5 on this list. I guess if he is going by all time, Ohio wasn't great before Woody Hayes got there

[@billiamflick893]

I know I’m a month late but I think Michigan and Ohio state both have the top two winning percentages so they both deserve to be up there

[@knowlingfan22]

Clark’s and Pollack’s face says it all 🤣

[@nategodwin9258]

Bama, Ohio State, USC, Notre Dame, Michigan.

[@c.h.5510]

The 20's .. 🤣.. Mad dog is worth the price of admission

[@davettabowers6359]

You gotta put Boise state on the list. They've done surprisingly well

[@jonathanwatson1908]

They did start the playoff talks with their upset over Oklahoma. Idk if they are top 5 but they should be remembered for what they did

[@cprealone]

I’m not surprised at his list but I see pollock and Clark looking salty but Georgia and LSU are not storied as the 5 he named, it’s about history

[@AK-sq1jl]

I got: 1. Alabama 2. Notre Dame 3. USC 4. Ohio St 5. Oklahoma 6. Michigan I struggled with either putting Michigan very high in my top 5 or just outside and I struggled with putting them in my top 5 because they do have a lot of National Championships but a lot of them came in the 1900s when most college football programs except those that we now consider ivy league and a few other such as Michigan had just started learning about football and starting their programs but because Michigan is one of the oldest college football programs and has been able to sustain a presence and a high level of interest among their fan base throughout history it makes me want to put them in higher. I think 6 is probably fair though.

[@alexnowicki286]

Put Alabama at like 5 or 6 and I think you got it

[@AK-sq1jl]

@@alexnowicki286 Whats your reasoning for putting them that low?

[@alexnowicki286]

@@AK-sq1jl they don’t have as much of a storied past as ND, Michigan, Ohio state, USC and Oklahoma I’m sorry but they just don’t

[@AK-sq1jl]

@@alexnowicki286 You jealous or something? 😏

[@alexnowicki286]

@@AK-sq1jl no non of those teams are my teams but I’m smart enough to see the reality that’s all

[@richyrich2880]

Molly is hilarious and she loves it "black & white film", if Stephen A was there he would interrupt 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@rotcoke652]

I was dying at David's comment about the 1925 to 1980 time frame. It might still be Alabama in that window though, 11 National championships from 1925 to 1980. Mad Dog is definitely cut from the Skip Bayless cloth. Alabama not great in the 20s this guy says, well Bama won two national championships in the 20s lol.

[@thelumberjacknurse4320]

But Bama has a few questionable titles in that span lol. OU only counts wire to wire championships

[@rotcoke652]

@@thelumberjacknurse4320 I agree there are some titles in there that should not be claimed, specifically I know there is like one season where they went like 10-2 or something in the 40s and claim one, and one in the 60s where they lost to Notre Dame in the bowl game, but in those days the AP designated the national champion before bowl games. However, the ones in the 20s and 30s are rock solid. This was back when the Rose Bowl was the only bowl game and Alabama had several undefeated seasons in these early years where they were invited to and won the Rose Bowl. The 1925 Rose Bowl game specifically had a tremendous impact changing the landscape of college football, because it was the first time a team from the southern US had been invited to play. At the time football teams from the southern US were largely considered inferior to terms from the west coast and northeast(think power 5 vs group of 5 currently) so Alabama came into the game as a heavy underdog, but ended up winning and sort of shocking the nation. "Remember the Rose Bowl we'll win" is actually a part of our fight song.

[@_jayfromla]

How is LSU not on the list

[@keefriff99]

So we’re doing this “Mad Dog is old, amirite?” shtick every week now, eh?

[@prayersofarighteousman]

I'm here for it tbh 😂

[@furstfr]

It’s a banger 😂

[@seminoleboy96]

Did he put Michigan above OSU and Alabama at 3rd? Holy moly

[@JakeRaymanVideoProductions]

This is a video that espn uploaded

[@joelpollidore86]

University of Miami should be on this list

[@cjbb0209]

Im a michigan fan but how is Ohio State not even mentioned. More titles than Oklahoma and 7 heismans, They have been consistently great for the last 50 years and have some of the most talented coahes.

[@desertdetroiter428]

OSU…great, but not really “storied.”

[@lamontricks1074]

🤣🤣🤣 Molly was too funny

[@sphhuntsville2525]

Bama has won in every Generation with 3 different coaches. 90s, 2000s, still winning in 2020s. Miami & LSU have won Nattis with different coaches as well. 1.BAMA, 2.OHIO ST, 3. OU, 4. MIAMI, 5, LSU. ND & MICHIGAN NEXT.

[@kevinchavis2755]

Your list is horrible lol

[@sphhuntsville2525]

@@kevinchavis2755 That's because you don't know any better...you are probably some goofy fan who never played college ball in your life. I have facts to back up each one of my pics. Challenge me on it.

[@ItsAlexlive]

Dude looks at nick saban and bear Bryant and says yea I think a guy like Lou holtz did more.

[@extremeuzer3]

I was sure he was going to put Nebraska on this list

[@noahbowers6508]

I’m convinced that he was either high or hungover when he made this list.

[@RegierProductions]

I think ND at 1 is perfect

[@sneakervulture]

Dude Notre Dame is not the most storied program over Alabama who it doesn’t even have a winning record over. Bama has the most championships, tied for highest win % all times, most bowl appearances, most bowl wins, 2nd most wins all time, tied for highest win % all time. It beats Notre Dame in every category I named and beats Michigan in every category but most wins which Michigan has played 13 more CF seasons then Bama.

[@chrismyco7950]

I'm not super old, but I agree with the list. given the criteria was most "storied"

[@Otis-BigO]

Win one for the dipper baby I love mad dog

[@dbbonham007]

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME MICHIGAN WON

[@user-di4iq3jf6b]

The two greatest CFB coaches in history coached at Alabama!! Since 1926 how many decades did they miss out on at least 1 Natty?

[@yengvang8737]

Florida State, Miami, Ohio State or Nebraska, to name a few.

[@matthewelms1428]

ESPN always needs to push the SEC narrative. Obviously theyre going to say Bama is number 1 but that comes with a lot of recency bias. The list was "storied programs" not "best programs of the last few decades." I like his list!

[@leakedclipsdaily]

Michigan over Ohio State who wasn't ranked. Enough said with this list.

[@jackraimondo3513]

How do u not have ohio state on this list?? But michigan??

[@user-rb9of8ds2w]

Notre Dame should and always will be the most storied. Atta Boy, Mad Dog.

[@alexandermj2]

It's a pretty good list 🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

[@russellmeyer5854]

RC is the goat footballer college and pro philosopher very underated not for long. like it when RC and Herbie Kirk debate and or colloborate aloing with Mina Kimes and or Hanna Storm

[@joshuajobbe1424]

Mad Dog is the man. He's funny and like his energy.

[@Itsme-jr4jb]

He's an idiot and annoying as fuk. He stopped watching sports in 1960

[@Bman-oj3ni]

This is why folks say go younger when it comes to the media smh lol

[@manimavuso]

Fighting Irish ☘️

[@arthurvaldepena4514]

Usc produce more hall of famers most draft picks change culture by beating Alabama when they had black players and Alabama didn't have none usc is solid number one and they had first black qb to be sports illustrated in the 70s

[@Jerahzz]

Oklahoma fan, obviously OU is top 5, but Alabama at #3?? Wow.

[@mattstray1531]

The disrespect by RC. How can he say he doesn't are about when they used leather helmets?? They paved the way and that took stones the size of the Rocky Mountains to go out the wearing a leather helmet.

[@tedjordan7567]

He’s not wrong putting ND atop the list (despite everyone’s reaction) but I’d probably had Bama at 2 and would’ve had Ohio St in place of OU. 1. ND 2. Bama 3. Michigan 4. USC 5. Ohio St

[@RandomNumber6598]

In no world is Oklahoma not one of the 5 most storied programs of all time.

[@GuapoSantana]

I'm just hear for casuals to talk about Alabama deserving #1 because they've been good for 30-35 years in their HISTORY but don't realize it's a STORIED list!

[@kevinmatthew1050]

Exactly. It's not best ever its most storied.

[@credvoid7653]

University of Miami?

[@12stnumbers95]

Touchdown Jesus 💁🏾 Rudy 🕺🏿 Joe Montana 🙇🏾‍♂️

[@BillyRicker92]

I always enjoy Mad Dog and but I disagree with that list, Alabama should be number 1 considering they’ve been more relevant than Notre Dame and surprised Ohio State didn’t make the top 5, they’re a better program than Oklahoma.

[@dhanesshmahendran9813]

Key word : "Storied" not relevancy

[@jonathanwatson1908]

What Bout The U. They were relevant from the 80s to 2000s

[@BillyRicker92]

@@jonathanwatson1908 that’s true and so was Nebraska for a long time but they’ve fallen off in the last decade and a half but they’re in my top 30 most storied programs

[@sneakervulture]

@@dhanesshmahendran9813 Dude Notre Dame is not the most storied program over Alabama who it doesn’t even have a winning record over. Bama has the most championships, tied for highest win % all times, most bowl appearances, most bowl wins, 2nd most wins all time, tied for highest win % all time. It beats Notre Dame in every category I named and beats Michigan in every category but most wins which Michigan has played 13 more CF seasons then Bama.

[@SR-hf3hx]

You could argue for alabama...but over the course of forever ohio st isn't better than oklahoma....if we talking recently yes but not forever

[@thehistoryexpert82]

Most storied is Notre Dame and 2nd place is not close

[@BoskoShabazz]

The 5 programs are right but the order is wrong.

[@marcus_2413]

Mad dog is way louder than Stephen a smith

[@ezmoney5087]

BAMA should be and really is #1 it shouldn't even be debatable, first off BAMA has been the most consistent at winning championships and having dynasties, sure ND, USC, Mich etc were great Bluebloods back in the day, but so was BAMA going back to the 1920s, great rose bowl wins and championships, here's the problem with mad dogs analysis, whens the last time USC, ND. Michigan, Oklahoma etc won a championship, the longest BAMA has ever been without a championship is 15 years from '93-08 and that goes back to the 1920s, way more consistent by far than anyone else only a few down years, BAMA has more significant NCAA football records than anyone else by far, Michigan has the all time wins record but BAMA is second Michigan started playing football long before BAMA, it won't be Long before BAMA will own that record as well, there's no argument BAMA was elite for the most part in early football but has sustained greatness way better than anyone else, there's no argument mad dog is a fool RTR

[@christidavis6182]

ESPN First Take

[@jordanclay831]

How is Ohio state not even top?

[@jesselawson224]

I think they are forgetting the meaning of storied, they are talking about the whole time it’s been around.

[@paulmkz]

1. Alabama 2 ND 3 Miami 4 Oklahoma 5 USC

[@JoFlirt]

He so ole fashioned. It's clearly the sec teams

[@mxl_reps_951]

It's tough most storied of all time? 1. USC 2. Alabama 3. ND 4. Mich 5. Oklahoma

[@patrickpitamber]

We need Russo he's seen a the eras he would know best compared to theses young ones

[@e.dariousmcbride6271]

Where is the “U” ?? Miami

[@jupitervideos7702]

Ohio State isnt in the TOP 5! They might be the most iconic College football program of all-time

[@BBWILLIS_NOLA504]

Oklahoma over LSU 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@xhiefduke7885]

He’s the white version of Ryan Hollis or whatever his name was. He’s not gonna be on ESPN too much longer

[@John_Hoover]

Huh. Wasn’t aware “storied: only went back to 1979. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@bennieboi7114]

Ole Miss should be #1 for The Grove and the women alone.

[@iamme4357]

So. Chris Carter, Archie griffin, nick and Joey bosa. Eddie George, J.K. dobbins, Denzel ward, Micheal Thomas, and the big O doesn't make the list. 😞

[@drexelspivey872]

There is no world where Michigan is a better / more storied / more prestigious program than Alabama