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The Valenti Show with Rico is Detroit’s must-listen daily sports show — where strong opinions meet smart analysis. Hosted by Mike Valenti and Rico Beard, The Valenti Show brings unfiltered takes on the biggest national stories and dives deep into all-things-Detroit sports: the Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, Michigan and Michigan State. Whether it's NFL drama, playoff stakes or college football storylines, Valenti and Rico tell it like it is — no fluff, no fan service, just real talk. Catch The Valenti Show with Rico live Monday through Friday 2pm - 6pm EST on 97.1 The Ticket (WXYT). Full episodes, individual hours and show highlights drop daily wherever you get your podcasts.
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Stoney (in for Valenti) and Rico kicked off the show with their thoughts on the Dodgers' signing of Kyle Tucker and what (if anything) needs to be done to save MLB. They spent the second hour discussing which of the 8 remaining NFL Playoff QBs they'd take over Jared Goff before doing "The Picks", taking more of your calls, and doing "Who Said It?" in the third hour. Then, the guys wrapped up the show asking which of Matthew Stafford and Ben Johnson you're rooting for the least going into Rams-Bears tomorrow night.
The guys opened the show with a conversation about the Dodgers adding to their championship roster with their signing of the top free agent, OF Kyle Tucker. They wondered if there needs to be a salary cap or floor implemented to fix MLB before they did an “In Football Today” centered around NFL Playoff records.
Out of the final 8 QBs remaining in the NFL playoffs, Stoney and Rico chose the ones that they'd trade Jared Goff for right now. Then, they took your calls and read your ticket texts to allow you to get in on the conversation.
The guys began the third hour with "The Picks". Then, they took a few more of your Goff calls before finishing out the hour with this week's "Who Said It?"
Today's show was rounded out with a topic about which of Ben Johnson and Matthew Stafford you're rooting for the least in Rams-Bears tomorrow night in the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. Then, Riger joined in cross-talk.
Stoney and Rico hear from the people on the Ben Johnson/Matthew Stafford topic.
The guys preview Rams-Bears and discuss which of Matthew Stafford and Ben Johnson they're rooting for to lose the most.
Stoney and Rico take more of your calls on which current NFL Playoff QBs you'd take over Jared Goff.
The guys give their picks for this weekend in the NFL and the CFP Final.
Stoney and Rico take your calls on the Goff question posed by Rico.
Rico poses an interesting question to start the second hour.
Stoney has a list of NFL playoff records and the guys wonder if any of them will be broken.
Would the NCAA be smart to implement a NIL cap for college football/basketball?
The guys discuss whether a salary cap or floor can help get MLB on the right track when it comes to competitive balance.
Stoney (in for Valenti) and Rico have a conversation about the Dodgers adding to their already stacked team by signing the top free agent, OF Kyle Tucker.
Stoney (in for Valenti) and Rico began the show with a conversation about whether new NFL stadiums should have retractable roofs or not. They spent the second hour conversing about the latest with the Lions' OC search and the status of Kelvin Sheppard as DC. The guys took this topic until the third hour, where they debated the watchability of the CFP Final with the lack of blue bloods in it, before they wrapped the show with a discussion about the latest gambling scandal to rock the sports world.
The guys began the show with their reactions to the Giants hiring John Harbaugh. Then, they got into a conversation about an idea from Stoney regarding new NFL stadiums and retractable roofs before David joined for an "In Football Today".
Stoney and Rico discussed the latest news surrounding the Lions' search for their new offensive coordinator and wondered if Kelvin Sheppard is the right guy at DC for Detroit going forward. Then, they did a CFB Blitz to round out the hour.
The guys spent the third hour debating whether they're interested in the CFP title game, which features 2 non-blue bloods.
Stoney and Rico ended the show discussing the latest sports gambling story and what needs to happen for these to end.
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Ricos takes are dumb
Skip made millions out of being a troll
Rico, love the podcast. However, what is with the Exorcist-type music that plays about every two or three minutes? Very weird.
Evan's audio sounds great.
I like this pod. I do have to ask though ... did Always Aggravated kick it when Sully left?
I felt this in my soul. We moved in to our new house three months ago. DIY all over the place. The last three months have been a cocktail of sweat, swearing and self-sabotage.
I came here to listen about the Andre Drummond trade not about the shity ass Spartans
This is exactly how I feel. I kept wondering yesterday if I was a psycho for not crying over this like my friends. Good to know I'm not alone.
Now last week's remarks on UM vs Army. 🙏🏻
So are we just done podcasting daily segments or what.
My Florida State fan wife scheduled our wedding on Ohio State's bye week in '14 (I'm from central Ohio, as was my whole side of the wedding) because she didn't want everyone watching their phones. One of my groomsmen is a UM fan so that was one of many setbacks for him that season. We went to school in Indiana so our IU friends were there, but not even they cared about Hoosier football. The one downside was missing the 61-58 Baylor-TCU game. It was a good year. Wife in October, title in January.
have you been paying attention at all? I'm going to answer that for you. No. not even a lil bit.
Definitely aren't Columbus. Columbus didn't have a terrible recession 😂
This is just a Michigan hate segment