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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 & Jansen interview Dan Campbell after a disappointing loss to the Steelers. Plus, Karsch & Anderson and Riger & Rico answer some questions they have about the game on Christmas Day against the Vikings.
Riger (in for Valenti) and Rico kicked off this Christmas Eve spectacular with their thoughts on the Lions game tomorrow and if they're even rooting for them to win at this point in the season. They addressed the fan/DK Metcalf situation in the second hour before shifting to discuss the one gift they'd like a Detroit sports team to give them this year. Then, the guys finished out today's show with their choice for something they'd change in Detroit sports' past.
The guys spent the first hour with a conversation about how badly you want the Lions to beat the Vikings before David joined to go through some of the best Christmas traditions.
Riger and Rico talked about the Lions fan who was involved in the altercation with DK Metcalf and his plan to hold a press conference.
The guys opened the third hour with the picks and then talked about the one gift they'd like to get from Detroit sports this year.
Riger asked an interesting question, which the guys and the people answered, to end today's Christmas Eve show.
The guys give the thing they'd most like to change in Detroit sports in the past.
Riger and Rico discuss the one "gift" you'd want Detroit sports to get the most.
The guys do this week's "The Picks" segment.
The guys take some of your calls on the DK Metcalf fan situation.
Riger and Rico can't help but discuss the latest with the fan who got involved in an altercation with DK Metcalf.
David joins with some Christmas traditions.
The guys go to the people to hear their thoughts on tomorrow's Lions game.
Riger and Rico have a conversation on how they feel about the Lions potentially winning tomorrow against the Vikings.
Riger (in for Valenti) and Rico kicked off the show with their thoughts on Michigan's ongoing search for a new head football coach and some candidates who are currently available. They switched gears to the Lions in the second hour, where they asked if this is the beginning of the end for this iteration of the team.
The guys opened the show with their thoughts on what is taking so long when it comes to the hiring of the next head football coach at Michigan and some of the available candidates. Then, David joined for an "In Football Today".
Riger and Rico spent the second hour wondering if this is it for the current iteration of the Lions and whether Brad Holmes needs to make some drastic changes.
David joined with his top CFB rivalries of all time to start the third hour before the guys got back to your phone calls and ticket texts about the Lions.
The guys wrapped the show continuing their Lions conversation from the previous 3 hours.
The guys take more of your calls on the Lions.
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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