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**The Valenti Show**

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.

Latest Episodes:

BREAKING: NBA Hands Down Massive Penalties For Kawhi/Clippers Scandal Sep 02, 2026

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Valenti and Rico react in real time to the NBA's announcement of their punishments for the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard.

College Football Receipts | 9-2-26 Sep 02, 2026

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The guys give some predictions for the 2026 college football season.

Taking Your Calls On Brad Holmes' "Smartest Guy In The Room" Shtick Sep 02, 2026

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Mike and Rico keep the phone lines open on the Brad Holmes conversation.

Guessing The Best Player For Every NFL Team Since 2000 | In Football Today Sep 02, 2026

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Paul Serra has the guys guess each NFL team's best player since 2000.

Lions Fans React To Brad Holmes' Comments Sep 02, 2026

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Mike and Rico hear from the listeners about what Brad Holmes had to say about the Lions' lack of depth.

Brad Holmes "Smartest Guy In The Room" Part 2 Sep 02, 2026

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The guys continue their conversation about Brad Holmes and the issues they have with the Lions reasoning for their lack of depth.

Was This An Unfair Question To Brad Holmes? Sep 02, 2026

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Why is Brad Holmes still acting like the smartest guy in the room?

FULL SHOW: Tuesday, September 1st Sep 01, 2026

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Valenti and Rico opened the first show of September with their reactions to where Jared Goff fell on ESPN's list of the top-100 NFL players going into the 2026 season. This sparked a few different related conversations throughout the first two hours. Then, the guys got the news that Isiah Pacheco has been placed on IR and spent the rest of the show on this topic.

HOUR 1: Where Some Lions/Jared Goff Fall On ESPN's Top-100 Players List + Red Card, Yellow Card, No Card? Sep 01, 2026

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ESPN released a list of its top-100 NFL players going into 2026. The guys reacted to this ranking, specifically to where Lions players fell. This turned into a longer, extended conversation about Jared Goff's ranking and whether it is fair or not. Then, they did a "Red Card, Yellow Card, Or No Card" to round out the first hour.

HOUR 2: Goff's Ranking Continued + Which Other QBs Could Have Success In Detroit? Sep 01, 2026

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The guys carried over the first hour conversation about Jared Goff's ranking on the ESPN Top-100 list into the second hour. They asked a couple of different, related questions as well.

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