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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:

What Else Has Michigan's Start To Their Season Told Us About Them? Sep 29, 2026

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The guys continue to dissect Michigan Football.

Telling Some Hard Truths About Michigan Football Sep 29, 2026

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Mike and Rico state what they think is the obvious when it comes to this Michigan Football team not being good.

Biggest CFB Questions | College Football Blitz Sep 29, 2026

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David joins the guys to ask them the most pressing college football questions at this point in the season.

Tigers Fans Respond To Scott Harris' Comments Sep 29, 2026

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Mike and Rico get the people involved in their conversation about Scott Harris and his frustrating comments.

The Issue With Scott Harris' Response About Lack Of Free Agency Moves Sep 29, 2026

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The guys are not pleased with Scott Harris' explanation for his lack of free-agent acquisitions.

Valenti Offers Some Harsh Criticism For Scott Harris Sep 29, 2026

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Mike has had enough of Scott Harris after the Tigers' President of Baseball Operations' comments during his end-of-year press conference.

Best Of Lions on 97.1 The Ticket: Gibbs & Goff Lead Way As Detroit Gets Another Uneasy Win Sep 29, 2026

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Costa & Jansen, Karsch & Anderson, and The Valenti Show react to the Detroit Lions’ 31-24 victory over the New York Jets at Ford Field. We dive into Jahmyr Gibbs’ electrifying touchdown run, Jared Goff’s steady 321-yard performance, and the game-winning double-A gap blitz dialed up by Kelvin Sheppard that resulted in a Chuck Clark strip-sack and Jack Campbell recovery.

FULL SHOW: Monday, September 28th Sep 28, 2026

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Valenti and Rico spent the majority of today's show with their reactions to the Lions' close win against the Jets yesterday. They shared why they are VERY down on the defense going forward and heard from the people in response. The guys briefly paused for the Monday staple "Can We Say That?" segments and an update on Jalen Duren's no-show to Pistons media day today.

HOUR 1: Frustrations About Lions' Defensive Performance Despite The W + Can We Say That? Part 1 Sep 28, 2026

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The guys crushed the Lions defense to begin today's show, arguing that even with the win, there were too many negative takeaways to be content with the performance. They expanded on this until doing part 1 of "Can We Say That?" to end the first hour.

HOUR 2: More Reactions + Calls About Lions Sep 28, 2026

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In the second hour, Mike and Rico welcomed any and all Lions fans into their conversation about the close win against the Jets yesterday and the abysmal defensive performance.

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