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The Valenti Show

Can We Say That? | 9-8-25

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The guys ask "Can We Say That?" to a multitude of questions posed by Rico.

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right, quick time out from the phone lines.

0:02.4

We got to play Can We Say That?

0:04.3

David, Music, please.

0:07.2

Go ahead.

0:08.4

Go ahead.

0:08.8

Can we say that?

0:09.6

All right.

0:11.1

Let's start off in the college ranks.

0:14.4

Okay.

0:16.1

Can we say that the University of South Florida is the best team in the state of Florida.

0:24.5

No. You can say they're the best of the poverty group of five or whatever it is.

0:29.2

You can say that they're a trendy playoff selection. I'm fine with all of those things.

0:34.5

You can't say that they're better than Miami. And I think what's

0:38.4

about to happen is Miami's going to break their foot off in their ass. So no, I can't go there.

0:44.5

Yeah, let's see what happens Saturday. If they beat them or play well, but no, you can't say it yet.

0:51.5

See, this is why I hate preseason rankings, but according to the rankings, they got the best two wins. I understand that. So I just, all right. Can we say, let's stay there, that Billy Napier is back on the hot seat. I think it's worse than that. I mean, their schedule is already brutal. Look at their next four games. I don't know where you find a win in there. The winning streak saved his job last year. All of his goodwill. All of the momentum. It's gone. You let a community college walk into the swamp and beat you. Not 38, 35, and a thriller. 18 to 16. Where your offense and you're an offensive guru and I'm a gambler. you know, like he's out here like, I'm going for it before. 18 to 16? No, Rico, I think he's dead. I think it's done. See, Mike, preseason, you already talked about what their schedule looks like with LSU and Miami and Texas A&M in Texas. Yeah. And then they finish off with Ole Miss Tennessee. That was their second easiest game outside of Long Island University.

1:47.7

Correct.

1:48.4

So with that already there, I'm sorry.

1:51.0

I think he's gone.

1:53.0

Can we say that John Materia will have a seat in New York for the Heisman ceremony?

1:58.1

Not win it, but he will be there.

2:00.0

No.

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