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The Valenti Show

FULL SHOW: Thursday, August 7th

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

3.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Summary

Valenti and Rico kicked off today's show with a conversation about the ESPN/NFL deal and the concerns that they have stemming from it. They shifted topics in the second hour to the Tigers and your concern levels for the team right now. In the third hour, they discussed a few NFL and CFB topics before they asked if you'd be interested in a college football RedZone in the final hour.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, we'll get to that nonsense later. No, Rico. You cannot repeat what you just said.

0:06.6

I can't repeat what you just said. All right, so let's jump in. I have been waiting to do this for a couple of days because the Tigers can't win a baseball game. I want to know what you guys as consumers want.

0:25.6

For instance, when I ask you, do you like to be lied to in the course of your day?

0:28.5

Do you like it if your husband or wife lies to you?

0:30.3

Do you like when your children lie to you?

0:32.5

Do you like willful dishonesty?

0:35.3

No, no rational person would say I like that.

0:39.9

So my question will be, why do you want that in your sports coverage?

0:45.4

Because something happened this week and you're going to get a whole bunch more of that garbage.

0:46.5

And that's what it is.

0:47.1

It's garbage.

0:53.8

Anything that's not honest, anything where someone's compromised, they're bought, it's garbage. And you have a real problem if you like

0:57.5

the National Football League now, which is ESPN is in bed with the NFL. No, no, no, no, no. Not in

1:03.9

the way that teams and radio stations are in bed. That's pay to play. We pay you, we broadcast your games, we make money off that.

1:14.0

And the teams don't own the station. Once a team owns a piece of a station, it's over. Well, that's

1:22.7

exactly what you're seeing with the NFL and ESPN. Look, I'm not going to nerd out.

1:28.5

The media stuff is very nerdy.

1:30.5

Only people in the media care.

1:32.5

It's been well known.

1:33.5

The NFL's wanted to offload NFL network for years.

1:36.8

Years.

1:38.0

It was like a stinky sock.

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