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The Valenti Show

HOUR 2: Why Mike Didn't Think Duke-Michigan Mattered + Your Calls In Response

The Valenti Show

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Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Valenti expanded on his disdain for the state of college basketball as he gave a breakdown of Michigan-Duke.

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0:00.0

hour two good to have you we'll get to the pistons a little later kind of leading up to piston spurs

0:05.8

but i wanted to bring up something as well as the olympic three on three charade uh and we'll get

0:12.4

to your phone calls on that but saturday night was it felt like the final four you had a

0:17.5

rizona play houston you had michigan play. And yes, do I wish this game was on a

0:22.0

campus? Like it was at Chrysler or it was at camera. Okay, I'll put that aside. The game was fun.

0:28.7

It was a really good watch. And look, I'm welcome. You know what? Welcome back, buddy.

0:34.2

I mean, dude, I have to watch enough of this crap to be educated on it.

0:38.7

But like this was, this was my CTV.

0:42.0

It's rare.

0:43.2

But Rico, here is my problem in this.

0:45.8

While it was entertaining, I don't think it's a referendum on Michigan.

0:51.2

I don't think less of them because they lost.

0:53.2

I don't think more of Duke.

0:54.8

I think they're both right there to win it all. It's no different than Piston Spurs. This means

1:00.1

nothing tonight. Like if the Spurs beat the Pistons, does that mean the Pistons aren't great? No.

1:05.7

And vice versa. Does it mean you'll beat the Spurs in a seven games? No. But feel free. Touch

1:10.6

your balls. So here's the point.

1:13.0

The Michigan Duke game, while I appreciated the pace of it, the physicality.

1:19.6

I mean, it was really, it was a hell of a game.

1:23.7

Here was my takeaway emotionally.

1:26.7

What I mean by that is, as a Michigan state guy, the two teams I, in my adult life that I've hated more than any other are Duke and Michigan.

1:36.1

But instead of me rooting for a fireball to essentially vaporize the entire arena or for Bain to somehow pop out of the Jumbotron and take everybody away,

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