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The Valenti Show

Is College Football Getting Worse?

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Mike & Rico talk to callers about how rule & culture changes have shifted the excitement around NCAA Football.

Transcript

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0:00.0

get some lions conversation a little later i mean one is a wellness check i just don't know if

0:04.3

lion fans are okay riko said it best in the break i mean we may need to check on you guys

0:09.9

uh i heard cookies trying to do some lions this morning it didn't really work i thought there was

0:14.6

news yeah last i checked were fans news happens we talk about it levi on zare's hurt again. Tell me if you've heard that before.

0:22.6

Even yesterday with Aidan Hutchison, you know, should they try to get ahead of the curve and just kind of pay him now?

0:28.7

I think Lion fans are scared. You want me to be honest with you? I think they're scared. We'll get to it. I think they'll never say it out loud. They're scared. They're going to take a five-game step back. And they won't get to talk about the glory of 15 wins that resulted in nothing. And they're probably a 10-and-7 football team. But if you say that in this town, you're a pariah. I think they know. And the bottom line is, Lee McNeil's hurt, Onsarike's hurt,

0:55.1

you're without two of your top four,

0:57.6

two of your top five defensive linemen,

0:59.6

at least the first month of the season.

1:01.8

The rest of the pup stuff is paperwork,

1:04.2

as I would call it.

1:05.0

I wouldn't freak out there.

1:06.7

But no,

1:07.1

I just,

1:07.6

RICO,

1:07.9

I don't think they recovered from the Washington game.

1:10.7

The offseason, But no, I just, Rico, I don't think they recovered from the Washington game.

1:15.1

The offseason, they know in their heart the team didn't move forward. And they're leaning on hopium.

1:18.3

That defense get healthy, we win games.

1:21.6

And the problem is they know that schedule, the further they get away from last year,

1:27.3

the more it becomes crystal clear how it all set up for them. And they got lucky in a few games. Well, now you're going to play a real schedule. And I think they know they're short-handed up front. Well, that's what I say. Maybe we just do a wellness check. Hey, guys, you're okay. We'll go to Greg. We can. I'm fine with it because I have actual Lions News, which is, again, sign hurt people, and those people are hurt. And those people are hurt. Like, On Zarike already being ruled out of the first month of the season. I'm sorry, but that leads me down a certain road of like, did you, what is going on here?

2:02.7

We'll go to Greg, 971.

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