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The Valenti Show

Is There A Lack Of Passion In Sports?

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

After Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo and Oakland's head coach Greg Kampe donned matching Christmas sweaters during their matchup last night, Valenti wonders if sports has become too friendly.

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0:00.0

Well, hello, everybody. We play this music in honor of Sir Rico Beard, big night at LCA last night. RICO, I did want to ask something, having nothing to do with it being Founders Night last night. I wanted to know, I know you love the Photoshop. Don't lie. I want to ask a question of you and Kenny in specific because you have a dog in the fight.

0:26.5

David doesn't, and generally, David doesn't like anything.

0:30.1

But I wanted to ask a question because I found myself very annoyed at Michigan State and OU last night.

0:37.4

Okay.

0:37.9

And it had nothing to do with the actual players on the floor.

0:41.8

It had to do with the two coaches.

0:44.8

Can we please stop where everyone in sports is friends?

0:50.1

You know, I don't need dueling Grinch sweaters.

0:53.7

And you know what really annoyed me more than anything else?

0:56.7

Even more than the joint press conference and discussion of Stony's prostate.

1:00.8

No, no, no.

1:01.7

What really bothered me is this.

1:05.2

2004, this is why passion in sports is dying.

1:11.3

How can Greg Campy sit there and get drilled 23 straight matchups and be in the post game yucking it up?

1:20.3

Like, I'll be damned if I lose to anyone at anything 23 straight times.

1:26.0

And then I'm yucking it up in a Grinch sweater.

1:29.3

Now, I know that that may seem irrational to some people.

1:32.3

I know that people will go, Jesus, why are you such a red ass?

1:36.0

Like I said, it's why I'm asking the question of Rico who's a Spartan and Kenny, who's a grizzly, a golden grizzly, excuse me.

1:45.0

I just, why can't people just hate each other anymore?

1:49.1

I know it's the holidays, but just good old-fashioned vitriol.

1:53.1

Please, Michael, I will say this.

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