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The Valenti Show

Taking Your Calls On Charles Bediako's Return To CBB + The Larger Issues In College Sports

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The guys hear from some more of the people, this time on another absurd college sports story.

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0:00.0

All right, we get to the people. Calipari, interesting rant last night.

0:05.0

And I don't shoot the messenger.

0:07.3

Focus on the message.

0:08.9

And you just got done seeing it in the college football playoff.

0:12.1

You're seeing it actively in college basketball.

0:14.6

There's absolutely a correlation between teams that are starting grown-ass men.

0:19.3

And there are 23, 24, 25-year-olds all over the sport.

0:26.1

What the hell's point of recruiting freshmen?

0:28.6

There isn't.

0:29.5

What the hell is the point of any of this?

0:31.4

Now, again, I know.

0:32.1

No, no, no.

0:32.5

If you have a one-and-done freshman.

0:34.8

Like A.J. DeBondza.

0:35.6

You can still recruit that guy.

0:37.7

But what Calipari is saying is this is an unintended consequence of this Wild West format we're in.

0:45.3

And look, obviously, I'm checked out of it.

0:48.5

There ain't nothing for me to do with it.

0:50.3

It's ridiculous.

0:51.6

And I've pointed out, I mean, you got a Chad Baker Mazar at USC guys 26 years old he's

0:56.8

on his fifth program 26 year old versus 19 year old what are you kidding me you may as well wrestle

1:02.7

a polar bear you know what I'm saying it's insane no it is it is Mike it's that kid from

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