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The Valenti Show

Taking Your Calls On What Needs To Happen With Jonathan Smith

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Mike and Rico hear from the people on Jonathan Smith.

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0:00.0

Okay, I know we're a little over time there.

0:23.5

Rigo and I both have a lot more to say, but I think it's best if we do that top of the hour and just get to the people. This is a long-form discussion, but, you know, again, it feels like Jonathan Smith is a dead man walking. This has nothing to do with him as a human being, lovely guy, but this was a bad fit from the start. We talked about a day he got hired. I had major concerns about the fit. Not what he did at Oregon State.

0:37.7

This is in Corvallis. It also isn't pre-COVID. This is a different day and age. Whether you think that's right or wrong, let's talk about it. If you think he should be gone, the question just becomes, what the hell does MSU want to be?

0:43.0

You know, again, you had the athletic director who hired this guy, basically go rogue and do it.

0:50.2

You can't hire coaches without consulting your boosters. I know that's gross. I know we don't want to think like that.

0:55.8

And while you don't want to be Auburn, whose boosters outright run the program, you cannot operate separate of your donor base. Right, because they're going to be

1:02.7

with people funneling the money into the program. They're the life, blood. Right. And that's how we

1:07.5

end up with the stiffs we ended up with on the defensive line. Sorry.

1:31.7

Sorry. Not that I'm bitter. Let's go to Josh 97-1. Josh, what's going on, buddy? Gentlemen, you guys said everything very well, but the thing I got to add is I was at the game on Saturday. I mean, that fourth and one, energy immediately went on the stadium. but the most oxymoron thing about it in our athletic department to compliment what you guys said, the survey set out on Sunday morning to rate your game day experience.

1:35.8

No, they did not.

1:37.6

They did not.

1:39.8

Yeah.

1:40.3

I mean, at this point, I'm ready to just put Visit Abu Dhabi on the back of our jersees and

1:43.7

just fire sale everything for sponsorships. That's the other thing. I always laugh. I talk to somebody this weekend, they got all like been out of shape because I'm like, well, the first thing they're missing out on is about $4 million a year in naming rights. You can't change the name of Spartan state. Oh, I'm sorry. Oh, like we change the name of Lambeau Field over here. Yeah. I mean, I'm just like sell everything off, get as much NIL as we can. But anyway, keep going, guys. Great conversation. I think your point. Spartan Nation really needs to listen. I appreciate you. Josh and Mike, you may get your wish for naming rights. You know what I'm saying. It may be getting your wish soon. Yeah, good. So, yeah. They should call it Loserville at Spartan Stadium. It won't be called. Holy Unserious Field at Spartan Stadium. Okay. Okay. Come on back. It's really back here. Limp penis field at Spartan Stadium. Let's get it all out. We don't pay D-Linman at Spartan Stadium? There we. All right. Let's just get it. I just, I've had enough. Let's go to Brian 971. Brian, what's going on, pal? Hey, how are y'all doing today? Good, Brian. What's up?

2:57.4

Good. Hey, Rico, you know, McCar? I talked to you back in spring that I have a grandson that plays up there. Yeah, yeah. I remember that.

3:00.3

And, yeah, and he showed the start right now. He don't know what to do.

3:05.4

It's the coach's decisions he was planning is just driving these kids crazy. They don't know what to do. The coach's decisions he was planning is just driving these kids crazy.

3:11.3

They don't understand how can you go for four-for-one and you do a sweep in the backfield.

3:18.2

And then you go for four-for-one, then you do a quarterback sneak and make it.

3:23.2

Brian, Brian, hold on.

3:25.1

You're not the only one because I was sitting there in the press,

3:29.2

and it was like everybody threw their hands up like, wait,

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