The People Get In On The Michigan Football Head Coach Conversation
The Valenti Show
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🗓️ 17 December 2025
⏱️ 8 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | All right. |
| 0:00.6 | Sorry about that. |
| 0:01.3 | I was answering a question and apparently made Rico laugh and we had to wait a second to come back on the air. |
| 0:06.0 | No, I was just. |
| 0:06.5 | Just say it on the air and I'll tell you what it sounds like. |
| 0:08.4 | Ohio's football coach, uh, was Brian Smith. |
| 0:12.2 | Not the Ohio, you call it. |
| 0:13.9 | The Bobcats. |
| 0:14.8 | Right. |
| 0:15.0 | The Ohio University. |
| 0:16.2 | Right. |
| 0:17.8 | Brian Smith head coach has been relieved of duties. |
| 0:21.3 | And I was like, wow. Behavior I'm becoming to the university, et cetera. And I go, well, I can tell you what it sounds like. And I don't think it's, it doesn't sound like the Sharon thing or you'd say it. Yeah. You know, hey, he was getting his wick wet. It was time to make a decision. We had to go. Violated the terms of employment agreement by engaging in serious, unprofessional misconduct and participating in activities that reflect unfavorably upon the university. Now, I told you what that sounded like. Why the hell did you make? Why'd you laugh? It was how you just, because sometimes I don't even know if you're listening to me when I'm talking to me. Because you don't look up and you just said something right off the rip and I just was like, okay, he was listening. |
| 0:59.7 | Yes, I'm engaged. I'm here. I'm ready to rock. |
| 1:02.4 | Okay. |
| 1:03.4 | You know what? Let's see what a Notre Dame fan thinks about Michigan's coaching job. |
| 1:07.6 | The legend that is Robin Brighton. |
| 1:10.4 | How are we doing, Paul? doing boss what's the good word |
| 1:13.1 | just wanted to talk about this situation um and it's just from an objective |
| 1:21.1 | standpoint i think we need to get harland barnett in there a sap steady the masses masses, guys. Get him there. He's experienced. The state knows them, loves them. One year, like Rico, no, I'm kidding how this way. You guys have made a lot of, like, how do you do this? Mike, you said timing-wise. Timing, they're screwed. I mean, it's just, it's bad. Rico, you made a comment, how do you do this without any stability? |
| 1:47.2 | I mean, an interim president, an AD that's entrenched with scandal after, I mean, |
| 1:52.2 | I don't know if there's a worse situation for Michigan, guys. |
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