The Valenti Show

Valenti and Rico kick off the show explaining why they think the Red Wings falling in the NHL Draft Lottery is a good thing for the franchise, not a bad thing. They take your calls on this take before shifting to discuss the Lions' 2025 win total and if it's disrespectful or fair. Then, the guys cover a multitude of topics in the third hour before resetting each conversation in the final hour.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Mike and Rico finish the show giving their thoughts and taking your calls on the Pistons, Red Wings and Lions topics they covered earlier in the show. Then, they're joined by Wojo and Riger in crosstalk.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

The guys revisit their Yzerman/Red Wings talk from earlier.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Valenti and Rico start the third hour joined by David, who goes through a list of the 50 biggest NFL draft busts in the last 50 years. Then, they continue their conversation on the Red Wings and potential plans with the 13th pick and take a few more of your Lions calls to end the hour.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Mike and Rico take a few more of your Lions' win total calls before the end of the third hour.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

David joins to go through a list of the 50 biggest NFL draft busts in the last 50 years.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Valenti and Rico open hour 2 with a reaction to J.B. Bickerstaff and Trajan Langdon missing out on the NBA's awards for coach of the year and executive of the year. They shift gears to discuss the Lions' win total for 2025, asking if it's disrespectful or fair. The guys take your calls on this topic for the rest of the hour.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Mike and Rico go to the people to hear their thoughts on if the Lions' win total is disrespectful.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Valenti and Rico discuss the Lions win total of 10.5 and wonder if this is a fair number.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Valenti and Rico react to J.B. Bickerstaff and Trajan Langdon losing out on coach of the year and executive of the year, respectively.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Mike and Rico begin today's show reacting to the Red Wings falling in the NHL Draft Lottery. Valenti shares why he thinks this is a good thing and why it means that Steve Yzerman should trade the pick. They take a few of your calls on this topic before David joins for an "NBA Fastbreak".

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

David joins the guys to go through the results from the past couple of days in the NBA, including what happened in Celtics-Knicks game 1 last night, which Valenti has a strong opinion about.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Valenti presents a few potential trade options for the Red Wings.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

The guys start the show reacting to the Red Wings falling in the NHL Draft Lottery, with Valenti explaining why he thinks this is a good thing.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

Valenti and Rico kick off the first show of the week reacting to the news that Michigan is suspending head coach Sherrone Moore for 2 games this upcoming season. They stick with this topic until the second hour, where they discuss the Tigers' hot start to the season and if they should amend their 90-win prediction from a few weeks ago. They start the third hour with an "In Football Today" before spending the rest of the show hypothesizing how Trajan Langdon will approach this offseason for the Pistons.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

Mike and Rico give their final thoughts and take your final calls on what the Pistons should do this offseason and who they should pursue. Then, they're joined by Wojo and Riger to wrap up the show.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

The guys take some more of your Pistons calls before the end of today's show.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

Valenti and Rico open the third hour with an "In Football Today". Then, they shift gears to talk Pistons and what Trajan Langdon should do this offseason.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

The guys hear from the people in response to their Pistons offseason discussion.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

Mike and Rico dish on the potential offseason plans for Trajan Langdon and the Pistons.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

David joins for another "In Football Today" asking important questions for certain teams around the league.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

Valenti and Rico shift their sights to the Tigers in the second hour. They return to their 90-win prediction from a few weeks ago and debate whether it should be amended, considering how good they have looked. The guys take a bunch of your calls until the end of the hour.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

The guys seek some opinions from the people on the Tigers, answering your calls and reading your ticket texts.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

The guys return to their discussion from a few weeks ago where they predicted the Tigers to win 90 games, debating if they could actually exceed that total this season.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

Valenti and Rico begin the show reacting to the news that Michigan is suspending head coach Sherrone Moore for his involvement in the Connor Stalions cheating scandal. They continue this conversation until the final segment where David joins for an "In Football Today".

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

David joins with a list of NFL teams who still face big questions a week and a half removed from the draft.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

Valenti and Rico take your Sherrone Moore calls.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

The guys continue their discussion about Michigan's 2-game suspension for head coach Sherrone Moore, wondering if it would have been smarter if they took their punishment from the NCAA and cooperated.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

Mike and Rico start the week by reacting to the news that Michigan HC has been suspended by the university for 2 games as part of the Connor Stalions scandal.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2025

In the best of the Tigers on 97.1 The Ticket this week, Mike Valenti breaks down the shockingly good play from Javier Baez; Costa & Jansen wonder if Baez is endearing himself to fans; Karsch & Anderson say Baez has been better than anyone could have imagined; Karsch and Anderson break down the Tigers solid stretch of play; Costa & Jansen are loving that the Tigers are staying hot entering May

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2025

Steve Yzerman gave a firm, sometimes pointed press conference after the Red Wings missed the playoffs for a franchise-worst ninth straight season. That included a couple jabs at Dylan Larkin. Yzerman also suggested they could spend big money this summer. But did he come across as arrogant?

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2025

On this week's Best Of Valenti, David joins for an "In Football Today" to discuss the teams with the best 2025 NFL Drafts. Plus, the guys react to Steve Yzerman's press conference, Mike rips apart MSU Football, and they debate who the Pistons should pursue in a trade this offseason after their series loss to the Knicks.

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2025

The Pistons playoffs came to an end Thursday night which left the hosts with a lot of questions. Everything from JB Bickerstaff needing to remain calm to who the Pistons should target this offseason are all discussed.

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2025

Brad Holmes speaks about the Lions' offseason and addresses calls for him to get another edge rusher. Plus, Kang hits on a draft pick, Valenti and Rico discuss if the Lions got it right in the draft, and Costa & Jansen debate if they're more or less confident in the team going into this season as compared to last.

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2025

Rico and Stoney (in for Valenti) kick off the show reacting to the Pistons' loss to the Knicks in game 6 last night. They take a few of your calls before they wonder what names Trajan Langdon should target this offseason. Then, they cover a multitude of topics until the final hour, where they discuss the renaissance of Javier Báez.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

The guys spend the final hour of the show breaking down the resurgence of Javier Báez at the plate and in the outfield before Marc Ryan joins them to wrap the final show of the week.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

The guys discuss how they think Javier Báez has turned around his play this year for the Tigers.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Rico and Stoney open the hour joined by David for some Kentucky Derby stats. The guys discuss the Jeff Ulbrich situation before they do "Who Said It?" to end the hour.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

The guys react to the news that the Falcons and Jeff Ulbrich have been fined for the latter's son's prank call to Shedeur Sanders. They debate what the punishment should be for Ulbrich's son.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

David joins the guys to give them some Kentucky Derby facts before the 151st edition tomorrow.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

The guys spend the second hour talking Pistons. They take some more of your calls in response to their ideal trade candidate question and then discuss J.B. Bickerstaff's complaining to the officials this season.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Stoney references a comment from Mike Breen on the Knicks' broadcast last night about J.B. Bickerstaff's arguing with the refs.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

The guys hear from the people about their ideal trade targets for the Pistons.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Rico and Stoney continue their Pistons talk and wonder who Trajan Langdon should trade for this offseason.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Rico and Stoney spend the first hour sharing their thoughts on the Pistons' series ending at the hands of Jalen Brunson and the Knicks last night in game 6. They take a few of your calls and read your ticket texts before David joins for an "In Football Today".

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

David joins with a list of the top 8 most exciting young cores in the NFL.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

The guys go to the people to hear their thoughts on the Pistons' loss last night.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Rico and Stoney (in for Valenti) react to the Pistons' loss in game 6 to the Knicks last night.

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Mike and Rico kick off the show talking Pistons ahead of game 6 against the Knicks tonight. Valenti explains why he thinks Detroit will win tonight before they get into a myriad of topics in the second hour centering around MSU/NIL. The guys mix in a few Kentucky Derby-themed segments and return to the Pistons talk in the final hour.

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2025

Mike and Rico spend the final hour of the show previewing Pistons-Knicks game 6. They take your final calls and read your ticket texts before being joined by Wojo and Riger live from LCA.

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2025