The Valenti Show

Epizódy

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  Best Of The Lions On 97.1 The Ticket: Reactions To Embarrassing Week 2 Loss To The Bills 19.09.2026 31min

  Each of the 97.1 The Ticket shows spent their opening segments on Friday discussing the Lions' 41-31 loss in week 2 to the Bills.
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  FULL SHOW: Friday, September 18th 18.09.2026 2h 17min

  Valenti and Rico spent the final show of the week, as you can imagine, breaking down everything about the Lions' lackluster performance against the Bills last night on Thursday Night Football.
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  HOUR 1: Reactions To Brutal Showing From Lions Defense In 41-31 Loss To Bills + Prop Bet Casino 18.09.2026 41min

  Mike and Rico dove right into the Lions' 41-31 loss to the Bills last night to begin the show. They assigned blame for the loss and were highly critical of a few people, mainly Brad Holmes, for causing another defense disasterclass. Then, the guys did the Prop Bet Casino to round out the first hour.
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  HOUR 2: Which Of Brad Holmes Or Kelvin Sheppard Is More At Fault + More Calls On Lions Loss 18.09.2026 38min

  Mike and Rico continued their ongoing Lions-Bills discussion, assigning blame for the embarrassing loss last night. They took more of your calls throughout this hour.
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  HOUR 3: The Picks + The 20 Year Anniversary Of Valenti's MSU-Notre Dame Rant 18.09.2026 29min

  The guys did "The Picks" before celebrating the 20th anniversary of Valenti's "The Rant" in 2006.
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  HOUR 4: Final Thoughts + Calls On Lions 18.09.2026 28min

  The guys shared more thoughts and heard from more people in the final hour of today's show. Then Wojo and Riger joined them for cross-talk.
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  Are The Lions In Trouble The Rest Of The Season? 18.09.2026 11min

  Valenti and Rico begin the final hour with a continuation of their Lions discussion.
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  What Has Changed Since "The Rant"? 18.09.2026 6min

  A lot has changed in college football since Valenti's MSU-Notre Dame rant in 2006.
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  It's Been 20 Years Since Valenti's Famous Rant About MSU 18.09.2026 11min

  Mike reflects on it being the 20th anniversary of his MSU-Notre Dame rant.
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  The Picks | 9-18-26 18.09.2026 11min

  The guys predict this weekend's NFL and college football games.
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  Who Do Lions Fans Blame For Last Night? 18.09.2026 10min

  Mike and Rico hear from more of the people on the Lions' loss last night to the Bills.
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  Who Is More At Fault For Last Night's Lions Loss: Brad Holmes Or Kelvin Sheppard? 18.09.2026 9min

  The guys assign blame for the overall defensive ineptitude last night and last week against the Saints.
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  Rico's Prop Bet Casino | 9-18-26 18.09.2026 9min

  Mike's extremely confident in this one player for this week's "Prop Bet Casino" picks.
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  Lions Fans Chime In To Voice Their Frustrations 18.09.2026 9min

  Mike and Rico hear from a few fed-up Lions fans.
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  Why Did Brad Holmes Refuse To Address The Lack Of Depth On Defense? 18.09.2026 11min

  The guys continue to crush the Lions, and specifically Brad Holmes, for his incompetence as GM since 2024. Plus, they begin to hear from the people who are equally frustrated.
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  Valenti RIPS Lions After TNF Loss To Bills: "[They] Should Be 0-2" 18.09.2026 10min

  Valenti and Rico react to the Lions' rough showing in Buffalo against the Bills last night.
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  Kickoff with Boomer Esiason and Mike Valenti for Week 2 in the NFL | 'Kickoff with Boomer and Valenti' 18.09.2026 48min

  Kickoff with Boomer Esiason and Mike Valenti: Week 1 reaction, Josh Allen's MVP performances, and Week 2 picks
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  FULL SHOW: Thursday, September 17th 17.09.2026 1h 49min

  Valenti and TJ Lang (in for Rico) spent the majority of today's show with their reactions to what Dylan Larkin (didn't) have to say during his comments to the media today. They heard from a bunch of equally frustrated Red Wings fans while they also mixed in some Lions talk ahead of their Thursday Night Football matchup against the Bills.
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  HOUR 1: Larkin's Underwhelming Comments To The Media + NFL Week 1 Overreaction Or No Reaction? 17.09.2026 38min

  Mike and TJ jumped right into Dylan Larkin's comments to the media today, in which he refused to address his trade request from the Red Wings earlier this offseason. They closed out the first hour with some NFL takes and whether each was an overreaction or no reaction.
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  HOUR 2: Can The Lions Pull Off The Upset Tonight? + Further Reactions To Larkin's Comments 17.09.2026 38min

  The guys began to preview Lions-Bills to open the second hour, but the prevailing sentiment for today's show was frustration regarding Dylan Larkin, so they stuck with that.