The Valenti Show

Valenti and Rico kicked off today's show with their thoughts on Michigan State men's basketball's win over #2 Duke last night. They quickly shifted their sights to yesterday's quiet trade deadline for the Lions and whether their thoughts have changed now that they were 24 hours removed. The guys stuck with this topic for the rest of the show, briefly pausing for Mike to lay into Dianna Russini about her return to sports media.

Mike and Rico were feeling giddy to open today's show after last night's impressive win for Michigan State men's basketball over Duke. They asked if this is sustainable long-term before bringing David and Paul in to discuss whether certain NFL teams are better or worse than their records suggest. Valenti rounded out the hour by providing an encouraging Patriots-related stat going into the Germany game this weekend.

Mike and Rico fully dove into their reactions to the Lions doing nothing at the trade deadline at the top of the second hour. They discussed whether the last 24 hours have changed their opinion and whether they're comfortable just accepting the fact that Sheila Ford-Hamp and Brad Holmes won't ever make the big moves necessary to win it all.

The guys did part 2 of NFL "Better or Worse?" before comparing and contrasting Brad Holmes' passive strategy with the other Detroit sports GMs. Then, Valenti wrapped the hour with a hilarious summary of what happened in Dianna Russini's return to sports media today.

Valenti and Rico wrapped up today's show by continuing their discussion of why the Lions decided to stand pat at the trade deadline. Then, Riger & Brendan Schabath joined them for cross-talk.

Mike and Rico hear from a couple more Lions fans before the end of the show.

If Brad Holmes wants to win a Super Bowl, then does he actually think the Lions are good enough as-is to win it all?

Valenti reacts in hilarious fashion to Dianna Russini's return to sports media.

The topic of the day/week gets the guys talking about one of their ongoing topics that encompasses each Detroit sports team's GM.

The guys cover a few more teams in part 2 of "Better or Worse?"

Mike and Rico hear from some of the people in the aftermath of the Lions' silent trade deadline.

Are the Lions always going to be the team that is afraid to make a big move?

Mike and Rico have not changed their tune a day after the Lions essentially did nothing at the trade deadline.

Mike presents an encouraging piece of information for Lions receivers going into their game against the Patriots in Germany this weekend.

Are these NFL teams better or worse than their current records?

The guys continue to break down MSU basketball's big win over Duke last night.

Mike and Rico react to MSU's huge win over #2 Duke last night.

Dan Campbell joins us to talk about going 4-0 in the second quarter of the season, the benching of Christian Mahogany, and the trip out to Europe to play the Patriots

It was a trade deadline special on today's show as Mike both previewed and reacted to what eventually amounted to nothing for the Detroit Lions. He heard from plenty of equally frustrated fans throughout the day as well.

Mike spent the first hour of the show with his preview of the upcoming (at the time) NFL trade deadline. Then, the guys tackled some of CFB's biggest questions in a College Football Blitz.

Mike continued to set the scene for the looming 4:00 trade deadline. Then, Paul Serra debuted a very entertaining segment.

The show's worst fear unfortunately came true as Brad Holmes and the Lions did nothing at the deadline. Valenti reacted to this and took a bunch of calls from fans who were equally disappointed.

Mike rounded out the show by continuing to speak with David and Paul, along with some of the people, about what the Lions DIDN'T do ahead of the trade deadline before Wojo and Riger joined in cross-talk.

Valenti resets the Lions' deadline conversations at the top of the final hour.

Mike continues to hear Lions fans' reactions to Brad Holmes doing nothing of substance at the trade deadline.

Mike is very blunt about what the outlook is for the Lions going forward, and he hears from a couple of fans who echo his sentiments.

Valenti gets a quick call from Rico as he reacts in real time to the Lions not doing a single thing before the trade deadline.

Paul Serra debuts a hilarious segment.

The guys ask and answer the biggest questions in college football today.

Mike takes more of your calls ahead of the trade deadline.

Mike takes a couple of your calls and then gives his instant thoughts on the Vikings' trade for QB Kirk Cousins.

Valenti continues to try to make sense of the Lions' logic behind being reluctant to make a big trade.

Mike pleads the case of Brad Holmes finally doing the thing he has refused to do: make an all-in trade.

97.1 The Ticket presents a collection of Detroit Lions reactions following their road win over the Dolphins from Costa & Jansen, Karsch & Anderson, and The Valenti Show. The guys break down whether a "professional win" masks growing concerns about the offense's sluggish rhythm, evaluate Brad Holmes trading for safety Andre Cisco, and check in with Lions star pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson on defensive dominance and his Spider-Man spotlight. That and more on Best Of Lions on 97.1 The Ticket!

Why has the defense been better?

Valenti and Rico kicked off the first show of the week with their overall takeaways from MSU's shocking upset of Michigan in The Rivalry. They broke down how this possibly could have happened from the Wolverine perspective and hypothesized what's looming in terms of a potential Kyle Whittingham firing. The guys briefly paused for a couple of "Can We Say That?" segments before they talked Lions in the final hour and whether another big move (this time by the Jaguars to get Jordan Davis) has even further convinced you that Brad Holmes needs to join the party.

The first hour of today's show consisted of the guys' thoughts on the shocking result of MSU-Michigan. They quickly honed in on Michigan and Kyle Whittingham's abysmal season and how they could have possibly lost this past Saturday, before doing part 1 of "Can We Say That?" to close out the first hour.

Valenti and Rico spent the second hour focusing on the Michigan football program and how things got so bad for Kyle Whittingham's team.

The guys did the second "Can We Say That?" segment to open the third hour. Then, they briefly shared their reactions to the Lions' trade for S Andre Cisco and took some more of your Michigan calls.

The guys reacted in real time to the Jaguars trading for Eagles DT Jordan Davis and related it to the Lions by returning again to their topic of whether Brad Holmes needs to make an all-in move.

The guys continue to debate the urgency behind Brad Holmes potentially making a big trade, and hear from caller DJ in response as well.

After the Jaguars made 2 big win-now moves today, Mike wants to know whether Brad Holmes HAS to make a similar move.

The guys quickly react to the Lions' trade for S Andre Cisco before going back to the people about Michigan/MSU.

The guys talk some NFL in part 2 of "Can We Say That?"

Mike and Rico hear from a couple of Wolverine fans about Saturday's loss and the season as a whole.

Mike and Rico begin the second hour by continuing to crush Kyle Whittingham for this ongoing abysmal Michigan season.

Rico has some CFB/rivalry topics for part 1 of "Can We Say That?"

Valenti and Rico RIP Kyle Whittingham as they also hear from a couple of the people about MSU's upset of Michigan.

The guys are in disbelief at how bad Kyle Whittingham's team is.

Mike and Rico take a victory lap to begin today's show after MSU's big upset of Michigan football on Saturday.