The Valenti Show

The guys wonder if there should be a championship or bust mentality for not only Michigan but MSU basketball as well.

Mike has some fun at Kenny's expense.

The guys do the first edition of this week's NCAA Tournament trivia.

Mike and Rico each give 5 things they're most excited about in this upcoming NCAA Tournament.

Mike has some candid comments for Bruce Pearl and his public frustrations about Auburn during the CBB Selection Show last night on CBS.

Mike runs through the hypothetical of his biggest nightmare coming true.

David joins with some potential matchups that could end up in upsets in this year's NCAA Tournament.

The people chime in on what their expectations are for Michigan and MSU basketball in the NCAA Tournament.

The guys wonder what the expectations should be for MSU and Michigan basketball heading into March Madness.

Mike and Rico begin the show with their thoughts on Michigan and Michigan State's NCAA Tournament regional draws.

On this week's Best Of Valenti, Mike and Rico wondered how Jayson Tatum's return will impact the Pistons chances to win the Eastern Conference. Plus, they did a "Can We Say That?" NFL Free Agency edition, reacted to the news that the NFL is considering adding a Thanksgiving Eve game, and more!

Costa & Jansen get this week's Best Of Lions started with a discussion about their patience with Brad Holmes as he continues to stay passive in free agency. Then, Gator & Marc Ryan wondered if the Lions should be favored to win the NFC North, Valenti & Rico offered a few "B-Team" players the team could sign, and much more!

Valenti and Stoney (in for Rico) kicked off the final show of the week with their thoughts on yet another disappointing performance from the Red Wings last night. They dove into a question about the Lions' plans in the second hour before covering a few miscellaneous topics in the third hour. Then, they wrapped up the show discussing the most overrated things in Detroit in honor of 313 day.

The guys reacted to another deflating loss for the Red Wings to begin the show. They asked where the team goes from here and whether they'll even make the playoffs at this point. Then, they finished the hour ranking the top-10 NFL players who had their careers cut short.

Stoney and TJ Lang (via a conversation with Valenti) offered two different hypotheses as to the plan (or lack thereof) the Lions are executing this offseason.

Stoney had Valenti blind rank the all-time Detroit sports figures named Mike this century. Then, they bounced around a few topics before playing "Who Said It?"

The guys rounded out the show with a conversation about the most overrated things in Detroit in honor of 313 day.

Valenti and Stoney take a few of your calls on the most overrated things in Detroit.

In honor of 313 day, the guys give their things they think are the most overrated in Detroit

Multiple conversations were had during this packed segment.

Stoney has Valenti blind rank the all-time Detroit sports figures named Mike this century.

The guys hear from the people, who let them know if they agree with Stoney or TJ Lang more about the Lions.

Which way are the Lions trying to go (or not go) with their offseason plan?

The guys try to guess David's list of the top 10 NFL careers cut short by injuries or other external factors.

Valenti and Stoney hear from the people regarding another horrendous month of March for the Red Wings.

The guys continue their conversation about the Red Wings' recent struggles.

Valenti and Stoney open the show with their disappointing sentiments about the Red Wings.

Valenti and Rico started with and spent the majority of the show on the Red Wings and their injury updates with Andrew Copp and Dylan Larkin. They shared discussions regarding what this means for their playoff hopes and, by extension, the future of Steve Yzerman as Red Wings GM. The guys reacted to the Lions letting Al-Quadin Muhammad go to the Buccaneers on only a 1-year, $6 million deal in the final hour.

The guys began today's show with their reactions to Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan's injury updates for both Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp, wondering if this will impact Detroit's chances to make the Playoffs + if it would be used as an excuse to keep Steve Yzerman.

Mike and Rico carried the Red Wings conversation into the second hour.

Valenti and Rico went through the CBB teams with the most pressure going into March Madness before looking at the Lions' situation through the lens they've been looking at the Red Wings today.

The guys began the final hour with some more thoughts on the Red Wings. Then, they reacted in real time to the news that former Lions DE Al-Quadin Muhammad has signed with the Buccaneers for only $6 million.

The people chime in for the final time of today's show.

Mike can't understand why the Lions let DE Al-Quadin Muhammad go over only $6 million.

Should we start looking at Brad Holmes more critically?

David joins with some college basketball programs that are facing pressure going into the NCAA Tournament.

The guys take more of your calls on the Red Wings.

The guys go through the list of Red Wings prospects and frustratingly explain why each are not ready to get called up to help the team.

David joins with some winners and losers from free agency.

Valenti and Rico hear from the people on their Red Wings talk.

Mike, Rico, and Kenny continue to voice their concerns about the state of the Red Wings.

The guys react to Todd McLellan's update on the statuses of Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp, wondering what this means for the Red Wings' playoff hopes and by extension Steve Yzerman's job security.

Today's show began with some sentiments on the Red Wings and whether they're beginning to fall apart as they have in previous years in the month of March. The guys continued this topic until the second hour, when Mike offered 3 Lions "B-Team" offseason targets he'd like them to acquire. Then, they briefly touched on the NFL potentially adding a Thanksgiving Eve game before they closed out the show with their thoughts on the WBC and more of your calls.

The guys reacted to the Red Wings looking like they have in the previous few years in March. They discussed what will need to happen for them to have serious concerns about the team before they had some thoughts on 5 hypothetical Maxx Crosby trades.

Mike offered 3 lesser prominent Lions offseason targets in the second hour.

Rico opened the third hour with an update on what we've missed in college basketball this season. Then, the guys gave some more thoughts on the Lions offseason and then rounded out the hour reacting to the news that the NFL is planning to add a game on Thanksgiving Eve.

Mike and Rico opened the final hour with some thoughts on the WBC/Team USA Coach Mark DeRosa's "misunderstanding". Then, they took a few more of your calls before being joined by Wojo and Riger in cross-talk.

Mike explains why he's not a fan of the World Baseball Classic.

The guys share their frustrations with the NFL potentially adding a Thanksgiving Eve game.

Rico updates everyone on what is going on in college basketball this season.