SIAP. The Vallenti Rant ten years ago.

By now, you swillers probably know that they actually got JLS on the phone yesterday and played the rant for him. He heard it for the first time and had some good and bad things to say about it. But one thing he siad I found interesting.


So, did Valenti get him fired? “He may have, at least contributed to it, again, if that’s your claim to fame, then God bless you. Put that on your headstone as well.”


It was one of the low points of his career, Smith said, but he had no clue about the rant and doesn’t know if any of the players, like Drew Stanton, were aware of it. He said the university president at the time may have been aware because she “listened to the blogs.”


Interesting. I wonder if she did. I do personally know the OSU game was what her tipping point was. Where they had more in the stadium then we did that day. I have no doubt the internet has effected many sports teams in the past decade.

John L. Smith reacts to Mike Valenti.

gHost Spartan wrote:I've never listened to Valenti's rant.

It took me until 2014 to listen to the whole thing.

Is it any good?

Suggesting that Valenti's rant contributed to JLS' firing, in any way, is laughable.

InTenSity wrote:Is it any good?

I think it's a good listen now that we've experienced what successful football is like. It's a sobering reminder of just how far down we'd sunk.

Clarett's Folly wrote:Suggesting that Valenti's rant contributed to JLS' firing, in any way, is laughable.

The empty stadium against OSU and the general lack of interest did. But internet influence shouldn't be disregarded imo. Whether I think it's right or wrong, I don't think it is a non factor always.

duffy munn wrote:

Clarett's Folly wrote:Suggesting that Valenti's rant contributed to JLS' firing, in any way, is laughable.

Well. Just

This. Any college president, AD or coach that listens to sports talk radio, reads message boards or "blogs" is completely wasting their time.

JLS would still be our coach, and dantonio would not, had they not listened to me

Blanch32 wrote:

duffy munn wrote:

Well. Just

This. Any college president, AD or coach that listens to sports talk radio, reads message boards or "blogs" is completely wasting their time.

JLS would still be our coach, and dantonio would not, had they not listened to me

Kinda early to be this drunk don't you think?

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Blanch32 wrote:

JLS would still be our coach, and dantonio would not, had they not listened to me

Kinda early to be this drunk don't you think?

Who's drunk? I just finished my yoga

Blanch32 wrote:

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Kinda early to be this drunk don't you think?

Who's drunk?  I just finished my yoga

Bath salts then?

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

Blanch32 wrote:

Who's drunk?  I just finished my yoga

Bath salts then?

Blanch's sober is approximately equivalent to a regular person's .16. He's handsy, can't spell for shit, and he's got permanent beer goggles.