Now that the Lions schedule has been released, many are looking at each game and reading up on the storylines that accompany the contests. So, of course we have to talk about the Season Opener on Sunday Night Football when Detroit welcome the Rams back to town. It will will be the first time since last season in the playoffs that the two teams have met, a game in which former Lions QB Matthew Stafford was booed a ton by Lions fans. Now, since this is a regular season game, many are wondering just what the team will do to welcome back their old QB? Will there be a Tribute Video? Jeff Riger tells you why there simply can’t be on the latest episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Lions announced their 2024 schedule yesterday and it’s challenging. Detroit has 5 prime-time games this season along with 9 nationally televised contests. The Lions went from playing 6 playoff teams last season to 8 this year and they open the season against their former QB, Matthew Stafford on Sunday Night Football. Jeff Riger breaks down the new Lions schedule on the latest episode of The Daily Ticket To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a Detroit tradition…whining about the Comerica Park dimensions. Home players have done it like Nick Castellanos, Juan Gonzalaez, Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera and so have visiting players. Guys believe the massive dimensions of the ball park has ribbed them of too many home runs and now Colt Keith becomes the latest to voice his displeasure. Jeff Riger brings you Keith’s comments and ponders why so many fans get upset when players come out against the Detroit ballpark? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Detroit Golden Gloves are going on all week in Detroit at Huntington Place Convention Center and Legendary Boxer Gerry Cooney joins the show to talk about his illustrious career and the event all week long. From fighting George Foreman to making $8.5 million for one bout with Larry Holmes, Cooney has done it all and tells the stories on the latest episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin Verlander was back in town over the weekend and dominated Detroit on Mothers Day. Verlander was prefect through 4 innings and Jeff Riger is certain that thousands of fans at the ball park were cheering for JV instead of the Detroit Tigers. Were you? Riger was and brings you his theory. Also, the Pistons got screwed in the NBA Lottery again. It’s a jammed packed new episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lions GM Brad Holmes joined the Costa and Jansen Morning Show on The Ticket on Thursday and talked about many issues facing the team this upcoming season. How are negotiations going with QB Jared Goff? Does Holmes believe it’s Super Bowl or bust this season? Was he happy with how the draft went? Jeff Riger provides you with all the audio on the latest episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Detroit Tigers have a lot of issues and we here at The Daily Ticket have spent several episodes talking about them. However, the Manager is usually not the topic of conversation until now. Over the last week AJ Hinch has made some puzzling moves that has cost Detroit some games. Jeff Riger brings you his controversial decisions and wonders if the free pass the skipper has been getting for the last 4 seasons is coming to an end? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Riger brings you one of the more interesting questions that you might have never heard? Who needs who more? Does Jared Goff need the Lions more? Do the Lions need the QB more? Why hasn’t Goff received an extension yet? Is there a chance that the Lions don’t want to extend him at all? What if the plan is to actually play Hendon Hooker at QB long term? We discuss it all on the latest episode of the Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While most Tigers fans are focusing on Spencer Torkelson as the problem with Detroits offense, Jeff Riger blames someone else…President Of Baseball Operations Scott Harris. The Tigers have a top five pitching staff and a top ten bullpen but one of the worst offenses in the league. It’s hard to constantly watch this team waste good to great pitching performances because the offense is about as bad as it gets. Is it time we start blames the man at the top? It’s a bit of an angry new episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tigers Manager AJ Hinch has been consistent when talking about his struggling First Baseman…they are not sending Spencer Torkelson down to the Minor Leagues. However, something seems to have maybe changed! Hinch called out Tork before Saturdays game in New York. What did he say? How did Torkelson respond? Does Detroit need to send the 24 year old down to Toledo? And, should we even be talking about Tork when the rest of the offense seems to be struggling as well? We figure it all out on the latest episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tigers are off to a great start. AT the 31 game mark, they are 5 games above .500 and they have won or tied 8 of the 10 series they have played so far. It’s been a really fun start to the baseball season but is it sustainable? Jeff Riger gives you reasons that it is and is not plus listen for how rookie Colt Keith has been dealing with his struggles to start his MLB career. It’s a Friday on The Daily Ticket! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Wednesday was a tough day for baseball fans as some found out that their cable company no longer carried Detroit Tigers games. Comcast/Xfinity dropped Ballys Sports on Wednesday after contract negations broke down leaving many fans unable to watch their favorite baseball team on TV. So now what? What are fans supposed to do? Jeff Riger shares all the details about this truly embarrassing situation. Does it affect you? How angry are you? It’s a pretty frustrating episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What if we told you there potentially could be a NHL Free Agent that could put the Detroit Red Wings over the top next season. Steven Stamkos had 40 goals last year, he had 155 goals in his last 3 seasons and he could be a Red Wing next season is he opts for free agency? Tampa hasn’t tried to bring him back yet. The Bolts window is closing so what good would he do there and think about how much another star Center would help the Red Wings? Jeff Riger takes you through a scenario that brings one of the best players in the game to Detroit and why an existing relationship between Stamkos and Wings GM Steve Yzerman could be the reason why it happens. It’s a hopeful episode of The Daily Ticket! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lions OT Penei Sewell met with the media on Monday afternoon after signing that giant 4 year, $112 million dollar extension. Sewell spoke about a variety of issues regarding the Lions including that he doesn’t care about individual awards, all he wants is to win the Super Bowl. He also is excited to mentor new prospect Giovanni Manu and now lives in South East Lower Michigan full time, even in the offseason. Jeff Riger brings you all that Sewell had to say on the latest episode of the Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Detroit not only hosted a successful NFL Draft in Downtown Detroit but they absolutely dominated the event. Record setting crowds packed the city over the weekend and made Detroit a STAR. Lions GM Brad Holmes also had a great draft trading up multiple times to get the players he identified however some fans were not entirely happy. Jeff Riger brings you all the fun from the NFL Draft and tells you why there is some controversy regarding the Lions picks. It’s a jammed packed episode of The Daily Ticket! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Lions picking at 29 in the NFL Draft Jeff Riger wondered how many 97.1 FM The Ticket Radio Hosts and Listeners could successfully predict the pick? Riger went around at the Ticket draft party and polled numerous hosts and listeners. Did anybody successfully predict that Terrion Arnold would be the pick? Did anybody predict that Detroit would trade up to get him? It’s a special NFL Draft episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A day before the NFL Draft gets going in Detroit, the Lions decided to announce extensions for receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and tackle Penei Sewell. With the ink on the deals not even dry yet, ESPN’s Adam Schefter followed up with a shocking tweet about QB Jared Goff and his future in Detroit. Jeff Riger brings you the tweet and ponders what it all means. Also, Lions head coach Dan Campbell has a message for fans who might be upset if the team doesn’t make a pick this evening. It’s a mysterious episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The NFL Draft used to be the Lions Super Bowl. It’s true, the team was so bad that the draft was really the only thing that fans had to look forward to. Well, things have changed since GM Brad Holmes has taken over and now the Super Bowl is actually, well, the Lions Super Bowl as they will be favored to get to the Big Game this season. Jeff Riger breaks down the biggest difference with the Lions now compared to the past. Remember pondering the biggest Lions draft bust, because there were so many bad picks? Yup, well now it’s who is Holmes’ best pick? It’s a blast from the past on the latest episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the NFL Draft being days away, what the Lions decide to do with their first pick is anybody’s guess? Will they trade up and excite all the Detroit fans gathered around Downtown or will they stay put or even trade down? Jeff Riger brings you his dream scenario and wonders if Lions fans have what it takes to deal with one specific plan? Also, where will you be for the draft? Headed downtown or watching at home? Let us know! It’s another jammed packed episode of The Daily Ticket! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In a new documentary chronicling Rams QB Matthew Stafford and his 2023 season dropped over the weekend on YouTube. The video takes you through Stafford entire season, game by game and ending when the Rams lost to the Lions on Super Wild Card Weekend. During the documentary Stafford relives the game against Detroit and has a rather annoying comment geared towards Lions fans. Jeff Riger brings you the comment and has a question for all about the former Lions signal caller. It’s another fun episode of The Daily Ticket. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices