Episode 508, and the Canes aren't undefeated anymore. The new College Football Playoff rankings drop Miami to No. 7, behind a two-loss Texas team, and the boys have thoughts. Lots of them. Why does the ACC even have a guy in that room? How does Wake Forest still sit at 13? And how is Duke, the defending ACC champ at 7-2, not in the top 25 at all? Toast says follow the TV money. Ro says fine, then just admit it. Nobody's thrilled about conference title games going away, either.

Then it's Duke week. Manny Diaz brings the Blue Devils to town for a noon kickoff, months after Miami took his starting quarterback and top receiver, with an FSU job rumor floating around him and an offensive line that's allowed four sacks all season. Miami is laying 13 and a half and nobody at the table sounds comfortable. We set the over/unders for Darian Mensah, Elija Lofton, Mohamed Toure, missed tackles and a Canes pass rush that still can't find the quarterback. We revisit Shannon Dawson's explanation of that goal-line run, pitch free A-Gap for Life shirts for his lawn crew, and hand out keys to the game.

Plus Miami (Ohio) gets flagged 15 yards for putting fake goalposts on the video board, Mark Matthews heads to Georgia, Jordon Hudson sues over the Belichick photo, and Rex Ryan's arrest in Nashville gets the Cookie Monster treatment. We close with picks on Illinois-UCLA, Wake Forest-SMU, USC-Indiana, Utah-Arizona and Texas-LSU, then score predictions for Duke-Miami. One of us picked Duke. You'll hear about it.

We're live Saturday for brunch with the boys. Go Canes.

00:00 Welcome to 508 / Talk to me, geese

02:22 New CFP rankings: Miami falls to No. 7

03:33 The ACC's man in the committee room & Wake Forest at 13

05:25 SEC bias, TV money and "just admit it"

08:22 Defending champ Duke at 7-2 and unranked?

09:35 Conference title games are going away

11:48 Notre Dame, Wake Forest & playoff what-ifs

13:54 Miami's path to clinch an ACC title game spot

15:37 Mark Matthews to Georgia & the fake goalpost penalty

18:08 Jordon Hudson, Belichick and the Airbnb photo

20:37 Paul Bange Roofing, Rapid Auto Lease & Beating the Bookie

23:11 Duke preview: Manny Diaz, noon kick and Duke by the numbers

29:52 Over/unders: Mensah, Lofton, Toure & missed tackles

33:55 Shannon Dawson, the goal-line run & A-Gap for Life

37:10 Keys to the game

40:54 Rex Ryan's arrest and the tweet of the year

42:54 Picks: Illinois-UCLA, Wake-SMU, USC-Indiana, Utah-Arizona, Texas-LSU

48:50 Duke vs. Miami score predictions

52:14 Naming the episode: Multiple Gooses or Haagen to Hoggin?

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Your Miami Hurricanes lost at Notre Dame, 31-24, and yeah, we have to talk about it. A brutal first half in 40-degree South Bend put the Canes in a 24-3 hole. They clawed back, had the ball with a minute left and a real shot, and then a Lofton catch in the end zone got waved off. Were we robbed? Maybe. But you can't play a half like that and expect to walk out with a win.

The boys get into the "Houdini for a half" offense under Shannon Dawson, why ditching the run in the second half actually opened things up, and a defense that gave up 30-plus again and still can't get off the field when it counts. That fourth-down swing route to the running back? That was the ballgame. Toast stands by last week's rant (sorry to his wife) and has a few words for the people who didn't like it.

Credit where it's due, though. Mario Cristobal has a team that doesn't fold: 42 straight games now without losing by more than seven. Elija Lofton and Cooper Barkate combined for 17 catches, 200 yards and three touchdowns with Malachi Toney out, so can those two carry the offense to the ACC title game? Ro breaks down why the nation's top run defense might be costing Miami its pass rush, and we look at Notre Dame's corners next to ours, the first-play pick six that got away, and what the AP voters and the playoff committee do with this one.

Plus a lap around a wild Saturday: Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia, Ole Miss, and Utah and UCLA as the last two unbeatens. Three games left, all at home. Everything is still in front of them.

Go Canes.

00:00 Miami falls 31-24 at Notre Dame

00:56 Was Lofton robbed? Down 24-3 at the half

01:52 Josh Pray's video, Mario's mood, and 8-1 perspective

03:17 Ro's fanboy and another week of ranked-team carnage

04:11 "Houdini for a half": Shannon Dawson's offense

06:33 Defense gives up 30 again, the fourth-down swing route

07:09 Toast's message to the critics

08:34 Mario's culture: 42 straight games within one score

10:32 Goal-line stall and the offensive line problem

13:50 The first-play pick six that got away

15:41 Notre Dame's corners vs. Miami's secondary

17:51 No pass rush and nobody shedding blocks

20:40 Ro's chalkboard: two-gapping and the cost of stopping the run

22:43 Can Lofton and Barkate carry the offense without Toney?

25:54 The running game vs. the last three opponents

28:12 All-weather run game and lock-down man coverage

31:02 Where Miami lands in the AP poll

31:51 That Lofton call: catch or no catch?

35:01 Three home games left and player-led accountability

37:21 Around the country: Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia, Ole Miss

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Baby Jesus is out. About 30 minutes before we hit record, word came down that Malachi Toney needs ankle surgery, and now the No. 1 Miami Hurricanes go to South Bend on Saturday night without their best player. The line jumped to seven and a half. The mood took a hit. Somebody had to take a canoe to Pollo Tropical.

Ro, Jenners, Scoop and Toast work through what this offense looks like without Toney: more Cooper Barkate, more Elijah Lofton, maybe a coming-out party for a freshman the way Toney had against Notre Dame last year. We also get to the uncomfortable truth that losing Darian Mensah would have been worse. Then the CFP rankings. The committee told the ACC it's getting one team in, Wake Forest got done dirty, and the guys argue over whether Notre Dame is closer to 4 or 11.

The big one is the defense. We play Bill Belichick's comments after the 38-35 win at UNC, where he basically says Carolina knew everything Corey Hetherman was going to call because it's the same stuff Miami has run since Week 1. Toast does not take it well. Ro answers with three specific fixes: lay off the simulated pressure fronts, drop the cut mechanics, and rethink the 3-by-1 looks now that Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor are gone.

Also in this one: the 1988 CBS open with a young Brent Musburger (30 seconds on Notre Dame, 10 on Miami), a shout-out to Andrew Novak on his first solo PGA Tour win, the Notre Dame podcast that called Miami "unintelligent thugs" and then wiped itself off the internet, player over/unders, keys to the game, and the FSU coaching search. Manny Diaz? Jimbo again? And why Miami's money picture looks nothing like Tallahassee's.

We close with picks on a stacked Saturday slate: BYU-Utah, Texas-Mizzou, Alabama-LSU, Oregon-Ohio State, Kentucky-Tennessee, Georgia-Ole Miss, and our final scores for Miami at Notre Dame. Toast may or may not be wearing a pope hat.

Recap show drops Sunday morning. Go Canes.

00:00 Malachi Toney needs ankle surgery

03:09 Scoop goes overboard + the flood (canoe to Pollo Tropical)

04:46 Life without Toney and the line moving to 7.5

07:26 CFP rankings: one ACC bid and the Wake Forest snub

09:25 Is Notre Dame closer to 4 or 11? CJ Carr and two sacks

11:12 Who matters more: Toney or Darian Mensah?

12:32 Belichick audio on Miami's defense

17:15 Toast's rant: coaching malpractice

22:16 How Ro would fix the pass defense

24:56 Paul Bange Roofing, Rapid Auto Lease, Beating the Bookie

28:21 1988 Miami-Notre Dame CBS open + Andrew Novak shout-out

31:36 Hate week: the "unintelligent thugs" podcast

33:55 Miami at Notre Dame: whose back is against the wall?

35:55 Scoop doesn't like anything about this game

39:22 Over/unders: Mensah, Fletcher, Lightfoot and more

42:12 Keys to the game

46:51 FSU coaching search: Manny Diaz, Jimbo and Miami's money edge

56:57 Picks record + the national slate

1:04:31 Miami vs. Notre Dame score predictions

1:07:53 Naming the episode

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Miami is 8-0, and nobody on this show is celebrating. The No. 1 Hurricanes went to Chapel Hill and got out with a 38-35 win over North Carolina, and the morning after, Ro, Scoop and Toast are trying to figure out how a secondary full of four-star talent got carved up like that.

UNC went 8-for-11 on third down, 2-for-2 on fourth down and 5-for-5 in the red zone, all touchdowns. Their quarterback put up his best passing night in years, and the Belichick and Petrino game plan kept finding guys wide open by stealing stuff other teams already hit Miami with: the Florida State screen, the Stanford tight end spacing look, and a lot of motion against simulated pressure. Ro goes through what he saw on the Skycast and has one message for Corey Hetherman. You're a fastball guy. It's time to learn a changeup. Be like Pedro.

The guys also get into the onside kick re-dos at the end (and why every other fan base is mad about it), a hands team that never touched the ball, and whether Miami was good or just lucky. Scoop has the Canes losing 11 of 12 rounds and winning the fight on one big right hand from Malachi Toney and Darian Mensah. Mark Fletcher found the end zone three times, and one of the guys wants full credit for calling it.

Plus: Hate Week is here with Notre Dame in primetime on NBC, a smoke detector that would not stop chirping, scores from around the country, how everybody's over/unders cashed, the playoff math if Miami drops one, Wake Forest's run since losing to the Canes, a Belichick stat you have to hear to believe, and the FSU timeline after a 72-yard run on third-and-14.

Fix your face. Go Canes.

00:00 No. 1 Miami Survives UNC 38-35

01:40 Why Do Onside Kicks Get Re-Kicked?

04:34 End-of-Game Coaching and the Hands Team

06:25 Schemed Into Oblivion

08:19 Secondary Injuries and Stubborn Man Coverage

09:31 No Pass Rush From the Front Four

10:48 The Cover 2 Seam Breakdown

11:38 Ro's Film: Belichick, Petrino and an NFL Game Plan

14:20 Throw the Changeup: Be Like Pedro

16:37 Hate Week: Notre Dame and the Smoke Alarm

18:53 Hetherman in the Office and the Boxing Card

21:50 The Schedule Ahead and Cam Ward Season Flashbacks

24:06 Fletcher's 3 TDs and the Notre Dame Line

26:36 Malachi Toney Is a Cheat Code

27:27 Scores Around the Country and Over/Unders

29:59 Fix Your Face, Defense

31:33 Playoff Math and the Wake Forest Run

35:11 Wake-Up Call: Two Game Plans for Notre Dame

36:58 Belichick Stat of the Day

38:10 FSU Timeline and Sign-Off

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Miami is 7-0 and No. 1 in the country. North Carolina has also beaten the Canes five straight times. Ro, Jenners, Scoop and Toast deal with both of those facts on Episode 504 of the Orange Bowl Boys.

Mario Cristobal flat out refused to let a reporter say the words "Notre Dame" this week, and the guys loved every second of it. Bill Belichick, on the other hand, could not stop talking about Malachi Toney. That sets up the big question of the week: if the Heisman were handed out tomorrow, does it go to Toney or Darian Mensah? We also go through where Toney already sits in the Miami record book a year and a half into his career, and how his numbers line up with Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith.

Heather Dinich floated a two-loss Miami playoff scenario on ESPN, and it did not go over well in this room. Then the guys get into whether Miami should leave the ACC and go independent with a streaming deal, and fire back at the USA Today column telling the Canes to be careful what they wish for.

After that it's game prep for Saturday night in Chapel Hill. We look at what the UNC defense gives up, set five (okay, six) over/unders for Mensah, Toney, Mark Fletcher Jr. and the defense, and each of us gives three keys to the game. Picks against the spread for Florida-Georgia, Northwestern at Oregon, Clemson at Florida State and Ohio State at USC close it out, along with our final score predictions for Miami at North Carolina.

Also in this one: Chase Daniel's "Cocktober," the goblet of wine that got the better of Toast, and why you can shake the delivery guy's hand with no pants on.

Go Canes.

00:00 Episode 504: Miami Is 7-0 and Still Cursed by UNC

01:16 Wine Goblets, Chicken Parm and Tupperware Parties

04:18 Mario Won't Say "Notre Dame"

07:54 Belichick Can't Stop Talking About Malachi Toney

11:19 Heisman Debate: Malachi Toney vs. Darian Mensah

14:17 Toney's Run at the Miami Record Book

18:46 Heather Dinich's CFP Chaos Scenario

20:27 Should Miami Go Independent?

25:13 Firing Back at USA Today's "Easy Path" Take

27:17 Chase Daniel and "Cocktober"

28:34 Paul Bange Roofing and Rapid Auto Lease

31:43 Beating the Bookie Update

33:23 Miami at North Carolina Preview

36:37 Over/Unders for UNC Week

39:44 Keys to the Game

45:29 College Football Picks Against the Spread

52:20 Final Score Predictions: Miami at UNC

53:21 Episode Title Picks and Wrap

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Miami answered the "are they really No. 1?" crowd the best way they could. A week after the double-overtime grind against Florida State, the Canes went out and beat Pitt 52-23 in a game that was never close. And that 23 should have been 16, but we'll get to the busted coverage.

Ro, Scoop, Toast and Jenners recap the win that puts Miami at 7-0 and 5-0 in the ACC. Malachi Toney had 12 catches in the first half and finished with 16 for 194 yards and three touchdowns, a new school record for receptions in a game. Scoop gets quizzed on who held it before, and the answer takes everybody back to the Harley to the U days. Darian Mensah went 31-of-37 for 387 yards and four scores, but one throw that got dropped and flipped the momentum for a few minutes turns into a full argument that nobody wins.

We also get into the running back rotation. Is Mallory the real 1A behind this offensive line, and where does that leave Mark Fletcher Jr.? Plus Jordan Lyle running angry, the early sacks against Pat Narduzzi's front, and the one thing keeping this from being a generational Miami defense: a secondary that still can't find the ball in the air.

Then the fun stuff. The throwback jerseys and the 2001 national title team's 25-year reunion at halftime, why the Adidas pants don't fit anybody, how our prop bets did, and a bold call for Halloween night in Chapel Hill against Bill Belichick and North Carolina before the trip to Notre Dame. We close with scores from around college football and the Saturday night games worth staying up for.

The North Carolina preview drops Thursday. Go Canes.

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00:00 Miami 52, Pitt 23: Canes move to 7-0

00:39 That late busted coverage

01:47 The throwback uniforms

02:18 Answering the No. 1 doubters

03:01 The Mensah throw debate

04:58 Running backs: Mallory, Fletcher and Lyle

08:04 Early sacks and the Narduzzi handshake

09:00 Malachi Toney's record day

10:42 The secondary problem

14:33 Did Miami cover?

15:03 Getting through the four-game stretch

15:56 Halloween night at North Carolina

18:38 How our prop bets did

19:37 The Adidas pants problem

20:40 2001 title team reunion

21:33 The rest of the schedule

23:14 Around college football

25:23 Saturday night games and sign-off

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For the first time since 2002, the Miami Hurricanes are the No. 1 team in the country, and the boys have been waiting 24 years to say it out loud. Ro, Jenners, Scoop and Toast argue over whether a midseason ranking actually means anything (Mario says no trophies get handed out in October), and Ro makes the case that none of this happened by accident. Five years of recruiting, rebuilding and getting punched in the face got Miami here, and now a whole generation of kids gets to see the U on top.

Jenners reports back from Atlanta sports radio, where every Georgia loss somehow turned into a conversation about Miami's schedule. That leads to the NIL tweet that blew up, Ro calling the SEC the college Karens, and a check on the Top 25 (Utah, who have you played?). We also hear Mario on the Joe Rose Show, Mark Fletcher giving all the credit to Javion Mallory after the Florida State win, and our friend Josh Pray having a full meltdown about Miami being No. 1.

Then it's on to Pitt. Pat Narduzzi is running his mouth again about Mario and the transfer portal, and the guys break down how you beat a Narduzzi defense that loads the box: play action, shots downfield and maybe, just once, a running back screen. Plus the forecast that's calling for a soaked noon kickoff at Hard Rock, the O-line stunt problem from last week, over/unders for Mensah, Toney and Mallory, keys to the game, pick 'em standings, this week's picks and score predictions. And yes, there's a colonoscopy story.

Go Canes.

00:00 Miami is No. 1 for the first time since 2002

01:34 Does a midseason No. 1 actually mean anything?

05:03 Ro: "It wasn't an accident"

06:47 Cristobal built this, and the next generation gets to see it

10:25 Mario on the Joe Rose Show: no parades halfway through

11:40 Top 25 check and Utah's schedule

12:22 Atlanta radio, the NIL tweet and the SEC's college Karens

16:40 Injury update: Fitzgerald, Fletcher and Poyser

17:49 Pitt's run game and a rain-soaked forecast

19:57 Mark Fletcher gives Javion Mallory the credit

22:11 How you beat a Narduzzi defense

23:46 Narduzzi's tampering talk (Narpoozie)

26:27 Josh Pray can't handle Miami at No. 1

29:03 Paul Bange, Rapid Auto Lease, IM8 & Beating the Bookie

34:29 The colonoscopy nap story

37:51 Pitt preview: stats, QB situation and the stunt problem

41:52 Over/unders and the 1A/1B running back debate

46:01 Keys to the game

51:28 Pick 'em standings and this week's picks

56:50 Score predictions, show titles and sign-off 

 

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Miami beat Florida State 43-35 in double overtime, on the same Saturday five of the top eight teams in the country went down. It wasn't pretty. The Canes piled up 583 yards of offense and still needed two extra periods to put away a Seminoles team they should've handled. We break down how FSU hung around: Mike Norvell refusing to kick (nobody attempted a field goal all night), a field position gap that had Miami starting deep in its own end while FSU kept getting the ball near midfield, back-to-back personal fouls, and three Darian Mensah plays he'd like back.

Then the run game. Is "A-gap for life" dead with this offensive line? Javion Mallory went for 108 yards on 13 carries and might be RB1 now, Mark Fletcher is playing through a wrist issue, and yes, we have thoughts on where Girard Pringle ends up. Plus Malachi Toney's two-point throw, true freshman Stafford stepping in when Toney went down, and what went wrong in the secondary on Deuce Robinson's 75-yard touchdown.

We also get to the rest of the carnage: Georgia losing to Auburn at home, Notre Dame falling at BYU, Florida knocking off Texas, Julian Sayin's injury at Ohio State, and whether Miami is about to be No. 1 for the first time since 2002. We wrap with AP poll predictions, why college football is turning into NHL hockey, how big the playoff should really be, and a look ahead at Pitt at noon, UNC on Halloween and the trip to Notre Dame.

00:00 Cold Open: Canes Survive FSU in Double OT

01:19 Historic Upset Saturday & Survive-and-Advance Mode

03:20 Where Were the Field Goals?

05:06 The Igloo Sandwich: How FSU Hung Around

07:47 583 Yards & Back-to-Back Personal Fouls

08:59 Field Position by the Numbers

11:26 Deuce Robinson's 75-Yarder & the Secondary

15:44 A Top-5 Rivalry Game With Real Concerns

18:14 "A-Gap for Life Is Dead": O-Line & Run Game

21:59 Mensah's "Worst" Game & Rocket Booster Failures

23:41 Credit to FSU... Sort Of

25:51 Malachi Toney's Two-Point Throw

26:32 Running Back Room: Mallory, Lyle & Pringle

30:40 Mark Fletcher's Wrist Injury

33:04 Around College Football: Upset Carnage

37:22 No. 1 Since 2002? Freshmen Step Up

40:15 AP Poll Predictions

41:52 Parity, Hot QBs & Playoff Expansion

46:07 Pitt at Noon, UNC on Halloween & Notre Dame

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Five hundred episodes. Four guys, one podcast, and a first episode that almost never came out because the audio was cooked. And the night we hit 500 just happens to be Florida State week. Couldn't have drawn it up any better.

We start by tooting our own horns for once: how this thing started on a Vox Pro with maybe four people waiting for it, what 500 episodes has meant to each of us, and why this show only works with four. Then it's the new AP Top 25, with Miami at No. 3 and Alabama somehow not moving after a loss, a Gator fan begging FSU for help, Billy Napier living his best life at JMU, and SMU's recruiting class sitting dead last in the ACC.

Then our friend Rudy Fernandez, UM's Executive Vice President for University Operations and Senior Advisor to the President, comes back for his third appearance on the show. Rudy talks about the move from Adidas to Nike, why Miami's next athletic director will look more like a CEO of athletics, the piece of the federal college sports bill Miami wants changed (and why it only helps two schools), the new 30-year campus agreement with Coral Gables, NIL budgets, and what Mario Cristobal has done to build a player-led team. He also shares a great story about his son and a travel-ball coach, admits Dalvin Cook still gives him nightmares, and has a few thoughts on the national media and Notre Dame. And yes, somebody calls Jai Lucas "Jay Clark." We love Jay Clark.

IP Daily checks in with a 500th-episode tribute only IP Daily could write. Then it's on to Saturday: keys to the game against a Florida State team limping in at 3-3, over/unders for Darian Mensah, Malachi Toney, Mark Fletcher Jr. and Damon Wilson, our weekly picks (Ohio State-Indiana, Florida-Texas, Alabama-Tennessee, Mizzou-Ole Miss and Notre Dame-BYU), and final score predictions for Miami-FSU.

To everybody who's listened along the way, from the first four people to now: thank you. Go Canes.

00:00 Welcome to Episode 500 + the FSU Parody Song

02:35 How It Started: Vox Pro and Four People Waiting

08:47 Why This Show Needs Four

11:49 AP Top 25: Miami No. 3, Alabama Doesn't Budge

14:52 A Gator Fan's Plea, FSU's Slide & SMU's Slump

21:09 Rudy Fernandez Joins for Episode 500

27:03 President Joe Echevarria & Competing at the Highest Level

31:33 Leaving Adidas for Nike

33:14 The AD Search and a "CEO of Athletics"

40:04 The Federal College Sports Bill & Conference Options

44:15 Coral Gables Campus Deal & Canes Fans on the Road

48:03 IP Daily's 500th Episode Tribute

50:58 Hate Week: FSU in Disarray, Dalvin Cook & Notre Dame

55:16 NIL Budgets, Canes Connection & Rudy's Non-Answer

1:03:11 Mario Cristobal's Culture & a Lesson from Rudy's Son

1:06:30 We Love Jay Clark (and Rudy's Score Pick)

1:15:02 Keys to the Game vs. Florida State

1:20:39 Over/Unders & Pick 'Em: OSU-Indiana, ND-BYU and More

1:27:12 Final Score Predictions & Naming Episode 500

 

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Miami is 5-0, sitting at No. 4 in the AP poll, and finally getting a week off. With the bye here and Hate Week up next, the boys hand out mid-season grades for every position group on the roster.

First, Dabo. According to Dabo Swinney, if you take away the pick six and the field goal off a turnover, Clemson was right there. Ro, Jenners, Scoop and Toast have some thoughts on that. They also get into Brian Kelly lecturing Shannon Dawson about how to be a coordinator, Greg McElroy calling Miami the best team in the ACC by a mile, and why Nick Saban keeps going all in on Mario's team. Plus the right guard's selfie from the surgery table, the latest on Lightfoot and Buchanan, and whether a 5-0 start means anything after what happened last October.

Then it's report card time. Darian Mensah is completing 84% of his passes with zero picks. The defensive line is leading the country against the run. And the linebacker room, the group this show has complained about for eight straight years, might be the best surprise of the season. Not everybody is handing out A's, though. Toast brought the red pen for the secondary.

We close with a Gainesville radio host calling the cops on a caller after Jadan Baugh's rough night against Missouri, then picks for FSU at Louisville, UNC at Pitt, the Red River Shootout, UCLA at Oregon, LSU at Kentucky, and Georgia at Alabama, if that one gets played at all. Episode 500 drops next Thursday with the FSU preview. Don't miss it.

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00:00 Welcome to Episode 499

00:44 Dabo Swinney and the backhanded excuses

06:18 The right guard's surgery selfie

07:45 Still No. 4 in the AP poll + the USC announcer

11:55 Brian Kelly lectures Shannon Dawson

13:44 Greg McElroy, Nick Saban and a complete Miami team

17:29 Injury update: Lightfoot and Buchanan

19:39 5-0 at the bye: did Miami hold serve?

24:07 Sponsor break

29:31 Jadan Baugh and the WRUF caller

33:44 Mid-season grades: quarterbacks

36:54 Grades: running backs

41:10 Grades: wide receivers and tight ends

43:57 Grades: offensive line

49:41 Grades: defensive line

53:02 Grades: linebackers

56:51 Grades: DBs, special teams and overall

1:02:40 Last week's picks + FSU-Louisville and UNC-Pitt

1:08:27 Picks: Texas-OU, UCLA-Oregon, LSU-UK, UGA-Bama

1:13:31 Naming the episode and the Episode 500 tease

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Your Miami Hurricanes went into Death Valley on a Saturday night and came home with a 41-13 win, a 5-0 record and sole possession of first place in the ACC. Ro, Scoop and Toast are back to break down a game that checked every box.

It opened with a three-and-out and a Cooper Barkate touchdown on the second offensive snap. It closed with the offensive line bullying Clemson for nine straight runs and 83 yards right when Miami needed a drive. The guys get into the two response drives, Chase Smith's heads-up play on the snap, why Clemson basically stopped trying to run the ball, and how Miami won big on the road on a night when Darian Mensah and Malachi Toney weren't at their best. Ro also collects on an O-line take he never backed off of. Turns out the line heard all the criticism and took it personally.

The injury list keeps getting longer, so the crew asks if that's bad luck or something Mario Cristobal has to answer for with how Greentree practices are run. Either way, the bye week could not have come at a better time before FSU.

Then it's around the country. Florida got bamboozled by Mizzou, Pitt lost its quarterback, Virginia Tech looks legit under James Franklin, and Wake Forest and Duke are hanging around. Canes Research has a 5-0 stat every Miami fan wants to hear. We settle up the over/unders, relive the late pick-six that got Mario more fired up than we've seen him in years, and look ahead to a possible top-five showdown at Notre Dame on November 7.

Ro's Student of the Game vs Clemson is LIVE on the channel - go check it out now! Plus, nid-season position group grades drop Wednesday during the bye week. Subscribe so you don't miss it, and as always, Go Canes.

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00:00 Cold Open: 5-0 After Clemson

01:16 Two Response Drives & Chase Smith's Big Night

02:51 Business Trip or Statement Win?

04:06 Is This Rush Defense Historic?

06:51 Penalties & the Malachi Toney TD Call

07:57 Winning Without Mensah and Toney

09:32 The Offensive Line Grows Up

11:21 The True Freshman Changing the Line

13:55 Ro Never Wavered on the O-Line

15:16 Death Valley at Night & Clemson's Game Plan

16:25 Damon Wilson Shows Up & an Injury Scare

17:07 Mounting Injuries: Fair to Blame Greentree?

21:57 Perfect Timing for the Bye & FSU

22:31 Florida Gets Bamboozled by Mizzou

24:46 ACC Check-In: Pitt, VaTech, Wake & Duke

27:47 The 5-0 Stat & Billy Napier at JMU

29:22 Over/Under Results

30:37 The Pick-Six & Mario's Reaction

31:53 AP Voters & the Notre Dame Showdown

34:20 Wrap-Up & Mid-Season Grades Tease

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Miami is 4-0, ranked No. 4, and heading into Death Valley as a 16.5-point favorite. That makes this the biggest underdog Dabo Swinney has been in his entire run at Clemson. Oh, and the forecast says it's going to pour.

Former Clemson offensive lineman and ACC Network analyst Eric Mac Lain is back on the show, sitting in front of a "worst loss in school history" backdrop that we noticed immediately. Emac tells us why the line feels off to him, who wins the ground game if the weather turns this into a slugfest, and what Clemson has to do to get Darian Mensah off his spot. He makes the case for Mensah as the best quarterback in the country, talks through who on Clemson's roster can even try to stay with Malachi Toney, and gives an honest answer on how Dabo has handled NIL and the portal. Then he makes his pick. Canes fans won't love it.

Once Emac leaves, Ro, Scoop and Toast go back and forth on whether the rain actually helps Clemson. Ro thinks it does the opposite and takes the crowd right out of the game, which is how the Polo Pals were born. We also get into the injury report, player prop over/unders for Mensah, Toney, Fletcher and Damon Wilson, everybody's keys to the game, and a few honest feelings about Dabo.

Week 5 picks include Pitt at Virginia Tech, Notre Dame at North Carolina, Alabama at Mississippi State, Ohio State at Iowa, Florida at Missouri, UVA at Florida State, and of course Miami at Clemson with final scores. We wrap with that USC radio booth call on the Dante Moore hit and a little something that's probably headed for Benched.

Catch us live Saturday night for the Miami vs. Clemson watch-along stream. GO CANES!!

00:00 Cold Open: "Worst Loss in School History"

01:46 Miami Rolls Central Michigan, Eric Mac Lain Joins

02:53 The 16.5-Point Line and Dabo as a Big Underdog

05:50 Who Wins the Ground Game in the Rain?

09:23 Darian Mensah: Best QB in the Country?

14:59 Can Anyone Slow Down Malachi Toney?

19:15 Dabo, NIL and the Transfer Portal

24:24 The ACC Respect Problem (and Missouri)

28:17 Emac's Prediction

30:40 Does the Rain Really Help Clemson?

32:31 Sponsor Break

37:53 Can Clemson Run on Miami's Defense?

40:47 Rain, Death Valley and the Polo Pals

42:20 Injury Updates and 25 Years of PTSD

46:36 Player Prop Over/Unders

48:50 Keys to the Game

52:45 Why We Can't Stand Dabo

55:08 Week 5 College Football Picks

1:03:53 Miami vs. Clemson Score Predictions

1:04:49 USC Booth Audio and a Benched Preview

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Miami beat Central Michigan 52-3, and for a good chunk of the night the refs were somehow the bigger story. Ro, Toast and Jenners (filling in for Scoop) get into a game with roughly 30 penalties, 12 of them in the fourth quarter alone, and why all those false starts and holds have them a little nervous about a prime time trip to Death Valley.

The good stuff still won out. Miami ran for 201 yards to CMU's 21, outgained them 572 to 158 and went 7 for 7 in the red zone. Four games in, the Canes have the No. 1 run defense in the country at 39.5 yards a game, and that's without Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor. We also get into Damon Wilson II getting robbed of a sack and a scoop-and-score, Malachi Toney's run of 100-yard games, Cooper Barkate's scramble-drill touchdown, and Darian Mensah becoming the first player in FBS history with more touchdown passes (14) than incompletions (12) through four games.

Then Vegas posted the Clemson line and the room lost it. Miami opened as a 17.5-point road favorite, it ticked up to 18.5 on DraftKings while we were recording, and nobody at the table knows what to do with that.

Also on the show: the ACC scoreboard, Wake Forest knocking off Louisville, PJ Fleck's postgame moment at Washington, the hit on Dante Moore, whether the Big Ten is top-heavy this year, the SEC's push for conference-adjusted playoff selection, our ugly picks record, and a little MLB Wild Card talk before we sign off.

Go check out Ro's Student of the Game breakdowns, and catch us live on the stream. The Clemson preview drops later this week ahead of Saturday night in Death Valley, 7:30 on ABC. Go Canes.

00:00 Miami 52, CMU 3 and a Wild Night for the Refs

01:45 Penalties and O-Line Worries Before Death Valley

04:04 Malachi Toney, Cooper Barkate and the Pass Game

05:10 By the Numbers: Canes Outgain CMU 572-158

05:45 Damon Wilson II Can't Catch a Break

06:29 Miami's No. 1 Run Defense in the Country

08:00 Second-Half Offense and Over/Under Results

10:10 Freshmen Getting Real Snaps

11:36 ACC Scoreboard

13:08 Miami a 17.5-Point Favorite at Clemson?

15:23 PJ Fleck's Postgame Moment

16:44 Around College Football: Georgia, Texas, LSU, Oregon

17:37 The Dante Moore Hit and Lincoln Riley's Seat

19:58 Is the Big Ten Down This Year?

21:53 SEC Playoff Push, NIL and Preseason Rankings

24:46 Mensah Makes FBS History, Toney's 100-Yard Streak

27:14 Line Hits 18.5 and Our Terrible Picks Record

30:05 MLB Wild Card Talk and Sign-Off

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Miami is 3-0, leads the country in total offense at 702 yards a game, and went down a spot in the AP poll anyway. Ro, Jenners, Scoop and Toast try to make sense of the drop to No. 6, and most of it comes back to one bad half against Wake Forest. Darian Mensah has 11 touchdowns and zero interceptions, the run defense is holding teams to 45.7 yards a game, and the voters slid Ole Miss ahead of the Canes the minute that game-sealing interception photo hit the internet.

From there it's film talk. The secondary is missing its top three corners, so who holds it down now? Wake Forest stunted Miami's interior line all night, and the young guards took their lumps. Scoop has a pretty simple fix: kick Cantwell back outside to tackle and slide McCoy inside to guard. The general feeling in the room is that Wake did Miami a favor by exposing all of this in a double-digit win.

Also this week, Mario Cristobal's not-quite-a-complaint about Miami being the only team in the country that hasn't played on a Saturday, a surprisingly heated argument over whether penguins have teeth, and Adidas dropping a 2001 tribute video the same week Miami announced it's going back to Nike. Great video. Still a breakup.

Then it's Central Michigan week. The Chippewas are 2-1, Angel Flores leads every quarterback in the country with 312 rushing yards, and they've got the best pass defense in the MAC. The guys set over/unders for Mensah, Mark Fletcher Jr., Jordan Lyle and Flores, give their keys to the game, and take a detour through NC State's end zone disaster and Jimbo Fisher's ACC Network audition. Picks close it out with Texas at Tennessee, Ole Miss at Florida, Oregon at USC and the big question: is anybody taking the Canes to cover 41 and a half? Nobody is.

GO CANES!!

00:00 Cold open: 3-0, No. 1 offense and a drop in the polls

00:37 FIU, Bulls vs. Owls and the SEC logo problem

03:23 Miami falls to No. 6 as Ole Miss jumps ahead

05:44 Darian Mensah's perfect start and one bad half

07:21 Defense check: injuries at corner, elite run defense

11:16 Offensive line struggles and interior stunts

14:58 Should Cantwell and McCoy switch spots?

19:02 Mario Cristobal on finally playing on a Saturday

21:17 Penguins don't have teeth (and woodpecker tongues)

23:02 Florida State's coaching wish list

24:01 Sponsors and Partners

30:28 Adidas' 2001 tribute video and the breakup mixtape

33:54 Central Michigan scouting report

38:54 Over/unders: last week's results and this week's lines

44:01 Keys to the game

48:37 NC State's end zone fumble, Jimbo and the NFL

54:11 Week 3 Pick 'ems

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Miami went to Wake Forest on a Friday night and came home with a 33-20 win. The scoreboard looks fine. The injury report and the second half don’t.

Ro, Jenners, Scoop and Toast do the recap Saturday morning. The Canes looked historic for 30 minutes and mortal for the next 30, with a pile of three-and-outs and a lot of bubble screens that went nowhere. The defense is the reason this stayed a win. Corey Heatherman sent a safety at Gio Lopez on nearly every snap in the fourth quarter, and Wake Forest finished with 22 rushing yards.

The guys go through who’s hurt (Malachi Toney, Mark Fletcher, a thin secondary, and at least one player who may be done for the year), whether the offense really falls apart without them, and why Shannon Dawson keeps disappearing for entire halves. There’s also a real-talk monologue aimed at Dawson, an argument over Mario Cristobal sending the kicker out for a 54-yarder, a rant about a broadcast that seemed to have one camera, and a hard look at an offensive line that isn’t last year’s group yet.

Darian Mensah still had a big night, but he missed a few he doesn’t usually miss, and the guys talk about why teams will keep coming after him with the blitz. Central Michigan is next, then Clemson.

Good teams win, great teams cover. Miami was a good team Friday night. Whether they get to be great is the whole conversation.

00:00 Canes beat Wake Forest 33-20 on the road

01:01 Wake Forest is good, and Miami is hurt

02:51 Why the offense looked so bad

04:22 Malachi Toney, Mark Fletcher and the drop-off

06:01 Good teams win, great teams cover

07:28 The roughing call and the second-half swing

08:37 Dawson, the halftime slump and the receiver room

10:25 One camera for the whole broadcast

11:20 Real talk with Shannon Dawson

12:30 Heatherman’s fourth-quarter pressure on Lopez

15:52 Wake Forest’s returner and the penalties

17:09 Clemson worries and the bubble screen problem

20:39 MyBookie

21:30 Tackling issues on defense

24:08 Running back depth and the injury news

25:47 Toney’s pulled muscle and the secondary

27:35 The 54-yard field goal decision

30:05 Ethan O’Connor’s pick and Mensah’s numbers

32:40 The offensive line

34:40 Central Michigan, FSU and sign-off

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Josh Pray pulls up on the show fresh off a Florida win to talk trash, and Ro, Scoop and Toast let him have it right back — Nike money, Chris Leak's arm, the Swamp, all of it. Then the news actually breaks mid-show: Miami and Nike just signed a 10-year, $20 million-a-year deal, and the guys spend a solid chunk of the episode arguing about what that means for the jersey rotation, the Jumpman brand, and whether Mario Cristobal's going to keep it simple or go full Oregon with it.

Once Josh heads out, it's back to business — the FAMU blowout and the beef between Mario and FAMU's coach over running up the score, a check-in on the defense and where Damon Wilson's been hiding, and the fact that Miami still hasn't hired an athletic director. Then it's fair game on Oklahoma's John Mateer, who Gator and Cane fans alike have been listing on Facebook Marketplace after that Michigan game.

The back half is all Wake Forest — Gio Lopez as a real dual-threat problem, keys to the game, surprise stat picks, over/unders, and a full slate of weekend picks across the ACC and SEC.

GO CANES!!

00:00 – Cold Open

00:35 – Josh Pray Joins the Show

03:14 – Miami's New Nike Deal Breaks

04:08 – Uniform Jokes & the Jumpman Money Talk

09:13 – Transfer Rumors & Predicting the Gators' Record

17:41 – Swamp vs. Doak: Stadium & Tradition Trash Talk

21:34 – Josh Pray Says Goodbye

24:23 – Sponsor Reads: Roofing, Auto Lease & Betting Picks

28:07 – More Nike Talk & Old Jersey Nostalgia

33:33 – FAMU Blowout Controversy & the Kneel-Down Debate

36:14 – Defense Check-In: Damon Wilson & Injury Concerns

40:36 – AD Vacancy & Conference Realignment Talk

44:53 – Roasting John Mateer's Oklahoma Season

47:34 – Wake Forest Scouting Report: Gio Lopez

52:23 – Surprise Stat Predictions

53:58 – Keys to the Game

57:43 – Over/Unders

59:59 – Weekend Picks Roundup

1:14:11 – Stream Plans, Show Title & Sign-Off

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Miami didn't just beat FAMU on Thursday night — they buried them, 77-7, and it looked different from any blowout the Canes have put up in years. Ro, Jenners, Scoop, and Toast break down why the win felt as dominant as the score suggests: Luke Nickel's sharp run at backup quarterback, a freshman class already making plays, and a roster so deep it ranks 119th nationally in transfer portal additions and still looks like this.

The guys hit the record-setting 856 total yards, a 17-receiver box score, and Javion Mallory's Frank Gore comparisons, then move on to the rest of the college football weekend. That includes an IP Daily rant on Oregon's regret over letting Mario Cristobal walk, Oklahoma State's stunner over the Ducks, an early case of "fraud season," and the full story on the wild Ohio State-Texas finish. Steve Sarkisian's postgame attitude gets called out, Notre Dame's win over Rice draws some pointed reactions, and the crew previews Miami's Week 3 trip to Wake Forest before catching up on Duke's Manny Diaz and the rest of the ACC.

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00:00 – Cold Open: Recapping the FAMU Blowout

01:21 – Historic Domination, No Letdown Moments

02:45 – Luke Nickel's Strong Backup Performance

03:59 – Freshman Flashes: Wingo & Spafford's Wild Catch

04:38 – Elite Recruiting Depth, Not the Portal

05:15 – Record 856 Total Yards & RB Room Depth

06:27 – Mallory's Gore Comparisons & 17 Receivers Catch a Pass

07:51 – Kicker Battle & a Shutout Defense

10:24 – IP Daily: Torching Oregon and Dan Lanning

12:05 – Cristobal's Legacy vs. Oregon's Regression

12:57 – Oklahoma State Upsets Oregon, Mateer's Heisman Push

15:10 – UNLV Blowout & a Wild Saturday Across College Football

16:28 – Oklahoma-Michigan Recap & Arch Manning Criticism

20:04 – Ohio State Outlasts Texas in an Instant Classic

21:34 – Steve Sarkisian's Holly Rowe Blowup

25:59 – Notre Dame Routs Rice & Trash-Talk Fallout

27:52 – Previewing Wake Forest Week 3

29:47 – Manny Diaz's Duke Success, No Bad Blood

31:17 – ACC Gauntlet Ahead: UNC, Belichick & Pitt

32:51 – Toast's High School Coaching Debut & Show Wrap

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Miami's home opener spread against Florida A&M is up near 56 and a half, and Ro, Scoop, Toast, and Jenners open the show wondering if that's even a real point spread or just a weather advisory. From there it's a full lap around the sport: the Hurricanes get snubbed out of a Top 25 ballot entirely (an actual human forgot to include them), Nick Saban goes on College GameDay and picks Miami to win the national title, and the guys spend a long stretch on why Malachi Toney has turned into the best receiver in the country, Michael Irvin audio included.

There's real injury news mixed into the chaos, too. OJ's shoulder situation gets a timeline (probably not back until November), and the crew works through what that means for a secondary that's also missing Antoine and leaning on a true freshman. On the national side, Sam Darnold goes down with a hip injury in the opener, which somehow turns into the show's title. Clemson gets run out of its own building in an ACC-opener disaster, and Florida State's stadium lights go dark on national TV, kicking off a long, detailed breakdown of just how broke that athletic department actually is.

Football gets a real preview too: Florida A&M lines, player props, over/unders, keys to the game, and score predictions for tonight, plus a full slate of Week 2 games around the country including the Ohio State-Texas showdown in Austin. Weekly picks standings get updated, and the guys close with a look ahead to Wake Forest.

Basically: rankings drama, receiver worship, a coordinator you've never heard of who's quietly great, and a stadium that can't keep the lights on. Business as usual.

GO CANES!!!

Orange Bowl Boys | Episode 491 is presented by Paul Bange Roofing, Rapid Auto Lease, and BeatinTheBookie.com.

00:00 Cold Open: Miami's Absurd Point Spread

02:02 First Home Game Energy & the Short Week

02:50 Miami Stuck at No. 7 (Poll Snub)

04:06 Clemson's Collapse & the ACC's Murky Ceiling

08:34 OJ's Shoulder Injury & Secondary Depth Worries

12:06 Nick Saban Picks Miami for the Natty

12:57 Malachi Toney's Historic Breakout

22:35 Darian Mensah's Danny Wuerffel Comparison

24:32 Sam Darnold Injury & “Broken for Today” Is Born

25:20 Most Disappointing ACC Team: Clemson or Georgia Tech

27:01 FSU's Financial Meltdown & Buyout Math

30:49 FSU's Stadium Lights Disaster

38:03 Clemson's Buyout Math & the ACC's Future

41:10 Great Coordinators & the LSU-Kiffin Fallout

45:46 Remembering Barry Melrose

46:19 FAMU Preview & Over/Unders

51:52 Keys to the Game & Week 2 Betting Card

59:55 Ohio State-Texas: Game of the Weekend

1:01:55 Miami-FAMU Score Predictions

1:07:22 Naming the Show: “Broken for Today”

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Miami didn’t just beat Stanford, they made a statement — 45‑6 on the road to open the season, and Ro, Jenners, Scoop, and Toast are still trying to process what they watched. This one’s mostly about Malachi Toney, who put up 234 yards and 3 touchdowns and was out of the game by the third quarter, and Darian Mensah, who completed 90% of his passes in his Miami debut and made every throw look like a handoff.

The guys break down the offensive line’s guard competition, the running back situation (including where Jordan Lyle stood on gameday), and the new personnel groupings Shannon Dawson rolled out. On the other side of the ball, they dig into why Corey Heatherman’s defense held Stanford to six points despite giving up some chunk plays, why Chase Smith’s linebacker play got wrongly criticized on social media, and how 13 true freshmen found their way onto the field in a true road conference opener.

There’s also a real debate about whether this Miami offense belongs in the conversation with the program’s best‑ever units, some very early points‑per‑game math for the season, a total left‑turn into a Kelly Clarkson K‑pop cover, and Ro sharing a personal story from his high school coaching gig the same weekend.

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00:00 – Cold Open: Recap Show Rolls In Hot

01:04 – Malachi Toney vs. Jeremiah Smith: Best WR Debate

02:57 – Route‑Running Wizardry: Why Malley Can’t Be Covered

04:51 – Darian Mensah’s Surgical Debut (90% Passing)

07:04 – QB Superlatives: Cam Ward, Beck and Mensah Compared

08:56 – Offensive Line Report Card and the Guard Battle

12:09 – Running Backs, Jordan Lyle’s Status and New Formations

14:31 – Malley’s Record Night by the Numbers

18:40 – Weinberg Steps Up in the Kicking Battle

19:44 – Turning to Defense: Stanford’s QB, Andrew Luck and Chase Smith’s Unsung Play

23:31 – Grading the D: Corey Heatherman’s Game Plan

29:01 – 13 True Freshmen Get Run, Backup QB Battle Brews

32:13 – New Culture or Just a Hot Streak?

33:28 – Why No Defense in the Country Can Cover This Group

36:07 – Penalty‑Free Football and O‑Line Growth

38:08 – Comparing This Offense to Miami’s Greatest Eras

40:52 – Way‑Too‑Early Points‑Per‑Game Predictions

43:18 – Random Tangent: Kelly Clarkson’s Viral Note

44:55 – Ro’s Coaching Story: A Big Win and a Tough Injury

47:21 – Looking Ahead to Thursday Night vs. FAMU

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HERE. WE. GO!

Miami opens the season on the road, and the guys break down every angle of Friday night's trip to Stanford before the picks come in. Ro, Scoop and Toast get into the number seven Hurricanes laying 24 and a half against a Cardinal team missing four cornerbacks and a chunk of their starting front, plus what Stanford's surprisingly efficient outing against Hawaii actually means heading into this one.

From there it's a full breakdown of the Miami offensive line battle up front, where last year's starters are gone and two true freshman guards could see the field together for the first time. Darian Mensah gets the Heisman-watch treatment, with Josh Pate's early top-10 quarterback rankings sparking some pushback, and the crew lays out why Shannon Dawson's scheme is finally built for a guy who can push the ball downfield.

The second half turns into vintage OBB: game props on personnel groupings, sacks and third-down conversions, a Lane Kiffin and LSU legal fight over NFL eligibility rules, way too much time spent on The Sopranos, and the strangest sports story of the week involving a fake NFL player and a six-figure romance scam. Ro also brings receipts from his new gig as a high school coach, rattlesnakes and all.

It all wraps with three keys to the game from each host and the full slate of Week 1 picks against the spread, capped off by Miami-Stanford score predictions ahead of Friday's 9 PM kickoff.

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Orange Bowl Boys | Episode 489 is presented by Paul Bange Roofing, Rapid Auto Lease, and BeatinTheBookie.com.

00:00 Game Week Energy & Preseason Hype

04:43 Miami-Stanford Odds, Injuries & Kickoff Info

05:28 Stanford's Offense: More Dangerous Than Expected

08:07 Miami's Running Back Rotation & Trench Talk

11:50 Dawson's Downfield Scheme & Mensah's Deep Ball

13:42 Josh Pate's Top 10 QBs, Heisman Buzz & Miami's NFL Pipeline

18:14 Offensive Line Battle: Tackles, Guards & Cantwell's Snaps

25:16 Personnel Groupings & Play-Count Prop Bets

28:26 Sacks, Third Down & Total Yardage Props

30:54 Safety Duo: JJ Dunnigan and Bryce Fitzgerald

33:01 Sponsors and Partners

38:54 Kelly Clarkson's Viral Cover & Music Talk

41:50 Lane Kiffin, LSU and the NFL-Return Rule Fight

43:32 Sopranos Talk & TV Tangent

46:47 NFL Roster Bubble News & the $1.3M Fake-Player Scam

52:28 Ro's High School Coaching Stories

54:52 Three Keys to the Game

59:42 Week One Picks Against the Spread

1:08:42 Wrap-Up & Naming the Episode

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