Orange Bowl Boys: A Miami Hurricanes Podcast

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.

Go Canes.

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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