Through the Smoke: A Miami Hurricanes football podcast

The key weekend for change is here. 

Following Friday night’s Pac-12 Championship Game, the University of Miami decision makers will finally be able to have a meeting with presumptive top target, Oregon coach Mario Cristobal, and share their vision for the future. 

What has led us to this point? How do we feel about Miami’s chances at closing on Cristobal? What is the latest sense on the athletic director search?

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia discuss the latest. 

In the second half of the show, Urrutia shares what you need to know in relation to the recruiting efforts happening right now. 

The Miami Hurricanes football program is navigating a time of change. 

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share the latest based on what they know. 

In this question and answer format of the podcast, Urrutia asks Lake to share his thoughts and opinions based on what he knows. 

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The Miami Hurricanes football team cruised to a 47-10 win over Duke on Saturday afternoon. 

UM dominated the game on both sides of the ball with wide receivers Mike Harley and Charleston Rambo setting team records. 

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their immediate thoughts on the game in this instant reaction podcast. 

After discussing the Duke game, Lake and Urrutia also discuss the future of the Manny Diaz era and what to expect from a timeline perspective. 

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Happy Thanksgiving!

In the latest edition of Through The Smoke, David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share the latest on everything surrounding the Miami Hurricanes football program. 

Lake provide a quick update on the athletic director search and what it all means. 

Lake then reads a letter to Miami’s Board of Trustees, scolding them for the way they conduct business in the shadows. 

After the break, Lake and Urrutia discuss the impending announcement of Rhett Lashlee taking the SMU Head Coach position and what that means. 

We wrap up the podcast by discussing Miami’s match-up against a terrible Duke team this week. 

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On this Monday afternoon podcast, InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia are going with a mailbag edition. 

The VIP subscribers on InsideTheU.com posed many questions to answer on the podcast. 

What do we think will happen in two weeks? What would a change mean to recruiting? What is the timeline to know? If a move is made at the head coaching spot, who would we like to see Miami go get? 

Lake and Urrutia answer these questions and more. 

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Miami Hurricanes quarterback Tyler Van Dyke showed off his special ability to push the ball downfield against the Virginia Tech Hokies during Miami’s 38-26 win on Saturday night. 

What went well for the Hurricanes? What didn’t go well for the Hurricanes? 

InsideTheU’s David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share their instant takeaways from the game. 

We also dive into Oregon’s loss at Utah on Saturday night and what it means for the Hurricanes. 

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The University of Miami has a new vision for the athletic department. 

President Julio Frenk is ready to give the UM football program the resources it needs to compete at a higher level because he now understands the importance that athletics can bring to the school. 

InsideTheU’s David Lake shares what the vision is for the future of the UM athletic department moving forward and how that impacts the search for an athletic director and potentially a head football coach moving forward. 

We also briefly discuss this week’s game against Virginia Tech. 

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Check out the latest episode of Through The Smoke.

InsideTheU's David Lake and Gaby Urrutia share opinions on what play disgusted us most in the FSU game and what do we make of Tyler Van Dyke's poor opening quarters in the losses.

We then dive into some early warning signs before the season that might have indicated this 2021 Miami season was not going to live up to expectations. Did the program get too comfortable after an 8-3 season in 2020?

After the break, we discuss the elephant in the room with the situation surrounding Manny Diaz and Blake James.

We close the podcast by sharing the latest news and notes to come out of the Monday press conferences.

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The University of Miami leadership made a significant move toward bringing much needed change to the athletic department on Monday with the school separating from athletic director Blake James.

InsideTheU's Christopher Stock, David Lake, and Gaby Urrutia all share their thoughts on the events, what led to the separation, and who might be some early names to know.

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